Tickets can be reserved in advance through the official website, WeChat official account of Badaling Great Wall or online travel platforms. It is recommended to make a reservation in advance during the peak season to avoid delaying the trip.
There are various types of tickets, including adult tickets, student tickets, senior tickets, etc. Choose the appropriate ticket type according to your own situation.
Equipment Preparation
Comfortable Shoes: A long distance needs to be walked on the Great Wall with a certain slope, so a pair of comfortable sports shoes or hiking boots is very important.
Clothes: Prepare appropriate clothes according to the season. Pay attention to sun protection in summer and you can bring sun hats, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.; keep warm in winter by wearing thick coats, scarves, gloves, etc.
Other Items: Bring enough water (it is recommended that each person has at least 1 2 liters), and you can prepare some high-energy snacks such as chocolate, beef jerky, etc. to replenish energy; bring a camera or mobile phone (make sure the battery is sufficient and carry a power bank) to record the beautiful moments.
Transportation
Public Transportation
Suburban Railway S2 Line: Depart from Beijing North Station (Xizhimen) or Huangtudian Station and arrive at Badaling Great Wall Station. This is a relatively convenient transportation method with a view of the scenery along the way, but pay attention to the train schedule and arrange the travel time in advance.
Bus No. 877: Take Bus No. 877 at Deshengmen and it can directly reach the foot of Badaling Great Wall. The journey takes about 1.5 2 hours and the ticket price is cheap, but it may be crowded, especially in the peak tourist season.
Self-driving
Set the navigation to “Badaling Great Wall” and drive along the Beijing-Tibet Expressway (G6) from the urban area of Beijing and get off at the Badaling Great Wall exit. There are sufficient parking spaces in the parking lot, but you may need to queue up during holidays.
Tour Routes
Characteristics of the South Line and the North Line
South Line: There are relatively fewer tourists and it is quieter with beautiful scenery. You can enjoy different views inside and outside the Great Wall, which is suitable for tourists who want to take a leisurely stroll and avoid the crowds.
North Line: The slope is steeper and the scenery is more spectacular. Famous scenic spots such as Hero Slope are on the North Line, which is the preferred route for most tourists, but there are also more tourists accordingly.
Recommended Routes
Limited Time (2 3 hours): You can choose the essence section of the North Line. Take a cable car from the pass city directly to near the North Seventh Tower or North Eighth Tower, and then walk to visit scenic spots such as Hero Slope, and then walk down the mountain and return to the pass city.
Ample Time (4 6 hours): You can climb the South Line on foot from the pass city, reach the South Fourth Tower and then turn back. Then climb the North Line on foot from the pass city and go all the way to the North Eighth Tower (Hero Slope). Then choose to walk down the mountain or take a cable car down the mountain according to your physical strength.
Badaling Great Wall Food Guide
Food in the Scenic Area
Great Wall Restaurant
Quanjude Roast Duck at Badaling Great Wall: As a special cuisine of Beijing, roast duck can also be tasted at Badaling Great Wall. The roast duck of Quanjude has crispy skin and tender meat. It is served with thin pancakes, shredded scallions, cucumber sticks and sweet bean sauce, with an authentic taste.
Special Farm Dishes: There are stewed free-range chickens, fried toon with free-range eggs, fried wild vegetables, etc. These dishes use local ingredients and have a strong rural flavor, allowing tourists to taste the authentic farm taste.
Snack Stalls
Badaling Sugar-coated Haws: Using fresh hawthorns as raw materials and coated with boiled syrup, it is sweet and sour and is a good snack during the tour.
Roasted Corn: The sweet corn is roasted over a charcoal fire until the outer skin is slightly charred and emits an attractive aroma with a soft and glutinous taste.
Food around the Scenic Area
Badaling Town Food Street
Iron Pot Stewed Fish: Select fresh live fish in the local area and match with various side dishes such as tofu and vermicelli and stew in a large iron pot. The fish meat is fresh and tender and the soup is rich, and it becomes more and more flavorful as it is stewed.
Yanqing Huoshao: This is a traditional snack in the Yanqing area. The outer skin is crispy and the inner part is soft. There are various flavors such as salt and pepper, and red bean paste. It can be eaten with mutton offal soup, etc. for a better taste.
Nearby Farmyards
Yanqing Special Baba Banquet: The Baba Banquet is a unique traditional banquet in Yanqing, consisting of eight bowl dishes and eight plate dishes, including braised pork, stewed meatballs, four-joy meatballs, fried gezha, etc. The ingredients are rich and the taste is mellow, allowing tourists to fully experience the local food culture.
Handmade Dried Tofu: The dried tofu made by the farmyard itself has a tight texture and a strong bean flavor and can be bought as a snack and taken home.
