Great Wall of China Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
series of fortifications built along the historical border of China
About Great Wall of China
The Great Wall ofChinacan be visited at many places along its length of several thousand kilometers. Its condition ranges from excellent to ruined and access varies from straightforward to quite difficult. Note that different sections also each have their own admission fees, e.g. if you want to hike from Jinshanling to Simatai then you probably have to pay twice. Although its construction is popularly associated with the tyrannical reign of the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di in the 2nd Century B.C., the wall that tourists see today dates much later to the Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall, as we know it, is actually a series of several walls built at different times by different emperors. The other walls are now mostly ruins. It is the Ming wall that turns up in all the photos. The First Great
Top Attractions in Great Wall of China
Explore the best things to see and do in Great Wall of China:
- ★Hike the wild wall
Great Wall of China Travel Guide Sections
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