Ancient Great Wall Gubeikou
Unrestored Ming-dynasty wall section along a rugged ridge, site of fierce nineteen thirty-three fighting.
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Ancient Great Wall Gubeikou in Beijing returns to March 1933, when Japan's Kwantung Army pushed toward the capital and Chinese troops dug in along this centuries-old pass, outgunned and short on ammunition. The guide follows soldiers who slipped out at night armed only with heavy swords to raid enemy positions in the dark, and the weeks of fighting that followed. Walk the ridge and look closely at the bricks beneath your feet.
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