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One of the Seven Wonders of the World is the Great Wall of China, which was enlisted in the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987.123chinesenewyear presents you all the information on the sections of the Great Wall of China.
Badaling Great Wall
Badaling means "giving access to every direction. It is located 11kilometres away from Juyongguan Pass and 60kilomateres north of Beijing. It is considered as the best preserved section of the Great Wall of China.
Huanghuacheng Great Wall
Huanghuacheng with a reservoir is an unusual great wall in Beijing boundary, which contains both water and mountains. It is located 29 km northwest of Huairou city.
Jinshanling Great Wall
Jinshanling Great Wall lies within county of Ruanping in the Hebei province which is 150 kilometers away from Beijing. This structure was chiefly constructed in the period 1570 of Ming dynasty.
Mutianyu Great Wall
Mutianyu Great Wall is located in the County of Huairou 72km northeast of Beijing, and is attached with Juyongguan Pass in the west and Gubeikou Gateway in the east.
Simatai Section
Simatai Section is located in the northern part of the county of Miyun, 120km northeast of Beijing, and it bears the admittance to Gubeikou section and also serves as a strategic pass in the eastern part of the Great Wall.
Shanhaiguan Pass
Shanhaiguan Pass is located in Qinhuangdao by the Sea, approx. 300 km east of Beijing, on the Bohai Gulf.
Huangyaguan Pass
Huangyaguan Pass is an important pass under the Jizhou fortressed town in the Ming Dynasty, lying 20 km northeast of Jixian county, Tianjin.
Zhengbeitai Tower
The Zhenghbeitai Tower is situated on Mount Hongshan, which is five kilometers north of City of Yulin. This Tower was built in 1607 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Yanmengguan Pass
Yanmenguan Pass is located on the Yanmen Mountain which is located in the northwest part of Dai County, Shanxi province. It is regarded as one of the Outer Three Passes along the Great Wall.
Jiumenkou Section
This section is located at LijiaxiangTown; SuizhongCounty in LiaoningProvince, and it consisted of sixteen watch towers and one beacon tower.
Jiayuguan Pass
Jiayuguan Pass, the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China was built during the Ming Dynasty and is located 6 kilometers southwest of Jiayuguan City which is in Gansu Province.
Yangguan Pass
Yang Pass (Yangguan), also known as the Southern Pass, is situated 75 kilometers southwest of Dunhuang, and was originally built by Emperor Wu in Hang Dynasty.
Old Dragon Head
This section is built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and it lies in the eastern end of the Great Wall and is located 5 kilometers north of Shanhaiguan Pass with its head stretching into the sea.
123chinesenewyear presents you extensive information on the sections of the Great Wall of China which serves to know about this great wonder in details. |
