Here’s the REALITY of visiting the Great Wall of China! | Tour of China
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
- Today was the day that I finally go to the Great Wall of China in Beijing, after 2 years of living in China. BUT, it was not what I expected. Enjoy!
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00:00 Welcome!
01:48 Badaling
05:52 Great Wall
13:02 Shichahai
14:30 My Opinion
16:17 Thank You!
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My only suggestion for future toutists: never travel to Beijing during summer holiday (late June to late August) lol. The best traveling season of Beijing is Autumn (avoid National Day holiday in October for sure). Beijing belongs to kids and students between 3 and 22 years old from all over the country during this holiday.
That’s what I said 🤣
😲😯😳😱❤My God....Very powerful ancient engineering..In ancient times, there were no cranes, and all work could only be done manually...The Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the world. China's infrastructure construction capacity has already begun Two thousand years ago, and it has always inherited the genes of infrastructure construction.
It was very impressive!
Ben, you went to the most touristy part of Great Wall. Mu Tian Yu or other wild part of the Wall will give you a better story to tell.
I still have stories to tell 🤣
The meaning of the Great Wall is not on its scenery but national security. It is a sacred land of all Chinese. It is a divider of agricultural culture versus safari culture. It protect China from the Northern invasion for many many times. It is a story of heroes of China who gave their lives to protect the country.
Great 👍
As a tourist I think it's a must to visit the Great Wall when in Beijing. Also the forbidden city.
I agree 👍
I’m agreed with you 😅it’s not easily to climb up all those stairs with the extremely hot weather 🌞
I definitely agree!
Mutianyu section is also stunning but less crowded, u can see many foreign tourists there usually. I have been to Badaling section during the national holiday which was much more crowded than the situation in your video. At the end of the day, being surrounded by lots of people is also kind of experience.😂
Yes, Derek. A bad experience 🤣
Your video brings up my memory, I visited Mu Tian Yu section of GW last time, no cable car was needed, only by foot. Beijing is great for travelers, so many interesting sites to visit, so many emperors were there before, even today. LOL.
I feel your experience going to the Great Wall was sooo different from mine! I believe we went to different sections though. What an incredible view right! :D When we went it was super hot but honestly it was nowhere near as packed with people like in this video! We got the bus too and cable car but if I'm not mistaken it was around 20 euro each for the busses and cable car :o
Great views!
I would prefer to visit in the spring when it’s not that hot. Knowing you’re leaving China soon and it’s great that you climb the Great Wall, the ancient architecture in China. It’s just magnificent.
You’re right 😊
Love your presentations. Have been to China three times - but to the Great Wall 5 times - Badaling, Mutianyu, Shanhaiguan, Huanguacheng and Juyongguan. The wall mesmerises me - hence the visits. Would never go back to Badaling (way too crowded) but loved Juyongguan and Shanhaiguan. I must say China is an amazingly beautiful country but I find South Korea far less crowded and much more courteous...
Thank you for watching 😃
Awesome again Ben!
Thank you!
During the summer holiday season, it's the peak season for students to travel with parents. But if you avoid July and August and weekend s, it should be much better, not so crowded.
Great 👍 thank you, Kathy.
Baidaling is not the best spot to avoid crowd. A bit of hardship for your fist visit goes with the old Chinese saying is that "if one hasn't climb the great wall, he is not a man yet". 😅
Now I believe it 🤣
Badaling Great Wall was a great experience for me in 2011 but I did go in September on a working day: A full day worth it if you are physically fit 😄
Definitely a workout, Ikky!
Another great video of China👍
Thanks, Johnny 👍
Hi, Ben, I had a similar experience to you many years ago to the same section of the Great Wall. It's school holidays. I saw an Aussie guy whose CZcams ID is Paul enterprise visited a section of The Great Wall accessed from Tianjin. He had the entire wall of his own. If you visit it again, you could look into a different access.
Thank you for the suggestion, Cathy 😊
All i want to say is huge thank you for making this video , this type of genuine experience is what i value the most in vids
Thank you for watching 😊👍
Best way to go Great Wall aviud in summer time because all students are being holiday.
I know 😊
I think you should visit the Great Wall during a national holiday Ben 😬😅🤣
At least you have been there now 👊
Nooooooo 🤣
yea,you should go to yunnan province,The weather in that place is very cool
Great 👍
May be next time, do what the British couple did, go in Winter （-21 degrees, ) and you will also enjoy the fantastic snow scenes.❤❤😂😂😂
Too cold in winter HAHA
I went to the Great Wall a few times in the past and it was never this crowded. Definitely avoid peak tourist season, weekends, and holidays. Of all the different locations of GW, Badaling is the most popular (also in best condition), thus the crowd. It looks like you did fine.
Life goes on, Thomas 😊 all good!
There are three locations to see the Great Wall. The Badaling is the busiest one other two is less people.
