Map of the Ming Great Wall. The gray dots on the map indicate the locations of the military garrisons.
The Great Wall at Badaling is part of the Changping Garrison.

The Changping Garrison (Chinese: 昌平镇; pinyin: Chāngpíngzhèn), also known as the Chang Garrison, was a defensive stronghold during the Ming dynasty. Its primary responsibility was to protect the Great Wall from attacks coming from the north and west of Beijing. Along with the Zhenbao Garrison, it was one of two additional defense garrisons established in addition to the original Nine Garrisons of the Ming dynasty.

The Changping Garrison was established during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor (1522–1567).[1] Its headquarters were located in Changping, northwest of Beijing, and its primary responsibility was to protect the capital and the imperial tombs. The garrison stretched from Mutianyu, north of Beijing, to Huanghuacheng and Badaling in the west. It then continued southwest along the inner defense line, west of Beijing, to the Zijing Pass in Hebei, northwest of Yi County. The area east of Badaling was previously part of the Jizhou Garrison. In total, the defense line included 230 km of the Great Wall of China.[1]

The Changping Garrison was under the command of the supreme commander of Jiliao. It shared a border with the Jizhou Garrison to the east and the Zhenbao Garrison to the south.

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  1. 1 2 "The Most Majestic Great Wall of All". China Scenic 中国国家地理. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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