As Jiaoshan is the first mountain of the Great Wall, it got
a high position. Most of its peaks are steep, and the craggy
mountain became the natural bulwark of Shanhaiguan in history.
The main attraction at Jiaoshan is the Great Wall. Built in
the 1st year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Jiaoshan Wall is
1536m long from the Hanmen Pass form the foot to the peak Da
Ping Ding. The height and the width of the Great Wall here are
largely decided by the tendency of the mountain.
Most parts of the Great
Wall at Jiaoshan were built with mountain stone, and there were
also some bricks sections. On the way to Liu Pin Ding, people
can enjoy the amazing architecture¡ªa section of the Great wall
that only 40cm wide. In fact, this section of the Wall is a
kind of parapet that was composed of two bricks. Just beside
the parapet, there is a path. To certain extent, the parapet
was used for protecting people from falling in ancient time.The
Three Passes are located 8 miles to the northeast of Shanhaiguan.
In fact, this section of the Great Wall has three important
passes that were used for repelling the enemy in ancient times.
So it got the name Three Passes. As the mountains here are terribly
steep and the valley are very low, the Three Passes are amazing
in the construction of the Great Wall. This section of the Wall
was made of bricks with a total length of 468m. The Wall is
4.7 meters high and 2 meters wide, and in the inner parts, lime
slurry was used as the agglutination. It looks like a huge dragon
standing upside down. So this section is famous for the peculiar
upside down phenomenon. And you are lucky enough to enjoy the
particular sight in a rainy day. You would see marvelous waterfalls
falling down the hill that could make the Wall grander than
ever before. In the peak season it attracts thousands of tourists
from both home and abroad.
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