Great 👍
I finally see you behaving like a Chinese -- an umbrella in the sun 😲 Oops! I mean a parasol 🤭
LOL
It just makes sense 🤣
We went in middle of June, very hot. Approx. 2 Hours drive north of Beijing, to the Mutianyu section. We hired a private air conditioned van and driver and Tour guide. Arrived at 7:30 am and were on the wall by 8:00 am..Took the cable car up and down. Besides about 20 people we had the wall to ourselves. It was beautiful, and yes I was unfit. In our photo looking with the wall winding into the distance there is nobody in the photo behind us just the wall and watch towers. I loved going through the watch towers. Sit on the steps in the shade and admire the view. I felt like I was in a postcard, amazing experience. We will do it again in Autumn this time. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Sounds amazing! I would go back in autumn too, not summer!
The best time to visit is opening hour. Me and my friends were pretty much alone until a few hours later.
I guess it wasn’t summer 👍
OMG Ben umbrella!!!!!
Very important!
Did Badaling in 1998 and it was bad enough then. But an absolute nightmare now, by the looks of it. Managed to get to Huanghua in 2002, and that was a million times better. Very few people doing it, and stunning scenery. Even being asked to pay "wu kuai" on a couple of sections by enterprising locals could not spoil it.
Ivor, the lining up was NOT fun HAHA It was horrible on a hot day!
Badaling is nice but Mutanyu was absolutely stunning.
Great!
To beat the crowds, go on a weekday, first thing in the morning, or late in the afternoon-the light will be better for your Instagrams that time of day, anyway.
So maybe don't make a day trip from Beijing, but stay for the night closer to the place on a greater encircling travel plan.
Great advice, thanks Tony 👍
Welcome to China, lol, so many people so overwhelming right 😂
Yes! 🥵
they are elivated roman roads not walls. the
ramparts are on both sides therefore they are a road system built to defend and facilitate the movement of goods. as part of the silk road to the middle east
Okay 👍
old dragon's head in shanhaiguan is nice, but the real pleasure is the non-touristy sections in shanhaiguan
Right ☺️
I’m visiting for the first time at the end of June, I already had reservations about going to the Great Wall, a lot of effort and time for little pay off and you’ve not dissuaded me from this viewpoint. Like you said, you expected to be blown away but were not. The people, heat and queuing looks horrendous.
I'll be honest mate, the end of June will be absolutely miserable. Good luck.
@@beninchina thanks for your honesty Ben
the great wall isn't some engineering marvel by today's standard, but imagine you were a barbarian who lived 2000 years and you saw this
whew! It wasn't that crowded when I went. is it vacation time? I was there in 2016 - lot of people but nothing like what you are experiencing. I went in the fall.....not the summer. why only 2 days in Beijing? Check out the Hutongs
Only 2 days because there’s plenty more to see in China 😊
Don't go to the Great Wall from Beijing, that's what was shown on the video. The Wall is thousands of km long (granted, not all of it is in great condition), but everyone goes to this 1 km long section thanks to tourist operators. (and yes, it is steep, but many parts of the wall are very steep)
But I don't wanna see an empty part of the wall...
Haven't you done any homework for great wall? This location you went is the one most people would suggest avoiding, too crowded since the relative easy access.
No homework, it’s more spontaneous 👍
the picture quality of your video is very good, how can you not be censored by CZcams, because most of the China videos on CZcams have poor quality images, CZcams is a western media so they want to lower China's image 🤔🤔
You read too much fake news. Thanks for watching!
八达岭段长城人太多，金山岭、慕田峪、响水湖段人会少一些。
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Drone should be excellent 👌👍
Definitely!
I want to go to that country on a vacation have you been to universal studios Beijing?
You should! No, I haven’t:
@@beninchina I've been to the universal parks here in Florida and Disney world parks
Every Chinese child in his or her summer holidays goes to Beijing.😀
I saw them all 🤣
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Where are the washrooms?
Before you get on the cable car or by the cafe at the top.
HOW COME THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE? NOT A HOLIDAY SEASON
It is the summer holiday 🤣
@@beninchina Oh I see, forgot about that, thinking May and October
What's the weather like going in November... hiking the Great Wall of China?
Very cold, Pelina!
ben, you are celebrating America's independce day by going to china's great wall ??
I’m not American, so no 👍
oh，man，what a pity. I hvn't been to the great wall over 20 years. god，i cannot hold even more than 10 mins with the crowded crowded crowd，man. well，you know it ain't a good time to travel around now，the reason？ it's because the monsters r off school and hving summer holiday now. you know what monsters i m talking about，right？😅
I don’t 😊 please tell me.
@@beninchina 🤪😂
@@beninchina i was born in Beijing，i moved to Shanghai when i was 24 and hv been living in SH over 20 years. the last time i walked along the Great Wall was after I graduated from high school.
You went to the wrong great wall at the wrong time, sorry for you.
I know 😃
I got tired from watching only.
I get tired watching it again 🥱
so you teach English and travel
Yes 👍
Walking on the Great Wall in summer? No thank you.
No one will force you to go, Jack 👍