Beijing Gubeikou Great Wall Travel Guide
Scenic spot introduction:
The Gubeikou Great Wall in Beijing is the most complete Great Wall system in the history of China's Great Wall and is entrenched on the Yanshan Mountains. It is the strongest and most majestic section of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. It is also the only section today that completely retains the original appearance of the most essential part of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. The winding, undulating Great Wall has been likened to a bird's nest shape and appears in an irregular polygon. The Simatai Great Wall, which is famous at home and abroad, is a section of the Gubeikou Great Wall. Regardless of the cold winter or the beginning of summer, the vicissitudes of the Great Wall have never diminished, and the broken walls and bullet holes make people look back on the war-torn era.Attractions distribution:
The Gubeikou Great Wall is located in Hedong Village, Gubeikou Town, Miyun, about 100 kilometers away from downtown Beijing. The Great Wall line is more than 40 kilometers long and consists of four parts: Wohushan Great Wall, Panlongshan Great Wall, Jinshanling Great Wall and Simatai Great Wall. It retains the Great Wall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the ancient royal road, city walls, watch towers, general towers, and the Twenty-Four Eyes. There are more than 30 large and small landscapes such as Loulou, Yandun, Guankou, Wengcheng, Yanglinggong Temple, Sanyanjing, Qilang Tomb, etc., as well as the Cemetery of the Fallen Soldiers in the Battle of Gubeikou and the Gubeikou Folklore Exhibition Room. Every year on the 14th day of the ninth lunar month, the lively and grand Yaowang Temple Fair is also held here.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 2A-level scenic spotScenic spot features:
Leisure, mountaineering, photography, popular science education, red tourism, historic sites, memorial hallsScenic spot map:
Transportation
Scenic spot location:
China>Beijing>Miyun District>Gubeikou Town
How to get there:
Bus route: Take bus 980 from Dongzhimen Hub Station to Miyun, then transfer to Miyun bus 25 and get off at Gubeikou Station or Dongguan Station. The first departure train is at 6:00 and the last return train is at 17:30.
Self-driving route: Drive the Jingcheng Expressway in the direction of Huairou/Miyun, exit at Taishitun Service Area/G101/Taishitun Exit, turn onto Jingmi Road and drive to Gubeikou Town.
Scenic area map:
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Tickets
Gubeikou Great Wall ticket price:
Panlongshan Great Wall: 25 yuan/person.
Jinshanling Great Wall: 65 yuan/person in peak season, 55 yuan/person in off-season.
Simatai Great Wall: 40 yuan/person
Ancient Town: 20 yuan/person, including Linggong Temple, Caishen Temple, Yaowang Temple, Erlang Temple, folk custom exhibition (folk custom exhibition room), Jiuqu Yellow River Formation, Red Lantern (Yudao Palace Lantern), Gubeikou Great Wall Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall.
Scenic area opening hours:
All day
Travel Tips
travelling guideline:
1. The scenic area contains two national 4A-level scenic spots → Jinshanling Great Wall and Simatai Great Wall.
2. Yaowang Temple Temple Fair is a grand folk temple fair in the surrounding areas, with as many as 30,000 participants every year. The temple fair is held on the 14th day of the ninth lunar month every year.
Tour route:
Great Wall crossing route: Beikou Ancient City → Panlongshan Great Wall → Jinshanling Great Wall
Gubeikou leisure and cultural route:
D1 Morning Memorial Hall → Dahua Tower → Beikou Ancient City → Ancient Royal Road → Yaowang Temple → Caishen Temple → Linggong Temple → Three-eye Well, Imperial Palace Lanterns in the afternoon → Cultural Courtyard → Folk Custom Exhibition Room → Erlang Temple → Nine-bend Yellow River Formation → Seven Warriors Monument, watch a movie in the Cultural Courtyard in the evening or view the Nine-bend Yellow River Formation.
D2 Beikou Ancient City → Panlongshan Great Wall, return to Beijing after lunch.
Best time to visit:
All seasons
Shopping recommendations:
(Shopping) Gubei specialty farm paper-cuts, gourd strips, pollution-free grain residue, finely ground sesame oil, pine mushrooms, dried long beans, dried tomatoes, rice beans, etc.
(Gourmet food) Small pot of pastry, packed rice, tea soup, donkey rolling, big pot of chicken stew, stone ground tofu, Manchu 28 seats, colorful cat ears.
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