{"id":8929,"date":"2020-10-03T01:28:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=8929"},"modified":"2020-10-03T22:28:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T14:28:17","slug":"xiaohekou-great-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall","title":{"rendered":"Xiaohekou Great Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WltQhxko3Ls?rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Are you interested in a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great Wall Tour<\/a><\/span>? The Great Wall section&nbsp;extended west&nbsp;from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/zhuizishan-great-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zhuizishan Great Wall<\/a><\/span> is&nbsp;known as&nbsp;Xiaohekou Great Wall. Xiaohekou Great Wall is named after&nbsp;a natural village called &#8220;Xiaohekou&#8221; which literally means &#8220;a small river&#8217;s mouth&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Xiaohekou Village is located within the administrative village known as Xigou Village in Yongan Town of Suizhong County in Liaoning Province.&nbsp; Keeping on walking to the west from Xiaohekou Great Wall, you will get to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/great_wall_hiking\/badaling_great_wall.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Badaling Great Wall<\/a><\/span> in Beijing while to the south, you will get to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/beijing_china_sightseeing\/shanhaiguan_trip.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shanhaiguan<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23573\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23573\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the_wall_east_of_beijing_to_the_sea-1-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the_wall_east_of_beijing_to_the_sea-1-1-2.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the_wall_east_of_beijing_to_the_sea-1-1-2-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiaohekou Great Wall on the Great Wall east of Beijing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Escorted by our farmer turned guide &#8211; Lao Yang, we drive from Zhuizishan Great Wall westwards along&nbsp;a cement mountain road for about 9km, passing by Xiaohekou village and get to a simple parking lot&nbsp;in front of&nbsp;&#8220;the mouth of a dry river&#8221;, which is actually a narrow valley with a dry river spanned by a Great Wall pass &#8211; Xiaohekou Pass. Now the Great Wall pass&nbsp;&nbsp;has been broken and damaged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Now the Great Wall pass&nbsp;&nbsp;has been broken and damaged. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8930\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/now-the-great-wall-pass-xiaohekou-pass-has-been-broken-and-damaged\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8930\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8930\" title=\"Now the Great Wall pass (Xiaohekou Pass) has been broken and damaged.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Now-the-Great-Wall-pass-Xiaohekou-Pass-has-been-broken-and-damaged..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Now-the-Great-Wall-pass-Xiaohekou-Pass-has-been-broken-and-damaged..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Now-the-Great-Wall-pass-Xiaohekou-Pass-has-been-broken-and-damaged.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now the Great Wall pass (Xiaohekou Pass) has been broken and damaged.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Xiaohekou Great Wall was originally built from the year 1381 in Ming Dynasty with a total length of 8.9km. This section of the Great Wall has 36 watch towers, of which there are 12 towers have stone carvings in decorated design and style on the windows and doors.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Xiaohekou Great Wall was first discovered in July, 2004. Ever since there are more and more people coming to Xiaohekou including photographers, archaeologists, artists and normal travelers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">We walk through the broken Xiaohekou Pass (a small river&#8217;s mouth), turn left and climb up on a well built mountains slab paved road.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8931\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/climb-up-on-a-well-built-mountains-slab-paved-road\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8931\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8931\" title=\"Climb up on a well built mountains slab paved road\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Climb-up-on-a-well-built-mountains-slab-paved-road.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Climb-up-on-a-well-built-mountains-slab-paved-road.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Climb-up-on-a-well-built-mountains-slab-paved-road-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climb up on a well built mountains slab paved road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The wall is built of slabs<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8932\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/the-wall-is-built-of-slabs\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8932\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8932\" title=\"The wall is built of slabs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-wall-is-built-of-slabs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-wall-is-built-of-slabs.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-wall-is-built-of-slabs-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wall is built of slabs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The first fort is over us, the largest on our hike up to the top.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8933\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/the-first-fort-is-over-us-the-largest-on-our-hike-up-to-the-top\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8933\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8933\" title=\"The first fort is over us, the largest on our hike up to the top.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-first-fort-is-over-us-the-largest-on-our-hike-up-to-the-top..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-first-fort-is-over-us-the-largest-on-our-hike-up-to-the-top..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-first-fort-is-over-us-the-largest-on-our-hike-up-to-the-top.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first fort is over us, the largest on our hike up to the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Its&nbsp;east door is carved with beautiful flower designs. <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8934\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/its-door-is-carved-with-beautiful-flower-designs\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8934\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8934\" title=\"Its door is carved with beautiful flower designs.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Its-door-is-carved-with-beautiful-flower-designs..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Its-door-is-carved-with-beautiful-flower-designs..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Its-door-is-carved-with-beautiful-flower-designs.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Its door is carved with beautiful flower designs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Its&nbsp;west stone door is also carved with decorative relief.