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Jinshanling Great Wall

  • Jinshanling Great Wall represents one of the most magnificent and well-preserved sections of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. It is a top choice for hikers and photographers seeking a less crowded adventure just a few hours from Beijing.

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  • ID : 223
  • City : beijing
  • English name : Jinshanling Great Wall
  • Chinese name : 金山岭长城
  • Type :
  • Level : hard
  • Kids : unavailable
  • Elders: unavailable
  • Best season : All seasons
  • Visiting length : 3-4 hours
  • Distance to city center : 130 km

Introduction

  • Jinshanling Great Wall is located in Luanping County of Chengde, and borders on Miyun County of Beijing. It is one of the best preserved sections of the Great Wall. With a total length of 10.5 kilometers, it presents many original features. with 5 passes, 67 watchtowers and 3 beacon towers, Jinshanling Great Wall starts from the Wangjinglou Tower in the east and ends at Longyukou in the west. The great wall is famous for broad vision field, dense watchtowers, elegant architecture and unique military defense system. Jinshanling Great Wall presents the original appearance with little renovation. It is the best place to take pictures of the Great Wall for Photographers. It is also far less crowded than Badaling, Juyongguan or the Shanhaiguan Great Wall.

Helper to visit Jinshanling Great Wall

  • Address in English : Bakshiying Town, Luanping County, Chengde City, Hebei Province
  • Address in Chinese : 河北省承德市滦平县巴克什营镇
  • Tel : 86-10-84024628
  • Post code : 68254
  • Ticket time : 04:00-17:30(April 1 to October 31), 06:00-16:00(November 1 to March 31 of next year)
  • Open time : 04:00-18:30(April 1 to October 31), 06:00-17:00(November 1 to March 31 of next year)
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  • Location : Jinshanling Great Wall is around 130 km to downtown beijing

    Transportation

    • Take tourist bus from the Wangjing West subway station, the bus will leaves at 08:00. It is only available at weekend and holiday.
    • Take bus no. 980 from Dongzhimen Bus Station to Miyun Country, take a taxi to Great Wall.
    • Take the bus to Chengde from Liuliqiao Long Distance Bus Station, and get off at Jinshanling Intersection, Then take a taxi to Great Wall.
  • Private car is the best method to visit Jinshanling Great Wall with local tour operator.

Admission

  • high season : 60 RMB/person.
  • shoulder season : 60 RMB/person.
  • low season : 60 RMB/person.

Jinshanling Great Wall Tour

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  • History of Jinshanling Great Wall
  • According to researches of heritage experts, early in the Northern Qi period, the great wall and pass had been built in Jinshanling area. The remains can be found now. But the great wall at that time was low and thin, mostly built by earth and rock. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew Yuan Dynasty and set up the Ming Dynasty. He ordered General Xu Da to build the great wall on Juyongguan, Gubeikou and Xifengkou, and send massive forces stationed. In 1570, General Qi Jiguang largely repaired, renovated and expanded these sections and newly built more than 1300 watchtowers, which lasted 16 years. In the next several decades, the great wall had been constantly repaired and formed the strong line of defence with high walls and bristling fortress. Jinshanling Great Wall is an important part of this vast military engineering. In 1987, Jinshanling Great Wall was listed as one of the world cultural heritage sites and one of the AAAA-grade national tourist attractions of China.

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    • Construction of Jinshanling Great Wall
    • Jinshanling Great Wall was built on the Big and Small Jinshanling, hence its name. With an elevation of 700 meters, the wall is built with huge bricks, each of which weighed about 26 pounds. There are 5 passes, 67 watchtowers and 3 beacon towers along the great wall. These watchtowers are all ten meters high and either one-storied or two-storied. They have different structures and different functions. Some are used to store food, hay and weapons, and some are used as soldiers' bedrooms. Some watch towers have stairways to get up and down, and some only have vertical holes in the roof of first floor, which need rope ladders. The roofs of the watchtowers are flat, arched, quadrangular or octagonal.
      Among these watchtowers, the Big and Small Jinshan Watchtowers, the Wangjinglou Tower, the General Tower, the Black Tower and the taochun Tower are most famous. Each has its legend. The big Jinshan Watchtower has two storeys connected by stone stairs. There is a small room on the top, which is used as soldiers' bedroom. It was said that Big and Small Jinshan Watchtowers were built by 3000 soldiers from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces led by Qi Jiguang. To remind their hometowns, they used the names of bigger and smaller Jinshan Islands in Zhenjiang City of Jiangsu Province to name the two watchtowers.
      According to the legend, the stone bars used to build the Wangjinglou Tower were carried to the mountain top by Er Lang Shen, who is the nephew of the Jade Emperor.
      To protect the watchtowers, rows of 3-meter-high Obstacle Walls were built on the slope leading to them. In case the enemies reached the top of the great wall, the defenders would fight behind these walls. Moreover, battlements, parapets and shooting holes make the great wall more impregnable. Tens of thousands of bricks were marked with Chinese characters, which recorded when the brick was made and which troop built that section of the wall.

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    • Walking Tips
    • 1. Some parts of jinshanling Great Wall are in ruins. A pair of comfortable walking shoes is needed.
      2. Bring enough water and some snacks to keep your energy.
      3. The Simatai West is closed now. Walking from Jinshanling to Simatai West is no possible now.
      4. Jinshanling Great Wall presents different landscape in four seasons. The best season is spring and autumn. The trees on mountain are green and the weather is comfortable in this two seasons.
      5. There is a campsite with toilets and wash rooms in the scenic area. Besides the entrance ticket, camping fee is 100RMB per person. Camping on the great wall is forbidden.
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