Maps: Detailed map of the Great Wall of China in the Beijing area

[Bryan]

The Great Wall Forum is pleased to announce the release of our first detailed map of the Great Wall of China in the Beijing area. This map is packaged as a kmz file for use with Google Earth.

The map is free, but you must comply with the license agreement to use it. Basically, the agreement contains these rules:

• The map is only for personal, non-commercial use.
• You may not copy, redistribute, or modify the map.
• You are strongly urged to help protect and preserve the Great Wall.

The map is a community project. Users are encouraged to contribute additions, corrections, and suggestions.

The map contains the following features:

• Major Great Wall location markers
• Detailed Great Wall paths
• Driving routes from downtown Beijing
• Hiking/walking trails

Only forum members can download the map. Guests must register before downloading the attached map.

Please note that this map only covers the Beijing area. You should download the complete map from this forum if you are interested in other areas.

The Beijing Great Wall map is a work in progress. The current release is dated 2008/12/06. Please check back regularly for updates as we continually improve the map.

Important note: This thread has been replaced by Detailed map of the Beijing area Great Wall of China version 2.

[lsanderson]

Hey, guys, this map is great! I really like the driving directions. It makes me want to bring my laptop with me to China. Maybe! This map plus the reviews you have posted recently are going to be very helpful to me. Thanks alot.

[JoeCool]

Nice map!