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mke1963 Says: Mutianyu Fort is at the head of the pass which gives easy access onto the North China Plain. What is significant about this is not that the valley is wide here - it is not - or that it is low down - it is not - but that there is a gentle slope either side, making it easy for...
aukjejetty Says: Along the road, not far from where you can start climbing the wall is this family with their restaurant. They prepared some good food for us to start our trip with. The family is very friendly and the food tastes delicious! You'll also have a view at the Great Wall while...
To the Great Wall by Public Bus
aukjejetty Says: To get to this section of the wall from Beijing you can take a subway to Dongzhimen and paraglide over the thoroughfare; walk down the street past KFC, turn right, and take bus #916 from the longdistance busstation.There are two in the morning 7:40, 9:40am, and two in the...
aukjejetty Says: This part of the wall is not easy, and if you decide to spent the night on top, prepare for total darkness, and with a flashlight you won't always be able to see how deep down you'll if you would tumble of the wall. It is also not a clear path, there are bushes overgrowing...
Quiet farms in the hills - below Mutianyu
mke1963 Says: One of the nicest areas in Beijing is the succession of valleys immediately north of the Great Wall at Mutianyu.By leaving the wall at the Mutianyu Pass Fort, where there is a toliet block, you can walk down the gentle valley into a quiet area, devoid of tourists.For...
Huang hua Cheng is no longer wild anymore
robertbeijing Says: Huanghua cheng used to be called wild great wall for its un-restored condition. In 2005, Huanghua Cheng has been restored and become open to public again under Beijing government legal permission. In this area, there are three walls, namely, Mutianyu, Huanghua Cheng and...
mke1963 Says: Maps are difficult to find in China.The Falling Rain map is useful to some extent. It gives an idea of the topography which is missing in most local maps.There are other maps in "Hiking Around Beijing" and in the "Self Drive Map - Beijing" available in Beijing.
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Along the road, not far from where you can start climbing the wall is this family with their restaurant. They prepared some good food for us to start our trip...
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Huanghuacheng is at the very edge of the mountains. To the north, the big craggy limestone hills rise up suddenly, over 1000 metres from the sea-level North China Plain. It was here that sucessive...
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We took a bus to a place not too far from Beijing, I have forgotten the name of the place. It was a small village with a huge wall right next to it ;-).
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