GREAT WALL OF CHINA (Mutianyu Section) | China Travel

[@RobandJenny]

We thought the Great Wall of China would be overhyped and not live up to our expectations, but it really did! It was amazing, and one of those places that is absolutely a must for everyone! Do you guys have any other experiences which exceeded your expectations?

[@xz1891]

Curious, What makes you think it is hyped? Actually MTY section is not the most grandeur one, if you go jiankou (wild GW) section, it's even more amazing (but dangerous), I just went there last month.

[@mboihk3796]

Imagine that wall was built in 2000 years back without using modern technology. Seven wonders of of the world are really wonderful. Anyway, I haven't visited anyone of it yet. May be when I do save enough to travel I'll try to visit all of them. Nice video. You guys must be historical relics or places lovers like me. I love History and even it was my fav. subject in high school days though I pursued other stream later on.

[@PikaPika-Tassie]

Rob & Jenny Jiuzhaigou National Park, the most heavenly place in China or even in the world. So busy there but the scenery was 100 times better than I had expected.

[@deng7474]

Trump:we need a wall

[@liuliang227]

I went to Vietnam several weeks ago and I was only planning to stay in Hochiminh city for like three or four days. But when I got there I found it’s a city full of energy and everything is amazing. So I canceled all of my schedules and just stayed there for the rest of my trip lol

[@marsknight4444]

Jenny's smile is so sweet, which makes your channel always sunny and happy

[@RobandJenny]

😀😀 thank you for a lovely message!!

[@RespectOthers1]

What a lovely moment of peace and quiet you two had on the Great Wall to soak in the history of one of mankind's most amazing achievements. Definitely worth one of your four day in Beijing! :D

[@RobandJenny]

We loved the wall, and glad we took the time to appreciate it!

[@elexhass5836]

The small car riding is so fun!

[@RobandJenny]

It is!

[@echolou923]

really enjoyed you guys vlog especially the China Travel part. always looking forward to your next one. My New Zealand mum visited me to China this May she came without any knowledge about China but ended up keeping ask me when will be her next trip to Beijing after I showed her around Hangzhou, Shanghai and Wuzhen. haha that's super funny. Greetings from New Zealand

[@RobandJenny]

Wow that's quite a trip! Glad you are enjoying the vlogs 😁

[@NN-hi7nd]

hangzhou n wuzhen r both very pretty cities... hangzhou is so green n beautiful, well-known heavenly place, I used to go there once a year for a weekend trip. wuzhen is the best Watertown in China. The best way is to stay there for one night, no crowds, then u can wake up by the riverside hotel, very southern China style...

[@JulianBallard]

wonderful couple. this was delightful to watch. and i learned some cool stuff too.

[@jinifith]

1:30 Mutianyu Section has much smaller capacity than Badaling Section, smaller parking space, no railroad, narrower road to approach. Even with Badaling Section, there are plenty of space to explore in most of the times. During peak times, whole of Badaling Section can be packed with people, in that case you can go to either Juyong Pass or Water Pass section near by. Badaling Section in peak period is captured on Google Earth dating on October 2018. On that same date, Juyong Pass and Water Pass had a lot of space for travelers. Mutianyu on peak times is not captured on Google Earth yet. If too many people gather at Mutianyu, there could be traffic jam, difficulties with parking, long waiting lines for cable car and toboggan. But most of the times, Mutianyu should have a lot of space for travelers. Chinese government made a lot of efforts on Mutianyu that I can see: cable car, chair lift, toboggan, visitor center with larger parking lot, higher standard road for mountainous 2 lane road for easier driving.

[@jinifith]

I found Mutianyu video on a busy day. lHPIZcwrMro . As I expected, there are difficulties on parking, long waiting lines for cable car, chair lift, and toboggan. It is better to check the traffic condition on suspicious day, which is available on Chinese Maps. If there are traffic jam on Badaling and Mutianyu, then choose to go to Juyong Pass instead. Take subway all the way to Changping, then find your way to Juyong Pass.

[@EmpatheticWanderers]

This is my favorite section of the wall!

[@RobandJenny]

Yes! We did good then

[@再續前緣-z2c]

川普那座墙建好了吗？哈哈

[@dean4566]

thats another part of the word i wanna see too looks awesome

[@simonmeng3065]

Dean So welcome to China

[@Crom21]

my dream destination .. The great wall. because of the history of this great wall.

[@RobandJenny]

You should go! It really doesn't disappoint. Try to go to mutianyu rather than badaling, much more peaceful experience! 😀

[@HimanshuSharmaTY]

Nice video 👍 Of all China visit videos

[@saraheung1394]

Friend, how long is a reasonable walk on the wall? What do you do when you need to go to the bathroom or drink water?

