The Ming Great Wall at Xiaohongluo Mountain

The Ming Great Wall at Xiaohongluo Mountain

The Ming Great Wall at Xiaohongluo Mountain is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Ming Great Wall at Xiaohongluo Mountain is an important part of the Liaodong Town section of the Ming Great Wall, built in the seventh year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming Dynasty (1442). The wall winds along the mountain ridges, featuring perilous terrain and a naturally harmonious landscape. Construction materials varied depending on the difficulty of the terrain, mostly using brick and stone. Various types of watchtowers are distributed along and within the wall, with an overall clear structure and largely intact form. The wall starts 200 meters south of Xiaomaojiagou Village, Tuanshanzi Village, Hongluoxian Town, and ends 2,300 meters west on the mountain ridge at Xibian Mountain, Xisitazi Village, Tashan Township. It runs in an east–southwest direction, with a total length of 10,727 meters. The entire wall consists of 10 sections: five stone sections, four cliff sections, and one earthen section. There are 13 watchtowers and three related relics within the wall. On March 5, 2013, it was designated as part of the seventh group of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites. The Ming Great Wall in Liaodong was not only the most structurally complete and advanced military defense project in ancient China, but also contains significant historical and cultural information, holding great cultural, historical, and tourism value.