• Badaling Great Wall is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall partly because it is close to Beijing city and connected with urban area by expressway.
  • 40°21′15″N 116°00′25″E / 40.35417°N 116.00694°E. The Great Wall of China, Badaling Section. The Great Wall at Badaling. The scenery around Badaling from the Great Wall.
  • Badaling Great Wall in Beijing is the best-preserved and most complete section among the various, hence the most popular, even among world leaders.
  • We chose to visit Badaling because it’s relatively easier than other sections, and there are quite many transport options to get to Badaling from Beijing.
  • Badaling commands a strategic position, once the first line of defense on the main pass between Beijing and the Mongol tribes north of the Great Wall.
  • Since then, Badaling Great Wall has turned into an important place for the Chinese Government to entertain foreign guests making state visits.
  • Badaling is an ancient military defense project. In 1987, the wall was listed by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site. Now, it is open to the visitors.
  • Top ways to experience The Great Wall at Badaling. See all. ... Great Wall of China at Badaling and Ming Tombs Day Tour from Beijing.
  • Guan’gou gorge,there are several interesting and historic sites.Badaling is a rare ancient military defense project.The elevation of it is about 1,000 meters.
  • To hike up the north section of the Badaling Great Wall, you have two starting points – either from the Badaling Pass or the Badaling Bear Park.