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Simatai
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Type: Sightseeing
Cost: $40
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Type: Sightseeing
Cost: $40
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Simatai offers the wall’s most dramatic scenery and is thoroughly worth the long trip out, especially if combined with the hike from Jinshanling, six miles to the east. The snakelike wall here clings precariously to the mountain, which makes for a daunting climb, or if you don’t feel up to this there’s a cableway (¥20), which will take you as far as the eighth watchtower.
If you’re up for the climb, simply turn right from the car park and you can puff and pant your way as far as the 14th watchtower, from where you’ll get stupendous views. As at Mutianyu, there’s also a thrill-seeking way to get down – a flying fox zipline runs from a little below the lower section of the wall down across a reservoir.
If you want to spend the night at Simatai, there’s a hostel , but the wall here and at Jinshanling should both soon be much more accessible as a daytrip from Beijing when a new expressway is completed.
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