{"id":3179,"date":"2018-09-28T16:06:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T08:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2018-09-09T10:02:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T02:02:33","slug":"luanling-great-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-great-wall\/luanling-great-wall","title":{"rendered":"Luanling Great Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Plan your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Wall Tour<\/a>? Currently the Great Wall of China is actually not a continuous wall\u00a0unlike many people think. The Great Wall now exists\u00a0in bits. For historical or tourism promotion reasons, these bits of the Great Wall are given numerous names.<\/p>\n<p><\/span>For the Great Wall around Beijing, people are most familiar with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/great_wall_hiking\/juyongguan_pass_great_wall.php\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Juyongguan Great Wall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/great_wall_hiking\/badaling_great_wall.php\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Badaling Great Wall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/great_wall_hiking\/huanghuacheng_great_wall.php\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Huanghuacheng Great Wall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/great_wall_hiking\/juyongguan_pass_great_wall.php\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Juyongguan Great Wall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/great_wall_hiking\/mutianyu_great_wall.php\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Mutianyu Great Wall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/great_wall_hiking\/simatai_great_wall.php\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Simatai Great Wall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/great_wall_hiking\/hike_from_jinshanling_great_wall_to_simatai_great_wall.php\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Jinshanling Great Wall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/walk-from-jiankou-to-mutianyu-great-wall\/\">Jiankou Great Wall\u00a0<\/a>and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/29\/gubeikou-jinshanling-great-wall-hike\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Gubeikou Great Wall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The fact is there are more sections of the Great Wall of China in Beijing than the above mentioned. These less popular bits of the Wall are either opened or closed to the public visitors. These bits of the Wall are less touristy also with stunning views!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This morning we succeeded in hiking across the Luanling Great Wall ( Or Lu An ling Great Wall). Luanling literally means&#8221; Donkey Saddle&#8217;s Mountain&#8221;. Luanling Great Wall has two sections &#8211; east and west. Its west section is forbidden for hiking due to treacherousness and wildness.<\/p>\n<p>S<\/span>tanding on the east section of Luanling Great Wall, we have better views of its west section, as well as two more sections in the east\u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-great-wall\/lianyunling-great-wall-or-lian-yun-ling-great-wall\/\">Lianyunling Great Wall<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-great-wall\/moshikou-pass-or-moshikou-pass-great-wall\/\">Xuangshuihu Great Wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Xianghshuihu Great Wall, Lianyunling Great Wall and Luanling Great Wall are located from east to west. All the three bits of the Wall stand between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/walk-from-jiankou-to-mutianyu-great-wall\/\">Jiankou Great Wall <\/a>to their east and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/huanghuacheng-great-wall-photos\/\">Huanghuacheng Great Wall<\/a> to their west.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Below are some of the Great Wall pictures I have shot this morning. Hopefully these picturesque pictures will give you some\u00a0impression of the three bits of the Wall.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3286\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walk-along-the-zigzag-mountain-road-up-to-the-Wall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3286\" title=\"Walk along the zigzag mountain road up to the Wall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walk-along-the-zigzag-mountain-road-up-to-the-Wall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walk-along-the-zigzag-mountain-road-up-to-the-Wall.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walk-along-the-zigzag-mountain-road-up-to-the-Wall-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walk along the zigzag mountain road up to the Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Luanling Great Wall ( or Lu An Ling Great Wall)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18176\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/East-section-of-Luanling-Great-Wall11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18176\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/East-section-of-Luanling-Great-Wall11.jpg\" alt=\"Luanling Great Wall ( or Lu An Ling Great Wall) \" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/East-section-of-Luanling-Great-Wall11.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/East-section-of-Luanling-Great-Wall11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luanling Great Wall ( or Lu An Ling Great Wall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3177\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/West-section-of-Lu-An-Ling-Great-Wall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3177\" title=\"West section of Lu An Ling Great Wall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/West-section-of-Lu-An-Ling-Great-Wall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/West-section-of-Lu-An-Ling-Great-Wall.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/West-section-of-Lu-An-Ling-Great-Wall-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West section of Lu An Ling Great Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Lianyunling Great Wall ( Lianyunling literally means &#8220;Linking to the sky Mountain\u00a0)<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3182\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiangshuihu-Great-wall-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3182\" title=\"Xiangshuihu Great wall 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiangshuihu-Great-wall-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiangshuihu-Great-wall-2.