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ShanHai Pass- The first Pass of the great wall
Shanhaiguan Pass consists of a main castle, two supporting
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Shanhaiguan is a small, sleepy town and port of the northern
section of the Bohai gulf, holding the access between northeast China and north
China. Shanhai Pass, 15 kilometers from the tourist city of Qinhuangdao, got its
name from being situated between the Yanshan Mountains and the Bohai Sea. Built
in 583, it was renovated throughout various dynasties until it was transformed
into a formidable military stronghold during the Ming Dynasty. As the strategic
passage between the north and northeast China, this pass has been a bone of
contention for military strategists since the ancient times. It is also
considered the No.1 pass of the Great Wall and the key to the defense of two
ancient capitals - Beijing in the east and Chang'an (Xian) in the west. Shanhai
Pass is a national tourist attraction and the first strategic pass at the
eastern end of the Great Wall.
les one in the north and one in the south, and two semicircular protective
walls in front of the main castle, the town of Weiyuan and the town of Ninghai.
Today most of these structures are still well preserved, while others, such as
the wall of Ninghai, the Calm Sea Tower built on the town wall and the
Laolongtou Great Wall, where the Great Wall meets the sea, have been restored.
The brick wall of the pass, stuffed with earth, is 14 meters high, seven meters
wide and four kilometers in circumference. It is connected with the Great Wall
which stretches onto the rolling Yanshan Mountains in the north and into the
Bohai Sea in the south with parts and battlements that form a strong and
powerful defense system. On the east gate of the city wall stands a tower hung
with a horizontal inscribed board reading: "The First Pass under the
Heaven". The bold characters written in vigorous strokes make the pass look
even more magnificent. The Gate Tower houses an exhibition of ancient military
uniforms and weapons including a saber that weighs 83 kilos, the heaviest in the
country. Once you ascend the tower and take a broad view afar, the serried
battlements and the rising mist will take you back to the ancient battlefields
of a thousand years ago.
Beyond the Shanhaiguan Pass, the Great Wall stretches eastward
until it dips into the sea at a place called Laolongtou (Old Dragon's Head).
Tourist attractions in the vicinity include the Jiaoshan Section which has the
Great Wall meandering along the mountain ridges, Shanhaiguan Great Wall Museum
which has some interesting pictures, relics and clothes depicting the life story
of this snaking construction, and a temple dedicated to Meng Jiangnu, one of
China's devoted heroines.
