The cricket teams of Pakistan and Afghanistan have enjoyed a full day picnic and visited the Great Wall, the Beijing Bird's Nest Stadium, Water Cube, Summer Palace and Beijing Art Gallery.
Besides, enjoying the site scenes, the players of Pakistan and Afghanistan have a joint presentation of traditional Pakhtun dance in the Beijing Arts Gallery with hundreds of Chinese compelled to join them.
There were cheering and shouting with a mixed responses from the players and Chinese spectators present on this occasion in the main Beijing Art Gallery hall and had photograph and selfies at the end.
Visit to the Great Wall, located in Huairou District and nearly 70-Kilomter of Beijing, northeast of the centre of the city. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is connected with Jiankou in the west and Lianhuachi in the east. As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs.
The teams of Pakistan and Afghanistan tour, arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Govt of China with three guides Ms. Gloria, Ms. Snow White Princess and Mr. Anus Chen along with all staff were there for the whole day.
It was wonderful experience for the players to have seen the seven wonder of the world The Great Wall, first built in the mid-6th century during the Northern Qi, the Mutianyu section is older than the Badaling section of the Great Wall.
Both Ms. Gloria and Ms Snow White Princess narrated the historical background and importance of the Great Wall. They said, during the Ming dynasty, under the supervision of Marshal Xu Da construction of the present wall began, building over the previous wall.
In 1404, a pass was built in the wall. In 1569, the Mutianyu Great Wall was rebuilt and till today most parts of it are well preserved. The Mutianyu Great Wall has the largest construction scale and best quality among all sections of Great Wall.
In 1983, the State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the restoration of the Mutianyu Great Wall. In 1985, the Huairou District local government established the management of the Mutianyu Great Wall Tourist Area under the leadership of Mutianyu village.
The area was opened to select tourists in 1986, and was chosen to be one of Beijing's 16 scenic spots in the same year. In 1987, the Great Wall was selected as a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 1988, the tourist area was opened to all visitors. In 1992, Mutianyu was rated as the best tourist spot in Beijing.
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