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  Badaling Great Wall, Beijing Attractions, China Travel Information
Badaling Great Wall, the most representative part, was promoted as a key national cultural relic, protected under the approval of the State Council in 1961.
Badaling Great Wall is situated in Yanqing County, over 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of Beijing.
Badaling Great Wall was the earliest part of the great Wall opened to tourists.
www.travelchinaguide.com /china_great_wall/scene/beijing/badaling.htm   (766 words)

  
 Badaling Great Wall, Beijing, China (75 photos)
Badaling Great Wall is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 70 kilometers northwest of Beijing within the Beijing municipality.
Badaling Great Wall was constructed during the Ming Dynasty around 1505, together with a military outpost reflecting the location's strategic importance.
Badaling Great Wall has been carefully restored, and in 1957 it was the first section of the Great Wall to open officially to tourists.
www.kinabaloo.com /badaling_great_wall.html   (763 words)

  
 Beijing Attractions: Badaling Great Wall, Great Wall of China, Beijing Great Wall
The Badaling Great Wall, constructed in 1502 (during the Ming Dynasty), once served as a crucial military fortification, and is now the most impressive and representative section of the striking Great Wall.
As Badaling was once an important military strategy point, here the wall is comparatively high and firm.
While the Badaling Great Wall has not served as a military fortification since the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it now hosts a number of modern attractions, including a Great Wall Museum and a Great Wall Cinema.
www.beijingtrip.com /attractions/greatwall/badaling.htm   (404 words)

  
 travel China: Beijing: The Great Wall
This is the entrance to the fort at Badaling.
If Badaling were seized, it would be difficult to defend Juyongguan, so it was said that "the pass at Juyong is not on the Great Wall but at Badaling", and a strong force were garrisoned there during the Ming period.
Badaling Great Wall is the section where most tourists go, and it has easy, quick access from the car park to the wall.
ulink.ourfamily.com /city/cityguides/beijing/greatwall.htm   (3163 words)

  
 The Great Wall of China, Beijing, Pictures of Great wall, Photos of Great Wall   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This is the entrance to the fort at Badaling.
If Badaling were seized, it would be difficult to defend Juyongguan, so it was said that "the pass at Juyong is not on the Great Wall but at Badaling", and a strong force were garrisoned there during the Ming period.
Badaling Great Wall is the section where most tourists go, and it has easy, quick access from the car park to the wall.
www.cnhomestay.com /city/beijing/great_wall.htm   (2329 words)

  
 Badaling, the Great Wall, China Scene Spot   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The section at Badaling is the most famous of all due to its proximity to Beijing City and condition of restoration.
Badaling Great wall was built in the 18th year of the Ming Hong Zhi reign (1505).
The wall, built with high stone slabs on the outside, is 7.8 meters high on the average, some even reaches 8.4meters.
www.toptrip.cc /destination/spot/bj_badaling.htm   (436 words)

  
 Great Wall, China Attractions
The section adjacent to Juyong Pass and Badaling Hill, 85 kilometers north of Beijing, is typical of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty.
Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, Zijingguan Pass and Daomaguan Pass used to be three main barriers northeast of Beijing during the Ming Dynasty.
The magnificence of this section is equal to that of Badaling.
www.tourroundchina.com /great-wall.htm   (1240 words)

  
 Beijing Tour | Beijing Travel | The Great Wall(Badaling) - Beijing Impression.
Badaling means "giving access to every direction", the name itself suggests its strategic importance.
Badaling Great Wall was the best preserved part of the Ming Great Wall.
It was faced with stone, and the inside was filled with earth and rubber, therefore, Badaling Great Wall was also regarded the strongest section of the Ming Great Wall.
www.beijingimpression.com /jingdian1/Bdaling.htm   (514 words)

  
 Badaling Changcheng China - China tourist & travel guide for Badaling Changcheng, China
The section at Badaling is the most famous of all due to its proximity to Beijing City and condition of restoration.
Badaling Great Wall, with more than 1000 meters above sea level, occupies a commanding and strategic position.
Badaling Great wall was built in the 18th year of the Ming Hong Zhi reign (1505).
www.orientaltravel.com /province/city/area/Badaling_Changcheng.htm   (449 words)

