Badaling
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Badaling is the most visited and best-preserved section of the Great Wall of China, located in the mountains north of Beijing.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Badaling section | 2 |
| Badaling Great Wall | 1 |
| Badaling section of the Great Wall | 1 |
| Great Wall at Badaling | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
section of the Great Wall of China
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
Badaling railway station
ⓘ
Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway ⓘ expressway ⓘ tourist buses ⓘ |
| administrativeAuthority |
Beijing Municipal Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Beijing municipal government
|
| builtFor |
military defense
ⓘ
protection of Beijing ⓘ |
| climate | continental monsoon climate ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| distanceFromBeijingCityCenter | approximately 70 kilometers ⓘ |
| feature |
restored wall sections
ⓘ
steep mountain slopes ⓘ stone and brick construction ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Badaling Wildlife World ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Great Wall ⓘ |
| historicalRole | northern gateway to Beijing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the best-preserved sections of the Great Wall
ⓘ
being the most visited section of the Great Wall ⓘ large-scale tourist facilities ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
Yanqing District ⓘ mountainous area ⓘ North China ⓘ
surface form:
northern China
|
| near |
G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway
ⓘ
surface form:
Badaling Expressway
Juyongguan ⓘ
surface form:
Juyong Pass
|
| partOf | Great Wall of China ⓘ |
| peakTouristSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | heavily restored ⓘ |
| security | guarded and ticket-controlled area ⓘ |
| touristInfrastructure |
cable car
ⓘ
restaurants ⓘ roads and parking lots ⓘ souvenir shops ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1987 ⓘ |
| view |
mountain scenery
ⓘ
panoramic views of the Great Wall ⓘ |
| visitorPopularity |
major domestic tourist destination
ⓘ
major international tourist destination ⓘ |
| wallHeight | approximately 7 to 8 meters ⓘ |
| wallWidth |
approximately 4.5 meters at the top
ⓘ
approximately 6 meters at the base ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Badaling section
this entity surface form:
Badaling Great Wall
this entity surface form:
Badaling section
this entity surface form:
Badaling section of the Great Wall
this entity surface form:
Great Wall at Badaling