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The Great Wall of China, Badaling Section The Great Wall at Badaling The scenery around Badaling from the Great Wall. Badaling (Chinese: 八达岭; pinyin: Bādálǐng) is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Beijing's city center, in Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing municipality.
Badaling Great Wall railway station [1] (Chinese: 八达岭长城站; pinyin: Bādálǐng chángchéng zhàn), also translated as Badalingchangcheng railway station, is a railway station in Badaling scenic area, Yanqing District, Beijing.
He overcame the steep gradient near Badaling using a switchback. Due to his achievement in constructing this railway, Zhan (Jeme) is called the father of China's railways. The railway was extended from Zhangjiakou to Hohhot by 1921 and to Baotou by 1923. Even with the switchback, the gradient near Qinglongqiao railway station is still at 3.3%.
The Commune by the Great Wall is near the Badaling section of the Great Wall. The Commune consists of private villas designed by twelve Asian architects. Its clubhouse and villas are in a valley totaling eight square kilometers. It also houses corporate functions, weddings, film shoots, and fashion shows.
The Badaling Great Wall near Zhangjiakou is the most famous stretch of the wall, as it was the first section to be opened to the public in the People's Republic of China; foreign dignitaries would be shown this section on visits to the Great Wall. [54] The Badaling Great Wall saw nearly 10 million visitors in 2018, and in 2019, a daily limit of ...
Badaling Town (simplified Chinese: 八达岭镇; traditional Chinese: 八達嶺鎮; pinyin: Bādálǐng Zhèn) is a town on the southwestern part of Yanqing District of Beijing. It borders Kangzhuang and Dayushu Towns to its north, Jingzhuang Town to its east, Nankou Town to its southeast, and Donghuayuan Town to its west. It was home to 10,024 ...
Badaling and Mutianyu Great Wall: 2007 A 3,741 m section of the Great Wall [13] initially constructed in 1505 to protect the Juyong Pass, [14] restored after 1952, [15] and opened to tourists in 1958. [13] It has received scores of foreign leaders, most notably US president Richard Nixon during his 1972 visit. [15] Beijing: Beijing 13 Ming ...
Beijing Great Wall National Park (北京长城国家公园) Beijing: January 14, 2017 [10] 59.91 [3] To protect historical sites at Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs. [3] Qilian Mountains National Park (祁连山国家公园) Gansu and Qinghai: June 26, 2017 [11] 50,000 [3] To protect endangered species in the Qilian Mountains. [3]