Surely in your Trip to china One of the visits that you are most interested in making is the Big Wall, one of the great tourist icons of said country.
You must know that in the long extension of the Gran Muralla China There are numerous places where you can visit, but the most common are those located near Pekin.
And as you can imagine, it is a essential visit on your trip to the Chinese capital.
Now, when you plan your Trip to china It is important that you anticipate in advance what the sector to visit for the Gran Muralla China.
Whether you opt for a tour in Spanish to the Great Wall from BeijingAs if you prefer to visit on your own, you must first consider and choose the sector to visit, that is, the one that most attracts your attention or best suits your preferences.
From Pekin any of the sectors you choose you can visit on a day trip.
Thus, from the most touristic and popular of Badaling, which is located 80 kilometers from the Chinese capital and is accessed by a highway, to the furthest point of simatai, which is preserved in its most original state, 140 kilometers from Beijing.
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Curiosities about the history of the Great Wall of China
Another added issue is that you want to take the opportunity to do hiking along the Great Wall and decide to dedicate two days to the visit, for which you also have options.
What is the length of the Great Wall of China?
Started to build 2.000 years ago, the Gran Muralla China It extends for 6.700 kilometers, from east to west in northern China, through mountains and deserts.
Historical origin of the Great Wall of China
Its origins date back to the time when various states that existed in what is now Chinese territory were building their own fortifications to defend each other.
Until the year 221 BC, the Emperor Qin absorbed several states and created the first unified kingdom in China.
In order to defend against the huns, ordered the original fortifications to be joined with new walls, a construction that lasted until the 16th century, giving rise to what we now know as the Big Wall.
How much of the Great Wall of China is preserved
La Gran Muralla China In the end it spread from the border with South Korea until Gobi desert, although currently only 30 percent of it is preserved.
In 1987 it was declared Heritage awarded by the Unesco.
Which sectors of the Great Wall to visit from Beijing
Below, I detail the main characteristics of the most visited sectors of the Great Wall from Beijing.
Great Wall of China in Badaling
This is the most visited sector by tourists who go to Gran Muralla China from Pekin.
Just 80 kilometers from the Chinese capital, in Badaling you meet the best preserved section of the wall. which was built around the year 1500.
The walls in Badaling They are about seven meters high, and in some sections, up to six meters wide.
He is reputed to be the most comfortable area to visit from the Chinese capital, whose journey will take you at least two or three hours.
Of course, in the high tourist season such as the summer months, the visit will be made surrounded by hundreds of tourists who will compete to climb the steep slopes and stairs faster than you.
Great Wall at Mutianyu
If you wish to visit the Great Wall of China in the zone of Beijing, but you want to escape from the main sector of Badaling Because it is the most saturated with tourists, the most recommended option is Mutianyu sector.
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El Mutianyu sector is 70 kilometers from Beijing and the wall has greater slopes than in Badaling, so traveling through it requires good physical preparation.
Rebuilt by the ming dynasty, between the years 1400 and 1600, its origin dates back to the 1400th century, although the current fortification was built between the years 1600 and XNUMX.
The advantage of Mutianyu is that you will find many fewer tourists than in BadalingIn addition, on your journey along the wall you will be surrounded by lush forest areas.
On the other hand, other even less visited sectors such as Jinshanling and Simatai, are already between 120 and 140 kilometers away from the Chinese capital.
En Mutianyu You find fewer visitors than in Badaling, but it is also a sector prepared for tourism.
At Mutianyu sector of the Great Wall There are 22 watchtowers, not only in the main wall, but in branches that were extended with the aim of strengthening protection.
The wall in Mutianyu It is between six and seven meters high, and between four and five meters wide.
La Gran Muralla China has greater unevenness in Mutianyu that Badaling, which makes the visit more physically demanding.
However, it offers some special attractions, as the wall runs along the edges of the mountains surrounded by immense forests, which provides very varied landscapes depending on the time of year you visit.
Cable car to climb the Great Wall in Matianyu
To access the wall in the Mutianyu sector, visitors have the possibility of go up by cable car, which will allow us to save energy for our later walk through it.
You also have the possibility to go up by means of a chairlift to another area of the wall.
If during your visit to Mutianyu you decide on this other alternative, you have the attraction of being able descend from the Great Wall in a more way "exciting” and fast, going down a long slide that runs along the cable car path.
Tour to Mutianyu from Beijing
If instead of going on your own, you prefer to do the excursion with the company of a guide in Spanish, you can sign up for this private tour to the Great Wall in Mutianyu.
This is an excursion that will take you about 10 hours, of which four will be round trips between your hotel and the Great Wall.
