The Great Wall in Suspension

FYI: Go to Jiayuguan Pass first. The ticket you get there is also valid for this site. (55¥)✌️ 📍How to get there - If you don’t have a drive, taking a DiDi is the most convenient way to get to this site. ⭐️ Attraction - Great Wall of China 🇨🇳 This is my 3rd time seeing the Great Wall at different locations and this is my favorite one. Unlike Mutianyu in Beijing, this location is much quieter. Of course it isn’t as big, but it’s a great place to visit. ⏰ Recommended time - The stairs are quite steep and uneven so it might take you about 1.5 hours or so. 🥤 Food and drinks - Get a bottle of water/snacks before you start climbing the stairs. #gansu #passionpassport #china #greatwallofchina #jiayuguan #historicculture #historicallandmarks

Who says you have to go to Beijing if you want to see the Great Wall of China? Head over to Jiayuguan in Gansu province to visit the western end of the Great Wall! It is a peaceful experience with much fewer tourists than you’ll find in Beijing 😌 I would say that the best time to visit is in the early morning when you can catch the tail end of the sunrise 🌅 Plus you will be able to avoid the hottest part of the day…believe me when I tell you you’ll work up a sweat after climbing all those stairs 🥵 I was lucky enough to have perfectly clear skies on my trip which made it all that more breathtaking Check out the last photo - not a cloud in sight! #thisischina #jiayuguan #greatwall #tripblazers #queenb_travels #gansu

To the north, it connects to the Heishan Overhanging Great Wall, and to the south, it connects to the 'First Pier under Heaven', known as the 'First and Greatest Pass under Heaven'. It is the starting point of the western end of the Ming Great Wall — Jiayuguan It is also the shining pearl on the Northwest Grand Loop. When you come to Jiayuguan, whether it's for taking photos and checking in, or for a history lesson, The most correct way to open it, you must know! 🌟 Must-know historical anecdotes: 🔹Dingcheng Brick: A brick on the eaves platform behind the gate tower of the West Weng City. It is said to be the extra brick left over by the craftsmen who built the pass through calculation, claimed to be placed by immortals, and has existed since the Ming Dynasty! 🔹Ice Path for Transporting Stones: The stones used for building the pass tower were from Heishan and were too heavy to carry. The phrase 'Ice Path for Transporting Stones' fell from the sky, so the craftsmen poured water on the road in winter to make ice, which allowed them to transport the stones successfully! 🔹Goats Carrying Bricks: The construction of the higher city tower was difficult for human and horse power, so a shepherd boy hung the bricks on the goats' backs, lightly patted the goats, and they easily carried the bricks up the tower, which the craftsmen then imitated! 🔹Striking Stone and the Swallows' Cry: A pair of swallows built a nest at Rouyuan Gate. One day, the gate closed early, the female swallow returned, but the male swallow died hitting the wall as it could not enter. The female swallow died of grief, and the 'jiu jiu' cry of the swallows is said to be heard to this day! 🌟 Must-know knowledge points for visiting Jiayuguan: 📑 Architectural Overview: Jiayuguan city tower is composed of the inner city, outer city, and Weng city. The inner city tower is symmetrical, with a special horse path for easy access of warhorses to the city wall; the Weng city is convenient for soldiers to live; the outer city is mainly for defense and war preparation! 📑 Geographic Knowledge: Jiayuguan is the westernmost pass of the Hexi Corridor, with the majestic Qilian Mountains to the west, the desert area to the west, and Jiuquan to the east, an ancient military stronghold! 📑 Scenic Spot Knowledge: 1⃣ Stage: The Jiayuguan stage was built during the Qianlong period, depicting the stories of the Chinese 'Eight Immortals', with the Eight Trigrams on top; 2⃣ Rouyuan Gate: It implies that the Ming Dynasty implemented a conciliatory policy towards the ethnic groups outside the pass, achieving long-term peace and stability at the border; 3⃣ Guanghua Gate: Facing east, where the sun rises, symbolizing the auspicious energy shining over the land; 4⃣ Wenchang Pavilion: During the Ming and Qing dynasties, a place for literati to recite poetry, compose essays, and read books, and in the later Qing period, it became an office for officials; 5⃣ Guandi Temple: Built by the soldiers guarding the pass, symbolizing loyalty and bravery; 6⃣ Arrow Tower: An ancient lookout post, which allows easy observation of beacon fires in the south, west, and north directions of the city pass; 7⃣ Pass Permit: Imitating the ancient ceremony of passing through the gate, there is now a special person issuing pass documents, currently charging a toll of 30 yuan for passing through; 🧗‍♂️ Recommended Tour Route: Enter from the East Gate — Stele Corridor — Wenchang Pavilion — Guandi Temple — Stage — Chaozong Gate — Guerrilla General's Mansion — Striking Stone and the Swallows' Cry — Horse Path — Climb the City Wall — Guanghua Tower — South Enemy Tower — Corner Tower — City Wall — Guanzhao — Huiji Gate — Jiayuguan Gate — 'First and Greatest Pass under Heaven' Stele; 📸 Photo Check-in Points: 🍂 Chaozong Gate: Take photos of Rouyuan Gate from inside the gate tunnel, using a frame composition 🍂 Various angles to check in at the corner tower, arrow tower, and enemy tower 🍂 After exiting the west gate of Jiayuguan, walk two hundred meters to the right (towards the north gate), and use a telephoto lens to capture Jiayuguan with the snow-capped mountains in the background 🍂 Jiayuguan Sunset: At the west gate, you can photograph the sunset, and occasionally you will encounter a camel team passing by

