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At 5:30 am we’ve luckily caught the rising sun over Panjiakou Great Wall, and we are back to our farmhouse at the foot of Panjiakou Great Wall. The distant water area on the right side of the farmhouse, you are still able to see the Great Wall submerged in water, the underwater great wall pass (Panjiakou Great Wall Pass ) which are viewed much clearly during the dry season.
Xifengkou Great Wall on the Great Wall east of Beijing
Not far from and to the east of Panjiakou Great Wall Pass is another famous great wall pass, Xifengkou Great Wall Pass which is also submerged in the reservoir. After breakfast, we’ll explore Xifengkou Great Wall.
you are still able to see the wall submerged in water
On the right side of the farmhouse, you are still able to see the wall submerged in water
Now before breakfast, I walk around the small peninsula since when we came her yesterday night, it was quite dark and had no time to appreciate the views. This is the boat-turned restaurant which also has several rooms for travelers to stay overnight.
Last night we had dinner on the boat house and will have breakfast soon on the same place.
This is the boat-turned restaurant.
This is the boat-turned restaurant
The underwater great wall pass is behind him
The cute dog and chickens live peacefully here at the foot of Panjiakou Great Wall
Our simple breakfast
After breakfast, we’ll take the speedboat to Xifengkou Great Wall
Now we are saying goodbye to our hostess and her family member
We are leaving Panjiakou Great Wall and the farmhouse
This section of Xifengkou Great Wall was originally built in the early years in Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) under the command of by General Xuda. Xinfengkou Great Pass was one of the 32 strategically important passes built on the Yanshan Mountain Ranges. It was successively repaired and rebuilt due to the numerous fights and battles in different dynasties.
Between March 09 and April 13, 1933, the Kuomintang’s 29th Army led by Song Zheyuan fought successfully against the Japanese invaders in and around Xifengkou Great Wall Pass. A few years ago, the famous film maker and actor – Jiangwen shot a film titled “The Japanese Invaders are coming” and one of the scenes were selected here around Xifengkou Great Wall.
In 10 minutes, our speedboat takes us close to Xifungkou Great Wall with its pass city submerged under the reservoir. Xifengkou Great Wall is sectioned into two parts – north part (north of the pass city) and southeast part (south of the pass city). It is said that Xifengkou Pass was impregnable with a pass city built of three pass doors.
Xifengkou Great Wall with its pass city submerged under the reservoir. Now we are approaching a makeshift quay and clearly see a “Japanese” blockhouse high on a hillside with a huge placard written with the film name “The Japanese invaders are coming.” So the blockhouse is a used stage property, which has been well preserved as a magnet attracting domestic tourists.
a “Japanese” blockhouse high on a hillside
a Japanese blockhouse high on a hillside
The courtyards and rooms are used stage properties
We trudge up the hill and walk along a trodden path by the wall.
We are on the wall starting from the third watch tower of its south section of Xifengkou Great Wall. From this angle, we clearly see the submerged pass city in the reservoir with its north and south (on our side) sections of Xifengkou Great Wall.
We clearly see the submerged pass cit.
we clearly see the submerged pass city
taking a picture of the tower sitting on an overgrown and crumbling wall winding up on the hillside
we spot our speedboat docking at the simple pier at a bay
walk on the trodden path teemed with bushes and saplings
Pass through the dilapidated fort and move on to the first tower on the south section of Xifengkou Great Wall. This fort is still preserved in a better shape than the previous two towers we have just walked through.
We are inside the first tower on the south section of Xifengkou Great Wall.
We are insidet the first tower on the south section of Xifengkou Great Wall.
step down to the most northern tip of the south section of Xifengkou Great Wall
come closer to the north section of Xifengkou Great Wall
Now we are returning to Panjiakou Dam where our Buick Van is parked
Further Readings
How to visit Huangyaguan Great Wall.
How to visit Panjiakou Great Wall.
How to visit Xifengkou Great Wall.
How to visit Baiyangyu Great Wall.
How to visit Xuliukou Great Wall.
How to visit Liujiakou Great Wall.
How to visit Chengziyu Great Wall.
How to visit Xiaohekou Great Wall.
How to visit Zhuizishan Great Wall.
How to visit Jiumenkou Great Wall.
How to visit Jiaoshan Great Wall.
