Tree Planting at the Great Wall Makes for Meaningful Day Trip

Tree-planting in the suburbs can be fun as well as worthy: working up a sweat in the warm spring breeze under a pure blue sky, while enjoying the surrounding scenic beauty.

Planting trees on hill slopes under the canopy of the Great Wall can be a double thrill, as few places supply better photo opportunities. Planting trees will also help Beijng fulfill its pledge to host a green  Olympic Games in 2008.

Here wed like to invite you to a one-day tour of the Badaling section of the Great Wall for tree planting. Built more than 2,000 years ago and rebuilt between the 15th and 17th centuries, the Badaling section of the Great Wall lies 70 kilometers northwest of central Beijing, in Yanqing County. In ancient times, it was a military stronghold. It is the commanding height of the Guan gou Gorge which, in old times, was of strategic importance to the defence of the Chinese capital.

March 12 is the annual tree-planting day for Chinese. All citizens 11 or older are obliged to plant 3-5 trees a year, except those who are disabled or too weak for the job under a resolution adopted by the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress.

Dates

March  20, 2, 27 and 28

April 3, 4, 10 and 11

Depart from

Tourism Tower 

Itinerary

08:00   departure for Badaling 

10:00   arrival, tree-planting in the Beijing Badaling Wildlife World, watching animal shows, lunch, sightseeing, climbing the Great Wall.

15:30   departure for Beijing

Price

US$25/p.p.

Service includes:

Air-conditioned coach

Entrance ticket for the Great Wall and Beijing Badaling Wildlife World

Tour guide

Oriental arborvitae and Chinese pine tree samplings

Lunch is excluded. Please bring your own food. Tour posssible with at least 10 participants.

Friendly tips:

1. Pease wear travel shoes as the mountain trails are steep.

2. Bring some travel sickness pills with you if you need them.