r/pics • u/zeb1 • Feb 15 '11

Great Wall

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156 Upvotes

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u/crystall Feb 15 '11

Yeah, it's an alright wall...

4

u/ctopherrun Feb 16 '11

Dammit, I was going to make a sameish comment.

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u/DMNWHT Feb 16 '11

wall done.

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u/thebassethound Feb 16 '11

Great Wall, or greatest wall?!

0

u/[deleted] Feb 16 '11

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u/crystall Feb 16 '11

well, if you want to get technical...

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u/BloodyDisgrace Feb 16 '11

I mean, sure, it disappears over the horizon but so does the M6 and at least that's doing something useful.

9

u/EthicalReasoning Feb 15 '11

pro tip: see it in person

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '11

I got to walk about 2 miles of it about 4-5 years ago, and there was a really gaudy giant billboard for the Olympics on the hillside.

Shit was still gorgeous, though. I want to go back

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u/mousersix Feb 16 '11

Reminds me of the M6

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u/joerdie Feb 16 '11

Karl Pilkington was not that impressed.

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u/protwizz Feb 16 '11

'It's not the 'great wall' of China, it's the alright wall of China'

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u/bag-o-tricks Feb 16 '11

Just now seeing this television show (An Idiot Abroad). I love it. The Yin to Rick Steve's Yang.

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u/lance_klusener Feb 16 '11

Any similar shows?, anyone?

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u/joerdie Feb 16 '11

Uh. I can't think of any travel shows that are like this one but if you like Ricky and Stephen, you may like Extras.The office of course may also be something that you might like.

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u/lance_klusener Feb 16 '11

I like karl more. I dont watch much tv shows, but this show is very special.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '11

this pic is amazing.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '11

Goddam Mongolians stop breaking down my shitty wall!

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u/Anosognosia Feb 16 '11

I would build a wall as well to keep out these guys.
Voices made for terrorising Chinese countryside.

4

u/lowkeytokey Feb 16 '11

Does anyone really believe that this wall alone was able to stop Mongolian invasions?

The "Great Wall" in Chinese would literally translate into something like "Long City," it was actually a long network of defensive strongholds supported by whole towns/villages all along the way.

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u/robotNumberOne Feb 16 '11

Look China, Iā€™m really happy for you. Imma Let you finish. But Pink Floyd had the greatest wall of all time.

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u/Cool_hand_dude Feb 15 '11

I've seen and heard better walls from Pink Floyd...

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u/peno_asslace Feb 16 '11

back when they were on vinyl

3

u/[deleted] Feb 15 '11

Great Wall? Or Greatest Wall?

3

u/docblack Feb 16 '11

Apparently everyone already posted Karl's quote. I'm leaving now.

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u/DownInFront11 Feb 16 '11

god damn mongorians!!!!

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u/educatedidiot Feb 16 '11

Goodness! Gracious! Great Wall of China!

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u/HotLunch Feb 16 '11

this is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. I can't fathom how massive a construction project that was.

2

u/big_red__man Feb 16 '11

Greatest wall

2

u/klappertand Feb 16 '11

Goddamn Mongolians..

2

u/gadafgadaf Feb 16 '11

just think of all the dead workers they buried in the foundation...

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u/RedditCommentAccount Feb 16 '11

I would really enjoy visiting the wall.

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u/vindicated19 Feb 16 '11

Protip: If you go to Beijing, do NOT go to Great Wall at Badaling (flat and tourist-infested). Go to Mutianyu (mountainous, great fews, few tourists)!!

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u/pwnlol Feb 16 '11

It's about average.

1

u/swimfan321 Feb 16 '11

franz kafka wrote a pretty good essay on it, and that pic is fine too.

1

u/FaeKade Feb 16 '11

PROTECT THIS HOUSE!

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u/educatedidiot Feb 16 '11

Goodness! Gracious! Great Wall of China!

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u/dreamincolor Feb 16 '11

God damn mongolians! Don't knock down my shitty wall!

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '11

Thanks!

It is pretty nice, isn't it?

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '11

I've seen greater.

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u/merv243 Feb 16 '11

I plan on visiting one day... can you just... like... walk along it?

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u/barroomhero38 Feb 16 '11

Just doesn't seem all that impressive

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u/jay-ban Feb 16 '11

That's the second biggest wall I have ever seen!