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    One day(from 0800 to 1600) tour to Mutianyu Section Great Wall.(Lunch, private vehicle and guide are included)

about 45 miles northeast of Beijing.  The steps are in blissful shade.  We will climb them under the cool pine trees up to the Great Wall where there is little escape from the heat and haze.  Just to get to the wall, we walk up 1000 nice even steps. The wall looks like an eagle, two wings spread across a crest of mountains.

The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall was opened to tourists on May 1, 1986. Located 73 kilometers from Beijing proper, it joins the Juyong Pass in the west and Gubeikou in the east. A new 4,000-meter-long pathway has been constructed from the road. It can also be reached by cable car.

This well-preserved section was built about 1,400 years ago and reconstructed later during the Ming Dynasty. History of Ming Military Affairs explains why it was rebuilt.

When Emperor Yongle returned north and reestablished Beijing as the capital, he was exposed to attack on three sides. Harassment increased after the reign of Emperor Zhengtong, so work was begun to strengthen and lengthen the wall at Yalu River in the east.

The strategic importance of Mutianyu was obvious, as many battles took place there. It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period when Cao Cao exterminated Yuan Shao' s regime, his army advanced through Mutianyu. In the mid-Ming years, the noted General Qi Jiguang was transferred from the south. As Military Superintendent of Jizhen, he built observation towers and provided storage areas for military weapons.

The highest observation tower in the Mutianyu section is 540 meters above sea level. Crenels and shooting holes are part of the solid construction. To the east, the Great Wall continues across the mountain ridges, to the west, it enters a point of strategic importance at a peak 1,044 meters above sea level.

Optional add-on activities:   Compare with airfares to get to China, the cost for the following local add-on programs is really worth to try.   Highly recommend you to select one of the Optional Add-ons to supplement the itinerary. City Optional add-on activities Beijing  3-hour Houhai Bar Street at night $20 USD p.p      One day Mutianyu Great Wall trekking $64 USD p.p      One Day Simatai Great Wall Trekking $91 USD p.p    3-hour Peking Duck Dinner and Acrobat Show at night $55 USD p.p     3-hour Kungfu Show at night $20 USD p.p      3-hour Beijing Opera Show at night $20 USD p.p      3-hour Rickshaw Ride in Hutong $38 USD p.p      3-hour Xiushui Street Shopping $20 USD p.p    More  add-on activities  in Shanghai, Xian, Hong Kong, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guilin, Chengdu

 Add-on activities include studying fees/entrance fees, personal tour guide & driver, round trip transfers by public bus, lunch if tour lasts one day.

 Add-on activities are based on a traveling group of 2-5 persons. A group of more than 5 people will get a larger discount, Please ask our travel advisor about prices for larger group.

 Add-on activities are valid only when used in conjunction with a tour package. Please ask our travel advisor for a price under other circumstances.

Meal Code:   B-Western breakfast in the hotel        L-Chinese lunch in local restaurant
                     D-Chinese Dinner in local restaurant

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* The above quotation is based on twin share.  Single supplement will be charged only when you are the 3rd, 5th person in this group, and need to stay in one single room, which means no one in the group can share the cost of accommodation with you.

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