BLOG:We went to the great wall today and it was closed. We laughed heartily when we were stopped at a check point and told it was closed because some Olympic bikers we practicing on the road course. We pressed on and found a different section. Above the clouds on the Great Wall of China (left to right) Thomas Boswell, Jonathan Newton and Barry Svrluga at the Shixia Pass section. This is where King Chuang broke through the wall and beat the troops from Puyi of the Ming dynasty. It was a big change from the day before where we roasted like Peking duck in the forbidden city to the cool mist that enveloped the hills. SLUG: sp_olympics DATE: August 04, 2008 CREDIT: Jonathan Newton / TWP. EDITOR:remote Beijing, China SUBJECT: The 2008 Olympic Games: .