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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 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.
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 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]
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.
Train identification numbers are prefixed with the letter 'S'. The line primarily serves tourists traveling to the Great Wall of China at Badaling. Line S2 uses the NDJ3 diesel multiple unit marked "Great Wall" (Chinese: 长城号; pinyin: Chángchéng Hào) in a seven-car push-pull configuration (L+7T+L). Accommodation comes in 'soft-seat ...
The Badaling Expressway (Simplified Chinese: 八达岭高速公路, Traditional Chinese: 八達嶺高速公路, Hanyu Pinyin: Bādálíng Gāosù Gōnglù) is an expressway in China which links urban Beijing to the Badaling stretch of the Great Wall of China. It continues toward Yanqing and leaves Beijing, becoming the Jingzhang Expressway.
CR400BF-C, the train dedicated for Beijing–Zhangjiakou HSR. Leading north from Beijing North railway station the line passes the stations of Qinghe, Shahe and Changping.It enters a tunnel under the Great Wall at Badaling and arriving at Badaling Great Wall railway station, avoiding the famous switchback, zigzag conventional railway line.