Wohushan Great Wall Scenic Area (卧虎山长城景区)

Located in Gubekou Town, Miyun District, the Wohushan Great Wall was built in the 4th year of Hongwu Period of the Ming dynasty. The Wohushan Great Wall is about 4.75km long, and has 134 watch towers. At an altitude3 of 665.22 meters, this section of the Great Wall is splendid.

Compared to the Simatai Great Wall, this section of the Great Wall enjoys a much grand views while the latter one is much more steep. The north of the Great Wall are surrounded by mountains while the south are rivers.

There are many historical spots along the Wohushan Great Wall like Linggong Temple, Taiping Temple, Tiemen Pass, Wanshou Mountain, Yezhu Hill, Lvzu Temple and Liulin Camp.

At the north end of the Wohushan Great Wall is the most beautiful beacon tower which looks like two girls arm-in arm.

Located on the top of Wanshou Mountain, Lvzu Temple is near to Chao River and the Great Wall. Its name changed to Wanshou Pavilion because the Qianlong Emperor once rest here and appreciate the Great Wall while in his way to Chengde. In 1771,emperor Qianlong celebrate his mother’s birthday here, so the temple’s name changed to Wanshou Temple.