长城到底有多长?
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Lindesay">Lindesay</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="map">map</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1987, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="trek">trek</span> <span word="along">along</span> 2,470 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p>从第一次在地图上看到长城开始，威廉•林赛（<span word="William">William</span> <span word="Lindesay">Lindesay</span>）就被深深吸引。1987年，这位土生土长的利物浦人第一次沿着长城徒步行进2,470公里，之后便把家安在了中国。</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="hiking">hiking</span>, <span word="researching">researching</span>, <span word="photographing">photographing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>.</p><p>如今，作为长城保护组织国际长城之友（<span word="International">International</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>）的创始人，林赛每天的工作就是徒步爬长城、做研究、摄影以及谈论长城。</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Lindesay">Lindesay</span>, 55 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="treks">treks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unrestored">unrestored</span> <span word="portions">portions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="guesthouse">guesthouse</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Mutianyu">Mutianyu</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 60 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="rousing">rousing</span> <span word="hikers">hikers</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="rays">rays</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="golden">golden</span>.</p><p>55岁的林赛还会组织周末徒步活动，攀爬未经修复的古长城。他在离北京60英里的慕田峪附近有个家庭旅馆，他经常夜里三点就把徒步旅行者们叫醒，为的是能及时爬上山头，看到黎明的第一缕阳光把长城染成金色。</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="map">map</span>-<span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="skirting">skirting</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gobi">Gobi</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="book">book</span>, '<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Explained">Explained</span>.' <span word="Below">Below</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="edited">edited</span> <span word="excerpts">excerpts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p>
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