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Half a century ago, a boy in Britain had never thought that a dream of his would drive him to spend so many years in a country.
That boy was William Lindsay. When in primary school, he loved studying maps. The special line in China caught his eye. He decided to visit the line, that is, the Great Wall of China.
Driven by this dream, Lindsay set off on his Great Wall in 1984. However, he obviously underestimated (低估. its difficulty. Only a few days later, he became ill and had to give up his plan. After returning to Britain, he began to exercise more often. He even learned some basic Chinese.
With full preparation, Lindsay set off again in 1987. Altogether, the hike took him about 160 days. This tall man met with when he was found to be walking alone along the Yulin Great Wall in Shaanxi. "Where is he from? What is he doing here?" the villagers wondered. Finally, the police came to investigate. Lindsay tried to explain his love for the Wall but without success. At last, he had to leave.
