5. Badaling Great Wall
The Badaling Great Wall is located at the north mouth of the Guangou ancient path of Jundu Mountain in Yanqing District of Beijing. It is known as one of the nine fortresses in the world and is the best-preserved and most complete section of the Great Wall. It is very representative in the Great Wall of Ming dynasty. In 1987, it was listed as a "World Cultural Heritage".
Address: the north mouth of the Guangou ancient path of Jundu Mountain in Yanqing District of Beijing
Main Attractions: Beacon Towers, Looking-toward Beijing Rock, Ancient Cannons, the Great Wall Museum
Website: www.badaling.gov.cn
Tel: +86-10-69121226
Tickets: Peak season (April-October): CNY 40
Off season (November-March): CNY 35
Opening time:
April-June & September-October: 06:30~19:00
November-March: 07:30~18:00
July-August: 06:00~19:30
How to get there
By bus: take Tourist bus line 8 (游8) at Andingmen or Qianmen stop and get off at Badaling stop; or take Bus 919 from Deshengmen stop to Badaling Great Wall stop, and then take a shuttle bus to the destination.