The Mutianyu section may not be as famous as Badaling, but its charm and beauty have attracted many foreign leaders and their families.
In 2014, US First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall along with her mother and daughters when they came to China at the invitation of China's First Lady Peng Liyuan.
When US President Bill Clinton visited China in 1998, the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall was included on the president's itinerary. After a packed schedule of visiting the Palace Museum on the morning of June 28, Clinton and his family "went directly to the Mutuianyu section of the Great Wall in the afternoon without having lunch," as reported by the People's Daily.
In 1991, British Prime Minister John Major also visited the Mutianyu section. The cable car that he took that day is still in operation and carries a sign to commemorate the visit.
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