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The Great Wall of China, Badaling Section The Great Wall at Badaling The scenery around Badaling from the Great Wall. Badaling (Chinese: 八达岭; pinyin: Bādálǐng) is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Beijing's city center, in Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing municipality.
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The Great Wall of China (traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng, literally "ten thousand li long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe.
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Beijing Great Wall National Park (北京长城国家公园) Beijing: January 14, 2017 [10] 59.91 [3] To protect historical sites at Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs. [3] Qilian Mountains National Park (祁连山国家公园) Gansu and Qinghai: June 26, 2017 [11] 50,000 [3] To protect endangered species in the Qilian Mountains. [3]
Jundu Mountains with the Great Wall of China at Badaling in the horizon. Jundu Mountains (军都山; Jūndūshān) is a mountain range north of Beijing in China. [1] Jundu Mountains represent the west part of the Yan Mountains. [2] The Great Wall of China passes through Jundu Mountains with famous sections as Badaling. [3]
The platforms and the station building are beneath the Great Wall and located 60 metres (200 ft) below the surface, making it the deepest high-speed railway station in the world. [4] The architectural design manages to extend the mountain and the natural landscape within the resort itself. [5]