Attractions on Badaling Great Wall-Stone of Looking Back At Beijing

To the west side of the road before the Badaling Pass, there is a huge granite stone surrounded by iron fence. It is 2 meters high and 7 meters long. Due to the rise of road foundation, it is not as conspicuous as before. On its north side, it is carved with 3 Chinese letters of " Wang Jing Shi", indicating the right place that Dowager Ci Xi looked at Beijing on her way to flee to Xi'an. According to folklore, the allied forces of eight countries, which namely are Britain, France, Germany, Russia, United States, Japan, Italy and Austria Hungary broke into Beijing City in 1900, the 26th year of Emperor Guangxu. Wmpress Dowager Ci Xi was forced to flee to Xi'an with the royal members. Right beside the huge stone, the Empress Dowager stopped and looked back to the Forbidden City, which represented the dignity and the wealth of the country. realizing it was under a miserable catastrophe and feeling uncertain about when she could return, she could not hold back her tears, which wet her clothes. Thus the common stone got its name as the Stone of Looking Back at Beijing.

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