Great Wall aka: 长城, Badaling

Rather than going to the more crowded Badaling section, you may want to check out the other sections. I went to Mutianyu and had a wonderful time. It’s a lot of walking, but the experience and views are quite breath taking. Definitely recommended.

I have been in Beijing for several years, but I have not seen this great place. I will go there 3 months later.

I didn’t like Badaling so much I far preferred other more natural portions of the wall. Badaling is really touristy you just climb up and then back down. It takes like ten min but you can get certificates stating that you’ve climbed the wall to make yourself look cool. On other parts of the wall you can spend the day hiking around. The vistas are amazing when you have walked for a bit. Well worth it!

All of us has read about the great wall and wondered why it’s so special. I didn’t realise how fantastic it would be to stand there, on one of the worlds most fantastic monument made of human hands. It was like a whole new world that opened my eyes.

This neverending wall that crawled over the mountains as long you could see. How could they bulid something like this and poor bastards who had to be there and guard the emperors land.

A man made object you can see from space. I’d love to hike the entire route.

Even better would be to have the time to hike the entire route.