Having just checked the maps, you know what else is close to the Great Wall aside from Beijing?
Heibei province, home to Cangzhou city... And
Meng Cun is a Cangzhou county!
Maybe we could be going to Meng Cun in Shenmue 3 after all
Well, whether it's in Shenmue 3 or 4, I'm excited about visiting that place... Not only it is important to Shenmue storyline, it's also a fascinating place. It's inhabitants are the ethnic minority Hui people, who are Chinese Muslims and the creators of Bajiquan. I'm betting it will be culturally distinct from the other Chinese villages and towns we'd visit.
Anyone here read the manga Kenji? Shenmue draws a lot from that manga, the protagonist travels to China in search of his grandfather, while learning martial arts in the process... He eventually visits Cangzhou, and Meng Cun (aka Meng Village) it looked like a very interesting place.