Hiking on the Great Wall

　The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China , built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during the rule of successive dynasties. Several walls, referred to as the Great Wall of China , were built since the 5th century BC. The most famous is the wall built between 220 BC and 200 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang; little of it remains; it was much farther north than the current wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty.

　The Great Wall is the world's longest human-made structure, stretching over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia, but stretches to over 6,700 km (4,160 miles) in total. It is also the largest human-made structure ever built in terms of surface area and mass. At its peak the Ming Wall was guarded by more than one million men. It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese died as part of the centuries-long project of building the wall.

　Around Beijing , the main sections include Badaling , Juyongguan , Huanghuacheng , Jiankou , Mutianyu , Gubeikou , Jinshanling , and Simatai . All the eight sections of the Great Wall in Beijing have their own unique features. You could look at the bellowing but we always suggest you to have the hiking on Simatai segment which is No.1 in the map or Jinshanling segment which is No.2 in the map, and that will be good for walking.

　After you read all of them, if you like to walk on one of them, please make contact with us and we will have a good arrangement for you. Our contact is (0086)10 84405388 by telephone, (0086)10 84405450 by fax, or travelservice@kirintravel.com by email.