I admit that we did not know a lot about this port. We just focused on the fact that it was our closest opportunity to get to the Great Wall and allow Bud the opportunity to experience its’ splendor!!! It ended up that the ship had to anchor and was ‘detained’ from entering the port at the time that would have allowed an overnight or long day trip through Beijing to the Great Wall! Since I had the wonderful educational opportunity ( through BASA -Buckeye Association of School Administrators) to visit China last spring….Bud and I just curled up with the IPAD and ‘Experienced the Great Wall” through the BASA keepsake pictures:)!!!

Here is what we DID enjoy in the seven Burroughs which comprise this area of nearly 30 million people. Yes, I was told 30 million people!!!!! Experiencing the vastness and populations of China clearly reaffirms the statistic that China combined with India make up nearly 40 per cent of the world’s population!!!

We also learned that this is the port for the Asian passenger ships to also access the Great Wall!!
( these kinds of ‘tips’ always seem to reassure these solo travelers that their thinking does occasionally line up with the norm:)!

We arrived at dusk, so join us in taking a look at this huge port and it’s connecting city! By the way, we never happened to pass another American in this particular port and were “thrilled” to accommodate the photograph requests at the local restaurant…..which REALLY provided us with a chuckle:)!!!