{"id":4487,"date":"2011-05-17T11:21:27","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T15:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=4487"},"modified":"2011-05-17T12:33:47","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T16:33:47","slug":"badaling-great-wall-%e5%85%ab%e8%be%be%e5%b2%ad%e9%95%bf%e5%9f%8e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/badaling-great-wall-%e5%85%ab%e8%be%be%e5%b2%ad%e9%95%bf%e5%9f%8e\/","title":{"rendered":"Badaling Great Wall (\u516b\u8fbe\u5cad\u957f\u57ce)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Badaling or\u00a0\u516b\u8fbe\u5cad (B\u0101d\u00e1l\u01d0ng<\/em>) is the site of the most visited section of the\u00a0Great Wall of China, located approximately 50\u00a0miles (80\u00a0km) northwest of urban\u00a0Beijing city in\u00a0Yanqing County. The section of the wall was built during the\u00a0Ming Dynasty, along with a military\u00a0outpost reflecting the location’s strategic importance. The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou, which is approximately 1000 meters above sea level.<\/p>\n

The portion of the wall at Badaling has undergone heavy restoration, and in 1957 it was the first section of the wall to be openned to tourists. Visited annually by millions, the immediate area has seen significant development, including hotels, restaurants, and a cable car. The recently completed\u00a0Badaling Expressway connects Badaling with central Beijing.\u00a0Line S2, Beijing Suburban Railway, serves people who wanted to go to the Great Wall from\u00a0Beijing North Railway Station. Tickets are available at Beijing North Railway Station to Badaling Station. A bus also runs frequently from\u00a0Deshengmen to Badaling.<\/p>\n

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Badaling is notorious for being crowded, congested and polluted. It is one of Beijing’s largest “tourist traps” and depending upon what time of day and year you visit, may be packed with Chinese and foreign visitors. \u00a0While it’s easy to get to, the long lines and lack of scenery are not work it in this person’s opinion.<\/p>\n

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Map of Badaling<\/p><\/div>\n

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Click here for information on Badaling travel and tourism.<\/a><\/p>\n

Badaling Fun facts: <\/strong><\/p>\n

President\u00a0Richard Nixon and his wife, accompanied by Vice Premier\u00a0Li Xiannian, visited on February 24, 1972, during\u00a0his historic journey to China known as “Ping-pong Diplomacy”.<\/p>\n

Badaling and the expressway were also the site of the finishing circuit of the\u00a0Urban Road Cycling Course in the\u00a02008 Summer Olympics. Laps of the circuit passed through gates in the wall. Must have been tough breathing in that pollution as the photo below was taken some 2 days before the race:<\/p>\n

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That's not fog, folks.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Badaling or\u00a0\u516b\u8fbe\u5cad (B\u0101d\u00e1l\u01d0ng) is the site of the most visited section of the\u00a0Great Wall of China, located approximately 50\u00a0miles (80\u00a0km) northwest of urban\u00a0Beijing city in\u00a0Yanqing County. The section of the wall was built during the\u00a0Ming Dynasty, along with a military\u00a0outpost reflecting the location’s strategic importance. The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou, which is approximately…<\/p>\n

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