  
 Great Wall (Badaling)- Beijing, China - VirtualTourist.com
It took us around 50 mins to reach Badaling from central Beijing by taxi, but we left at 6.30am when traffic was stil very light.
Badaling Section of the Great Wall is the most touristic section of the wall, but it deserves a visit in spite of the thousand tourist you'll find along.
Badaling is the closest part of the Wall to Beijing and it's said to be the easiest part.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/China/Beijing_Shi/Beijing-1024960/Things_To_Do-Beijing-Great_Wall_Badaling-BR-1.html   (1724 words)

  
 Badaling Great Wall
75km (47 miles) northwest of Beijing, the Badaling Great Wall is typical of the wall during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644AD).
Badaling is also the outer gate to Juyoung pass, a strategic defense post for Beijing during the Ming dynasty.
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.
www.chinaetravel.com /attraction/att01v.html   (170 words)

  
 Great Wall
 The Badaling Great Wall locates the northwest of the Beijing, its position is longitude 116 degrees 65 cents east and latitude 40 degrees 25 cents north, it's a pass of Jundu mountain.
Because of the importance of the Badaling, it has being the place that the military fight against for.
The Badaling became the martial strongpoint from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
badaling.gov.cn /english/history/history03.htm   (1003 words)

  
 Great Wall
 The Badaling Great Wall locates the northwest of the Beijing, its position is longitude 116 degrees 65 cents east and latitude 40 degrees 25 cents north, it's a pass of Jundu mountain.
Because of the importance of the Badaling, it has being the place that the military fight against for.
The Badaling became the martial strongpoint from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
www.badaling.gov.cn /english/history/history03.htm   (1003 words)

  
 Forestry and Environmental Resources in China
The Badaling section is located 70 kilometers northwest of the city center with an elevation of about 1000 meters.
As we walked along the Badaling section of the Great Wall we were hounded by persistent and convincing vendors, selling everything from tiger balm to Chairman Mao hats.
Their presence is poignant – a symbol of the dynamic nature of China, the country’s blend of ancient and modern, and the peoples dexterity.
www4.ncsu.edu /~mhlitzen/pages/notes/17.htm   (473 words)

  
 Badaling Section | Great Wall of China   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Badaling Great Wall, is located more than 70 kilometers northwest from the center of BeijingCity,with more than 1000 meters above sea level, occupies a
Badaling is the best-preserved section of the Great Wall.
Hints: You'd better consult clearly before going there in the peak season or holidays, sometimes visitors are caught with chaff to be guided to the Shuiguan not Badaling section for the addmission fee is different.
www.chinahighlights.com /greatwall/sections/badaling.htm   (521 words)

  
 Great Wall of China - Great Wall at Badaling
Roads from Badaling lead to Yanqing County to its north; Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou and Datong to the west; to the east is Yongning and Sihai; Beijing is to the south.
Badaling Pass was an outpost of Juyongguan Pass.
the Ming Dynasty, a section of 200 meters at Badaling Great: Wall had to be done by taking several thousand soldiers, peasants and conscripts labors to finish in a whole year.
www.great-wall.org /badaling.htm   (648 words)

  
 The great wall (badaling,juyongguan,mutianyu,simatai and gubeilou),Beijing Top Attractions,Beijing Travel Guides-China ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
For instance, the section at Badaling near Beijing was faced with slabs of rock and large bricks and filled with earth and stones.
Currently, the number of tourists to Badaling is 4 to 5 million a year; the number will increase greatly by 2008.
Since 1949, Badaling has attracted 120 million visitors, including over 360 heads of countries and governments in the world, since it was opened to the public in 1952.
www.achinatravel.com /china-travel/china-beijing-the-great-wall.asp   (10442 words)

  
 Google Earth Community: Great Wall at Badaling
Badaling is north of Beijing in the Juyong Pass.
Badaling is the most "touristy" site of the Great Wall, that incredible 5.660km (3329 smoots) structure built over 2000 years beginning in the 7th century BC.
Badaling section was built around 1505 during the MIng, and has been refurbished since the 1700s.
bbs.keyhole.com /ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/727432/Main/11334   (431 words)

  
 Xinhua - English
Badaling Special Zone Office in Yanqing County, an accredited representative of local government, will take charge of managing and protecting the 7,600-meter-long Badaling section of the Great Wall.
The company mainly sells entrance tickets to the Badaling section of the Great Wall, and it also controls operation of museums, restaurants and other commercial facilities inside the scenic zone.
Taking back the right to manage the Badaling section of the Great Wall is of great significance in achieving a win-win situation between the development of tourism and protection of the Great Wall, said Yu Changjiang, director of Beijing Municipal Tourism Administration.
news.xinhuanet.com /english/2006-04/15/content_4427979.htm   (932 words)