[@weizhang3619]

Lovely video and lovely smile of Jenny! Hope you have fun in China!

[@RobandJenny]

Thanks 😀 and thanks for watching! 😀

[@zplin5583]

As a Chinese, I have not been to the GreatWall yet, nice Vedic~

[@种花家大格子]

me too 😆

[@leedoped6795]

+1

[@mboihk3796]

Well China is big and also not everyone get time to travel around. No surprise there.

[@PaddyMan1988]

不到長城非好漢！😅😅😅

[@oliviaaa9931]

OMG. I’m just so familiar with everything in this video. The bus 916 express, Beidajie Stop and the Mutianyu section where I went there when I was 4. Everything reminds me time to go back home. Hope you enjoy the rest of you trip in Beijing!

[@RobandJenny]

Aw so glad we could bring back memories!!

[@masofo4769]

is there not a cable car ?? only a chair lift ? also which bit is the "flat bit " as im bringing my mum whos in her 70s so i dont want it to be too strenuous

[@launika02]

Hello guys, I am travelling to Beijing this October, is there any advice for me?

[@WanderingBluePassports]

I think it took us about 20 minutes to walk up instead of the gondola when we were there in December of the same year! But I don't remember the bus out there (916E) being such a long trip!? Haha maybe you guys got the scenic route!

[@TT-xx8mj]

I remember the first time I went to the Great Wall is the most impressive experience, not the wall but the people.I went to the Badaling during the National Days, the Great Wall is full of people.You even didn't need to walk yourself,people behind you will lift you to forward

[@RobandJenny]

Haha wow !

[@jameszhou162]

wow, i have never seen the wall with so small humanity :-). You guys are super lucky and it is pretty cool to have space and snacks up there. btw, awesome vlog and SUBSCRIBED, haha

[@RobandJenny]

Yay!! Welcome to the channel 😁😁

[@WayYapLee-bu1qs]

The last part is a tad more exciting than............. . . 杂菜饭 eh, chums !? 🤤 🤗

[@comradestrawberry1876]

Very nice video; I personally prefer Badaling section, which has more cliffs and elevations, but they’re both top tier places to see the Great Wall.

[@RobandJenny]

I'm sure it's lovely there but we really wanted to experience it without the crowds and we heard mutianyu was the best way to do that! 😀

[@RobandJenny]

It's a matter of preference! We find it tough to enjoy ourselves when it's crowded is all.

[@comradestrawberry1876]

Rob & Jenny You ought to visit sections of the Wall that are battle-scarred, like Gubeikou, which is considered the most breathtaking Ming dynasty section. The Ming dynasty believed that the Mandate of Heaven requires the emperor and imperial city to be in the frontline of battle, hence Beijing is literally on the edge of China (at that time), and many parts of the Wall are heavily battle-worn. They are especially amazing to see in the winter!

[@alangabriel5361]

Wish you earn 1 million fans

[@RobandJenny]

Thank you so much!!

[@winniewenwen]

Welcome to China have a wonderful journey

[@happy2gether1000]

How to avoid the crowds, which month the best to go?

[@llkk290]

Is your first Chinese tour ending in Beijing? If there is a next trip to China, I recommend you another route to go to western China. Inner Mongolia: the prairie, experience the nomadic culture Qinghai and Tibet: the vast plateau, the birthplace of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, Buddhist culture; Xinjiang: Desert Gobi Oasis, Islamic culture. It is completely different from the landscapes of eastern and southern China.

[@RobandJenny]

Great tips, thank you!

[@KapotakhoComputer]

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[@achillesarmstrong9639]

You should also check out the Simatai section of great wall. Some part of it are almost vertical ascending, and some part of it is very dangerous. There is one part the wall is just about 30cm wide, both sides of the wall are houndreds of meters high clifff.

[@RobandJenny]

Thanks for the tip! 😀

[@g-a-oqfish8745]

What an amazing day!

[@ng8554]

Entertaining video. Great one guys. Love u ❤️

[@RobandJenny]

Thanks NG ! Glad you are still enjoying our vlogs! Have s great day! 😀😀😍

[@lingmartylifestyle9185]

It’s so nice to see you guys having fun at the Great Wall... was shocked to see so empty over there at MuTianYu 慕田峪 at 1:00pm. Since the Great Wall is the number one tourist attraction in China, so price could go up for everything around there. Are you planning to visit the summer palace 颐和园, the forbidden city 紫禁城... etc. Beijing has more to offer than the Great Wall... take your time and enjoy! 😜

[@lannwoo2865]

We was there two years ago.Great trip.

