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Mutianyu (Chinese: 慕田峪; pinyin: Mùtiányù) is a section of the Great Wall of China located in Huairou District within the city limits of Beijing 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of the center of the city.
The portion known as Mutianyu is one of the most popular sections of the Great Wall for tourists. [8] The Lakeside Great Wall in Huanghuacheng village, Jiuduhe is another tourist section known for the proximity of the Great Wall to man-made reservoir and even parts of the Great Wall are submerged under the lake water. [8]
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.
Mutianyu Village (Chinese: 慕田峪; pinyin: Mùtiányù) is a settlement at the foot of the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China. It, along with the villages of Beigou, Tianxianyu and Xinying, comprise the Township of Bohai. [1]
Badaling and Mutianyu Great Wall: 2007 A 3,741 m section of the Great Wall [13] initially constructed in 1505 to protect the Juyong Pass, [14] restored after 1952, [15] and opened to tourists in 1958. [13] It has received scores of foreign leaders, most notably US president Richard Nixon during his 1972 visit. [15] Beijing: Beijing 13 Ming ...
These soil surfaces on the Great Wall are covered by a “living skin” of tiny, rootless plants and microorganisms known as biocrusts that are a source of the heritage site’s staying power ...
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The Great Wall at Dajingmen, part of the Xuanfu stretch of the Great Wall. The gate structure is a Qing dynasty construction. The gate structure is a Qing dynasty construction. With the Ordos now adequately fortified, the Mongols avoided its walls by riding east to invade Datong and Xuanfu , which were two major garrisons guarding the corridor ...