{"id":9758,"date":"2014-02-06T08:34:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T12:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=9758"},"modified":"2017-05-12T19:07:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T23:07:05","slug":"top-10-places-in-beijing-great-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/top-10-places-in-beijing-great-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Places in Beijing – The Great Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our epic countdown of the Top 10 places in China’s capital city of Beijing is finally down to three. With so many awesome spots in this Chinese mega-city, it’s hard narrowing them down to ten; it’s even harder choosing the best of the best. When talking about the highlights of Beijing, of course the Great Wall is bound to come up at some point. Although it is truly a great wall, it doesn’t top our countdown:<\/p>\n

#3 – The Great Wall (\u957f\u57ce – ch\u00e1ng ch\u00e9ng)<\/h1>\n
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Hiking along one of the seven wonders of the world.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Great Wall is without a doubt the most famous symbol of China. It’s also the main reason why many tourists visit Beijing – people come from all over the world to admire one of the seven wonders of the medieval world. If you’ve ever heard that the wall can be seen from the moon, we hate to burst your bubble, but that’s just a myth. Regardless, it’s still an awe-inspiring structure and hiking along to its many watchtowers is an experience that should be high on everyone’s bucket list.<\/p>\n

While the “long wall” as it’s known in Chinese actually stretches all the way from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Lake in the west, many famous sections can be visited from the capital on a day trip. You won’t find any Mongolian invaders trying to scale the wall these days, but you will find hordes of camera wielding tourists at a few sections in particular. Here’s a brief rundown of some of your options for visiting the wall from Beijing:<\/p>\n

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  • Badaling (\u516b\u8fbe\u5cad – b\u0101 d\u00e1 l\u01d0ng)\u00a0<\/strong>– Apparently, this is the section Chairman Mao was talking about when he said, “You aren’t a real man until you’ve climbed the Great Wall<\/strong>” (\u4e0d\u5230\u957f\u57ce\u975e\u597d\u6c49 – b\u00f9 d\u00e0o ch\u00e1ng ch\u00e9ng f\u0113i h\u01ceo h\u00e0n). It’s also the easiest to visit from the city center. As such, expect massive crowds of matching-hat wearing, selfie-taking Chinese tourists here. Unless you’re on a real time crunch, you are advised to skip out on this one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n