Badaling Wall

Badaling section of the Great Wall of China is located approximately 50 miles northwest of Beijing and is the closest section of the Great Wall within the Beijing municipality. This portion of the Great Wall at Badaling has undergone heavy restoration and was the first section of the wall to open to tourists in 1957. It is now the most visited section of China's Great Wall with the immediate area showing significant development, including hotels, restaurants, and a cable car. We visited the Monday after China's Labor Day weekend and it was extremely crowded with locals and foreigners vying for space.