Badaling Great Wall, Beijing

Attractions Overview

Badaling scenic spot is a demonstration site of national civilized scenic spots. It is famous for its magnificent landscape, perfect facilities and profound cultural and historical connotation. It is a world-famous tourist resort.

Chinese Name: 八达岭长城
English Name: Badaling Great Wall
Type: Historical Scenic Area, Beijing famous spots & Historical attractions
Best Time: All Year Around
Recommended Visiting Hours: 3-5 hours
Opening Hours: Peak season: 6:30-19:00, including 6: 00-19: 30 in summer. Off season: 7:30-18:00
Ticket: Students in 35 yuan are half-price in high season and low season in 40 yuan.
Location: North Gate of Guangou Ancient Road, Jundu Mountain, Yanqing District, Beijing

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Why is The Great Wall so Special?

The Great Wall, also known as the Great Wall, is a military defense project in ancient China. It is a tall, strong and continuous wall to restrict the movement of the enemy. The Great Wall is not a purely isolated wall. After Qin destroyed the six countries and unified the world, Qin Shihuang connected and repaired the Great Wall of the Warring States Period, which became known as the Great Wall of China.

History of The Great Wall

The name of the Great Wall began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is the most common name for the Great Wall.

The Great Wall is an ancient defense project with the longest construction time and the largest project amount in the world. It has been continuously built for more than 2,000 years since the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang’s reign (221 years ago), Qin annexed six countries and unified the world, establishing the first unified multi-ethnic centralized state in Chinese history. In order to safeguard and consolidate the unprecedented and unified security of the great empire, Qin Shihuang successively adopted a series of major strategic measures for national defense construction and border defense. One of them was the large-scale construction of the Great Wall.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built the Great Wall to expel the Huns, which played a great role in maintaining the safety of the Western Han Empire, and also maintained the smooth flow and safety of the Silk Road. It is of great historical significance.

The Great Wall of the Qing Dynasty is different from the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty and the Great Wall of all previous dynasties. It is a tool for internal bloody suppression of peasant uprisings and national uprisings, but not external. The Great Wall of Qing Dynasty was an expedient measure taken by the Manchu government. It was relatively crude and poorly preserved, and had a single function. Therefore, it was rarely mentioned and could not be compared with the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty.

On March 4, 1961, the Great Wall was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In December 1987, the Great Wall was listed as a world cultural heritage.

Badaling Great Wall （八达岭长城）

The Badaling Great Wall in Beijing is the best preserved and most complete section of all the Great Wall, and is therefore also the most popular, even among world leaders.

Badaling has been an important military strategic place since ancient times. The Great Wall was built here during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in order to prevent the invasion of northern nationalities.

Badaling Great Wall is the earliest section of the Great Wall open to tourists. Badaling received more than 130 million Chinese and foreign tourists. 372 foreign leaders and many world figures, including Nixon, Reagan, Thatcher, Gorbachev, Elizabeth and Heath, boarded Badaling for sightseeing.

Main attraction

looking toward Beijing rock

Located outside the east gate of Badaling Pass City, south of the avenue before the closing of “Ju Yong Wai Zhen”. For a piece of 1 meter high and 15 meters long natural granite, engraved with the words

Pass

Badaling was originally a pass and was later built as a pass city. Badaling Great Wall, Guancheng, City Wall, Fortress and Juyongguan in the middle of Guangou constitute the complete military defense system of Beijing in Ming Dynasty.

City wall

The top of the wall of Badaling Great Wall is wide and flat. It can be ridden by five horses and ten people in parallel.

The Mosts of Badaling Great Wall

• Badaling Great Wall is the most popular scenic spot for Chinese and foreign tourists.
• Badaling Great Wall is the most popular scenic spot to receive heads of state and government from all over the world
• Badaling Great Wall is the Great Wall scenic spot that holds the most cultural exchange activities between China and foreign countries.
• Badaling Great Wall is the most outstanding representative of the Great Wall of China.

Travel information

Notes:
1. Children under 1.2m (3.9ft) or under 6 years old and seniors aged above 60 with valid passport proof can get tickets free of charge at the ticket window.
2. Children aged between 6 and 18 enjoy half-price tickets with valid passport proof.

Note: The online ticket booking ends one hour earlier than the closing time.

• Bus 877: Deshengmen ⇔ Badaling
  Bus 877 is your first choice. It departs from Deshengmen, about 10 minutes’ walking from Jishuitan subway station (Exit B2) of subway line 2. It is a non-stop bus, taking about 1 -1.5 hours and costing CNY 12 per person. The drop-off site is close to the pulley car lower station and about 10 minutes’ walk to the entrance. Please note that the last departure from Deshengmen is at 12:30.
• Tourist Bus Line 1: Qianmen ⇔ Badaling
  Boarding Point: Southwest of Qianmen Arrow Tower, to the south of Tiananmen Square Destination: Badaling Guntiangou Parking Lot
  Duration: 100 minutes
  Fare: CNY 20 per person paid in cash; transportation card is not applicable.

  Operating Time:
  From Qianmen: the end of Flag-Raising Ceremony on the Tiananmen Square 5:00-7:30 till 11:00
  From Guntiangou: April to October: 9:00 – 17:00; November to March: 11:00 – 16:30

  Tip: The bus to Badaling has a stop at Juyongguan Pass, but the return bus runs directly back to Qianmen. There is a tour guide on each bus.

• Not Recommened Bus 919: Deshengmen ⇔ Badaling
  Bus 919 is usually crowded and has many stops on the way. The duration and ticket fare are 2 hous and CNY 12, respectively. In addition, the drop-off site is 1.6 km (1.0 mi) from the entance and you need to walk or take free shuttle bus to get there.

Nearby Attractions

• Olympic Park in Beijing
• Forbidden City in Beijing
• Temple of Heaven in Beijing
• Ming Tombs in Beijing
• Tiananmen Square in Beijing
• Eastern Qing Tombs in Beijing
• Badachu Park in Beijing

Edited by Doreen/张洋