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The Great Wall of China is considered the first of the wonders of the world The length of the same is a source of discussion.
In the north of Beijing there are many areas you can visit, from the Badiling most popular, reaching the Jankou difficult, but beautiful, but which one to choose.
We suggest you visit the Mutianyu Great Wall.
1, it is not too crowded, especially compared with Badaling Obviously, it is best to avoid weekends and Chinese holidays.
2, it offers many services for tourists, including shops, restaurants, cable car lift.
3 has the longest restored section of wall more than 2 km.
4 From here you can easily reach several original wall sections, still not restored.
5 is unique and it is perhaps the best preserved part The walls are granite top 6-7 meters wide and 4-5 The section battlements both outside and inside, something almost unique in the Chinese wall.
Learning to Mutianyu, which is an hour and a half of Beijing, is relatively simple just take bus 916 or 916 快 express 12 RMB attention is the official bus that leaves every 15 minutes from Metro Bus Station Dongzhimen 2 and 13 course 916 快 Express takes less time than 916.
Get off at Huairou Beidajie 柔 北 大街 You will find many minibuses and several private cars waiting to give you a ride to the Mutianyu Great Wall.
These minibuses and taxis are not official, but they are the only way to reach Mutianyu Great Wall data in November 2014.
4 people in a car, pay 60 RMB 15 each Create a group with other tourists and be inflexible on price, from 10 RMB per head to reach a maximum of 15.
Beware During your 916 or 916 Express Travel you will see people get on the bus, even with the blue uniforms of the bus drivers, you say that you arrived in Huairou Beidajie and you have to get off Don confidence t They are minibus drivers who want to get you down before Huairou Beidajie to ask for more money to count the bus and get off at Huairou Beidajie.
If in doubt ask the driver, showing a paper with Huairou Beidajie written in Chinese 柔 北 大街 To return to the same road in the opposite direction.
At the entrance you will have different options to choose before buying ticket prices updated in November 2014.
A trip cable car RMB 80 children under 12 years 40 RMB.
Two cable cars RMB100 travel Children under 12 years 50 RMB.
Slide RMB 80 children under 12 years 60 RMB.
Slide two RMB100 children travel under 12 80 RMB.
Chairlift trip RMB 80 children under 12 years 60 RMB.
Chairlift two trips RMB 100 children under 12 years 80 RMB.
Remember that there are two separate companies, one for the cable car and a chairlift to the toboggan You can not change your cable car ticket for the chairlift or sledding But if you buy the toboggan ticket chairlift you can decide which one to take to return.
We chose to ride the cable car and return with the toboggan run for a total of 145 RMB each Believe me, it is worth the price.
The cable offers a unique view and avoids over 1,000 steps to climb the Great Wall We are not lazy, but the Mutianyu Great Wall is tilted significantly in various parts and quite tiring to climb to avoid 1000 steps is not a bad idea at all.
The slide is very fun The track is 1580 meters long, and it is characterized by different curves and zigzags driving the sled is very easy and you can adjust the speed with a single lever We recommend that you wait before starting to have a space between you and the one before it, particularly if slow, could completely ruin your experience below you can see a short video of our descent.
When you are on the Mutianyu Great Wall, do not follow the mass of Chinese tourists, but the head is to the tower 1, where you can enjoy the magnificent restored wall and in 20 minutes get to the unrestored section.
The restored part is absolutely amazing, but the silence and peace around the unrestored part is unique There, it will be just you and the original ruins of a defensive wall that has seen for centuries the attacks of the Mongol hordes cold north.
obviously be careful that you walk between large shrubs, steep trails and towers in ruins.
A big thank you to Randy and Chris for the wonderful friendship.
It is possible to sign a special wall installed inside round 14.
Remember that toilet services are rare on the wall.
There are many shops and restaurants located at the entrance, even for vegetarians.
We thing there will be a great growth of tourism in this section in the coming months The services offered are unique and we are convinced that much of the mass tourism will shift to the famous Badiling at Mutianyu So hurry up.
The famous section of Jankou is located after the Tour 15, which is on the opposite side of where we offered you to go if you have time, we must recommend you go during your visit to Mutianyu .
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