Badaling (bā dá líng八达岭 ) Great Wall is located at Yanqing (yánqìng 延庆) County, more than 70 kilometers northwest from the center of Beijing City. It is a mountain pass of the Jundu Mountain. Badaling is at the highest point of north end of the Guan'gou gorge, in which the Juyongguan Pass lies. In the history, the function of Badaling was to protect the Juyongguan Pass. Along with Guan'gou gorge, there are several interests and historic sites. Badaling is a rare ancient military defense project. The elevation of it is about 1,000 meters.

The wall of Badaling has a total length of 3, 741 meters with an average height of 8 meters The highest part is 15 meters. The total area for a tour is 19, 000 square meters. The top of the wall can permit five horses to be ridden abreast. There are arched doors at the inner side of the wall with very little distance between each two doors. The arched doors lead you to the top of the wall by stone stairs.

Badaling became a very important military strategic place since the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC) and the Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC). Many incomplete parts of the wall were proved to be built in the Warring States Period.


Badaling was the earliest section to be open to the tourists among all the parts of the whole Great Wall. 130 million tourists from China and abroad have visited Badaling; 370 foreign leaders and very important persons have come to climb Badaling successively.

This section of the Great Wall was made by huge bar stones. Some of the stones have a height of two meters with a weight of hundreds kilograms. Inside the Wall are made of mud and stone block. The top floor of the Great Wall is paved with square bricks which made the floor very orderly and smooth. On the highest place, signal fire platforms were set to send warning signals in the ancient China. One fire with one smoke means the enemy is about 100 men; two fires with two smoke means 500 men, and three fires with three smoke means more than 1,000 men... By this way, the persons who were warned were able to know the state of the enemy.

Near Badaling, there is a large-scaled Great-Wall-of-China Museum as well as the Great Wall National Theater from which you can get a full and complete view of the Great Wall.

In 1961, the State Council decided that Badaling was a national key protected culture relic unit. In 1987, Badaling became ' World Cultural heritage' by the United Nation.

Contact
Tourist Center
Address: Badaling Special Zone, Yanqing County, Beijing
Post Code:102102
Phone:69121226
Fax:69121268
Websitehttp://www.badaling.gov.cn

Map


Attractions nearby
The Ming Tombs
Juyongguan Pass

Opening Time
Nov. 1 to Mar. 31, 6：30——19：00
Apr. 1 to Oct. 31, 7：00——18：00

Bus Line

• 919 from Deshengmen 6:00-17:00
• Tourist Bus - one route is visits Badaling Great Wall and Dingling (定陵) which is one of the Ming Tombs(150 rmb/person). Visiting Badaling Great Wall only is 90 rmb/person.
• Everyday tickets sold from 6:30 - 10:00 Dispatch Center: Tian’anmen Square Phone: +86 (0)10 83531111
• Tourist Bus 1,2,3,4. Take #1 at Qianmen, #2 at Beijing railway Station(Beijingzhan), Take Lateral #2 at the west gate of Beijing History Museum, #3 at Dongdaqiao,#4 at Beijing Zoo(Dongwuyuan).
• By Train
• from Beijing Beizhan, Xizhimen(北京北站，西直门)and stops at Qinglongqiao (青龙桥) Station. Line A237.The train departs at 08：07 and arrive at 09：41. 4.5rmb/person
• Take Line A238 at Qinglongqiao Station at 16:00, It will take 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Ticket Price
Nov. 1 to Mar. 31,40 rmb, student half
Apr. 1 to Oct. 31,45 rmb, student half
Cable car，60 rmb

Tips

• You are not a hero unless you climb on the Great Wall. (不到长城非好汉）
• Chinese electronic guide is 10 rmb, English, Japanese, Korean, French is 40 rmb. Tel: 69121580
• The best hours
• Go in the early morning or late afternoon when sightseeing buses are relatively scarce. And, the low-angled sun rays help make great photographs. Crowds can be thick from mid-morning to mid-afternoon.
• The two best months
• May - Usually sunny (though you could encounter occasional rains). Wild flowers are abloom. Vacation travel season has begun, but modestly so.
• October - Usually sunny (and even less chance of rain than in May). Moderate tourist count. Fall temperatures are brisk, but refreshing and comfortable, making it a pleasant time to travel to the Great Wall of China.
• The next best months
• June to September - Although summer is the rainy, humid season and the vacation tour season is in full swing, it's better to visit the Great Wall of China then than during the winter (see next item) or not at all.
• The least desirable months
• November to April - You'll share the Great Wall of China with few tourists. And, it's the dry season. However, the weather can be bitterly cold and biting, especially in January and February.
• You'd better consult clearly before going there in the peak season or holidays, sometimes visitors are caught with chaff to be guided to the Shuiguan not Badaling section for the addmission fee is different.

八达岭长城

八达岭长城位于北京北部延庆县境内，离北京市区70多千米，是北京修复最好、开放最早的长城，同时也是北京地区长城中最雄伟的一处。

八达岭是燕山余脉军都山中的一个山口，这一带山峦重叠，多险峰峻岭，形势险要，是历来兵家必争之地，由“路从此分，四通八达，故名八达岭，是关山最高者”可见一斑，因此八达岭长城也被称为天下九塞之一，成为护卫居庸关的前哨。

八达岭长城随着山峰的走势，蜿蜒起伏，如巨龙盘绕，其城墙高大坚固，基部全用花岗岩条石筑成，每块均重达半吨以上，墙上部由大城砖砌成，当中填有碎石和土块，顶部铺方砖，平坦宽阔，可任五马并驰或十人并行；八达岭的城台（有敌台和站台两种）密集，上层可以瞭望、射击、燃放烟火，下层可以住人、休息、存放武器；烽火台是长城必不可少的部分，每五里到十里就有一台，遇到敌情白天可燃烟、夜间可点火，迅速将情况报告给指挥机关。这样一座工程，真可谓进可攻、退可守。

八达岭水关长城是八达岭长城整个防御体系中不可或缺的一部分，也是八达岭长城中保存的最精固的一部分；它坐落在关沟的崇山峻岭间，因两山夹峙，一水中流，而得名“水关”，同时也可以水御敌，故而成为了八达岭长城下辖的重要关口之一。

在距八达岭西南十里处的山谷，隐约可看到一座残破的长城似巨龙一般盘踞在群山之上，这就是八达岭残长城。它历经了近两千年的风风雨雨，残破的城墙上长满了荒草，呈现出沧桑的风貌，但历史却在这里留下了不可磨灭的印记。

其实登临长城不仅仅是为了那句“不登长城非好汉”，在雄伟壮观的八达岭长城上，还有许许多多令人值得欣赏回味的名胜古迹：“居庸外镇”的东城台、“北门锁钥”的西城台、壮美的北五楼、北八楼，建有铺舍的南六楼、刻有“天险”的绝壁、风格迥异的敌楼……八达岭长城是万里长城的一个缩影，也是万里长城的杰出代表，它像一座历史丰碑，传承着龙的精神，闪耀着炎黄子孙的智慧，向世界人民彰显着中华民族的风采。

门票：4月1日至10月31日 45元/人，11月1日至3月31日 40元/人

交通信息：德胜门乘919路（每15分钟一班车），前门（17路站）乘游1路，北京站东街（103路站）乘游2路，历史博物馆西门乘游2路支线，东大桥（28路站）乘游3路，西直门、动物园乘游4路，苹果园乘游4路支线，前门西出租站乘游5路，安定门、前门乘游8路均可直达（各游车首发时间均为早上6：30），车程只需40分钟。

开放时间：夏季6：30——19：00；冬季：7：00——18：0

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