{"id":12708,"date":"2016-11-15T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=12708"},"modified":"2016-11-09T15:22:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T19:22:03","slug":"3-days-in-beijing-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/3-days-in-beijing-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Days in Beijing (Part Two)"},"content":{"rendered":"

With just three days to explore Beijing, the first one was pretty epic<\/a>. Traveling along the city’s central north-south axis, you got to hit some of the biggest attractions in the city – the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and much more. Hopefully you got some good rest; there are still two more big days to go. Stretch your legs, because day two starts with a hike.<\/p>\n

The Great Wall<\/h2>\n
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An empty Great Wall at the Gubeikou section.<\/p><\/div>\n

According to Mao Zedong, \u201cYou aren\u2019t a real man until you\u2019ve climbed the Great Wall<\/strong>\u201d (\u4e0d\u5230\u957f\u57ce\u975e\u597d\u6c49 – b\u00f9 d\u00e0o ch\u00e1ng ch\u00e9ng f\u0113i h\u01ceo h\u00e0n). Plus, no trip to Beijing would be complete without a stop at one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. From the city, you have plenty of options for visiting the Wall. If you\u2019re looking for the easiest way possible, you\u2019ll probably end up at Badaling<\/em>. If you want a bit more of an adventure, you\u2019ll most likely visit Mutianyu<\/em>. If you want to see the rugged, wild Great Wall – and not hordes of tourists – you\u2019ll check out one of the less restored sections, such as Jinshaling<\/em>, Gubeikou<\/em>, or Jiankou<\/em>. We\u2019ve got some more detailed info for you on these various Great Wall options<\/a>, and we\u2019ve even got you covered if you want to try and camp on the wall overnight<\/a>. Check out some highlights of a hike from Jiankou<\/em> to Mutianyu<\/em> in this short video:<\/p>\n