Tianjin Huangyaguan Great Wall Tours – Tianjin, China
Tianjin Huangyaguan Great Wall
天津黄崖关长城
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One of the most striking things about China is the legendary great wall. However, there is a smaller wall called the Huangyaguan which is equally breathtaking and one of your must-visit places when you set foot in this amazing country. The Huangyaguan great wall is around thirty kilometers North of Ji County, Tianjin. It is about a hundred twenty kilometers from the capital of Beijing.
This wall was built back in 557 AD and it was repaired severally over the years. The first repair was done during the Ming dynasty. These repairs were conducted by Qi Jiguang who was appointed as one of the garrisons of the Ming dynasty. The repairs were part of a bid to reinforce the security of the area and the wall served as a place where military facilities could be aligned to. The wall has several watch towers along its entire length with the most notable ones being the Phoenix tower and the Baguagan Labyrinth which is the most unique tower. These are some of the things that make this tower the miniature version of the actual Great Wall of China.
The walls and towers of the Huangyaguan are built on a mountain ridge that is about 740 meters in altitude, something that makes it very vast and overwhelming. There is a cliff to the east of the wall and some crags to the left. It slithers across the mountains like a snake while offering the entrance to Jinxian to the North side. Due to the uneven terrain alternating between mountains and ridges, the wall contains some sloppy steps in some sections with some of them even looking like they are going straight up and down. If you have a phobia for heights, avoid looking down as you will start getting butterflies in your tummy.
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