In 1992, this spot was repaired and opened as a tourist resort. Today a nine-gate, 110-meter-long bridge sits astride the Jiujiang River, which was once used to both regulate the flow of the river and to hold off any invading enemy. Each gate is 5 metres wide and an encircled city protects each end of the bridge.
From the bridge, after hiking westward for half an
hour, the wall ends directly in front of a high cliff, a strategic
wall formed by nature. If one wishes to avoid paying and to see
the wild wall, one can climb up the trail which starts in the village
at the eastern end of the bridge. On the top, you will find the
Wall extending in three directions ¨east, northeast, and west.
The northeast one terminates on the very next hill overlooking the
Pass. The one going east (recommended for a pleasant 4-5 hour hike)
first goes down a steep valley, traverses a riverbed which has water
only in the summer, then heads in a straight line directly to the
base of the mountain range visible on the horizon, with broken watchtowers
every 50-100 metres. The one to west is connected with Jiumenkou(Nine
Gate Pass).
Taveller's tip:
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The entrance fee to the reconstructed
portion of the Jiumenkou
Great
Wall is RMB50/person from May to October and RMB40/person
for the rest of the time. During summer and autumn, local farmers
sell their fresh fruit (apricots, apples, pears) at the entrance
to this section of the Wall. |
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If one chooses to hike on the Wild Wall at the east end, one should always hike with friends for safety's sake:: this part of the wall is broken and without tourists at all. |
Other Hiking Sections on the
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Wall:
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