At the southern end of the Ming Tombs area is a large memorial archway called Pailou. Built in 1540, it is now a monumental construction, built of white marble with five arches. Six rectangular pillars support it with beautiful bas-relief carvings (lions, dragons, lotus flowers). It is 14 metres hith and 28.86 metres wide.
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Posted under Beijing Sightseeing, Changping by admin 11.01.2010
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Stone carving at Changling.
The location of Changling Tomb.
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Posted under 3D-Beijing, Changping, Temples by admin 18.06.2009
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Located at the foot of the Tianshou Mountain in Changping District, Beijing, the Ming Mausoleums, occupying an area of 120 square kilometers, are well preserved and have the biggest number of emperors buried in the world.
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Posted under Beijing Sightseeing, Changping by admin 20.01.2008
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Bear Garden at the foot of the Great Wall, to pay 2 Yuan, you may have a try to feed them
A view of the still on-going Statium of 2008 Olympic Games…Bird Nest
Posted under Beijing Snapshots, Changping by admin 19.10.2006
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Entrance of the Ding Tomb, one of the 13 Tombs from the Ming Dynasty
Golden crown from the tomb
DIY peach from the tree
Sacred way, passage way to the Tombs
Posted under Beijing Sightseeing, Beijing Snapshots, Changping by admin 23.07.2006
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Shui Guan (Water Pass) is located at Yanqing County, two kms (1.24 miles) away from Badaling Great Wall. Open to pubic in 1995, it is an ideal supplement to the Badaling’s tourist attractions.
Shui Guan (Water Pass), which was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was an indispensable part of the defense system of Badaling Great Wall. The pass mainly functioned to defend against invaders by the force of torrential water flowing through between the two mountains. It is one of the best preserved sections of the Great Wall of China, which stretches about one thousand meters (0.62 miles). It also has seven enemy towers and an arrow tower which is 15 meters (50 feet) in height and 12 meters (40 feet) in width. Looking out from the arrow tower, you can imagine an ancient battle fields and see the importance of the wall as a defence against invaders.
Other interesting visitor sites located at the foot of Shui Guan are the Memorial Gardens of Chinese Personages, the Stone Buddha Temple, Genghis Khan Palace, and Pet World.
After so many photos beside the Great Wall of Badaling, we hope you can get to know, that the Badaling is not the only place that you can visit the Wall. Oh yes, if you want the see the marching tourists, Badaling could be the best place.
Ticket: 30 Yuan
Posted under Beijing Sightseeing, Changping by admin 26.10.2005
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The Commune by the Great Wall is a Collection ofContemporary Architecture Consisting of Private Houses Designed by 12 of Asias Best-Known Architects.
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Posted under Beijing Sightseeing, Changping by admin 26.10.2005
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October 3rd, a very sunny day. A visit to the Great Wall at Juyongguan section. Due to the traffic reason, we changed our sechdule from the Badaling Great Wall to here. The result ? It is abusolutely right, as it is not so crowded, and some steep part of the wall here is very challenging and good for exercise, especially for such a nice day.
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Posted under Beijing Sightseeing, Changping by admin 08.10.2005
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