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Just a heads up for anyone planning to visit the Great Wall. We came down late afternoon and the exit area was packed with private cars and taxis trying to get passengers, but almost no tourists were getting in. Everyone was standing around on their phones trying to book a Didi. I should have taken that as a sign.Our trip package recommended taking the bus back to the city. We ignored that and tried to grab a Didi instead. App showed somewhere over 200 RMB which seemed fine, but nobody accepted for ages, just kept waiting. It was getting late so I went up to one of the waiting drivers and asked how much. He said 300 RMB. Not that far off from what the app was showing so we caved.Then he picked up two more Chinese passengers and squeezed them in. Five people packed in one car. So he's collecting fares from both groups for the same trip. At drop-off he also wanted 50 RMB for highway tolls, said it was split between the two groups so each pair pays 50. Maybe legit, but it felt dodgy.Looking back this guy probably made well over 600 RMB off a single ride doing this. Should have just taken the bus like the package recommended. If you see a bunch of drivers waiting but nobody getting in, don't be the one who gets in.

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