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Spirit Way

21.54 MILES

A highlight of a visit to the Ming Tombs is to walk the Shen Dao, or Spirit Way, a funerary avenue that plots a sombre course to Ch¨¢ng L¨ªng, the earliest¡­

Jiankou Great Wall

1.9 MILES

For stupefying hikes along perhaps Beijing¡¯s most incomparable section of Wall, head to Jiankou, where white-knuckle sections like ¡®Upward Flying Eagle¡¯¡­

Ming Tombs

21.27 MILES

Established according to feng shui in the cradle of Tianshou Mountain (ÌìÊÙɽ, Ti¨¡nsh¨°u Sh¨¡n), this auspicious swath of nature was walled off by the Ming to¡­

Mutianyu

0.33 MILES

Famed for its Ming-era guard towers and excellent views, the 3km-long section of wall at Mutianyu, northeast of Beijing in Huairou County, is largely a¡­

Ch¨¢ng L¨ªng

18.92 MILES

It's no coincidence that the most magnificent of the Ming tombs bears more than a passing resemblance to the Forbidden City. It was commissioned by the¡­

Divine Merit Stele Pavilion

21.8 MILES

Along the Spirit Way before you reach the pairs of stone guardians, this glorious pavilion contains a stele thought to be the largest in China, mounted on¡­

D¨¬ng L¨ªng

20.4 MILES

Of all the Ming tombs, this is the only one to have been excavated, and visitors can descend into the enormous burial chambers of the Wanli Emperor (1563¡­

Badaling

29.49 MILES

Historically a strategic portal between the fertile lands of the capital and the more arid plains beyond, Badaling has been called the ¡®Key to Northern¡­