We ended up taking another night train to Beijing, so we woke to the passing city streets and bustling people of Beijing. While we slowly pulled into the station, we saw not only the urban portion of Beijing, but also the less developed rural sections. After we departed from the station, we ended up meeting with a couple of my dad's old friends and went to eat world famous Beijing fried duck for lunch (its really good!). Later in the afternoon, my uncle from Chengde arrived to pick us up.
On our way to Chengde, we stopped at a portion of the Great Wall of China. In total, we ended up climbing along it for a couple of hours...the sights up there are quite breathtaking...though the stairs are extremely steep. Afterwards, we continued on our journey to Chengde. When we arrived at our destination in the evening, we ended up meeting extended family members before eating a good home cooked meal.
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