Badaling Gateway Fortress

China / Beijing / Changping /
 place with historical importance, fortification
Badaling (8 Reaches Ridge) is the best preserved section of the Great Wall. It is called Bada (8 Reaches) as the maze of ridges stretch in all directions. It is located 70 kilometres north west from the centre of Beijing City, 1000 meters above sea level, and commands a strategic position on the north passage of Juyongguan (Mediocre House Pass).

The Great Wall at Badaling was built in the 18th year of the reign of the Ming emperor Hong Zhi (1505). The wall, built with tall granite slabs on the outside, is 7.8 meters high on average, some sections even reaching 8.4 meters in height. It is about 6.5 meters wide on average at its base, and 5.7 meters wide on average at the ramparts. The wall is wide enough for five horses to gallop abreast and ten people to advance shoulder to shoulder.

www.kinabaloo.com/badaling_great_wall.html
www.badaling.gov.cn/english/history/history03.htm
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Coordinates:   40°21'15"N   116°0'24"E

Comments

  • I visted with my wife and recently adopted Chinese daughter. The place is full of hawkers plying you with their wares. Be strong and keep walking through the gate--don't make eye contact.
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  • I've been there 6 months ago. It was great
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