A handful of tourists Tuesday visit the just reopened section of the Great Wall in Beijing. Photo: IC Photo

Tourists line up in their own meter of space as they wait Tuesday to get into the scenic site. Photo: IC Photo

A tourist walks on top of a section of the Great Wall that is part of a designated 43-mile walking route. Photo: IC Photo

A visitor takes a photo of his wife as she poses at the corner of the Badaling section of the Great Wall on Tuesday. Photo: IC Photo

A child climbs the steps on the Badaling section of the Great Wall. Photo: IC Photo

Visitors walk along the Great Wall near one of its beacon towers. Photo: IC Photo

Nearly 1,000 people reserved a ticket after the Badaling Great Wall’s website on Sunday announced the reopening. Photo: IC Photo