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Great Wall (Badaling): More of the Great Wall!!!
shamenc
  • Updated By shamenc on March 20, 2007
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  • Great Wall (Badaling) - Beijing
    by shamenc
    Ok.. after going to Mutianyu, we had some time left so we wanted to see what a "tourist" Great Wall is like. hahahahaha

    and serious enough, it's very "touristy".. every other step we took, there were ppl selling post cards.. and also stands for you to take photos.. hahaha

    If you have slightly weaker knees, you may wish to stick to this part of the Great Wall. The floor is flatter compared to MuTianYu.. the "tiles" are smooth and you will have little risk of falling coz they are all very beautifully preserved.

    All I can say is that if you are like unfit like us, then i would not advise doing 2 Great Wall trips in ONE DAY!!! Coz our feet almost gave way... and the only reason why we were even crawling was towards our DINNER!!!!! DA DONG ROAST DUCK!!!!!

  • Address: Ba Da Ling
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    Great Wall (Badaling): The Great Wall at Badaling
    morgagni
  • By morgagni on January 19, 2005
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  • The Great Wall of China in Winter - Beijing
    The Great Wall of China in
    Winter
    by morgagni
    One of the most famous segments of the Great Wall; also one of the most reconstructed or restored.

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  • Address: Badaling
  • Directions: Take Tourist Bus 1 east of Qianmen; in front of the KFC; May also take Bus 919 at Deshengmen.
  • Website: http://badaling.gov.cn/english/history/history.htm
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    Great Wall (Badaling): First Visit
    livethedream
  • Updated By livethedream on July 19, 2006
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  • Say cheese! - Beijing
    Say cheese!
    by livethedream
    The heat plus gazillions of tourists equals Badaling Great Wall hell.

    But still, my first time on China's most renowned monument was an awesome experience. Me and colleagues went up by foot on the less steep right section. Climbed elbow to elbow with children, plastic bag-toting oldies and PLA men. Then took the luge (or whatever its called) going down. It was all a very touristic affair.

    As Badaling is the most popular of all Great Wall sites, I now advise my Beijing-bound friends to stay away from Badaling and go to Mutianyu or Simatai instead.

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    Great Wall (Badaling): Great Wall Badaling
    lobsterman
  • Updated By lobsterman on June 11, 2005
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  • Great Wall (Badaling) - Beijing
    by lobsterman
    The view was beautiful, especially because everything was lightly snow-covered. We organized the tour through the business desk at our hotel, which is available at most hotels in Beijing. the price was great, and it included lunch, a trip to traditional doctors and the Ming Tombs. The people on the Wall itself were very pushy, trying to sell postcards and T-shirts, but they still were unable to take away from the feeling of being there. It's a must see, a tough climb, and cold in the winter, but much less tourists.

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  • Address: Badaling, Mutianyu, Simatai
  • Directions: 30-40 km outside Beijing
  • Website: http://badaling.gov.cn/english/history/history.htm
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    Great Wall (Badaling): Great Wall
  • By loliver on December 24, 2007
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  • Great Wall (Badaling) - Beijing
    by loliver
    This is one of the more tourist oriented sections of the wall, but it still is not very crowded. One can walk all along the wall.

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    Great Wall (Badaling): The Greatest Wall
    sorcieus
  • By sorcieus on October 6, 2006
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  • The Wall - Beijing
    The Wall
    by sorcieus
    This was my 2nd visit to the great wall (the first one was at Mutianyu - sp?).
    Badaling was definetally more crowded for it's the closest to Beijing city.
    Take your time exploring the wall. It's breath taking!

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  • Address: Badaling
  • Directions: This site is the closest to Beijing city.
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    Great Wall (Badaling): Great Wall - Badaling Section
    walterwu
  • Updated By walterwu on December 16, 2004
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  • Great Wall of China - Beijing
    Great Wall of China
    by walterwu
    Took a return trip on the cable-car to the top of the Great Wall. Cost 300RMB for 2 adults and 3 kids. Admission to the Great Wall is charged separately - 40RMB for Adult and 22.5RMB for kid.

    The section of the wall is crowded even in Winter and needs to venture into steeper section to get an un-interrupted picture.

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  • Address: Badaling, Mutianyu, Simatai
  • Website: http://badaling.gov.cn/english/history/history.htm
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    Great Wall (Badaling): Visiting the Great Wall at...
    swissgabe
  • By swissgabe on September 7, 2002
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  • Great Wall (Badaling) - Beijing
    by swissgabe
    Visiting the Great Wall at Badaling

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  • Address: around 70km north of the Capital
  • Other Contact: Miyuki, my Girlfriend and my sel
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    Great Wall (Badaling): Badaling Biconvex Pulley
    tenluk
  • By tenluk on October 31, 2009
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  • Great Wall (Badaling) - Beijing
    by tenluk
    We went to Badaling Great Wall buying tickets entry fee RMB 40 and up with the Biconvex Pulley RMB 60 . " Is it save " I asked .. then the old man said " Of course " .. his answered gave a nice feeling to going up .

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    Great Wall (Badaling): One of the New 7 Wonders of the World
    Susanna1975
  • By Susanna1975 on October 13, 2007
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  • Great Wall (Badaling) - Beijing
    by Susanna1975, 1 more photos
    Definately worth seeing, just hope that the weather is good. If it is foggy you cannot really see anything. And if it is really windy or cold, it is really freezing up at the Great Wall. There is steep and a little bit less steep path, but both demand quite a lot climbing so be prepared with good walking / climbing shoes. No heels!!!

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