Great Wall at Badaling

Also known as the 10,000 Li Wall (5,000 kilometers), the Great Wall stretches from Shanhaiguan Pass on the east to Jiayuguan Pass on the west, crossing five provinces and two autonomous regions. Construction of the Wall began during the Warring States Period in the fifth century BC.

The Badaling section of the Great Wall, 70 kilometers northwest of Beijing, was built in the Ming Dynasty. It includes the Juyong Pass and the wall winding on the ridges of the mountain. The wall at Badaling is 8.5 meters high and 5.7 meters wide. There are ramparts, embrasures, peep-holes and apertures for archers on the top. Two-storied watch towers are built in at 100 meter intervals. The Wall rises and falls, twists and turns along the ridges of the Yanshan Mountain and the Yinshan chains, which straddle northern China from east to west.

Presently the Great Wall is preserved as a historical monument, and it is included in most tourist itineraries.

In December,1987 The Great Wall was listed in the Chronology of  Recognition of World Heritages in China.