China Great Wall Museum

The China Great Wall Museum is located in a north-south valley west of Badaling Guancheng. The valley is called Guntiangou and has been a transportation hub area for scenic spots because it is separated from the Badaling Great Wall by a ridge. The China Great Wall Museum is located on a 10-meter-high terrace on the east side of the valley. It is a Great Wall theme museum, comprehensively reflecting the history, military, architecture, economy, culture and art and current situation of the Great Wall.

The exhibition includes cultural relics and specimens unearthed along the Great Wall across the country, supplemented by charts, photos, cultural landscapes and models, and uses multimedia means such as touch screens and projectors to display the Great Wall, the symbol of the Chinese nation, in an all-round way.

The architecture of the building is unique; the shape is like a conjoined beacon tower and the internal exhibition is arranged like the undulating road of the Great Wall. From the inside to the outside, the broad and profound cultural atmosphere of the Great Wall can be felt everywhere. It is a base for young people to learn about the Great Wall and receive patriotic education. It is also an important place for people to travel and relax.

Tips: The museum is currently being renovated and is not open to the public

Address: Badaling Great Wall, Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing

Juyongguan Yuntai, Juyongguan Great Wall Museum

Juyongguan Great Wall is located in a canyon 20 kilometers north of Changping County. Juyong Pass is the gateway to Beijing from the north. The Juyongguan Great Wall Museum is located in the famous Juyongguan Great Wall Scenic Area.

The Juyongguan Great Wall, known as "the greatest pass in the world"， is a representative of the Ming Great Wall, located in the mountains northwest of Beijing, and has been a battleground of great military significance since ancient times. To this day, it is still Beijing's main transportation route to Inner Mongolia, Shanxi and other places, and takes a special strategic position.

After entering Guangou from the south exit, visitors can see the mountains on both sides and the flowing streams. The view is like a green wave when you look over from far away. Therefore, as early as the Jin Dynasty, it was listed as one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Yanjing". Qianlong once personally inscribed the four characters "Juyong Diecui" and built the Yubei Pavilion. Although the stone stele with Qianlong's words has not been found, Pu Yi's young brother, Pu Jie's inscription of "Juyong Diecui" can still be seen there.

Speaking of Juyongguan, we have to mention Yuntai. Juyongguan's Yuntai is all made of marble, and its relief is the most important piece of Tibetan Buddhist sculpture in the Yuan Dynasty. The reliefs have a grand scale, complex content and meticulous carving, including various heavenly gods in Lamaism, some symbolic animals, dragons, clouds and other shapes, which is a masterpiece in the stone carving art of the Yuan Dynasty.

The Juyongguan Great Wall Museum was officially opened to the public on August 26, 2004. The museum building is a typical Beijing courtyard, and the courtyard is a restored Ming Dynasty building, Diecui Academy, which was a school in Juyongguan in the Ming Dynasty. The location of the museum has far-reaching meaning as it inherits the cultural connotation of Ming Dynasty architecture. Through 3 exhibition rooms, 6 parts and artefacts on display outdoors, the museum condenses and summarizes the development history of Juyongguan with a history of more than 2,000 years. The history of Juyongguan is systematically introduced from many aspects such as military culture, historical events and cultural relics and buildings, and the prosperity and the important role of Juyongguan are comprehensively represented.

Address: Juyongguan Village, Nankou Town, Changping District, Beijing (near Beijing-Tibet Expressway)

Mutianyu Great Wall Spirit Inheritance Museum  

Mutianyu Great Wall Spirit Inheritance Museum has two floors and covers more than 1,200 square meters. With the theme of the spirit of the Great Wall, the bond of peace and the bridge across the world, it has created a comprehensive exhibition hall integrating patriotism education, party member education and training, Great Wall History Museum and other functions. Here you can fully learn about the profound cultural heritage of the Mutianyu Great Wall, the spirit of the Great Wall and the glorious development process of the CPC over the past 100 years.

On the first floor, the plaques, geographical maps and other Great Wall exhibits demonstrate the important role of the Great Wall in ancient China in resisting aggression and the great significance of forming a strong cohesion of the Chinese nation. The Mutianyu Great Wall restored pictures show the historical process of the building of the Great Wall. Ancient Chinese weapons and cultural relics and stone tablets unearthed from the Great Wall explain in detail the history of Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang's participation in the construction of the Mutianyu Great Wall during the Ming Dynasty. The magnificent Great Wall picture scroll covers the beginning and end points, and important paragraphs of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty.

The second floor is the party organization and education zone. Through reviewing the 100-year struggle of the Communist Party of China, visitors can deeply remember the glorious course of the CPC's centennial struggle, learn and inherit the great spirit forged by the CPC in the long-term struggle, vigorously carry forward the revolutionary spirit, and continue to inherit the revolutionary tradition.

The "Revolutionary Memory" section includes stories such as the first shot of the Pingbei War, the military-civilian tales of the Battle of Shayu, and the heroic deeds of Dong Cunrui, who carried the bombs to blow up the bunker, showing the revolutionary spirit of the Bohai people in resisting and fighting against the enemy under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the valuable cooperative spirit of civilians and soldiers.

In addition, the education zone also displayed the peace proposition of New China, and the important mission and development achievements of Beijing and Huairou in the new era. In the unit "The Great Wall of the World, The World of the Great Wall", precious photos and inscriptions of more than 100 heads of state and government in the Mutianyu Great Wall are displayed, and the gifts symbolizing friendly relationships are displayed through display cases and other forms. The "Remain true to our original aspiration and Set sail" unit shows the history, achievements, and vision of the development of the Mutianyu Great Wall and many important activities through plates, LED display screens and other forms.

Relive the revolutionary sentiments of the martyrs, experience the great changes of the new era, and take the initiative to shoulder the mission of creating the future. The opening of the Mutianyu Great Wall Spirit Inheritance Museum is a witness to the glorious history, and it can also show the world the patriotic spirit, national spirit and peaceful spirit represented by the Great Wall, as well as the Chinese people's great will of world peace.

Address: Opposite the Mutianyu Great Wall Visitor Service Center