{"id":8915,"date":"2018-10-31T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T07:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=8915"},"modified":"2022-03-31T06:15:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T22:15:23","slug":"zhuizishan-great-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/zhuizishan-great-wall","title":{"rendered":"Zhuizishan Great Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plan your Great Wall tour<\/a><\/span>? If you are not interested in the restored sections of the Great Wall such as the Old Dragon Head<\/a><\/span>, Jiaoshan Great Wall<\/a><\/span> and Jiumenkou Great Wall<\/a><\/span>, then you are suggested to drive about 40km from Jiumenkou Great Wall further north to Zhuizishan Great Wall. Zhuizishan Great Wall is located in Yongbao Town of Suizhong County in Liaoning Province.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Zhuzishan” literally means “Awl shaped mountains”. This section of Great Wall is perched on the mountain in a shape of awl, round and big at the base and narrow and steep on the top. So the awl shaped mountain itself is like a huge watch tower, a natural barrier.<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes Zhuizishan Great Wall unique is the confluence of the three sections of the Great Wall on the awl shaped mountain. The Great Wall to the south of Zhuzishan leads to Jiumenkou Great Wall<\/a><\/span> and Old Dragon Head at Shanhaiguan<\/a><\/span>, to the west leads to Beijing Badaling Great Wall<\/a><\/span> and to the east to Jinniudong Great Wall in Liaoning Province.
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Zhuizishan Great Wall on the Great Wall east of Beijing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zhuzishan Great Wall was originally built in 1381. It went through numerous wars and natural disasters. Today it is still fairly well preserved. It\u00a0is a wild and original section of the Great Wall, not restored, an important part of the Great Wall of China. On June 10, 2006 it was listed as a key relics unit under the national level protection.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the help of a local farmer turned guide – Lao Yang, we climb up the part of the east section of Zhizishan Great Wall. Start our hike along a pile of\u00a0rocks instead of stone steps due to a\u00a0severe damage at the lower part of the wall.<\/p>\n

Start our hike along a pile of stones and rocks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Start our hike along a pile of stones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The major part of Zhuzishan Great Wall was built of rocks from local mountains.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The major part of Zhuzishan Great Wall was built of rocks from local mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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My colleagues, Xiao Hao and Xiao Zhou, follow me up to the east section of Zhuizishan Great Wall.<\/span><\/div>\n
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My colleagues, Xiao Hao and Xiao Zhou, follow me up to the east section of Zhuizishan Great Wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The watch tower was built of bricks\u00a0with its base constructed with slabs.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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The watch tower was built of bricks with its base constructed with slabs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The upper <\/span>watch tower was built of bricks<\/span>.\u00a0The tower’s base was built of huge slabs<\/span><\/p>\n

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The tower’s base was built of huge slabs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The wall was built of rocks from local mountains<\/span><\/div>\n
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The wall was built of rocks from local mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Zhizishan Great Wall leads to Jinniudong Great Wall to its east for about 13km<\/span><\/div>\n
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Zhizishan Great Wall leads to Jinniudong Great Wall to its east for about 13km<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nNow we turn west and see the Zhuzishan Mountain where three sections of the Wall are met, south to Shanhaiguan, west to Beijing and east to us.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Now we turn west and see the Zhuzishan Mountain where three sections of the Wall are met<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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People say “It is a not hero if you don’t climb up the Great Wall, but only strong man can ascend Zhizishan Great Wall”.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Further Readings<\/h2>\n
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How to visit Huangyaguan Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Panjiakou Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Xifengkou Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Baiyangyu Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Xuliukou Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Liujiakou Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Chengziyu Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Xiaohekou Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Zhuizishan Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Jiumenkou Great Wall<\/a>.
\nHow to visit Jiaoshan Great Wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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