Located
in Luanping county, Hebei province, 130 km north-east of Beijing,
the Jinshanling Great
Wall is one of the least visited and best preserved parts of
the wall. Thanks to skillful renovation, it was able to retain its
original appearance to a large extent.
The
Jinshanling section is
notable for its diversity, like "obstacle-walls", "branch-walls"
and "horse-blocking walls". Moreover, it has much more
watchtowers and beacon towers than any of the other sections of
the wall. In the middle of the Ming period, when Qi Jiguang, a famous
Ming general, was appointed as front-line commanding officer, he
realized early on that the defences here were very weak, so he directed
his men to rebuild the wall. His troops, mainly from southeastern
China, all worked very hard. When the project was finally accomplished,
they named the biggest watchtower "Jinshan" after a famous
island in their home town.
Hiking
the wall from Jinshanling
to Simatai
is probably the most exhilarating Great
Wall experience. Please refer to our one-day
hiking routes for detail information.
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