Classic Birthday Trip on Great Wall

Badaling Great Wall, a most famous section of the Great Wall, is located at Yanqing County in Beijing. Longqing Gorge sits at Yanqing County as well as Badaling Great Wall, so Longqing Gorge also attracts large number of tourists after Badaling Great Wall. Badaling, literally meaning "reach eight directions", got its name because the maze of its ridges stretches in all directions. Badaling Great Wall is the most important section and earliest section opened to public of the Great Wall. These states were ruled by the Zhou Dynasty (1045-256 BC) kings operating a feudal system.
The Commune by the Great Wall is near the Badaling section of the Great Wall. Badaling is one of Beijing's biggest tourist destinations. The Commune consists of private villas designed by 12 prominent Asian architects. This project's vision was to encourage creativity to influence a new generation of Asian architects, developers and consumers. At the Shuiguan section of the Great Wall- the Commune shares the tranquility of the mountains with a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Pick up from your hotel lobby at around 9:00am. Get to the Badaling Great Wall(2 hours) around 10:30am. Badaling is known for its imposing magnitude. The wall here averages 7.8 meters in height and has a width of 5.7 meters at the top and 6.5 meters at the base. The walkway on top is 4.5 meters wide, making it possible for five horses or ten soldiers to march abreast. It is one of the most gorgeous and magnificent part of the Great Wall in Beijing.

After the hike, then drive to the Commune by the Great Wall for the romantic lunch. The Commune by the Great Wall is a complex of modern architecture near the Badaling section of the Great Wall. Ms Zhang Xin is the mastermind and investor for the project. The Commune has furniture and other interior decorations from such distinguished designers as Serge Mouille, Thierry Hoppe, Von Robinson, Philippe Starck, Alex Strub and etc. After lunch, transfer back to your hotel around 5:30pm in Beijing.