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The Great Wall of
China at Jinshanling is located in Bakeshiying in Luanping County, Chengde and
adjacent to the Beijing-Chengde tourist highway.
Regarded as less developed among the other sites
at the great wall, this section of the Great Wall of China
stretches more than 20 kilometers, starting from Wangjing Tower in the east to Longyukou in the
west, is well known for 'bricks with Chinese
characters, block walls, horse-block walls and
screen walls with the pattern of Chinese
unicorns'. For those seeking adventures,
visitors can hike along the wall between
Jinshanling and Simatai whereby Jinshanling is
the beginning spot for a hike to Simatai. Since
the condition of the Jinshanling wall has
not be reconstructed, visitors will enjoy its
original look.
Admission: 30 yuan
Transport:
Visitors may set out in Chengde and travel along
the Beijing-Chengde tourist highway (or the No.
101 national highway) to Hualougou where
tourists can see the signboards indicating the
route to the Great Wall at Jinshanling. Those
tourists who start off in Beijing may travel
along No. 101 national highway to Hualougou, via
Gubeikou and Bakeshiying.
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