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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.
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.
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]
Two people have been detained in northern China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall with an excavator, according to local authorities.
The Hebei section of the Great Wall was further fortified by planting trees along the wall. [26] A section of the Great Wall on the Hanging Cliffs (懸壁長城) leading up to Jiayu Pass. As with Yu Zijun's wall in the Ordos, the Mongols shifted their attacks away from the newly strengthened Xuan–Da sector to less well-protected areas.
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.
The wall is 20 km long and located 73 kilometres (45 mi) north of Beijing in the Huairou District. [2] The Jiankou section of the Great Wall of China is located between the Mutianyu and the Moshikou sections of the Great Wall of China. It is built on a steep mountain ridge and a popular hike amongst visitors. [1]
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