Coming to Jiayuguan, one would think of seeing the last pass of the magnificent Great Wall of our motherland. However, there are three attractions in Jiayuguan, one is the first pier of the Great Wall, one is the overhanging Great Wall, and the other is the main Jiayuguan city. These three attractions use a joint ticket, which can be used once purchased. We found a taxi locally and agreed to visit these three attractions for 100 yuan. The taxi driver introduced us to the general situation of the three attractions along the way, which deepened our understanding based on the homework we had done. The first stop is the first pier of the Great Wall. This place is known as the starting point of the Great Wall. In fact, at the Old Dragon Head of Shanhaiguan, there is also such a claim. This is not important, what is important is that this is indeed the starting or ending point of the Great Wall. Whether it's the first pier or the overhanging Great Wall behind, they are all built with earth. After thousands of years of wind, frost, rain and snow, the earth Great Wall is as hard as a rock. There is a river at the first pier, which winds through the deep ravine. It originates from the Qilian Mountains and Heishan, according to the Xiongnu language, it is called "Taolai River". Although the riverbed is dry and the water flow has become a stream, it also shows the beauty of nature in the cliffs on both sides. The overhanging Great Wall is very spectacular, built on two mountains. The city wall is made of earth from the nearby Heishan. The majesty of the Great Wall shows the weapon of the year against the enemy. The last stop is Jiayuguan City. This is where the pass is located. It is said that no one has broken this city for six hundred years. Due to time constraints, waiting to catch the train to Dunhuang, hurriedly write a few paragraphs and post a few pictures. Due to time constraints, waiting to catch the train to Dunhuang, hurriedly write a few paragraphs and post a few pictures.

The wall of the Great Wall, the long silk road only "hanging wall" word shows the danger of this Great Wall. The city wall has fallen steeply from the mountain, steep and straight, like the upside down ridge, the iron arm hangs, and blocks the Shiguanxia mouth, so it is called the "walled Great Wall." Like a giant snake crawling on a steep ridge, it is known as the "West Badaling". came to the foot of Montenegro, and saw the wall of the mountainside and the dark brown mountain body, which is natural and magnificent. In the dark brown mountains, there seems to be a long yellow dragon, curved and hovering. The size of the Great Wall is far less than the Great Wall of Badaling, about one meter wide, and it is more difficult for three people to walk side by side. It is more desolate than the Jiayuguan city gate. Apart from the blue sky, there are only yellow walls and black mountains. If the first pier of the Great Wall is the general of the generals, then the Wall of the Great Wall is in its prime, and there is a blood that does not break the Loulan. In the Hexi Corridor, it is like a broken bamboo, and it can turn the tide of arrogance, save the people from the fire, and write a fascinating and moving legend. A wall, surrounded by ancient civilizations, surrounded by vast years. A wall, surrounded by desires and ideals, surrounds sacrifice and hope. Rolling the Great Wall for thousands of miles, stuffed with a bonfire for millennia. The vicissitudes of the past, the wolf smoke, who is up and down? The image of the Great Wall is becoming more and more clear in our hearts. It is impregnable with the golden soup and the Megatron; it hovering in the mountains and it extends to the desert. The Great Wall is the backbone of the Chinese people and the broad mind of the Chinese nation.

Walking down the wall, the place where a Zen voice was lingering, I went to the sound and found an ancient temple. The ancient temple has three large characters, "Huguo Temple". When you think of the usefulness of the Great Wall, you can't help but feel a lot of emotions. The temple of the Huguo Temple moves along the layers of the mountain. Although it seems to be in disrepair, it is extraordinary. Outside the main hall, the portrait of the hip-hop squad is very different from the general Buddhist temple. Here, it should be to pray for peace in the past war.

The construction time of the cantilever Great Wall was built in the 19th year of Ming Jiajing (1540), and was built by Li Han, the supervisor of Suzhou, and has a history of more than 600 years. The main function of this cantilever is to hold the gorge of Montenegro and create an indestructible line of defense for the Jiayuguan Guancheng in the desert. Since its construction, it has accompanied Jiayuguan through the wind and rain for several years, large and small. The war has also experienced countless times. In ancient times, because of the inconvenience of transportation and transportation, most of the places where the Great Wall was built were used locally to save costs and time. The same is true of the cantilever Great Wall. The walls are not covered with blue brick and gray tiles, and the reeds unique to Jiayuguan are used. The grass and gravel are mixed and built. Because the reeds and gravel contain a lot of salt and alkali, when the salt and alkali decompose and solidify, the wall becomes a solid body. Although it has been attacked by a hundred years of sand, it is still rock solid. This shows the ingenuity of ancient craftsmen. When walking in this majestic cantilever wall, the four hundred steps of high and low undulations are all made up of stones and yellow sand. Every step is deep, and the heart always has a lot of sighs. The pattern on the step under the foot has long since disappeared, leaving behind the mark of the visitors. Looking from the bottom of the mountain from the bottom up, it seems that you can't see the end of the road, from walking easy to heavy walking. Looking around, the Gobi surrounds the entire wall, and there are sporadic weeds that make people feel extremely desolate. But it is in such a bleak environment that watching the Great Wall of the Wall has an inexplicable greatness, and this feeling is shocking.

