{"id":3384,"date":"2018-09-26T16:27:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T08:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2021-06-28T22:58:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T14:58:48","slug":"bolitai-great-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-great-wall\/bolitai-great-wall","title":{"rendered":"Bolitai Great Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ming Great Wall at Bolitai Village<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bolitai Village is nestled in a flat valley surrounded by the high mountains and dense forest with a zigzag highway passing from north to south in the valley, linking the village to the outside world. It is a beautiful village,&nbsp; looking like a paradise on earth. There are 230 people living in Bolitai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/diaowo-village\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/diaowo-village\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diaowo Village<\/a>, developing rural tourism by mainly offering housing and eating service, Bolitai Village has become very rich, a weekend hideaway for the new middle class in Beijing that now has cars and thus the means to roam on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolitai-Village-is-nestled-in-an-flat-valley-surrounded-by-the-high-mountains-and-dense-forest-in-four-sides-with-a-zigzag-mountain-highway-passing-from-north-to-south-linking-to-the-outside-world2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolitai-Village-is-nestled-in-an-flat-valley-surrounded-by-the-high-mountains-and-dense-forest-in-four-sides-with-a-zigzag-mountain-highway-passing-from-north-to-south-linking-to-the-outside-world2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolitai-Village-is-nestled-in-an-flat-valley-surrounded-by-the-high-mountains-and-dense-forest-in-four-sides-with-a-zigzag-mountain-highway-passing-from-north-to-south-linking-to-the-outside-world2.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolitai-Village-is-nestled-in-an-flat-valley-surrounded-by-the-high-mountains-and-dense-forest-in-four-sides-with-a-zigzag-mountain-highway-passing-from-north-to-south-linking-to-the-outside-world2-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Bolitai Village is nestled in a flat valley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Zooming in, we can see the rows of new two-storey buildings lying silently on the slope with the Ming Great Wall looming above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zooming-in-we-can-see-the-rows-of-new-two-storey-buildings-lying-silently-on-the-slope-with-the-Ming-Great-Wall-looming-above..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zooming-in-we-can-see-the-rows-of-new-two-storey-buildings-lying-silently-on-the-slope-with-the-Ming-Great-Wall-looming-above..jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zooming-in-we-can-see-the-rows-of-new-two-storey-buildings-lying-silently-on-the-slope-with-the-Ming-Great-Wall-looming-above..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zooming-in-we-can-see-the-rows-of-new-two-storey-buildings-lying-silently-on-the-slope-with-the-Ming-Great-Wall-looming-above.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Zooming in, we can see the rows of new two-storey buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The bits of the Wall in Bolitai Village, or we call it &#8220;Bolitai Great Wall&#8221; is quite different from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/badaling.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Badaling Great Wall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/mutianyu.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mutianyu Great Wall<\/a>. The Great Wall here is made of rocks and stones, not bricks made in kilns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only one section of the wall in Village has been cleared and cleaned, bushes and saplings removed from the wall for easy walking. The cleaned wall here takes you about 2 hours&#8217; walking. It is an interesting part of Great Wall tour in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Great-Wall-here-is-made-of-rocks-and-stones-not-bricks-made-in-kilns.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Great-Wall-here-is-made-of-rocks-and-stones-not-bricks-made-in-kilns.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Great-Wall-here-is-made-of-rocks-and-stones-not-bricks-made-in-kilns.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Great-Wall-here-is-made-of-rocks-and-stones-not-bricks-made-in-kilns-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Great Wall here is made of rocks and stones, not bricks made in kilns<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Great Wall here is made of rocks and stones, not bricks made in kilns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-cleaned-wall-here-takes-you-about-2-hours-walking.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-cleaned-wall-here-takes-you-about-2-hours-walking.1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-cleaned-wall-here-takes-you-about-2-hours-walking.1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-cleaned-wall-here-takes-you-about-2-hours-walking.1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The cleaned wall here takes you about 2 hours&#8217; walking.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolitai-Great-Wall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolitai-Great-Wall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolitai-Great-Wall.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bolitai-Great-Wall-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Bolitai Great Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Again Diaowo Village<br \/>Returning from Bolitai Village, we again drive past <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tag\/diaowo-village\" target=\"_blank\">Diaowo V<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/diaowo-village\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/diaowo-village\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">i<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tag\/diaowo-village\" target=\"_blank\">llage<\/a>. We stop again and have a look at the famous scenic spot \u2013 Shilin Gorge (Stone Forest Gorge). Stone Forest Gorge covers an area of 12 square kilometers, the scenic area has many steep peaks standing upright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-entrance-to-the-Stone-Forest-Shili-Gorge0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-entrance-to-the-Stone-Forest-Shili-Gorge0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-entrance-to-the-Stone-Forest-Shili-Gorge0.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-entrance-to-the-Stone-Forest-Shili-Gorge0-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The entrance to the Stone Forest ( Shili Gorge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the splendid view of stone forest, it has a splendid waterfall with a total fall of more than 80 meters. The steep cliff, huge stone, clear pond and lush green trees have also attracted many visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Have-a-second-look-at-Diaowo-Village..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Have-a-second-look-at-Diaowo-Village..jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Have-a-second-look-at-Diaowo-Village..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Have-a-second-look-at-Diaowo-Village.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Have a second look at Diaowo Village.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The major Attractions in Pinggu, Beijing<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/lady-lees-family-in-diaowo-village\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diaowo Village<\/a> is an interesting place to explore the suburban life in Beijing, having a bite of the local village food, drinking, barbecuing, fishing and more. The village is located about 35km to the southwest of the Peach Orchard in Pinggu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More major attractions in Pinggu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/travel-review\/flying-dragon-valley-in-pinggu\" target=\"_blank\">Flying Dragon Valley<\/a><br \/>2) <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-great-wall\/bolitai-great-wall-steep-valley-peach-trees-and-villages-in-pinggu\" target=\"_blank\">Bolitai Great Wall<\/a><br \/>3) <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-excursions\/how-to-visit-jinhai-lake\" target=\"_blank\">Jinhai Lake<\/a> 2222<br \/>4) <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-the-glass-sightseeing-platform-in-pinggu-beijing\" target=\"_blank\">Pinggu Glass Sightseeing Platform<\/a><br \/>5) <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-jingdong-karst-cave\" target=\"_blank\">Jingdong Karst Cave<\/a><br \/>6) <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/huangsongyu-reservoir\" target=\"_blank\">Huangsongyu Reservior <\/a><br \/>7) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/diaowo-village\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/diaowo-village\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diaowo Village<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hassle-Free Private Tour to Visit the Glass Sightseeing Platform<\/strong><br \/>If you don\u2019t want go the daunting do-it-yourself-route and prefer an organized hassle-free private tour to visit the glass sightseeing platform, no worry and we have the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"px13_444444_u\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/family\/tour_1.php\" 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It is a beautiful village,&nbsp; looking like a paradise on earth. 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