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Jiayuguan >> The Jiayuguan Pass

Attraction Typ: Historic Site
Location: Outskirt
Recommend: 5 Star

The Jiayuguan Pass

Jiayuguan is known as "Impregnable Defile Under Heaven" .
Jiayuguan (Chinese: 嘉峪关；pinyin: jiāyùguān) is the extremity of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty as well as the most magnificent and best-preserved pass along the Ming Great Wall. It is located 4 kilometers west of Jiayuguan city. It was built of tamped earth in 1372, in the distinctive, embattled Ming-dynasty style. It dominates the stony plain that separates two mountain ranges so it was dubbed the "Impregnable Defile Under Heaven" and controlled the only military and trade link between China and the deserts of Central Asia. It consists of an inner city, an outer city section and a moat. It took 168 years to build this strategic outpost.
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