If you’ve already discover your ” One Day in Beijing “, you’ll find your second full-day tour takes you to the Great Wall Mutianyu and the Ming Tombs in the northen part of Beijing. Please check How to visit Beijing in One Day for more Beijing Travel information if you haven’t read my previous post regarding how to see Beijing in one day.
On this second day, you have a full day excursion to the most beautiful section of the Great Wall - Mutianyu Great Wall and the mysterious Ming Tombs (one of the 13 imperial tombs in Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644).
1. Mutianyu Great Wall
Hiking the Great Wall of China is one of not-missed activities for the first time tourists coming to Beijing China. Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the most beautiful section of the Great Wall around Beijing.
Taking a taxi to Mutianyu Great Wall from downtown Beijing costs you around RMB 500. If you are price sensitive, you may go to the Dongzhimen Bus Station for one and half hour bus ride to Huanrou District, then connect a local small bus to Mutianyu Great Wall. The bus fare is quite cheap, charging you around 20-30 yuan.
2. Ming Tombs
Though listed as the site of UNESO world cultural heritage, it is always controversial whether Ming Tombs should be included or not in people’s travel plan when they make their maiden trip to Beijing.
My suggestion is that, if you do have extra 2-3 hour during your stay in Beijing, visiting Ming Tombs is quite worthwhile though there still many travelers don’t choose Ming Toms on their first time visit in Beijing.
The fact is that everyday there are a great number of traveler coming to the Ming Tombs to explore the stories and artifacts behind these imperial tombs.
Only one of the 13 Ming Tombs has been excavated. It is formally named “Dingling” and nicknamed “Underground Palace”. Another Tomb often visited is called Changling, not far from Dinging, is called Changling.
Both Dingling (underground palace) and Changling are located in Changping District, 50km north of Beijing downtown. The taxi will cost you around RMB 60. A few public buses are also available – Tourist Bus Route: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
3. Mutianyu Album
There are 20 towers on the 2000 meters long Mutiantianyu Great Wall officially opened to the public.
A signboard carved with the words recording the visit by the former American president Clinton on June 23, 1998.
Fascinated by the surrounding green mountains.
a 40-some couple from Britain having their 20-year wedding anniversary.
Hike up
Inside a tower on the Mutianyu Great Wall
Hike down
it is a green section of the Great Wall around Beijing.
On the Wall
Walking on the Wall
Two Beauties on the Wall
Ming Tombs Album
Dingling, one of the 13 Ming Tombs (underground palace)
Inside the tomb, an underground palace
Ming Dynasty Style Architecture on the compound of the tomb.
A Excavated official hat made of gold
