Day Tour: Badaling Great Wall & Ming Tombs (Join-In Coach Tour )

Ming Tombs

Feature: The Ming Tombs are about 50 kilometres northwest of Beijing City. The general name was given to the mausoleums because 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) were buried there. The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved, as has the burial places of each of the many emperors. Because of its long history and palatial and integrated architecture, the site has a high cultural and historic value. The layout and arrangement of all thirteen mausoleums are very similar but vary in size as well as in the complexity of their structures.

Description: It was originally built only as Changling, the tomb of Emperor Zhuli and his empresses. This is the most magnificent of the tombs. The succeeding twelve emperors had their tombs built around Changling.

Badaling Great Wall

Feature: Located 11km away from Juyongguan Pass and 60km north of Beijing, Badaling, which means, "giving access to every direction," is the best-preserved section of the Great Wall. Restored in 1957, it has an elevation of 600 metres. The wall averages 7.5 metres high, 4 metres thick, 6.5 metres wide on the base and 5.8 metres at the top.

Description: Stretching for 4,770m among the rolling mountains, Badaling section of Great Wall is dotted with 19 strategically located watchtowers, which were used to protect the capital against attack in ancient times, bringing Badaling the name of "key to the north gate."

On the top of the wall is a road paved with square bricks, wide enough for six horses or ten soldiers to march side by side. On both sides of the road, outer parapet and inner parapet were set. The outer parapet is crenulated with merlons almost two metres high. The crenels were used as peepholes and the embrasure below each crenel was used as a loophole. The inner parapet, which is 1 metre high, was used to prevent the horses and gharries from overturning on the mountains.

In 1987, Badaling, the essence of the Great Wall, was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site by the UN. In recent years, this section of Great Wall was repaired and the Great Wall Museum, Badaling Great Wall Cableway, and other tourism facilities were built near the wall. So far, about 80 million visitors from all over the world, including 300 heads of state and other celebrities have visited there. The wall, as the witness of history, today serves as the friendship bridge between the Chinese people and people from other countries.

Only the Changling and Dingling tombs are open to the public. Changling, the chief of the Ming Tombs, is the largest in scale and is completely preserved. The total internal area of the main building is 1956 square metres. There are 32 huge posts, and the largest measures about 14 metres in height. It inhumes Emperor Zhuli, the fourth son of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. The Lingsi Palace in its second yard really deserves a visit. This is unique as it is the only huge palace made of camphor wood. It covers about 1956 square metres. The ceiling is colourfully painted and supported by sixteen solid camphor posts. The floor was decorated with gold bricks.

Private Tour Price (Price quoted per person)

One Person $115(CNY880),
Two Persons $72(CNY550),
Three Persons $65(CNY500),
Four Persons $63(CNY480),
Five Persons $59(CNY450),
Six to Nine Persons $52(CNY400),
Ten to 15 Persons $39(CNY300),
15+ Person $32(CNY240)

The above price is for tour by private car.

Price Includes:

- Round trip transfer to your hotel,
- Entrance Tickets,
- Professional English-speaking tour guide,
- Typical Chinese lunch,
- Air-conditioned Private Car,
- Visiting Souvenir Shop during the course.

Price Does Not Include:

Tips to the guide or driver