[@RobandJenny]

😊😊😊

[@rachelam18]

I just got back from China and went to that part of the wall a few days ago. We go there for 7.30am and no one was there so we had the wall to ourselves. By 11am it was packed full of people. It’s definitely more impressive if you can be there when there’s no tourist.

[@rachelam18]

We also did the toboggan down and had really slow people in front of us 😂😂

[@janetharris7878]

I went on this section, 2 years ago,cant wait to go back,my youngest son lives in Beijing

[@RobandJenny]

Sounds great!

[@launika02]

Which is the name of the station to take the bus?

[@janetharris7878]

@@launika02 my sons friends took us by car

[@yuchinxia8030]

From the subway station sign, I assume u guys staying nearby the Beijing Train Station? That is pretty close to my home. I can recommend some good local restaurants

[@RobandJenny]

What do you reccomend?

[@yuchinxia8030]

@@RobandJenny a Muslim restaurant called "李记酱肉爆肚”， on No.80 Xihuashi St. Dongcheng District (Chinese address:北京市东城区西花市大街80号). It has excellent beef meat pie, beef noodle, and Beijing style hot pot, which has plain broth.

[@yuchinxia8030]

you can input the Chinese address on google map or whatever map app you have, I believe it only takes about 10 mins riding bike to get there if your hostel is close to the Beijing Train Station subway.

[@yuchinxia8030]

@@RobandJenny Another typical Beijing food is the Beijing fried bean sauce noodle, "老北京炸酱面大王” on F1 Section A Beijing Shangjie， No.56 Dongxinglong St. Dongcheng District (Chinese address:北京市东城区东兴隆街56号北京商界A段1层). This restaurant has a variety of local food you can choose from as well. It is also pretty close

[@lordofking2311]

This Mutianyu is much better than other places, It is almost empty, seems like the wall is your private place 😃👍

[@RobandJenny]

Yeah it was great!! 😃👍😃

[@曾挚摆没珍]

You should download an app like “bus timing” 北京公交, then you will know when the bus is coming

[@RobandJenny]

Yeah! We had one, but it wasn't showing this bus. Even the locals were confused! 😀😂

[@happyliferay]

If you go to the badaling part of the wall, it will get really crowded and I think most people go there including me

[@RobandJenny]

Yeah agreed! We were lucky to not be on the busy part! 😀

[@suxusun]

depends on the day of the week too

[@chfgbp6098]

That crenellation observation was really interesting! How odd. So both sides could use the Wall for the Same purpose? Pretty sharing and caring. :)

[@RobandJenny]

It's really interesting isn't it?

[@wenminhong535]

There is a chinese saying ：One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero. So，u r heroes now！

[@RobandJenny]

Yaay! Haha 😁😁

[@MasterLKK]

I have never been there before and it's a bit of embarrassing for me. Someday! I need to go there to check it out personally.

[@iamcanadianedmonton]

we went to the mutianyu section in 2010. i don't recall cable lift at that time. yes, this is a lot better than badaling. much fewer tourists. BTW, did you get small some broken bricks as souvenirs?? i don't know if it was against the law or not. but my brother-in-law took quite a few small broken bricks and gave me one as a souvenir and i still have it.

[@kawkchiang75]

have a nice trip in China

[@arthighland4293]

Only Badaling section is busy, other section of Great Wall just like this.

[@RobandJenny]

It seems like that !

[@chenjeff9797]

Part of the wall was built around 400-1000 BCE.....it was separated until Qin dynasty( around 200BCE ) connect them all as one mage-construction.

[@指鹿为马-s1h]

Marvellous

[@RobandJenny]

Thanks!

[@kimiwong7443]

Welcome to china

[@RobandJenny]

Thank you! 😀

[@wuzhangfang6247]

When I was studying in the Yanqi Lake campus of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, I used to take 916 Bus to get there.

[@marryme2298]

There r some creative resorts under the wall very cool should check them out

[@RobandJenny]

We did look into the ones where you can camp on the wall but it was a bit pricey for us unfortunately!

[@hscsuccess]

I have been to the Great Wall of Badaling in 2008. It was really really crowded and there were some foreign government official visitors there on that day so one direction was closed. It was not fun at all. The current great wall was built in Ming dynasty, whcih is like say 600 years old. The original one was built by Qin Shi Huang 'First Emperor of Qin' (the onwer of the Terracotta Warriors). That one is located further north but it was made of "rammed earth". It's been more than 2000 years so it's pretty much gone.