  
 Great Wall China Pictures: Photo Of Great Wall Badaling; First Tower In Great Wall Picture
There are many stories, true or legend, about the workers who lost their lives during the building of the wall, and whose bodies were buried under sections of the wall itself.
Our visit was to the Badaling section of the Great Wall and we were free to choose whether to climb the part that had been restored, making it easier and safer for visitors to climb to the Great Wall Towers, or to climb the part that was still waiting for restoration work to be completed.
My friend joined four other members of the tour group and and went for the unrestored section, and the rest of us took the easier walk upwards to the Towers, using the stone steps of uneven heights and treads, flights of steps very steep in parts, less so in others.
beifan.com /032greatwall/32china.html   (1211 words)

  
 Greatwall of China (Badaling & Mutianyu) - photos of spectacular views in Beijing on Worldisround
The Great Wall was a gigantic defensive project used in ancient times as early as in the 7th...
Badaling section Great Wall is about 75 kilometers northwest of...
Mutianyu is not as crowd as Badaling, and i...
www.worldisround.com /articles/46876/index.html   (627 words)

  
 Travel in Beijing : Badaling Great Wall
Located 11km away from Juyongguan Pass and 60km north of Beijing, Badaling, which means, "giving access to every direction," is the best-preserved section of the Great Wall.
Stretching for 4,770m among the rolling mountains, Badaling section of Great Wall is dotted with 19 strategically located watchtowers, which were used to protect the capital against attack in ancient times, bringing Badaling the name of "key to the north gate."
Badaling Great Wall section of the Wall was restored for the first time in 1957.
www.sinohotel.com /travel/attraction.html?attraction_id=23   (980 words)

  
 The Great Wall of China, Badaling, 360-degree Virtual Tour and Great Wall Map   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Badaling section of the Great Wall of China is likely the most popular and therefore the most touristy and developed.
The Chinese flock to the wall as it is said if you haven't been to the great wall, you are not a good Chinese.
The Badaling section of the Great Wall is 42 miles / 70 kilometres northwest of Beijing.
www.thebeijingguide.com /badaling   (258 words)

  
 Student Travel Information & Discounts - Events: Badaling - Great Wall (Badaling - Great Wall, Beijing, China)
The largest man-made construction ever built, the ancient majesty of the Great Wall of China can be spotted by anyone who happens to be journeying through space, although not, as is commonly believed, from the moon (Armstrong did try).
Badaling is the closest part of the wall to the city and the easiest for short trips.
Badaling is the most well known and best restored section of the wall.
www.istc.org /sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=86335   (414 words)

  
 Govt regains operating rights of Badaling Great Wall
The Badaling Great Wall is a cultural heritage of the world and a cultural relic protection unit of China, yet it got listed as a whole as a company's operating assets.
In order to solve this issue, the government commenced a three-year negotiation in 2003 and recently, the 7,600-odd-meter-long Badaling Great Wall was eventually taken back by the state, with the operating rights returned from the listed company to the Badaling special region-based office.
The Badaling Great Wall opens a 3,741-meter section to tourists, and the section is always under special supervision.
www.chinanews.cn /news/2005/2006-04-07/21376.html   (394 words)

  
 ::La sección Badaling de la Gran Muralla ::
Badaling fue la primera sección de la Muralla que quedó abierta al público, y hasta la fecha ha recibido a más de 130 millones de visitantes, tanto nacionales como extranjeros, entre ellos 370 jefes de Estado e importantes personalidades de todo el mundo.
Badaling es el punto más alto del extremo norte del valle Guan'gou, donde se sitúa otro paso llamado Juyongguan, al cual Badaling sirvió de muro protector por muchos años.
Badaling, que comenzó a adquirir importancia estratégica militar desde el Período de la Primavera y el Otoño (770 a.C. - 476 a.C.) y en el período de los Reinos Combatientes (476 a.C. a.C.), fue construida con bloques de piedras, algunos de dos metros de alto y cientos de kilogramos de peso.
www.spanish.xinhuanet.com /spanish/2005-04/03/content_99069.htm   (582 words)

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