Great Wall of China’s Badaling section reopens Posted on 26 March 2020 Tags:china, coronavirus, COVID-19, Great Wall of China, pandemic, Wuhan The Badaling section of the Great Wall of China has partially reopened to visitors on Tuesday 24 March after being closed for two months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. China has begun easing restrictions as cases of COVID-19 are steadily decreasing. In the past, this popular section of the Great Wall would see up to 60,000 visitors on average per day. Authorities, however, are restricting the daily visitor capacity to just under 20,000. On Tuesday only 1,000 visitors were recorded according to ABC News. View this post on Instagram “It goes on for miles, right over those hills. But then so does the M6.” . Can’t say I exactly agreed with Karl Pilkington and his views on the ‘alright’ wall of China but he’s not wrong at the same time! . #thealrightwallofchina #karlpilkington #china #thegreatwall #aisa #wondersoftheworld #travelquotes #travelgram #passionpassport #roamtheplanet #bucketlist #bejing #karlpilkingtonquotes A post shared by Caroline Leech (@oirishcaz) on Oct 16, 2018 at 10:37pm PDT The famous Badaling section of #theGreatWall in #Beijing has partly opened on Tuesday, after being closed for almost two months due to the novel #coronavirus outbreak. #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/Db1q05ovs3 — China Daily (@ChinaDaily) March 25, 2020 After booking tickets in advance on the official website or through WeChat, visitors can see the famous #Badaling section of the #GreatWall in Beijing again. It’s been closed for almost two months due to the novel #coronavirus outbreak.⛰️ [Photo/Wei Xiaohao] #SpotlightBeijing pic.twitter.com/wL9nep7XNX — Spotlight Beijing (@SpotlightBJ) March 25, 2020 Badaling section of the Great Wall reopens. Other areas of this section as well as the Shuiguan Great Wall, the Ancient Great Wall and the Great Wall Museum will remain closed. https://t.co/TK2vU4TcTm pic.twitter.com/L8r9lxOpwT — DISCOVER BEIJING (@discoverbeijing) March 25, 2020 China announced on Tuesday 24 March that a lockdown would be lifted on more than 50 million people in central Hubei province. This is where the first case of coronavirus emerged last year. Reopening this section is a signal of hope, as many countries are currently faced with much uncertainty while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. By 8 April, travel restrictions on Wuhan will be lifted, according to Al Jazeera. Image: Unsplash Related Posts Cape Town’s sustainability: Leading the way in environmental initiatives 1 June 2023 As National Environmental Month commences in South Africa, Cape Town stands proudly at the forefront... read more Kapama to host Safari Guide of the Year Awards 2023 1 June 2023 Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit will host this year’s Safari Guide of the Year... read more Blood Lions relaunches for public viewing on YouTube 1 June 2023 Award-winning documentary feature film Blood Lions has been relaunched on YouTube for public viewing, creating... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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