Gubeikou Great Wall

To the Yanshan Mountains in the northeast of Miyun County, south of the mountain to mountain and wohu Panlong Mountain, Gubeikou Great Wall  a strategically important location, which is not easily accessible. Situated between Shanhaiguan Pass and the Juyongguan Great Wall. The Gubeikou Great Wall about 100 kilometers (62 miles) to Beijing, it is the bastion protecting the northern gateway to the Beijingcapital.

Gubeikou has long been a town of military importance and an important place in the capital. The Yanshan area of ​​wind from east to west and is cut Gubeikou forms a natural fit in the neighborhood. To the west of the river passes the mountains and Chaohe wohu and east of the mountain are Panlong. Since ancient times Gubeikou served as a route of strategic importance, linking the southern and northern chain of Yanshan. Of 2,500 years, was a fortress was built here constantly reinforced in the following dynasties.

The majority of today Gubeikou great wall was built under the leadership of Xu Da, a famous general in the Ming Dynasty. It has worked for more than 20 km and consists of four sections: Wohushan, Panlongshan, Jinshanling, Simatai and. It has 143 beacon towers, each placed at an average distance of 156 meters. The next two are only 30 meters away. The interior of the towers varies in design. While some have a flat ceiling, others either have an arched ceiling, vaulted ceiling, or octagonal, painted ceiling. Each tower has two floors, six and ten arches curved doors, the one garrison soldiers advance and retreat freely. The towers are available in various sizes. The largest can accommodate a crew of 100 soldiers, and the smallest of a crew of 10 soldiers. The towers have often 1-6 portholes.

Gubeikou Great Wall was built along the rugged mountain ranges, up and down in different sections. Simatai, built on a cliff, is extremely steep. Famous Great Wall specialist said: “The Great Wall is the best of Chinese architecture, and Simatai is the best of the Great Wall.”

There are many legends about the Wall Gubeikou, especially the Simatai section as well as historical relics. On the night of the Beijing Watch Tower, 986 meters you see the shimmering lights in the center of Beijing. West of this tower of the arrow Fairy Tower, which stand between a thin fairy shrubs and wildflowers will be similar.

Because of its unique architectural features is the section Gubeikou rare in other sections of the Great Wall, built during the Ming Dynasty.

Gubeikou Great Wall Tour

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