Badaling Great Wall

　　The Badaling section of the Great Wall is 42 miles/70 kilometres northwest of Beijing. Once you get outside the city and onto the expressway, the trip to Badaling is quick．

　　Badaling section is located in Yanqing County of Beijing, with a total length of 3,741 meters. It is the earliest section to open to the tourists. This section has a very important strategic status, So the wall is very high and firm, with a lot of beacon rowers.

　　The Badaling section of the Great Wall of China is likely the most popular and therefore the most touristy and developed. This is not to say it's not worth a visit, About an hours drive outside Beijing the wall at Badalinq is spectacular. You can hike up snaking sections of walls, enter the watchtowers and see distant views. However you will be sharing this with crowds of other people and plenty of souvenir vendors. The Chinese flock lo the wall as it is said if you haven't been to the Great Wall. you are not a good Chinese. They seem to take this seriously.

　　A cable car will take you up or down from the wall. You can walk one way and ride the other if you wish.

　　Do not expect much in the way of creature comforts as the tower is one large room. However the Chinese hospitality is great and hey, you're sleeping ON the Great Wall of China. They will provide you with bed on the floor, blankets and pillows．