Once overrun by peasants extracting a few kuai at every tower for passage, the local government has now put a stop to this extortion and started refurbishing the wall into an official tourist site. 1 1/2 hours' drive from Beijing.
Car: Take Badaling Expressway and exit at Changping Xiguan. Follow signs towards the Ming Tombs, then turn right when you reach Changling Tomb toward Jiuduhe, turn left at the Jiuduhe intersection, and continue to the Huanghuazhen intersection, then turn left. Once you reach the Y intersection, bear right and continue for a few more km to the Wall.
Location
Chengguan Town
Huairou District
怀柔区
城关镇
Smoking
Cash only
Contact
No event here now.