Badaling Great Wall

Historically,

Badaling Great Wall

is one of the nine wonders on earth, and also the quintessential section of the Great Wall in China. It is the representative of the Great Wall established in the Ming Dynasty.

Badaling Great Wall is the earliest section opened to tourists. Badaling Scenic Area is mainly characterized by the Badaling Great Wall with multi-functional modernized facilities for tourism service such as Badaling Hotel, Quanzhou Cinema and China Great Wall Museum inscribed directly by Jiang Zemin, the former president of China. It is undoubted the best preserved section of the Great Wall with the all-sided service facilities.

 

The Badaling section of Great Wall is located in Yanqing County（延庆县） of Beijing. Badaling Great Wall was established in 1505 and restored in later times. It is world famous for its magnificent scenery, perfect facilities and profound culture and history. Anciently it was the importance way to Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia. In 1998, Badaling Expressway was established to open. Furthermore, the annual average temperature of Badaling area is three Celsius degrees lower than downtown Beijing, so it is also the hot tourist destination of Yanqing in summer.

The available length of Badaling Great Wall for tour is 3,741 meters (the south part is 1,176 meter and the north part is 2,565 meter). In 1953, it was restored and opened to be the tourist destination. There are 16 forts in total. In 1961, Badaling section of the Great Wall was listed to be the first batch of cultural relics under the national-class protection. In 1982, it was ranked to be the national key scenic spot. In 1986, it was officially commented to be the top of national top-ten scenic spots. In 1987, it was ranked into the List of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. From 1995 to 2000, there were more than 300 country leaders all over the world visited Badaling Great Wall.

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     Mutianyu section of Great Wall                    Jiankou (Arrow Nock) Great Wall

     Juyongguan section of Great Wall                Gubeikou section of Great Wall

     Water Pass Great Wall                                Huanghuacheng (Yellow Flower Wall)

     Qingling Gorge Great Wall       

                     

 

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