Great Wall

 

The Great Wall of China, one in all the foremost awesome synthetic comes within the world, lies across the northern a part of China sort of a nice sleeping dragon, winding its approach through China\'s Brobdingnagian territorial dominion. With a history of over a pair of,500 years, the good Wall attracts guests from everywhere the planet. In 1987, the good Wall was listed on UNESCO\'s World Heritage List. the good Wall of China was chosen joined of the new Seven Wonders of the planet during a world poll proclaimed on Gregorian calendar month seven, 2007. it\'s usually aforesaid \"If you haven\'t climbed the good Wall, you haven\'t seen China.\" most of the people within the world have seen photos of the good Wall, however photos square measure however poor imitations of the sweetness and grandeur that\'s China\'s Great Wall. No China tour is complete while not seeing the good Wall. Visiting it\'s the expertise of time period.

The legend of Meng Jiangnu transportation down a part of the good Wall together with her tears

Many legends have survived concerning the development of the good Wall. Among them, the foremost standard is that the story concerning woman Meng Jiangnu.

On the night of their wedding, Meng Jiangnu\'s husband was conscribed to figure on the good Wall by the Qin troopers. Before he went away, woman Meng stone-broke her white jade pin in 2 and gave her husband one [*fr1] as a token of affection. One day, woman Meng unreal that her husband was perpetually yelling \"Cold, cold\". She recalled that her husband was sporting terribly skinny garments. She created some cushiony garments for her husband and left home to seem for her husband. She did not understand that her husband had already died of exhaustion. Upon hearing this, she burst into tears. the good Wall was touched and quite twenty Kilometers folded, revealing the body of her husband and plenty of others. On seeing this, she committed suicide by jumping into the ocean. A temple is found at Shanhai Pass close to the ocean in memory of this loyal woman.

A statue of Meng Jiangnu at Shanhai Pass

The statue of Meng Jiangnu is eternally looking for her husband

Sections of the Great Wall

The Great Wall Near Beijing 

Factors, such as season, accessibility, safety, health condition, should be taken into account when visiting the Great Wall. The view as you climb to the top is stunning. Badaling and Juyong Pass is the most visited and most easily accessible part of the Wall. The section between Jinshanling and Simatai requires more physical stamina to climb. The scenery of Mutianyu Great Wall is extremely beautiful in autumn when the trees covering the mountainsides have turned golden.

Badaling Great Wall

The best-preserved and most imposing section of the Great Wall is at Badaling, which is located 72 kilometers (45 miles) away at the northwest of Beijing. In Chinese, 'Bada' means 'giving access to every direction'. The name itself suggests its strategic importance. This section is made of large blue bricks. The wall has an average height of 7 meters (24 feet) and a width of 6 meters (19 feet) at the bottom, and 5 meters (16 feet) at the top. It is wide enough to allow ten soldiers to march side by side along the wall. The highest point here is more than 731 meters (2,400 feet) above sea level.

Badaling, the most visited site of The Great Wall nearby Beijing

The Badaling Section is one of the most picturesque locations on The Great Wall

Mutianyu Great Wall

Suggested Beijing tours including Mutianyu Great Wall 

Mutianyu Great Wall is located 70kilometers (43 miles) from the center of Beijing. It is much steeper than Badaling Great Wall, and a more challenging climb. This section, older than Badaling, is considered by Chinese and foreign tourists as the best part of the Great Wall. There are fewer people here because the location is less accessible than Badaling. Surrounded by woodland and streams, this section takes on a different look in each season. Blossoming flowers in spring, flowing streams in summer, red leaves in autumn and white snow in winter make this one of the Great Walls most photographic spots.

A guard tower stands quiet sentry over the surrounding hills

The Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall

Simatai Great Wall 

The Simatai Great Wall is located 120 kilometers (74 miles) from Beijing. It is often described with the following three words: perilous, diverse, and peculiar. This section has not been restored as much as Badaling and much of the section is in a state of ruin with exposed bricks and the ruins of watch towers. A famous specialist of Great Wall history has stated: "The Great Wall is the best of the Chinese buildings, and Simatai Section is the best of the Great Wall." This section has been named as one of the most "excellent cultural relics of the world" by UNESCO.

Steep climbing at the Simatai Section of The Great Wall

The Simatai Section of The Great Wall has not been restored

Jinshanling Great Wall

Suggested Beijing tours including hiking route of Jinshanling-Simatai Great Wall

The Jinshanling Great Wall is located 140 kilometers (87 miles) northeast of Beijing. It features complicated and well preserved fortification systems. The walls are more solid, the watchtowers are taller and it retains its original Ming Dynasty appearance. Here you can see the Wall relatively undisturbed and in its original condition. The wall follows the contours of the mountains, and stretches off into the distance. The wall has not been restored, so it has a special beauty. It is the section that foreign visitors like the most.

The Jinshanling Section of The Great Wall follows the mountain's contours

The Jinshanling Section is unrestored and a challenge to visitors

Shanhai Pass

The Shanhaiguan Great Wall, locates at Qinhuangdao which is in Hebei Province, is the east starting point of the Great Wall. It was first built in 1381 in Ming dynasty. It has the reputation of "the first pass in the world". The walls are 14 meters tall and 7 meters thick. It has very complete defense system. Standing on the Great Wall can command a panoramic view of the grand ocean and the winding Great Wall. This section is known as the Old Dragon's Head because it is the easternmost end of the Great Wall.

The Old Dragon's Head in Hebei Province

The First Gate Under Heave in the Shanhai Pass