Jinshanling () is a section of the

Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China (, literally "ten thousand ''li'' wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic grou ...

located in the

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area in

Luanping County Luanping County () is a county of northeastern Hebei Province, with the Great Wall of China demarcating its border with Miyun District, Beijing to the southwest. It is under the administration of Chengde City, and as of 2017, has a population of ...

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, 125 km (78 miles) northeast of

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. This section of the wall is connected with the

Simatai Simatai (), a section of the Great Wall of China located in the north of Miyun County, 120 km northeast of Beijing, holds the access to Gubeikou, a strategic pass in the eastern part of the Great Wall. It was closed in June 2010 but has be ...

section to the east. Some distance to the west lies the

Mutianyu Mutianyu () is a section of the Great Wall of China located in Huairou District within the city limits of Beijing northeast of the center of the city. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is connected with Jiankou in the west and Lianh ...

section. Jinshanling was built from 1570 CE during the

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Description

The Jinshanling section of the Great Wall is 10.5 km (6.5 miles) long"Jinshanling Great Wall"China.org.cn
(website). Accessed October 2010. with 5 passes, 67 towers and 3 beacon towers. The initial section of the wall has been restored to original condition, but the condition of the wall deteriorates towards its natural state as it approaches Simatai. The entrance fee is 65 RMB. A cable car (40 RMB) has been constructed to take visitors to the highest point along the wall. There is an additional admission charge of 50 RMB to continue on to the Simatai section, and a 5 RMB fee to cross the

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Gallery

File:The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling-edit.jpg, Jinshanling File:Jinshanling3.jpg, View of Great Wall at Jinshanling, in the early morning File:Jinshanling1.jpg, Jinshanling File:Jinshanling2.jpg, Jinshanling section of the Great Wall of China File:Phillipvn2.jpg, Jinshanling File:Jinshanling-facing-west-2019-Luka-Peternel.jpg, Jinshanling section (facing west) File:Jinshanling-facing-east-2019-Luka-Peternel.jpg, Jinshanling section (facing east)

References

{{Great Wall of China Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Hebei Great Wall of China