Huangyaguan Great Wall

　　The Huangyaguan Great Wall lies amid the rugged mountains 30 kilometers north of Jixian County. Originally constructed in 556 AD, it was later redesigned and extensively rebuilt with bricks under the supervision of the Ming Dynasty general Qi Jiguang when he served as the Jizhen regional commander. This section of the Great Wall features a distinctive architectural style: walls and watchtowers are built with both brick and stone, enemy towers come in both square and round shapes, and the bricks used are either hollow or solid. The site includes fortified passes, barrier fortresses, enemy towers, and water gates, all ingeniously integrated into the landscape, spanning mountains and rivers. Its layout is both strategic and picturesque, embodying grandeur, peril, wonder, and beauty. It is also home to China’s first Great Wall Museum and a contemporary Forest of Stone Steles inscribed with calligraphy about the Great Wall.

　　Key attractions in the Huangyaguan Great Wall Scenic Area include: Huangyaguan Pass, Taipingzhai and the General Platform, Widow Tower, Wangmaoding Mountain and the Eight Trigrams City, the Great Wall Forest of Stone Steles, the Forest of Stone Steles with Mao Zedong’s Poetry Calligraphy, Huangyaguan, the Huangyaguan Great Wall, Huangyaguan Fortress, Huangyaguan Water Pass, Huangyaguan Eight Immortals Cave, and Taipingzhai.

　　Address: Huangyaguan, Xiaying Town, Jizhou District

　　Tel: 22718106