Places Of Interest
1.Great Wall Mutianyu
The are 10 Great wall in China which tourists can visit Close with Beijing iself there are 4 great wall which tourist can visit Badailing,Mutianyu,Shimatai and Juyongguan.usully Tourist will visit Badailing and Mutianyu these two Great wall is most famous for tourists compare with other great walls because is closer,more accessible and the condition of the wall is better than other great walls.
I chose visited mutianyu great wall.great wall has long history in China since thousand year ago the first dyanasty who build Great wall is Qin Dynasty in 221 BCE under Emperor Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor who succed unified all China under 1 Kingdom.he built this wall to prevent invasion from other tribes.
Since then dynasties and emperors built great wall but Mostly great wall which we see now is built during Ming Dynasty era (1368-1644) Mutinayu great wall is one of them.many tourists say Mutianyu has beautiful scenery when we walking on the wall road we can see tress,flowers,hills.this is a very long wall There is a section of wall where Chairman Mao visisted it is located on top.some movies also took scene in here.
How To get there
From Beijing
- Get to Dongzhimen Junction Station first.
How to get to Dongzhimen: Take subway line 2, line 13 or Airport Express Train, or bus nos. 3, 106, 107, 123, 131, 132, 401, 404, 416, 418, 852, 866, 915, 915 (express), 918, 980, or 980 (express).
After getting to Dongzhimen, there are two choices, among which the bus 916快 (express) is the best.
A: Bus 916 (express) or 916
Here the fastest way is to take bus 916 (express) or 916, get off at the terminus Huairou Bus Station or Huairou North Street, and then hire a minivan to reach the Great Wall. 916 (express) takes 60 to 70 minutes and costs CNY 12 (CNY 6 if paid by Beijing Transportation Card), while the minivan ride takes about 20 minutes and costs CNY 40-50; one can also share the minivan with others to save money.
If you don’t want to take minivans, you do not need to reach the terminus of bus 916. Just get off at Huairou North Street, transfer to bus H23, H24, H35, or H36, and get off at Mutianyu Huandao. Walk forward for 3 minutes to find the ticket office.
B: Bus 867
Take bus 867 from Dongzhimen Wai (Dongzhimen Outer Station), get off at its terminus, the Hongluo Temple, and then hire a minivan. 867 takes about 2.5 hours and costs CNY 13 (CNY 6.5 if paid by Beijing Transportation Card), and the minivan takes 20 minutes and costs CNY 40-50.
♦ Note: Bus nos. 916 (express) and 867 depart from Dongzhimen Transport Hub in Dongzhimen Outer Street, which is about 10 minutes’ walk from Dongzhimen Subway Station (Exit B). No. 916 can be found at the bus stop close to Exit B of Dongzhimen Subway Station.
In ticket office we can chose are we buy ticket for Cable car also or not if you have limited time I suggest you buy Cable car ticket up and down.
From ticket office we will pass souvenir and restaurants area to go to Bu stop from here we will take bus to go up and we can continue walk to the Wall (if not buy Cable Car) or take Cable car to up
Opening Hours March 16 to November 14: 07:00 – 18:00
November 15 to next March 15: 07:30 – 17:00
Admission Fee Adults: CNY45;
Children: CNY25
Cable Car Fee (Optional) Adults: CNY80 for a single trip, CNY100 for a round trip;
Children: CNY40 for a single trip and CNY50 for a round trip
Slideway Fee (Optional) Adults: CNY80 for a single trip, CNY100 for a round trip (Cable car up, slideway down);
Children: CNY60 for a round trip (Cable car up, slideway down)
♦ Notice: Children below 3.9 feet (1.2m) can visit or take cable car/slideway for free while children between 3.9 feet (1.2m) to 4.9 feet (1.5m) enjoy children ticket price.
Shuttle Bus CNY 15 for a return ticket; CNY 10 for a single ticket.
The shuttle bus takes visitors to the foot of the wall, which is 1.8 miles (3 kilometers) to the ticket office
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2.Red Theatre
Another show which we can see in Beijing is shaolin Kungfu.Kungfu has spread worldwide thank to the movie about Kungfu many people has learn Kungfu in their own country or study directly in China.in China itself there are many Kungfu Branch Shaoilin,Wutang,Wing chun are the famous one.
If you want to see Kungfu attraction you can go to Red Theatre in here almost every night will be Show named The Legend of Kungfu.the show involves many artists in this show we can see Kungfu student practising by bare hand,weapon.the show also have Modern dance,Acrobatic and using Effect to make the show better.
How To get there
Red Theatre is located at 44, Xingfu Dajie, Chongwen District or known as Chongwen Worker’s Palace,
Performing Time: 17:15~18:20; 19:30~20:50
Ticket Fare: CNY180/280/380/680
Transportation to the Red Theater: city-buses of Nos. 6, 8, 34, 35, 36, 41, 60, 116, 705, 707, 743, 807, 822, 957, 958 (get off at Tiyuguan Station)
Take Subway Line 5 to Tiantandongmen station (East Gate of the Temple of Heaven), and then walk from Exit B to Tiyuguan Lu, finally turn left at Xingfu Dajie to find the theater on right hand
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