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The Great Wall has fascinated William Lindesay since he first saw it on a map. In 1987, the Liverpool native made his first trek along 2,470 kilometers of the landmark, and he has called China home ever since. 从第一次在地图上看到长城开始，威廉•林赛（William Lindesay）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。 He now spends his days hiking, researching, photographing and talking about the Great Wall, as the founder of a conservation group called International Friends of the Great Wall. 如今，作为长城保护组织国际长城之友（International Friends of the Great Wall）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。 Mr. Lindesay, 55 years old, also leads weekend treks of unrestored portions from his guesthouse near Mutianyu, about 60 miles from Beijing, often rousing hikers at 3 a.m. so they're far enough up the mountain to see the wall as the first rays of dawn turn it golden. 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。 He recently sat down with The Wall Street Journal in his map-lined Beijing study, to talk about skirting death in the Gobi, trying to measure the wall's length and his new book, 'The Great Wall Explained.' Below are edited excerpts from the interview. | 