[@PaddyMan1988]

Nice video. 👍

[@RobandJenny]

Thank you!😁

[@theraisiny6600]

Comparing with the UK, what do you guys find the most intriguing/enjoyable here in China? I've been to the UK a few times and I absolutely like the tranquility and the nice environment there!! By the way, have you guys been to the USA?? that's where I'm normally at!!

[@ahlim6791]

Summer Palace will be nice to pay a visit,if like walking

[@RobandJenny]

We thought about it, but it's so hot!

[@ysbh228]

Great moment!! 👍👍👍

[@RobandJenny]

Thanks!

[@ATrainTravels]

Awesome!

[@RobandJenny]

It was amazing!! Such a great day! 😀

[@kevinfu4397]

So sorry that the bus didn't come, really appreciate your strength when travelling. Always optimistic

[@RobandJenny]

You've got to be 😁😁

[@kevinfu4397]

@@RobandJenny True elegance comes from endurance... amazing

[@happy2gether1000]

You mean no public bus going Mutianyu?

[@markylon]

What would have been really useful would have been to tell us what metro station you went to, what line you used, where the bus stop is, what bus you took, where you changed, to what bus etc etc, But hey as long as we know you got some snacks, that's better than a helpful video.

[@jianyuhua]

在迪卡侬买的包嘛！ I have the same bag!

[@RobandJenny]

Omg really? You like it?

[@jianyuhua]

Rob & Jenny good quality, I like it

[@beertiger8620]

have a good time

[@RobandJenny]

Thank you!

[@xiaowuxu7020]

Why is your visit to the Great Wall not crowded? Maybe you went to the Great Wall of 慕田峪. The 八达岭Great wall is very crowded.

[@RobandJenny]

Yeah. That's right. Mutianyu was a really good choice. A bit harder to get to. But worth it since it was completely empty!! :)

[@RobandJenny]

We got seriously lucky

[@Rachel-ym9id]

@@RobandJenny same as we were there last time, just a few people around, so good!

[@staggeredpotato6941]

Nice ! It seems scorching hot in China.

[@RobandJenny]

Yuuup!

[@MrAbrandao]

I would like to know how you got back... Did you have any problems with paying in cash in China ? Did you use wechat to pay?

[@RobandJenny]

No problems with paying in cash! Taken everywhere. Getting back we just walked to the bus stop and jumped on the first one. They all go to the city and cost 1/10th of the price of a taxi! 😃😃

[@yananneteoh9818]

The name ohs that section of the wall is Mu Tian Yu... in 3 syllables. You can say it. That's the part I went to in 1999. Thank you for sharing your videos with I enjoy watching more and more ! I hope you 'll take on some ESL teaching and live in China for a year or so perhaps. Best to your both.

[@RobandJenny]

That's definitely an option!

[@jianguan9504]

welcome to Beijing ~

[@liuliang227]

I’m coming😊

[@RobandJenny]

Do it!

[@chenjeff9797]

Simply because people are working in the weekday but if you come here on a public holiday...You Chinese journal would end when u getting out from the crowd...

[@leozhao9711]

Probably because you only visited a small section of the Great Wall, you may think that the Great Wall is not very spectacular and did not meet your expectations. In fact, the Great Wall has a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers. It may be imagined that the Great Wall is a very great building.

[@RobandJenny]

No, we thought it was awesome!!

[@ShawnTed]

Its almost the hottest days the whole year,so only a few brave people will go.....saludos

[@RobandJenny]

Haha yep. We were lucky it wasn't tooooo bad!

[@哥哥-z7b]

ni hao😏

[@pptskills]

吃泡菜吧，能省一点是一点！

[@onkycui]

名字笑死我

[@李毅-q1z]

分给我点榨菜

[@xinshao5202]

我用我珍藏10十年的茶叶蛋，换你一包榨菜！

[@李毅-q1z]

你还想一包，一根都能让你自豪一整年了！

[@zhubajie6940]

Yeh, the lift does swing a lot at Mutianyu. I got there in the afternoon but a cooler part of the year. It was very peaceful there just a few people. The reason the wall is partially destroyed is that it is where the Manchu's breached the wall in 1644 to eventually overthrow the Ming Dynasty by pouring through there and establishing the Qing Dynasty.

[@RobandJenny]

So much history to learn!! 😀

[@YG-im4xf]

Fantastic! Are you living in China?

[@RobandJenny]

No just visiting. A whole month though.😀

[@michaelx5039]

Try Jiankou section of the great wall

[@RobandJenny]

Thanks for the tip 😀

[@种花家大格子]

exciting

[@MightySteve001]

It seems the bus in China is the same in the UK. You wait for hours for the bus and suddenly 3 arrive.

[@RobandJenny]

Haha yep!!

