page_title: Badaling
hierarchical_section_title: Badaling
caption_attribution_description: English: April morning view of the Great Wall of China at Badaling, 2004
context_page_description: Badaling is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of urban Beijing city in Yanqing District, which is within the Beijing municipality. The portion of the wall running through the site was built in 1504 during the Ming Dynasty, along with a military outpost reflecting the location's strategic importance. The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou, approximately 1,015 metres above sea level.
  Badaling Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty to occupy a commanding and strategic position for protecting the Juyongguan Pass to its south, further protecting the city of Beijing.
  The portion of the wall at Badaling has undergone restoration, and in 1957, it was the first section of the wall to open to tourism. Now visited annually by millions, the immediate area has seen significant development, including hotels, restaurants, and a cable car. The recently completed Badaling Expressway connects Badaling with central Beijing.
context_section_description: Badaling (traditional Chinese: 八達嶺; simplified Chinese: 八达岭; pinyin: Bādálǐng) is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of urban Beijing city in Yanqing District, which is within the Beijing municipality.  The portion of the wall running through the site was built in 1504 during the Ming Dynasty, along with a military outpost reflecting the location's strategic importance. The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou (北八樓), approximately 1,015 metres (3,330 ft) above sea level.
  Badaling Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty (1505) to occupy a commanding and strategic position for protecting the Juyongguan Pass (Juyongguan section of the Great Wall) to its south, further protecting the city of Beijing.
  The portion of the wall at Badaling has undergone restoration, and in 1957, it was the first section of the wall to open to tourism.  Now visited annually by millions, the immediate area has seen significant development, including hotels, restaurants, and a cable car.  The recently completed Badaling Expressway connects Badaling with central Beijing. Two China Railway lines serve Badaling: Line S2 of the Beijing Suburban Railway serves people who want to go to the at-grade Badaling Station from Huangtudian Station, and the Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway has CRH high-speed trains running from Beijing North Station, stopping at the underground Badalingchangcheng Station. The 877 bus runs frequently between Deshengmen Bus Station (adjacent to the Jishuitan Station on Line 2, Beijing Subway) and Badaling.
caption: The Great Wall at Badaling
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