If you re an avid hiker looking for a lesser visited section of the wall then huanghuacheng the yellow flower wall might be the place for you.
Beijing visiting great wall china.
For the wild at heart.
Be sure to visit the great wall of china.
The wall was begun in the qin dynasty 221 207bc when china was first united under one flag.
How to visit the great wall.
Around 95 km from beijing about 2 hrs drive.
Visitors can choose from over 12 well known sections and access them through a group tour private driver private tour public transportation sometimes combined with taxis or by driving their own car.
Spring april may in beijing s mountains is cool warm and the green plants and flowers make the great wall beautiful.
The best times to visit the great wall around beijing are spring and autumn to avoid summer heat and crowds and winter freezing conditions.
If you go to beijing you should not miss visiting the great wall of china.
The best times to visit.
Gigantic stone cordon of chinese military fortifications erected between the 3rd century bc and the 17th century ad the great wall of china is one of the largest ancient relics in the world.
Mutianyu is trickier to.
They are all not far from downtown beijing 1 2 hours driving away.
The second most popular place when visiting the great wall of china from beijing.
Fall september november is a the best hiking season due to the clear weather.
The choice between the two comes down to this badaling is slightly better preserved and much easier to get to.
The great wall of china stretches east to west from shanhaiguan on the yellow sea to the gobi desert s jiayuguan a fortress traditionally viewed as the last outpost of civilisation a distance of over 6000km.
Most famous beijing great wall sections are located in its suburban areas including the well preserved badaling and mutianyu the renovated juyonguan jinshanling and simatai and wild jiankou and gubeikou.
144 hours of visa free travel in beijing and hebei.
The great wall from beijing.
Most visitors go to the great wall as part of a half or full day trip from beijing.
The great wall of china was built mainly during the three dynasties qin dynasty 221 b c to 206 b c han dynasty 206 b c 220 a d and ming dynasty 1368 a d 1644 a d.
Beijing is the best destination to admire the great wall of china.