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Great Wall (万里长城)

North Of Beijing City, Beijing, China
Description: The Great Wall is China’s international calling card, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and one of mankind’s greatest architectural achievements. Built to protect the borders of the Chinese empire, the Great Wall...Read More
  • #2 most popular
    thing to do in Beijing
  • Avg. User Rating:
    4 out of 5 stars

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Great Wall (万里长城) Reviews

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Great Wall at Badaling

  • 5 out of 5 stars by rcoffelt from shanghai, China
  • April 4, 2004
Great Wall at Badaling
Quote: This has to be one of the top experiences of my life! We booked a tour through our hotel of the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. The section we saw was at Badaling, which is the section that has been restored. It isn't enough to see it, you have to... Read the full Great Wall (万里长城) review

From journal Night Train to Beijing

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The Great Wall of China

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Elginah from Stavanger, Norway
  • April 19, 2003
The Great Wall of China
Quote: Our arrival in Beijing had been rather foggy and mist-ridden. We basically counted on the weather forecasts provided by the hotel and the news to decide when to head for the Great Wall. Our pre-trip reading had us hell-bent on avoiding the usual... Read the full Great Wall (万里长城) review

From journal Historical Emersion in Beijing

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Great Wall at Mutianyu

  • 4 out of 5 stars by DesignerGigi from , Minnesota
  • March 29, 2003
Great Wall at Mutianyu
Quote: What's it like? Incredible, awe-inspiring, breathtaking, and fasinating! We awoke to a drizzle, rather a bit of sleet/snow combined. We had arranged a drive the previous day, actually, a cab driver we had gotten at the hotel who took us to the... Read the full Great Wall (万里长城) review

From journal China Discovery

The Great Wall of China

  • 4 out of 5 stars by dolphoto from San Jose, California
  • December 20, 2002
The Great Wall of China
Quote: If you have time to see only one sight while visiting Beijing, this should be it. The experience of visiting the Great Wall is on the scale of the Grand Canyon or the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower. The Great Wall is composed of tall solid... Read the full Great Wall (万里长城) review

From journal Simultaneous Centuries

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The Great Wall of China: Badaling

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Jenn966 from Hamilton Square, New Jersey
  • October 24, 2002
The Great Wall of China: Badaling
Quote: Badaling has really been given a bad reputation for being too "touristy" in the adventure travel guides, like Rough Guide and Lonely Planet. Yes, there are a lot of little shops and stalls. Yes, there are many big bus tours. Yes, it's difficult... Read the full Great Wall (万里长城) review

From journal MBA Students on the Loose in Beijing

The Great wall of China

  • 4 out of 5 stars by danielk from Copenhagen, Denmark
  • July 24, 2002
Quote: To see the wall you can take a buss (very cheap) or rent a taxi for a full day (should be no more than $20-30). The drive is about 1 hour back and forth. The driver might expect that you eat lunch with him, at least you should offer to buy him some... Read the full Great Wall (万里长城) review

From journal Beijing - silk marked & The Chinese wall

Badaling Great Wall

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Sakura from Kobe, Japan
  • September 30, 2001
Badaling Great Wall
Quote: The Great Wall was crowed with Chinese tourist and foreign tourists. The entrance was divided into the course which goes to the south (right hand), and the course which goes to the north (left hand). Although we took the north course, it was a good... Read the full Great Wall (万里长城) review

From journal The Trip to China in 2001

The Great Wall

  • 4 out of 5 stars by world designer from Rancho Santa Fe, California
  • January 6, 2001
The Great Wall
Quote: An amazing sight to see, even with everyone that has gone to Beijing and went to the great wall, I am sure it is quite a different experience for each person. I went to the ancient section which took about 2 hours to get to...but very well worth it,... Read the full Great Wall (万里长城) review

From journal Beijing- A historical wonder

Great Wall

  • 2 out of 5 stars by willgo from Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • September 30, 2000
Quote: The Great Wall can be viewed from space. But from the parking lot, one has to snake through meters of street vendors anxious to sell souvenirs before you get to walk on the wall with hundreds of tourists, have your photo taken and hurry back to the... Read the full Great Wall (万里长城) review

From journal China budget tour

The Great Wall

  • 4 out of 5 stars by adventuredoc from Satellite Beach, Florida
  • September 15, 2000
Quote: Fantastic... if you have the time take the trolly car to the top and walk down. It has to be visited in person to be appreciated. On the downside, they tour bus will force you to visit the Pearl Factory or Ming Tombs which are NOT worth the time.

From journal A Recent Trip to Beijing