Don't go to Badaling, it's too crowded. Jinshanling Great Wall is less crowded and has beautiful scenery.

📍Jinshanling Great Wall is located in Luanping County, Chengde, Hebei, more than 130 km from Beijing, about a 2-hour drive, and is connected to the Gubeikou Great Wall in Beijing. 🎈In the early Ming Dynasty, Xu Da supervised the construction of the Great Wall. In the first year of the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty (1567), Qi Jiguang was stationed in the northern border and continued to build many enemy buildings and battle platforms, becoming the most complex and densely built section of the Great Wall. 🎈The construction level of Jinshanling Great Wall is very high, the facilities are complete, the construction is solid, the layout is rigorous, and it is a military project that is both offensive and defensive. The city wall is elegantly constructed, the buildings are densely packed, generally about 7 meters high, 6 meters wide at the bottom, and 5 meters wide at the top, which can accommodate five horses riding side by side. The enemy building is uniquely designed, the form varies with the mountain, the layout is rich and varied, the design is exquisite, the construction is exquisite, and the decoration is rich and colorful. Jinshanling Great Wall is not only the essence of the Great Wall, but also a paradise for photography enthusiasts. 🎈The three unique features of Jinshanling Great Wall are the barrier wall, the text brick, and the horse barrier wall. 🎈The barrier wall is a short wall built on the steep section of the Great Wall. Its function is to prevent the enemy from attacking the city wall and seizing the battle platform. The barrier wall is generally 2 meters high and 1.5 meters wide, providing a hiding place for the city's defenders and effectively covering the city's defenders. 🎈Text bricks are bricks with engraved text, used to determine the construction period of the Great Wall and the name of the army, and have cultural research value. On Jinshanling Great Wall, there are many such text bricks, which record detailed information about the construction of the Great Wall. 🎈The horse barrier wall is a defensive facility designed to prevent enemies from riding horses over the hillside to attack. The design of this wall takes into account the terrain and tactical needs.