Jiankou Great Wall (箭扣长城)

Jiankou Great Wall is located in Huairou District, 10 km from Mutianyu Great Wall in the east, about 80 km from downtown Beijing. The mountains are of various shapes, so that this section looks great and full of challenge. Jiankou Great Wall is famous for its W-shape and the dilapidated original form.

Owing to the need for renovation, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous sections of the Ming's wall. It connects to Mutianyu in the east and joins Huanghuacheng in the west. From east to north, the wall zigzags 9.3 miles from "The Ox Horn Edge Wall" to "The Nine-Eye Tower" via "The Beijing Knot". Compared with Mutianyu, the mountain is higher and steeper, while compared with Simatai, it is more winding and varied.

There are many famous sections of Arrow Nock, such as "The Nine-Eye Tower", an important command post during the ancient wars. It has three layers, and there are nine holes which look like nine eyes on each side. "The Beijing Knot" is the meeting point for three walls coming from different directions. "The Sky Stair", is a precipitous stair whose angle of elevation is 70 to 80 degrees. It leads to "The Eagle Flies Facing Upward", a watch tower built on the lofty peaks.

The area has been chosen by artists as the best section of the Great Wall for painting and by photographers as one of the best section for photography. It is said that most of the paintings of the Great Wall sold in China are those of Jiankou Great Wall.