After our conference, there has a one-day tour in Beijing on September 28, in which we will go to climb one of the most famous historical sites in the world-Badaling Great Wall. We will depart from the hotel lobby at 8:00am and will back to the hotel at 18:00pm.
Brief introduction of Badaling Great Wall
Badaling Great Wall is located in Yanqing County, 116º 35´ east
longitude and 40º 25´ north latitude, 60 kilometers to the northwest of downtown
Beijing. To date, this 3,741-meter section of the Badaling Great Wall has been
open to tourists, comprising of 21 city units and enemy units. Badaling Great
Wall was built along the ridges of mountains, looking precipitous from the
external wall but gently sloped from the internal wall. It is a year-round
travel destination. Mr. Zhao Puchu, a famous
poet, calligrapher and president of the Chinese Buddhists Association, unveiled the miraculous scene of Badaling Great Wall in all seasons: "We are impressed with the spectacular scenes of Great Wall, as beautiful as pictures. The centuries-old Great Wall has always been so charming in all ages. It is best loved in spring days of blossoming flowers, summer days of green trees, autumn days of sea of red leaves, and winter days of white snows. Looking into the distance, the Great Wall gives expression of infinite passions of old and new."
Badaling Great Wall was officially opened to tourists in 1958. It
is a section of the Great Wall opened earliest to tourists and receives the
largest number of tourists. In the five decades since it opened, Badaling Great
Wall scenic spot, on behalf of the Great Wall of China, was conferred with the
World Cultural Heritage license by UNESCO. It was listed among the first batch
of important cultural relic sites under state-level protection by the Central
Government, the best of the top 10 scenic spots in
the country, the best of the top 40 tourism destinations in the country, and the country’s first group of 5A-class tourism scenic spots. In 2007, in the appraisal of the world’s new seven wonders, Great Wall maintained its top position because of its extensive and profound history and culture, and unprecedented prestige in the world.
More information about the Great Wall, please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wall