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiangshuihu-Great-wall-2-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiangshuihu Great wall 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Plunge into Yangshen Ravine and Trudge up to the Wall<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Before you trudge up to the Luanling Great Wall, you will plunge into the Yangshen Ravine with stunning views! After hiking across the valley, you will walk up along the zigzag mountain road up to the Luanling Great Wall.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3285\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yangshen-Ravine-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3285\" title=\"Yangshen Ravine 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yangshen-Ravine-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yangshen-Ravine-1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yangshen-Ravine-1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yangshen Ravine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3290\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lingyuling-Great-Wall-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3290\" title=\"Lingyuling-Great-Wall-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lingyuling-Great-Wall-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lingyuling-Great-Wall-21.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lingyuling-Great-Wall-21-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lian Yun Ling Great Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3289\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ling-Yun-Ling-Great-Wall-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3289\" title=\"Ling-Yun-Ling-Great-Wall-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ling-Yun-Ling-Great-Wall-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ling-Yun-Ling-Great-Wall-12.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ling-Yun-Ling-Great-Wall-12-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lianyunling Great Wall ( forbidden for hiking )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Hassle-free Great Wall Guided Tours<\/strong><br \/>\nDon\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route? No worries, We at Tour Beijing have some options for guided tours to Great wall Tours:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/coach_tours\/bns_1.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mutianyu Great Wall Group Day Tour <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_tours\/half_day_tours\/great_wall_excursion.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mutianyu Great Wall Half\u00a0 Day Private Tour <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hiking_tours\/jiankou_mutianyu_great_wall.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hike from Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Tour<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hiking_tours\/gubeikou_jinshanling_great_wall_day_tour.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hike from Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall Tour<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hiking_tours\/jinshanling_great_wall_and_simatai_great_wall.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hike from Jinshanling to Simatai Great Wall West Tour<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"px13_444444_u\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hiking_tours\/badaling_and_mutianyu_great_wall.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Badaling Great Wall + Mutianyu Great Wall Day Tour<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"px13_444444_u\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_day_tour\/excursion_day_tour.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Badaling Great Wall and Underground Palace Day Tour<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"px13_444444_u\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_day_tour\/beijing_highlight_tour.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Badaling Great Wall + Forbidden City + Tiananmen Square Day Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Add on:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-great-wall-by-train\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Badaling Great Wall by Train<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-get-to-mutianyu-great-wall-by-bus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Mutianyu Great Wall by Bus<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Further Readings<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/top_10_must_see_attractions_in_beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/forbidden-city-travel-tips-the-palace-museum-travel-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-the-temple-of-heaven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-summer-palace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-ming-tombs-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/tips-for-visiting-the-great-wall-of-china-around-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-tiananmen-square\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hutong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Visit Hutongs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-birds-nest-and-water-cube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-shopping-malls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-food\/wangfujing-night-food-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wangfujing Night Snack Street<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-attractions-tips\/qianmen-street-a-famous-pedestrian-street-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/huguosi-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beijing Huguosi Street<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plan your Great Wall Tour? Currently the Great Wall of China is actually not a continuous wall\u00a0unlike many people think. The Great Wall now exists\u00a0in bits. For historical or tourism promotion reasons, these bits of the Great Wall are given numerous names. For the Great Wall around Beijing, people are most familiar with Juyongguan Great&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[694,30],"tags":[943,1022],"class_list":["post-3179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beijing-excursions","category-beijing-great-wall","tag-lu-an-ling-great-wall","tag-luanling-great-wall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3179"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23498,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3179\/revisions\/23498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}