Beijing/Yanqing

Yanqing District (延庆区; Yánqìngqū) is a rural and urban district in the northwest corner of Beijing Municipality. The most famous attraction is Badaling, a jam packed and classic tourist section of the Great Wall of China. The landscape is mountainous and locals take popular day trips to Yanqing to visit the Longqing Gorge and Guyaju Caves. Yangqing hosted the alpine skiing, bobsled, luge and skeleton events for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Yanqing
Bus 919 (express and non-express) leave from Deshengmen Arrow Tower at high frequencies to stops in Yanqing District. It takes about 90 minutes to get to Dafutuo (大浮坨) on express Bus 919.

Badaling Great Wall
The sleekest way to get to Badaling is by high speed rail. Alternatively if you don't want to wait for the train or travel far to get to the railway station, there are high frequency public bus departing from the center of the city to Badaling. There is also the slower and infrequent Beijing Suburban Railway.

By high speed rail
A high speed train stops at Badaling Great Wall in an underground station that is the world's biggest and deepest underground railway station. The train route starts from Beijing North or Qinghe railway stations and ends in Zhangjiakou. Most trains depart from Qinghe train station, which is located on Line 13 and about 10 km north of Beijing North station. Tickets are ¥23 or slightly higher. From 1 December 2020, high-speed rail access to downtown Yanqing is also provided at either Beijing North or Qinghe stations, with the second class fare from Beijing to Yanqing up to ¥35.

By bus


From Deshengmen Arrow Tower take bus number 877 to Badaling. The last bus from Beijing to Badaling leaves at around 12:00 and the last bus from Badaling to Beijing at around 16:00. The ride takes about an hour. On your way to the bus stop, people will try to scam you into taking private buses which cost more and may not even go to the right destination. Ignore them all.

By suburban rail
The Beijing Suburban Railway infrequently goes from Huangtudian Station (500 meters away from exit G4 of Huoying subway station) to Badaling. Huoying subway station is on Line 13 and almost 30 km from the center of Beijing. There are only 2-3 departures to Badaling before the afternoon and 2-3 trains coming back to Beijing in the afternoon. Schedule The train is spacious and has very large viewing windows, allowing you breathtaking views of the scenery and Great Wall even before you arrive at Badaling. Take a seat on the left as the train leaves Beijing to get the best views. If you can't find empty seats you can hang out in the nearly empty dining car, which has a couple of comfortable booths with tables. Upon arrival at Badaling station you'll need to make a left turn and walk 800m to the entrance of Badaling. The ride takes 70 min.

Great Wall
See Great Wall for general information on the Great Wall. Sections are listed from west to east.



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