After visiting China almost once a month for a year, we finally made it to the Great Wall. There are many sections to visit and the one we chose were recommended to be the most gorgeous section at Badaling. Left the hotel at 0800 and reached there around 9:30am by private car, delayed due to heavy traffic leaving the city. After and hour of so on the highway you can see beautiful mountains up ahead and as you get nearer you can see certain sections of the Great Wall and it was a wonderful scene.
Once we reached the place there were busloads of tourists and a long que at the cable car station. However it was very quick and we only spent about 15mins waiting in line. It was RMB 45 for entrance ton the Great Wall and RMB 80 for the cable car ride up and down.
Wonderful view going up and we cannot ask for a lovelier day of blue sky and crisp cool weather. It always difficult to find clear skies in Beijing. The only thing were that we taken aback by the overwhelming amount of people visiting the place. Imagine if we came on the week end, it is literally the Great Wall of People!
Nevertheless once you entered, the scenery was breathtaking. With the rolling mountains and the Great Wall snaking up down through ridges and the history behind it, it's really one of the wonders of the world. It's one of the must visit place other than the Forbidden City in Beijing. We are so happy to have finally made it.
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Once we reached the place there were busloads of tourists and a long que at the cable car station. However it was very quick and we only spent about 15mins waiting in line. It was RMB 45 for entrance ton the Great Wall and RMB 80 for the cable car ride up and down.
Wonderful view going up and we cannot ask for a lovelier day of blue sky and crisp cool weather. It always difficult to find clear skies in Beijing. The only thing were that we taken aback by the overwhelming amount of people visiting the place. Imagine if we came on the week end, it is literally the Great Wall of People!
Nevertheless once you entered, the scenery was breathtaking. With the rolling mountains and the Great Wall snaking up down through ridges and the history behind it, it's really one of the wonders of the world. It's one of the must visit place other than the Forbidden City in Beijing. We are so happy to have finally made it.
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Location:Beijing
