Among over 1000 attractions in Beijing, Mutianyu Great Wall is regarded as the top destination by numerous oversea travelers who have visited Beijing for the first time. There are tons of articles online or offine that give you detailed description of Mutianyu Great Wall itself. Of course, I’m not going to parrot what they have written about Mutianyu Great Wall. “Tips…
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How to buy entrance tickets to Simatai Great Wall 1. If you are going to buy a through ticket both for Gubei Water Town and Simatai Great Wall, you don’t need to book your tickets in advance. You just go directly to the Gubei Water Town Tourist Center to buy your tickets. 2. If you…
Planning your Great Wall tour? Now, finally the Great Wall around Beijing will be on the right path leading towards scientific protection and academic research — Beijing Great Wall Culture Research Institute will be set up to promote the scientific protection and utilization of the Great Wall. Beijing Construction University and Beijing Municipal Bureau of…
Changyucheng Village is named after one of the famous military city circling an important pass of the Great Wall called “Changyucheng”, which literally means “长峪城 – Long Valley City”. Bordering Hebei Province, Changyucheng Great Wall boasts to have one of Beijing’s highest Great Wall towers at the sea-level of 1400 meters with stunning views. The ancient Changyucheng military walled city was set…
Plan your Great Wall tour? The Great Wall of China is not a continuous wall. The wall exists in bits. These bits don’t form a continuous line. Most of the bits of the remaining Wall have their own names. Usually their names are given with regard to their geographic location, historical factors or the necessity of the local…
Dazhenyu Great Wall is located above Dazhenyu Village, about 80km north of center Beijing, hence the name Dazhenyu Great Wall. “Dazhenyu” literally means “Big Nut-tree Valley”. Dazhenyu Village is nestled on a small basin in the valley surrounded by the mountains. The whole village is made of 5 natural villages with 450 households and 850 villagers. The village has…
Like Juyongguan Great Wall (Juyongguan Pass Great Wall), Moshikou Pass (or Xiangshuihu Great Wall) is also an important pass or fort in the Ming Dynasty Great Wall in Huairou District, about 80km north of Beijing center. “Moshikou” literally means a stone polished by the flowing water in the narrow pass. The pass was a strong military bulding. The pass building also…