The Great Wall Of China

One of the most famous stops was saved for our last full day in China, The Great Wall. Our group left early to head up into the mountains to Badaling to tour the Great Wall. The Great Wall was built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 6th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire. The Great Wall stretches over 6,400 km (4,000 miles) from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia, but stretches to over 6,700 km (4,160 miles) in total .It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese died as part of the centuries-long project of building the wall.

Beijing - One of the World’s Great Cities

Today our tour visited Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City’s Imperial Palace. We had a special tour of the living quarters and some of the inner areas of the Imperial Palace. After lunch we will be meeting with silk, jewelry and the museum business leaders to discuss the role of the open market system in the Chinese economy.

Beijing - The Northern Capitol

Today we arrived in Beijing. Beijing is home to many companies featured on our China Stock Digest model portfolio. We were all amazed to see all the Olympic stadium venues and the vast new high rise developments that fill the skyline. Our first evening here was brought to a close by a great Peking Duck Dinner. See below where I recap the food that we have enjoyed during the 2008 China Investors Field Trip. While in Beijing, we will be staying at the China World Hotel.