The Great Wall has been China's most important military defense project since ancient times. It starts from Jiayuguan in Gansu and goes to Hebei Shanhaiguan in the east. In the long river of the years, it did not know how many wars it had experienced, how many times it had been destroyed, and it had not been completely defeated. Even after more than two thousand years of baptism, it is still vital to protect our country. The Great Wall has tens of thousands of miles across the country, and every section from Jiayuguan to Shanhaiguan has its own characteristics, and even every city building is different. There are endless stories in any single paragraph. To say that the most peculiar thing is Jiayuguan, Jiayuguan as the "Hexi First Pass", is the starting point of the Great Wall. The Great Wall is also stretched out in the desert and grassland. Every time people are talked about, Jiayuguan has countless praises. It is located in the land of the military fortress. The yellow sands are everywhere, the Gobi is full of life, but the inside is full of prosperity. Whether in history or now, it has an indispensable position. But apart from these well-known knowledge, do we have any understanding of the things inside Jiayuguan? In the north of Jiayuguan, the most worthwhile thing to go to is the Great Wall. If Jiayuguan Guancheng is the side of the throat, then the Wall of the Great Wall should be the most important place for Jiayuguan. The ancient poem Zeng Yun: "Wanli Great Wall Wanliguan, the black cliffs of the black mountains." The general meaning is that there are thousands of checkpoints in the Great Wall. Among them, the Wall of the Great Wall is the most dangerous place, and it is full of fear. Traffic Cantilever Great Wall is about 11 kilometers from the city and about 8 kilometers from Jiayuguan Guancheng.

The cantilever Great Wall was called "the dark wall of the Ming Dynasty". Once Zhang Wei twice sent the Western Envoy, Huo went to the army to attack the Xiongnu, and Tang Xuanzhao took the Western Heaven. The Italian Marco Polo entered the Central Plains and left their historical sites here. Unfortunately, now they are playing. It was built by future generations and there is no sense of historical vicissitudes. After witnessing the squally snow seed in the morning, I witnessed the dust storm and the sun. Although not as steep as Badaling, it is very tiring to climb, especially this step is very high and very difficult.

Jiayuguan is located in the west of the Hexi Corridor. It is built on the mountain and is high in danger. It is like a fishbone on the west corridor of the Qianli River. On the northern slope of Heishan Gorge, about 8 kilometers north of Jiayuguan City Tower, there is a section of the Great Wall. In order to strengthen the defense of Jiayuguan, the city wall climbed up the mountain. It was a piece of stone wall, which was finished yesterday. Snow and friends climbed up and played a little. Great Wall is suitable for wearing this kind of costume clothes. We specially bought a small piece of Xiaozi, as well as headscarves, hats and other accessories, so that it can make the feeling of Mingmen Longmen Inn.

Completed in the Ming Dynasty Jiajing years, the wall of the Great Wall, because the city wall fell steeply from the mountain, on the ridge like the Great Wall hanging upside down, the iron wall hanging, blocked the Shiguanxia mouth, hence the name. The rest of the Great Wall, although unable to reproduce the whole picture of the year, is still very shocking. Climb up the steep wall, the stone and soil are as thick as the old ones. The flat place is flat, and the steep place is like climbing the wall. It looks like the Great Wall of Beijing Badaling. There are poems and praises: "The Great Wall of the Great Wall is closed, and the black wall of the Black Mountain is overhanging."

The Great Wall is located on the northern slope of Montenegro on the north side of Shiguanxiakou, 8 kilometers north of Jiayuguanguan City. In the eighteenth year of Ming Jiajing (1539), in order to strengthen the defense of Jiayuguan, Li Han of the Wuzhou Armed Road, starting from the dark wall, began on the hillside on the south side of the gorge, and built a 15km long stone wall. The Great Wall is located on the northern slope of Montenegro on the north side of Shiguanxiakou, 8 kilometers north of Jiayuguanguan City. In the eighteenth year of Ming Jiajing (1539), in order to strengthen the defense of Jiayuguan, Li Han of the Wuzhou Armed Road, starting from the dark wall, began on the hillside on the south side of the gorge, and built a 15km long stone wall. Visitors can board the Great Wall and watch the scenery of Montenegro. Cantilever Great Wall is very close to Jiayuguan, tickets are 22 yuan. There are not many people on weekdays.