Farther from the city, the Juyongguan, Simatai, Jinshanling, Huanghuacheng ... You can reach the Great Wall of China via public bus (with Badaling and Mutianyu being the easiest to access ...
"The Great Wall impresses everyone who sees it for ... that illuminate a 1.8-mile section at night. An alternative: At Huanghuacheng, about an hour and a half north of Beijing, the wall skirts ...
According to legend, the Great Wall was built by the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang (Reigned 221-210 BC), though historical records trace the true origin of the wall to defensive ...