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What travelers are saying
- rmartinmitchBoston, MA666 contributionsWe recently had a chance to visit the Great Wall of China during a recent visit to Beijing. It is a once in a lifetime experience and well worth visiting.
The ride to the wall is beautiful, high in the mountains, with views of the high wall off into the distance. We took the most touristy route. We ascended the wall on a cable car, then walked two towers in each direction - beyond that, the wall is not accessible at this location.
Walking at times is very steep over difficult terrain.
There is a small town at the entrance to the Wall with many shops and restaurants.
Many tourists, but worth it.Written December 3, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - rmartinmitchBoston, MA666 contributionsWe had a chance to visit the Forbidden City during a recent trip to China. This is a very large area, with monumental buildings. Also, there are many, many local tourists at the site.
Also beware that there is a lot of security. We need to show our passport multiple times to go through the Square and the Forbidden City.
Interesting, but really not much to see.
An important part of history that you can check off your listWritten December 3, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - I’ve beEn tHerePenang Island, Malaysia188 contributionsA nostalgic place to go to admire the beautiful trees, sacred stones and ancient palace. It's well maintained, very scenic and huge! The grounds were meticulously kept and I could spend all day there just admiring the beauty. The buildings had those ancient glass painted flowers which were delicately painted. And the autumn foliage was just spectacular.Written December 1, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- I’ve beEn tHerePenang Island, Malaysia188 contributionsAnother just visit in Beijing if you are a history lover. The temple has beautiful architecture, unique and definitely not to be missed. The vast grounds were clean, though there were many people there, they constantly keep it clean.Written December 2, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- TimbersPerth, Australia49 contributionsBeat the crowds with an early AM start.
Caught a taxi direct from Beijing about 1h (260 CNY) and arrived at 06.30am - open time in peak season.
There is a free “blue” shuttle coach bus to take you up to the main entry point - as about 1.5 kms away from parking lot.
We were close to first visitor entry to the wall by 7pm - two options Badaling North (most popular and used by tour bus groups) and Badaling South.
We went south initially and climbed to tower 4 for great views and very limited tourists. There was a limestone stair option at the back of the wall to take you back to the entry point which we used. Very slippery coming back down the wall. Learnt a lot about wall construction on way back down and nice views.
Decided to also climb north section to tower 3 at 8.30am but way way too touristy by this stage.
There are two cable car options both to towers 7 north and south. You can buy a ticket on the wall, if you didn’t pre book. Alot of tourists catching cable cars (large line ups) to the towers by round trips — good option if not able to do steep walking on the wall.
There’s a few eateries and tourist shops at the entry area.
Caught the HSR from nearby Badaling terminal back to Beijing in 25 mins
We counted over 60 tourist coaches on our departure at 9.30am.
All in all great experience but get in early.Written September 29, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - GeorgeArtemida, Greece1,934 contributionsFor just 2 Yuan Entrance totally worth a quick visit just to see the view of the forbidden City. Go to the upper pagoda for better viewWritten October 13, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- GeorgeArtemida, Greece1,934 contributionsAmazing Park in the middle of Beijing.
Entrance fee 10 Yuan. Scenic spot for photos and a nice walk by the lake. Next to Jinghai park.Written October 13, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Rik TFredericton, Canada1,445 contributionsI only knew of Tiananmen Square because of the iconic video of the protester standing in front of a tank. I'm sure it means a lot more to citizens but I still enjoyed visiting it.
The size is impressive. You can fit a million people in it.
I'd recommend finding a reason to visit by reading about it, then deciding when to go. We went in the evening because it is so much less crowded. Sometimes the wait in the morning can be hours long. However, there is a military flag raising ceremony in the morning so if that floats your boat, you might have to line up.
There's a beautiful and massive flower display and a monument to the peoples heroes in the square.Written October 29, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Mia M2 contributionsPerfect and incredible experience that I had in the city with the local guide that I get and I learn so much staff about the CountryWritten November 7, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ShannonSuva, Fiji1,160 contributionsThe widest pedestrian street in china, and the main place to sort all your retail shopping demands. Theres a wide number of international malls with dining options but I thought there was a lack of street vendor outlets compared to other Tier one city pedestrian streets. Still highly recommendedWritten October 1, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- BonnyBelieverGreater Sydney, Australia120 contributionsThe place was magical! The weather was perfect for our climb. Our tour took us by bus to the car park, we walked to the stairs for the start of the climb.
It is steep, and there are not a lot of landings!
There is irregular distribution of bricks which may be either one layer or two to make the stairs.Written November 27, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - TittletattleEssex86 contributionsWhat a great way to see the Great Wall without the crowds and in a dramatic location. The cable car only takes you part way through and the remaining climb is steep and not for the feint hearted.
Dramatic photos everywhere and despite the fact that Gubei is recently created it has all the charm of somewhere older. The evening drone show is first class.Written October 19, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Next GoWhereSingapore, Singapore295 contributionsThis section of the Great Wall is probably the EASIEST I have been so far.
I did Mutianyu just last October, ie about 8 months ago.
There were lots of towers to climb.
Here, I met only 1 and reached the top of the Great Wall for this section.
But this is beautiful as it has the lake with it.
You don't need any tour guide for this.
The tour guides can't help you scale the Great Wall.Written August 3, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - OJSydney, Australia17 contributionsWhat a great place to visit
I booked a ticket to watch Chinese opera and I was really surprised by the size of thos venue. It's huge, modern, very well organized with some great staff working around. Also the security guards inside the venue looked so amazingly weird 😁Written April 22, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - RamLondon, UK123 contributionsThis is a very popular and important tourist place for local and overseas tourists. Huge place, only walking is allowed. Getting into is a security check process, lengthy que but efficient. Carry passport if from overseas.Written April 11, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
