Part of the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall.

Mutianyu (Chinese: 慕田峪; pinyin: Mùtiányù) is a section of the Great Wall of China located in Huairou County 70km northeast of Beijing. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Great Wall of China ( or ( is a series of stone and earthen Fortifications in China, built rebuilt and maintained between the 6th century BC and the 16th The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is connected with Juyongguan Pass in the west and Gubeikou Gateway in the east. Juyongguan or Juyong Pass ( is located in an 18 kilometer-long valley named "Guangou" which is inside Changping County more than 50 kilometers from Beijing As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, Mutianyu section of Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs.

First built in the mid-6th century during the Northern Qi, Mutianyu Great Wall is older than the Badaling section of the Great Wall. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The Northern Qi Dynasty (Chinese 北齊 Běiqí was one of the Northern dynasties of Chinese history and ruled northern China from 550 to 577. Badaling (;) is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 50 Miles northwest of Beijing city in Yanqing In the Ming dynasty, under the supervision of General Xu Da, construction of the present wall began on the foundation of the wall of Northern Qi. The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led In 1404, a pass was built in the wall. In 1569, the Mutianyu Great Wall was rebuilt and till today most parts of it are well preserved. The Mutianyu Great Wall has the largest construction scale and best quality among all sections of Great Wall.

Built mainly with granite, the wall is 7-8 meters high and the top is 4-5 meters wide. Comparing with other sections of Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall possesses unique characteristics in its construction.

• Watchtowers and over-towering pass densely scatter along this section of Great Wall - exactly, 22 watchtowers in the 22500-meter-long wall. A watchtower is a type of Fortification used in many parts of the world

• Both the outer and inner parapets are crenelated with merlons, so that shots could be fired at the enemy on both sides - a feature very rare on other parts of the Great Wall.

• The Mutianyu Pass consists of 3 watchtowers, one big in the center and two smaller on both sides. Standing on the same terrace, the three watchtowers are connected to each other inside and compose a rarely seen structure among all sections of Great Wall.

Besides, this section of Great Wall is surrounded by woodland and streams. The Forest-coverage Rate is over 90 percent.

Today, this section of wall is open to visitors. A cable car is available to help visitors. Another feature of the wall at Mutianyu is the wheeled toboggan ride down from the wall on a winding metal track.

Adjacent to the Mutianyu wall is its namesake village, which has been hailed by the Chinese government as a model village because of its rebirth largely thanks to tourism and glassware industries. Mutianyu Village is twinned with the village of Shelburne Falls in the state of Massachusetts. Shelburne Falls is a Census-designated place (CDP in the towns of Shelburne and Buckland in Franklin County, Massachusetts, A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

On August 7th 2007, members of the pro-Tibetan organization, Students for a Free Tibet, targeted the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall between towers 4 and 6, to demonstrate against the Chinese occupation of Tibet and mark the one-year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Students For a Free Tibet is a non-profit student-led organization which uses Education, Advocacy, and nonviolent Direct action with the goal The Great Wall of China ( or ( is a series of stone and earthen Fortifications in China, built rebuilt and maintained between the 6th century BC and the 16th Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games They hung a 450 sq. ft. banner which read, "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 2008" in both English and Chinese. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

External links

• Mutianyu Great Wall Photo Gallery
• Great Wall Forum Great Wall of China discussion forum, maps, photos
• Official Website Informations about activities, accommodations and bus

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