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From Dongzhimen Transport Hub (Dongzhimen Shuniuzhan; Click here ;)
take bus 916 to Huairou (¥12, one hour, 6.30am to 7.30pm) . Get off at Nan-
huayuan Sanqu bus stop, then walk straight ahead about 200m (crossing one
road), until you get to the next bus stop, called Nanhuayuan Siqu . A bus to
Huanghua Cheng (¥8, one hour, until 6.30pm) stops here, but it doesn't have a
number. Instead look for a placard in the front windscreen reading , which
means Huairou to Huanghua Cheng. It only runs about once an hour, though,
so if you get bored waiting, hop in one of the minivans (¥10), which regularly
trawl the bus stop for passengers.
The last 916 from Huairou back to Beijing leaves Huairou at around 7pm.
Zhuangdaokou
The small village of Zhuangdaokou , 80km north of Beijing, and just over the
hill from Huanghua Cheng, has access to a rarely visited and completely unre-
stored section of 'wild wall'. It's also possible to hike over to Huanghua Cheng
on a restored section from here, although surprisingly few people do this, con-
sidering how straightforward it is.
The bus should drop you off at the far end of Zhuangdaokou village, where
the road crosses a small stream. Pick up some water and snacks at the small
shop near here, then turn right and follow the lane along the stream and then
up behind the houses until it meets a rocky pathway that leads up the wall.
Once at the wall (20 minutes), turn right for a one-hour walk along a restored,
but very steep section of wall that eventually leads down to the road at
Huanghua Cheng, via some fabulous viewpoints. Or turn left to commence a
two-hour hike along a crumbling stretch of shrub-covered wall towards Shui
Changcheng. You'll see almost no one on this unrestored section and the go-
ing can get tricky, so take extra care here.
Getting To Zhuangdaokou
Same as getting to Huanghua Cheng, but once you've arrived at the bus stop
in Huairou called Nanhuayuan Siqu , board a bus to Shui Changcheng, which
stops at Zhuangdaokou (¥8, one hour, every 30 minutes until 6.30pm). It
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