‘I pledge my life and honor to the Night’s Watch, for this night and all nights to come,” members of the Night’s Watch in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, vowed as they dedicated their lives to defending the wall in the novels. Like them, British Beijing resident William Lindesay has devoted his life to the defense of a great northern wall of epic proportions. However, this wall is real—and so is its need for protection.
The Great Wall, which has a total length of more than 21,000 km and stands as a symbol of the Chinese nation, has been the subject of numerous legends over the centuries. After becoming the
