Great Walls

The Great Wall stands as a timeless reminder of China's rich past and enduring spirit.

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Great Walls

The Great Wall, a marvel of ancient engineering, stretches for thousands of kilometers across mountains, deserts, and plains, symbolizing China's history and resilience. Built primarily as a defensive fortification against invasions, it dates back to the Spring and Autumn period but saw major expansions during the Qin and Ming dynasties. Constructed with bricks, stone, and earth, its towering sections, watchtowers, and gates remain impressive even today. This iconic structure, visible from space...

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Great Walls

The Great Wall, a marvel of ancient engineering, stretches for thousands of kilometers across mountains, deserts, and plains, symbolizing China's history and resilience. Built primarily as a defensive fortification against invasions, it dates back to the Spring and Autumn period but saw major expansions during the Qin and Ming dynasties. Constructed with bricks, stone, and earth, its towering sections, watchtowers, and gates remain impressive even today. This iconic structure, visible from space, is not only a testament to human ingenuity but also a significant cultural heritage site, attracting millions of visitors annually. The Great Wall stands as a timeless reminder of China's rich past and enduring spirit.

Badaling Great Wall

The Badaling Great Wall, entrance to Guangou Ancient Road in Yanqing, Beijing, is a well-preserved Ming Dynasty section, the first opened to tourists. It boasts many honors and has welcomed numerous world leaders.
Mutianyu Great Wall

It is one of the famous Great Wall attractions in Beijing, and is the essence of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty.
Ancient Badaling Great Wall

Ancient Badaling Great Wall is located in the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing, looking a little old but tells you its old history.
Juyongguan Great Wall

Juyongguan Great Wall, strategic, scenic, and historic, is a key Ming Dynasty relic. Recognized globally, it's a major AAAA-rated tourist spot.
Simatai Great Wall

It was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987 and is the only ancient architectural site in China that has been preserved in its original form during the Ming Dynasty.
Badaling Water Pass (Shuiguan) Great Wall

Shuiguan Great Wall is the site of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, and has a history of more than 400 years.
Beijing Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall

Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall Scenic Area is a national AAAA-level scenic spot and a national key cultural relics protection unit. The scenic spot is named after the three sections of the Great Wall immersed in water.
Badaling Remnant Great Wall

Badaling Remnant Great Wall is located 5 kilometers southwest of the Badaling Great Wall in Yanqing District, functions as the west gate of the defense system of Badaling Great Wall.
Gubeikou Great Wall

Gubeikou Great Wall boasts the most complete great wall system in the history of the Great Wall in China. Consists of one part built during the North Qi Dynasty, and the other part built in the Ming Dynasty, it includes four sections as Wohu Mountain, Panlong Mountain, Jinshanling and Simatai.
The Changyucheng Great Wall

There is a section of the Great Wall built in the Ming dynasty called Changyucheng Great Wall.
Jiankou Great Wall

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.
Wohushan Great Wall Scenic Area

Located in Gubekou Town, Miyun District, the Wohushan Great Wall was built in the 4th year of Hongwu Period of the Ming dynasty.
Wangquanyu Great Wall

Wangquanyu Great Wall lies in the east of Dazhenyu Village. An ancient village called Wangquanyu is below the wall, which got its name because of a spring named Wangquan. This section stretched along the mountains looks like a bowknot, which is the highlight of Wangquanyu Great Wall.
Beijing Xiangshui Lake Great Wall Scenic Area

As part of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, Beijing Xiangshui Lake Great Wall Scenic Area is located in the west of Mutianyu Great Wall, 78 kilometers away from Beijing, 28 kilometers away from Huairou County. It covers a total area of 18 square kilometers.
Jinshanling Great Wall

The Jinshanling Great Wall is a section of the Great Wall built during the Ming Dynasty. It stretches across the Yanshan Mountains, the branch mountains of the Yanshan Range, at the junction of Luanping County, Hebei Province, and Miyun District, Beijing.
Shanhai Pass

It is one of the northeastern passes of the Ming Great Wall. Before 1990, it was considered the eastern starting point of the Ming Great Wall, renowned as one of the "Three wonders of the Great Wall in China" (with Shanhai Pass in the east, Zhenbei Tai in the middle, and Jiayu Pass in the west), the "First pass under heaven," and the "Throat of border counties, the safeguard of the capital." It echoes Jiayu Pass thousands of miles away, renowned worldwide.
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