Mutianyu Great Wall [Beijing]

Mutianyu Great Wall

Mutianyu Great Wall,located in Huairou Distrisct,is one of Beijing"s 16 new scenic spots.It starts from Juyong Pass on the west and reaches Gubeikou on the east.Battlements are seen on the 2,250-metre-long wall.On Zhengguantai,three watching towers stand side by side.The main tourist attraction in cludes Guanjiankou,Niujiaobian and Yingfeidaoyang on the west part of the section.Mutianyu Great Wall snakes on the high mountains,whose vegetation coverage reaches over 90 per cent.Tour­ists will see blossoming flowers in spring,flowing streams in summer,red leaves in autumn and white snow in winter.Mutianyu is considered by Chi nese and foreign tourists as the best part of the Great Wall.

On Mutianyu Great Wall,some new fa cilities have been set up such as cable-way and ski track.The China Dream Stone City is a combination of the "Great Wall culture" and the "stone cul ture." Many foreign top leaders have visited Mutianyu Great Wall.Among them are John Major,former prime min ister of Britain,and Bill Clinton,former president of the United States.