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Every day, thousands of tourists from around the world plan their trips to the Great Wall of China.
Despite the wall's 5,500-odd miles, (spread) from east to west across the country, most travelers find (them) at either the Badaling or Mutianyu sections, the two areas closest to Beijing. These visitors rise early from their downtown hotels, pack themselves into buses and wait in long queues (see) the magnificent structures that consist of the Great Wall.
But what if there was another way?
An hour-long drive north of the (crowd) capital is Commune by the Great Wall, a popular weekend getaway for Beijingers a series of modern buildings consist of a luxury hotel, with award-winning design among yellow-leaved gingko trees. It is not only the rural surroundings attract travelers to the town of Yangqing. Beyond the usual services — an expansive breakfast buffet and cozy bed sheets — Commune by the Great Wall (provide) a rare opportunity to simply walk to the Wall. Just 20 minutes by foot from the hotel reception (be) the Shuiguan section of the wall.
Commune by the Great Wall won special praise at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002, the year the 12 core buildings (complete).
