Badaling Great Wall, Located at the northern entrance of the Guangou Ancient Path in Jundu Mountain, Yanqing District, Beijing, the Badaling Great Wall covers a tourist area of 1.19 square kilometers. As a vital section of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, it served as a strategic outpost of the Juyong Pass, historically renowned as the key defensive point where "the peril of Juyong Pass lies not in the pass itself but in Badaling".The Badaling segment of the Ming Great Wall, known as the "Jade Pass and Natural Moat," was listed among the Eight Scenic Views of Juyong Pass. It is the earliest opened section of the Great Wall to tourists and forms the core of the Badaling scenic area, which features modern facilities such as the Badaling Hotel and the China Great Wall Museum inscribed by President Jiang Zemin. Recognized as a national model site for civilized tourism, Badaling is celebrated for its majestic landscape, well-developed infrastructure, and profound cultural significance.

Key Honors and Developments:

December 1990: Received Beijing’s Park Floating Cup Award for Advanced Garden Sanitation.

1991: Accepted UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage Certificateon behalf of the Great Wall; ranked among China’s Top 40 Tourist Destinations.

2001: Designated among the first batch of National AAAAA-level Tourist Attractions.

May 2007: Upgraded to a AAAAA-level scenic area.

November 2020: Selected as one of Beijing’s inaugural online popular check-in spots.

February 3, 2022: Hosted the torch relay for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

April 30, 2025: Officially opened the Badaling Night Great Wall and the "Guihe Night Painting"performance to the public.Badaling continues to be a globally renowned destination, embodying both ancient architectural grandeur and modern cultural vitality.