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RE: Day trip to great wall on airport stopover

by mattstheone 25 May 2012

Hi all, I'm actually the friend in question! Thanks for your responses and advice - much appreciated. Just a couple of questions...…
Re: 3 days in Beijing, what to do?

by Beck1112 18 May 2012

Hi Camille, I just spent three days in Beijing in early March. My suggestion: Day One: Tianamen & Forbidden City (morning). Go to…
RE: Best way to travel from Beijing to Datong?

by Maggah 17 May 2012

Solohobo: the bus doesn't actually cross any mountains as such to get to Datong, but about an hour out of Beijing it goes right "through"…
RE: Please Comment (the more - the better) on This Itinerary:

by pknielsen 22 April 2012

I usually do some fast forward sightseeing myself, but this itinerary beats me hands down. Like 4 says: Marco Polo bridge is in SW part…
RE: First time - Great wall of china, need your suggestion (non touristy)

by jiejie 18 April 2012

www.greatwallforum.com will give you some ideas beyond the usual suspects. You need not go to Badaling. Simitai is closed right now…
RE: China for 1 week opinions please

by fluffydragon 15 April 2012

I would suggest sticking to two cities. Four cities in a week sounds miserable. Even with flights, you'll be wasting a lot of time just…
RE: Which Section of the Great Wall?

by zhouligail 14 April 2012

As a Beijinger, I suggest: Don't go to Badaling~~~~ I've been there several times with friends. Every day it's full of people. It would…
RE: Which Section of the Great Wall?

by ShawshankBlake 13 April 2012

Because reconstructions are based on the ancient structure, it reveals better with how the Great Wall was than the ruins. Yes the ruins…
RE: Which Section of the Great Wall?

by jiejie 12 April 2012

Badaling is the "...traditional and representative one.....THE Great Wall." Seriously? Badaling has been pretty much completely reconst…
RE: Which Section of the Great Wall?

by ShawshankBlake 12 April 2012

Actually if you go to all these palces, you will find they are different in structure and fuction, especially Simatai, Jiankou, Juyongguan.…
RE: Which Section of the Great Wall?

by m_gaipan 11 April 2012

Badaling is where most of the packaged tours take people. At the main entrance, if you go left instead of right, you can usually escape…
RE: Which Section of the Great Wall?

by china1979 11 April 2012

For those of us lucky enough to have been to various sections of the Great Wall, we're inclined then to compare and rank the experiences.…
RE: Which Section of the Great Wall?

by egjeg 11 April 2012

>why do most tourists prefer Badaling? Because most tourists are either cheap, in a hurry, uninformed, lazy, or like tacky crowded places…
RE: Which Section of the Great Wall?

by burstbubble 11 April 2012

*Juyongguan Pass*, *Badaling* and *Shanhaiguan Pass* were first to be repaired by Chinese governmen in 1952. *Badaling* is the *first…
RE: Which Section of the Great Wall?

by gagalichen 11 April 2012

we did go to Jinshanling (need oyur own transport, hostels organize trips though too) and it was excellent. Not a lot of tourist! I also…
Which Section of the Great Wall?

by 12is12 11 April 2012

Hi, I understand from the LP guide that Badaling is the more touristic section and Mutianyu the lesser one. However, since Juyongguan…
RE: 7D 6N Beijing holidays....

by burstbubble 01 April 2012

Underground in Beijing is cheap but always crowded so it takes time to change lines. Since you have 7D6N in Beijing I could recommend…
RE: 2 weeks Shanghai to Beijing - help?

by burstbubble 01 April 2012

Beijing is a big city like other said. If you want to "explore" this city (20 million people and more) seeing all the major traditonal…
RE: Advice on treking the Great Wall from Beijing

by philmar 27 March 2012

Thanks for all the advice everyone! For the record I do NOT want to go on any excursion with a hostel. My interest in a popular hostel's…
RE: Advice on treking the Great Wall from Beijing

by fluffydragon 25 March 2012

The Simatai section is currently closed for renovation, though Jinshanling is quite spectacular on it's own. I've also been to Gubeikou…
Advice on treking the Great Wall from Beijing

by philmar 23 March 2012

I will be in Beijing for 4 days next month. I would like to take a day and go photograph the Wall. I see there are a few options from…
RE: Great Wall of China from Beijing

by PangJun 22 March 2012

I've been to both the Badaling and Mutianyu secitons of the Great Wall and of these two I felt Mutianyu was the more photogenic. This…
RE: Beijing day trips

by lintypan 20 March 2012

For day trips, you can visit some of the most popular attractions in Beijing, such as Forbidden City, Badaling Great Wall, Tiananmen Square…
Re: Great Wall of China

by xd22577 06 March 2012

Thank you for all of that info! I'm kicking around the idea of meeting up with a friend who is traveling to the area in May. I would…
RE: Great Wall of China

by Jessen24 25 February 2012

Mutianyu is much more beautiful. Besides, Badaling if full of crowd all the time! What kind of shopping?