#Wanquan Right-Protection City Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Historical Sites
Address:
Wanquan Town, Wanquan County 076261, China
Opening times:
Open year round, 24/7Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hour
Zhangjiakou Surrounding Tour | Wanquan Ancient City
| Wanquan Ancient City. This cultural park does not charge any admission fees, but you can watch all the performances for free
The actors are all from the Huamei Youth Performing Arts Troupe, and their performances are incredibly lifelike and professional!! If you want to watch the performances, be sure to go early to choose a good standing spot because the performances are on different streets. Once one is over, you must immediately run to the next one, so be quick on your feet! It's crowded and not recommended for children with
Inside the park, there are cultural and creative shops, which you can browse without buying anything, and there are teahouses where you can sit around a stove and brew tea. If you're hungry, there's also a snack street where you can have a full meal. If you're tired at noon, you can take a break in the cinema and watch a film about the history of Wanquan~ When you go to the ancient city, you must try on Hanfu and take a set of ancient city Hanfu photos. I recommend Furong Huashang Pavilion◎ There's so much more~ I'll organize it for you all slowly
Morning: 10:30-12:00 'Auntie Talks Matchmaking'
Afternoon: 16:00 'National Fitness Parade'
Evening: 18:30 'Embroidered Ball (Prosperous Dragon Soaring)'
18:55 'Drumming Up the Prosperity of the Walled City'
19:00 'Graceful Hu Xuan'
19:05 'Small Stage, Big Story - The Legend of the Condor Heroes'
19:30 'Light Show'
19:35 'National Beauty'
19:40 'Electronic Music Carnival'
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Zhangjiakou Wanquan One-Day Tour
Wanquan Youwei City, a military garrison city set up under Xuanfu Town, is located at the foot of the Great Wall on Cui Ping Mountain in the northwest of Wanquan District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. The city was founded in the 26th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1393), and has a history of 630 years. It is known as the 'First Garrison to the West of Beijing' and is one of the best-preserved Ming Dynasty military fortresses in Hebei and even in North China, earning the nickname 'living fossil of the garrison system of the Ming Dynasty'.
Wanquan Youwei City is situated at a strategic throat fortress and is the best-preserved military garrison city of the Ming Dynasty along the Great Wall, known as the 'living fossil of the Ming Dynasty garrison system'. It faces north and south, and the city is slightly diamond-shaped. The city walls are 880.4 meters long from east to west, 880.7 meters long from north to south, with a perimeter of 3522.2 meters, a height of 12 meters, and an area of 0.78 square kilometers. In ancient times, Wanquan Youwei City was a key town guarding the capital region.
On May 25, 2006, Wanquan Youwei City was announced by the State Council as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.