Great Wall at Simatai
Among the various sectors of the Great Wall of China , simatai It is the one that is furthest from the capital. But also in simatai is where you can enjoy the Big Wall in its most original state, a true relic.
Furthermore, it is the sector whose visit is also the most demanding from a physical point of view.
El Simatai sector for the Gran Muralla China It is located 140 kilometers from Beijing.
Although your visit is not what is usually included in organized trips to China, there are agencies that offer it.
Here you have information about Tour to the Chinese Wall, private excursion ideal for groups of family or friends, for which you can choose the option of visit Simatai, which is complemented with the visit of another nearby sector, Jinshanling.
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La Great Wall at Simatai It is divided into two sectors, east and west, separated by the Mandarin Duck Lake, which is crossed by walking on a suspension bridge.
On the east side the wall runs like a snake along the top of the mountains, at an average height above sea level of about 1.000 meters.
Likewise, to reach one of the towers, the so-called Fairy Tower, you have to ascend a section of about 100 meters with a steep slope of 85 degrees, so narrow that you have to go one by one.
To start the Great Wall tour in Simatai, and if you want to reserve energy, you have the possibility of using a cable car to go up to the top of the mountain and then start touring it.
To return again to the base of the lake, if you want to do it in a more fun way, there is the possibility of going down quickly on a zip line.
If you want the Great Wall hiking tour is less physically demanding, you should choose to walk the west side, which is gentler.
While trekking through this part of the Great Wall you will be able to pass twelve watchtowers.
Great Wall at Jinshanling
Also somewhat far from Beijing (120 kilometers), Jinshanling It is another section of the wall that is pending restoration.
Its main characteristic is that the wall snakes around the contours of the mountains.
If you choose to go to this Jinshanling sector, you have the possibility of making a trekking until Simatai sector, an excursion that you can book in the same hotel where you are staying.
To do this excursion, at 8 in the morning they will pick you up at the hotel to take you to Jinshanling on a two-hour road trip.
En Jinshanling you can choose to go up in cable car to the wall, at the top of the mountain.
From there you begin the journey of trekking about 10 kilometers from the eastern section of Jinshanling to the western section of simatai, which will take you between four and five hours.
Finally, after descend to Mandarin Duck Lake on a zip line, again they will leave you at the hotel around six in the afternoon.
Tour in Spanish to the Great Wall of China
Nap essential excursion from Beijing If you don't want to organize it on your own, you can sign up for a Tour in Spanish to the Great Wall of China.
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This is an excursion that takes place in private group from three people, in which you must first choose which sector of the Great Wall you want to visit.
On the tour you will be accompanied by a guide in spanish and it will take you between 8 and 14 hours depending on the sector chosen.
Here you have all the information about this tour in Spanish to the Great Wall.
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Hello Jose Luis
We have scheduled the following trip:
Peking-datong-pingyao-xian-shanghai (with its surroundings of suzhou, hangzhou, etc...)
All this in 16 days.
Do you think it's possible?
Do you know of any local agency that would help us in destinations like Shanghai to prepare the excursions to Suzhou or in Beijing for the excursion to the Great Wall?
Thanks in advance
Rosa, I think that with 16 days you have time to visit, at least, most of the places you indicate.
As for local agencies, I have no experience of having traveled with any, nor references. I'm sorry
Hello, how am I going to China for the month of December, what do you think?
Jeffrey, it depends on which cities in China you want to visit. I suppose you know that in December in Beijing it is very cold, with several degrees below zero. The same will happen in other northern cities. If you go to Shanghai or Hong Kong instead, you won't have a problem with time.
Thank you José Luis,
Our physical form is normal… and what about Mutianyu's option? go up on the chairlift and go down the slide? Is the walking part long or complicated? Do you think it is better than Badaling? Again, thank you so much
Iria, I only know Badaling, but I imagine that Mutianyu, with its “attractions”, will also be very appropriate for a visit. I, in fact, will go to Mutianyu next time.
Hello,
First of all, thank you very much for all the information, it's nice. This summer my boy and I are going to China (from July 27 to August 10). Of course, we want to visit the Great Wall. From everything I have read, the most interesting area is Simatai, and at first we had the idea of going to this area, but a friend told us that we are crazy and that it is impossible to do the 4-hour trek that this area requires, with the temperatures and humidity in August in China. What do you recommend us?
Iria, indeed, in August it is very hot and very humid, so the route along the Chinese Wall (regardless of the sector) is really demanding.
I don't know what your physical condition is, but it is physically hard to do a long trek, especially in the less prepared sections.