Today, we headed outside the city of Beijing and travelled to Badaling where a section of The Great Wall of China is located before stretching a further 7800km. One chose to scale the wall at Badaling as there is also a section that is wheelchair accessible. However, before exploring this, we decided that in order to get an authentic feel, one would bounce backwards up the steps…
After this point, the gradient becomes quite steep hence we decided to retreat back down and find the accessible route which located on the opposite side of the road to the ticket office. There are two ways of reaching the wheelchair accessible part of The Great Wall, one can either roll up the ramp or take one of two lifts. However, it is worth noting that a wheelchair user needs to let them know in advance if they wish to use the lifts. As a result, one went up the ramped access…
The ramp enables one to access a reasonably flat fortification with good views of the Wall and surrounding countryside. It is also possible to enter one of the Great Wall’s accommodation towers, however there is a little step up to that…
