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 Badaling Watchtower by yellowbell
Please bring wipes/tissues since most of the time you'd be holding on to the rusty handrail as you descend/ascend the Great Wall. Bring water and moisturizer as it gets too dry in that altitude Leave a Comment
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 The view from the top by amambaw
Our tour guide provided us with a little history about how the Wall was made. The emporers of the period were so obsessed with building it that they pulled men away from all other areas of life to build it, including agriculture. The result was there was no food to feed the construction workers. Many died from starvation and exhaustion. Our guide claimed that the Wall is a testament to the Chinese spirit.
We visited the Wall at Badaling. The site is extremely well maintained: no garbage, no loose rocks, hand rails, etc. I realize that those last two are the result of alterations to the site, but I personally will take my safety over 100% historical authenticity!
The climb itself was much longer than I had imagined. I always thought that you climbed a flight of stairs and then you were at the top...! When I got there and looked up the hill, I just about fell over. Jesse and I made a pact to get to the top no matter how tired we got, and we did it!
For those of you coming to Beijing, put this at the top of your list. The climb itself is pretty satisfying. Add to that the view and the history, and you have an all around spectacular activity! Leave a Comment
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 The Great Wall by cheezecake_deli
The Great Wall was once built to keep other people away, but these days you just can't stop them coming! From the main entrance, there is a cable car that takes you up to the Wall. Once up on the Wall, the views of the hills are really great and you can walk along a fair length of the Wall (along with masses of tourists), which provides a welcome break from the pollution of Beijing. There isn't much else to do though, and those who cannot walk much won't have much fun.
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I tryed to go to Badaling using a official bus, but I didn't get the information on time. Lonely Planet guide has the accurate information!
I went to Badaling on a day trip from Qianmen Square. I found a bus with a local guide for 50 CNY return ticket. I didn't like the trip because I was expecting to spend a day on the wall, and I arrived there at about 4:45 p.m. We had to return to Beijing at 06:00 p.m. During the trip, the bus stop in several places including Ming's Tombs...
Entrance to the Wall: 45 CNY
Fixed cable car to the Wall: 60 CNY [possibility in one entrance]
I suggest you to go to Simatai, located 110km north east of Beijing. Leave a Comment
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An image of the Great Wall of China is probably what comes to mind when most people think of China. This is highly justified for the Great Wall probaby best represents the magnificance of China's past and it's spirit. The pictures and carvings of dragons, which often represent China's might, are frequent in China, being seen on pottery decorations to nine dragon screens. The Great Wall, as it extends 6,353km, takes on the impression of dragon when seen from a bird's eye view (or space).
Centuries ago the Chinese, like other cultures often at war, built walls to defend their cities and strategic points. This was especially so during the period of the Warring States. When the great emperor Qin Shi Huang unified China in the 3rd century B.C. he began to also join together the various sections of the walls so that they became one unified wall. The wall was intended to defend China against invaders and raiders from the North. Turkic, Hunnic and Mongol tribes frequently struck out against the Chinese and for centuries the Wall was maintained to defend against them. During this period the wall was made out of earth, stones and timber. It represented the line between China proper and the foriegn lands populated by barbarians. During the Tang dynasty, who maintained a peaceful existence with it's neighbors, the Great Wall was allowed to deteriorate. It was during the Ming dynasty, who eyed the foreigners much more suspiciously, that the Great Wall was rebuilt with brick walls and 25,000 battlements. Over the years much of the Wall has again fallen into ruin but many of the more accessible sections have been extensively restored.
I visited the Great Wall by way of a tour arranged at my hotel (the most common method of visitation). Like most tourist, my tour headed to the Badaling section of the Wall. Here there is a rather distasteful carnival atmosphere but I was allowed to walk unescorted for two hours along 4km of the wall. I enjoyed the experienced. Leave a Comment Directions: Badaling is 45km northwest of Beijing.
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 Me on the Great Wall by extrajoceLeave a Comment
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 Badaling Great Wall by sunnywong
This section of the wall also houses a museum of Chinese history, which includes a photo gallery and the Great Wall Circle Vision Theater, a 360 degree amphitheater which shows a 15 minute film on the history and legends of the wall. Leave a Comment Address: 75km (47 miles) northwest of Beijing
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The closest and most frequently visted part of the great wall is about 42 miles northwest of Beijing and easily accessible via a freeway. Hiring a car is cheap and easy and the best way to get there.
This is another of Beijing's once in a lifetime places to visit. Leave a Comment
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This was everything I expected it to be and more.
The day we visited was overcast and grey but even though our picture quality sufferd, the weather only added to the dramatic example of human effortand accomplishment.
As far as we could see the Wall stretched up and down the hills and mountains , hugging the cliffs as it winded its way along disappearing into vallies and appearing again as far as we could see. How long we wondered, no one seemed sure estimates are saying over 10,000 km , some say much more. Address: BadalingDirections: outside of Beijing
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