The Yanqi Lake Resort in Huairou district, Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua]

The museum will also include the gifts received and tableware used during the high-profile political events. Local authorities have been collecting designs, and the museum is expected to be completed by the end of 2018, and will be open in January next year.

According to a survey in 2006, the remaining Great Wall sections in the city stretch for 573 km, of which 526 km date back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).