Badaling Great Wall, Beijing, China ( UNESCO WHS )
( New Seven Wonders of the World )
Badaling is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Beijing city in Yanqing County, which is within the Beijing municipality. The portion of the wall running through the site was built during the Ming Dynasty, along with a military outpost reflecting the location's strategic importance.The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou), approximately 0.63 miles (1,015 m) above sea level.
The portion of the wall at Badaling has undergone heavy restoration, and in 1957 it was the first section of the wall to open to tourists. Now visited annually by millions, the immediate area has seen significant development, including hotels, restaurants, and a cable car. The recently completed Badaling Expressway connects Badaling with Beijing city.
It was here that President Richard Nixon and his wife, accompanied by Vice Premier Li Xiannian, visited on February 24, 1972, during his historic journey to China.It was also the part of the wall climbed by Mao Zedong and other 370 international dignataries and celebrities.
Badaling and the expressway were the site of the finishing circuit of the Urban Road Cycling Course in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Laps of the circuit passed through gates in the wall.
八达岭是位于北京市延庆县内临近居庸关的一个山峰，最高点1015米。地处于北京西北。八达岭最著名的是它的长城。它是中国开放最早的一段长城，也是至今为止保护最好，最著名的一段明代长城。其可行部分全长3741米。它建于1504年，关城有东西二门，东门额题“居庸外镇”，刻于嘉靖十八年(1539年)；西门额题“北门锁钥”，刻于万历十年(1582年)。
万里长城八达岭段建于1505年（明朝弘治十八年），东窄西宽，有东西二门，南北两面各开一豁口，接连关城城墙，台上四周有砖砌垛口。城墙顶部地面铺缦方砖，嵌缝密实。内侧为宇墙，外侧为垛墙，垛墙上方有垛口，下方有射洞。城墙高低宽窄不一，平均高7米多，有些地段高达14米。墙基平均宽6.5米，顶宽5米多，可容五马并驰或十人并进。
八达岭和附近的长城被称为燕京八景之一的居庸叠翠。
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