[@johnfeng4374]

Both of you are Chinese heroes now! "One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero!"said by Mao.

[@RobandJenny]

Yay! Have not heard of this saying before! Glad to be a hero!

[@GeorgeLee85]

If you are still in beijing, try Ming tombs for sight viewing, houhai for night life, and what else, oh, forbidden city for fitness, lol.

[@RobandJenny]

Haha forbidden city looks interesting, and busy !

[@GeorgeLee85]

@@RobandJenny it has too much history for you to digest if you are interested. The crowd normally just browse along the middle path. If you go sideways it will be QUIET.

[@运达达]

Like your videos 😘

[@RobandJenny]

aww thanks for the sweet comment 😀

[@wofululuxiuli5986]

Coz there's actually few different side of the great wall in beijing(its huge),looks like you guys went to the another side which isn"t the popular one, i guess thatz why no one's there, otherwise its always crowd as hell

[@RobandJenny]

Yeah, it is such a great place to visit the wall!! :)

[@kevindixon5137]

北京欢迎你❤️

[@feicheng4755]

Wow

[@照明-m9n]

居然是东直门站 我经常做916这班车。。。

[@Dlinpo]

Welcome to China again.(来自中国的爱❤️）

[@RobandJenny]

Thank you 😀😀 one day we'll come back. 😀

[@5lemon110]

like your video

[@bingdu2766]

YOU should have a chinese friend, and he will tell you you which GREATWALL is better and easy to get there, and have a better trip. hahaha

[@RobandJenny]

It was quite easy to get to mutianyu 😀 and worth the journey as well because there were so few other tourists there! 😀 A chinese friend would be helpful sometimes for talking to taxi drivers though 😂

[@RobandJenny]

It was quite easy to get to mutianyu 😀 and worth the journey as well because there were so few other tourists there! 😀 A chinese friend would be helpful sometimes for talking to taxi drivers though 😂

[@Jonusdcarrion]

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

[@profandrisa]

Hello guys, did you visit the Great Wall on a Saturday?

[@RobandJenny]

I can't remember, sorry!!

[@profandrisa]

It’s ok thank you!

[@RobandJenny]

@@profandrisa just checked and it was a Wednesday hope that helps.

[@profandrisa]

Helps a lot! I’m afraid of going with three kids on a Saturday. Maybe Wednesday like you guys did it’s better…

[@benthekeeshond545]

Why are all the Great Wall videos from Peking? That is not the ancient Great Wall and does not have as many historic significances. I have a few friends who are archeologists who worked at the Han Great Wall many years ago. A large % of this ancient wall is located in a desert and it is in a straight line. Except that it is not quite a beautiful landscape. However, they mentioned atop a ruined watch-tower, one can see and feel the intensity of guarding an endless wall against a possible invasion of nomadic horsemen. At some selected sites mentioned from history texts, they excavated and found blood-stained arrow tips and other evidence of an enormous military confrontation. Just like the history books said, It is very hot in the summer but bitterly cold during winter. Genuine Han Chinese history and folk tales came from this ancient structure. Not to mention, unfortunately, many deadly battles occurred in the past 2000 years.

[@johncooper1693]

watch the adverts

[@RobandJenny]

Yesssss!

[@aldenrmachado]

Learnt a new word: crenellations

[@RobandJenny]

So did I at the time! 😅

[@aldenrmachado]

Pissed off Jenny alert 9:00

[@marryme2298]

Great Wall of the United States 🇺🇸 tariff wall n Mexican wall and many many other kinds of walls…coming up

[@RobandJenny]

😅😅

[@古往今來-l6w]

🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@张张老师-x4l]

go. to tian. jin. 120km

[@RobandJenny]

Sounds interesting!

[@joezhou2346]

i love mutianyu more than badalin

[@fangfang9558]

欢迎来中国🇨🇳，后面会来上海吗？ Welcome to China, will you come to Shanghai later?

[@RobandJenny]

We already went! look at our old videos! :)

[@fangfang9558]

@@RobandJenny OK☺️

[@xmsun9174]

As fast as I can.

[@冷月葬花魂-u2k]

祝你们在中国玩的愉快

[@uoduod1985]

Jenny beautiful!

[@RobandJenny]

She is. 😃 - this is Rob. 😃

[@uoduod1985]

@@RobandJenny Love you both!😄😄

[@RobandJenny]

@@uoduod1985 thank you. 😃

[@suxusun]

you guys should have taken the train instead. it is much more fun and has a much better view

[@RobandJenny]

The way we went was incredible though!! 😃

[@suxusun]

@@RobandJenny the most important thing is to enjoy and explore. hope you had a nice time in China