Blog Tag - The Great Wall

Camp on the Great Wall for a True Addition to Your Beijing Bucket List
Golden Week is upon us, dear reader! I know, I know — nobody has exciting travel plans. At least I don’t! But let’s not sulk; let’s get real instead...
Hitting the Wall: Hikes to Try Once You’ve Exhausted Mutianyu and Badaling
While most of us who live in Beijing are aware that we are extremely lucky to have such close access to a landmark like the Great Wall, there’s no...
Trending in Beijing: Fusion Friction, Work Addiction, April Fool Conviction
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this? Trending in Beijing is a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags,...
Hop on This Train to The Spring And Discover The Hidden Beauty of Northwest Beijing
A long Qingming weekend is just around the corner, and with any luck, we'll get to enjoy it free from punishing sandstorms and an all-out catkin...
Take a Helicopter Trip to the Great Wall with CTG Travel Service
CTG Travel Service Corporation Limited was invited to attend the 10th annual Beijing Burger Festival and sponsored FOUR exclusive helicopter trips in...
Talking Travel: Great Wall Limits Daily Visits, Bike-Only Highway Finally Opens, and First Subway 5G Network Launches
Talking Travel; your roundup of Beijing's latest transportation-related news.  Four more Fast Trains to Beidaihe and Qinhuangdao Beidaihe’s cool...
Two Divers Missing at Underwater Section of the Great Wall
Two scuba divers have gone missing while exploring a little-known, underwater section of the Great Wall in Hebei province.  The two divers,...
‘The Great Wall’ Stands Tall in China With RMB 470 Million
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider. Polarizing Chinese moviegoers on its opening weekend, director Zhang Yimou’s...
Catch Acclaimed Electronic Act HVOB and Party on The Great Wall at This Year's Yinyang Music Festival, Sept. 15-16
One of the world's most heralded historic sites is about to become home to Beijing's biggest electronica extravaganza. From September 15-16 The Great...
Watch Matt Damon Fight Monsters in 'The Great Wall'
As Beijing residents, we’ve all seen our fair share of the Great Wall, but now there’s a chance to see it like we’ve never seen it before. The first...
Forbidden City, Great Wall Named Two of Asia's Most Beautiful Places
Beijing's Forbidden City and the Great Wall have been named to Conde Nast Traveler's list of the 50 Most Beautiful Places in Asia. "Asia is the...
Hitting the Wall: How to sign up for the Great Wall Marathon
So you’ve decided to run the Great Wall Marathon. Are you insane? Even on a perfectly flat racecourse, 26.2 miles (42km) is no easy feat, and the...
Explorer, Geographer, and Beijinger William Lindesay Tells Us What's Left to Discover about the Great Wall
William Lindesay is a fanatic. While he may be a caring father of two boys, a loving husband, and an occasional innkeeper and photo guide, the study...
Explore the Wild Wall with William Lindesay and Bespoke Beijing on Oct 30
Think you've "done" the Great Wall? Think again. Bespoke Beijing have teamed up with renowned Great Wall expert William Lindesay (OBE) for a Wild...
'Star Wars' Event Sees Stormtroopers on the Great Wall; Film Set for January Release in China
This Tuesday, Disney began revving up Chinese fans for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, ahead of the film's primary release on December 18...