Badaling
40°21′15″N 116°00′25″E / 40.35417°N 116.00694°E
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Badaling Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty (1505) to occupy a commanding and strategic position for protecting the Juyongguan Pass (Juyongguan section of the Great Wall) to its south, further protecting the city of Beijing.[1]
The portion of the wall at Badaling has undergone restoration, and in 1957, it was the first section of the wall to open to tourism.[2] Now visited annually by millions, the immediate area has seen significant development, including hotels, restaurants, and a cable car.[3]
Transport
Expressway
The Badaling Expressway connects Badaling with central Beijing.
Railway
Two China Railway lines serve Badaling:
- The Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway has CRH high-speed trains running from Beijing North station, stopping at the underground Badaling Great Wall station.
- Line S2 of the Beijing Suburban Railway serves people who want to go to the at-grade Badaling station from Huangtudian station.
Bus
The 877 bus runs frequently between Deshengmen Bus Station (adjacent to the Jishuitan station on Line 2 and Line 19 of Beijing Subway) and Badaling Great Wall.
Fame
It was here that President
Badaling and the expressway were the site of the finishing circuit of the
Internal traffic
Gondola Lift
Funicular
Badaling Great Wall Funicular starts from the opposite of Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall and goes to the fourth floor of the best viewing point of Badaling Great Wall-South.[6]
Alpine Coaster
Shuttle bus
References
- ^ "Badaling Great Wall" ChinaTour.Net Accessed 2014-1-18
- ^ "A Guide to Exploring the Great Wall of China from Beijing". 4 May 2017.
- ^ "A Guide to Exploring the Great Wall of China from Beijing". 4 May 2017.
- ^ "American Experience". Pbs.org. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Lonely Planet. "Bādálǐng". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "八达岭索道缆车". 八达岭特区官网.
External links
- Official website
- Badaling Section of the Great Wall at Wikivoyage.org