 We
start our
hiking at Jinshanling section of
the Great Wall.
But first, let's see who have successfully
completed their hiking and become our
Hall of Famers!
Jinshanling Great Wall Overview
Jinshanling is the start of the classic
Great Wall hike to
Simatai that Great Wall Adventure Club has
guided to thousands of international travelers and adventurers. Often
this hike is a foreign hiker’s first introduction to the Great Wall, so
get off on the right foot with Great Wall Adventure Club. Our Great Wall
tours have been recommended from the likes of National Geographic
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If you are daring enough to finish the hike, you will earn a spot on our
hallowed Hall of Fame!
Jinshanling is 140 kilometers at the north-east end of Beijing City,
there is a section of the Great Wall, called Jinshanling Great Wall. It
is 90 kilometers to the Mountain Resort of Chengde. A tablet with the
Chinese inscription of "Jinshanling Great Wall" was set in this section.
On the right is the full view of the Jinshanling Great Wall. Its east
end connects to the Simatai Great Wall. Jinshangling Great Wall got its
name because it was built on the bigger and the smaller Jinshan
Mountains.
History of Jinshanling:
The Jinshanling Great Wall was initially built from 1368 to 1389 in the
Ming Dynasty, and in 1567 or 1570 rebuilding of the Wall was mainly
directed by General Qi Jiguang. Poems and tablet writings can be found
on the Jinshanling Great Wall left from the time Qi Jiguang directed
building of this section of the Great Wall.
Features of the Jinshanling Great Wall:
The total length of this section is about eleven kilometers (6.8 miles),
and the scenic spot of the Jinshanling Great Wall has an area of 32
square kilometers. The Wall is about seven to eight meters high and five
to six meters wide, which is made of brick and stone. The Jinshanling
Great Wall has an elevation of 700 meters. Watching Beijing Tower is on
the highest position, from which you can see Beijing. The Jinshanling
Great Wall is second only to the Badaling
Great Wall in its completeness.
There are more than 100 enemy towers along the whole Jinshanling Great
Wall. Built stably and elegantly, different towers have different
structures and appearances. Rows of 3-meter-high Barrier Walls were
built leading to the enemy towers to protect the towers. Some of the
towers are storerooms as well. They were used to store food, hay and
weapons.
Two of so many enemy towers are bigger Jinshan and smaller Jinshan.
There is a legend about them. It was said that the two towers were built
by 3000 soldiers from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces led northward
by Qi Jiguang. In order to remind themselves of their hometowns, the
names of bigger and smaller Jinshan Islands in ZhenjiangCity, which is
in Jiangsu Province, were used to name the two enemy towers.
As there are relatively few tourists at Jinshanling Great Wall, it is a
good place to explore on foot.
In early mornings of spring and summer you can see a remarkable view -
"Cloud Sea" below you from the Wall.
Tour to Jinshanling and
Hike in Jinshanling
The Jinshanling Great Wall has never been repaired. You are safer when
you visit this section of the Great Wall than other parts. It is safer
as the service in this section of Great Wall includes that one tour
guide is responsible for one tourist, for his/her safety actually. When
needed, the tour guides will go hand in hand to protect the tourists.
An 800-meter long cable was built to entertain the tourists. Also a
3-kilometer section of the Wall was rebuilt and is bathed after dark in
colored light, making a splendid "Night Great Wall".
You can join our private tour to Jinshanling or a bus
tour to Jinshanling with the opportunity to hike to Simatai.
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