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8935\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/its-east-stone-door-is-also-carved-with-decorative-relief\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8935\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8935\" title=\"Its west stone door is also carved with decorative relief.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Its-east-stone-door-is-also-carved-with-decorative-relief..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Its-east-stone-door-is-also-carved-with-decorative-relief..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Its-east-stone-door-is-also-carved-with-decorative-relief.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Its west stone door is also carved with decorative relief.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Inside the first floor of the bastion<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8936\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/inside-the-first-floor-of-the-bastion\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8936\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8936\" title=\"Inside the first floor of the bastion\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inside-the-first-floor-of-the-bastion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inside-the-first-floor-of-the-bastion.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inside-the-first-floor-of-the-bastion-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the first floor of the bastion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The officers stayed on the first floor while the soldiers on the second floor. A flight of stairs leading to the second floor of the fort.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8937\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/a-flight-of-stairs-leading-to-the-second-floor-of-the-fort\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8937\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8937\" title=\"A flight of stairs leading to the second floor of the fort.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-flight-of-stairs-leading-to-the-second-floor-of-the-fort..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-flight-of-stairs-leading-to-the-second-floor-of-the-fort..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-flight-of-stairs-leading-to-the-second-floor-of-the-fort.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flight of stairs leading to the second floor of the fort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">We see unique battlements made entirely with masonry on the fort.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8938\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/we-see-unqiue-battlements-made-entirely-with-masonry-on-the-fort\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8938\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8938\" title=\"We see unqiue battlements made entirely with masonry on the fort.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-see-unqiue-battlements-made-entirely-with-masonry-on-the-fort..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-see-unqiue-battlements-made-entirely-with-masonry-on-the-fort..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-see-unqiue-battlements-made-entirely-with-masonry-on-the-fort.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We see unique battlements made entirely with masonry on the fort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The hole on the battlement is to hold a crossbow.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8939\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/the-hole-on-the-battlement-is-to-hold-a-crossbow\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8939\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8939\" title=\"The hole on the battlement is to hold a crossbow.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-hole-on-the-battlement-is-to-hold-a-crossbow..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-hole-on-the-battlement-is-to-hold-a-crossbow..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-hole-on-the-battlement-is-to-hold-a-crossbow.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The hole on the battlement is to hold a crossbow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Look down from the fort, we see Xiaohekou Village nestled in the valley by the mouth of a small river &#8211; Xiaohejou, hence the name of the village. <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8940\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/look-down-from-the-fort-we-see-xiaohekou-village\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8940\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8940\" title=\"Look down from the fort, we see Xiaohekou Village\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-down-from-the-fort-we-see-Xiaohekou-Village.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-down-from-the-fort-we-see-Xiaohekou-Village.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-down-from-the-fort-we-see-Xiaohekou-Village-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look down from the fort, we see Xiaohekou Village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">We continue to trudge up on a treacherous wall ridge up to the second watch tower. <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8941\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/we-continue-to-trudge-up-on-a-treacherous-wall-ridge-up-to-the-second-watch-tower\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8941\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8941\" title=\"We continue to trudge up on a treacherous wall ridge up to the second watch tower.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-continue-to-trudge-up-on-a-treacherous-wall-ridge-up-to-the-second-watch-tower..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-continue-to-trudge-up-on-a-treacherous-wall-ridge-up-to-the-second-watch-tower..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-continue-to-trudge-up-on-a-treacherous-wall-ridge-up-to-the-second-watch-tower.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We continue to trudge up on a treacherous wall ridge up to the second watch tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Xiao Hao, my colleague, is hiking in an opposite direction to the east instead of to the west where we hike.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8942\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/xiao-hao-my-colleague-is-hiking-in-an-opposite-direction\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8942\" title=\"Xiao Hao, my colleague, is hiking in an opposite direction\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiao-Hao-my-colleague-is-hiking-in-an-opposite-direction.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiao-Hao-my-colleague-is-hiking-in-an-opposite-direction.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiao-Hao-my-colleague-is-hiking-in-an-opposite-direction-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiao Hao, my colleague, is hiking in an opposite direction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This is the second fort with its stone door also decorated with beautiful carvings.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8943\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/this-is-the-second-fort-with-its-stone-door-also-decorated-with-beautiful-carvings\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8943\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8943\" title=\"This is the second fort with its stone door also decorated with beautiful carvings.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/This-is-the-second-fort-with-its-stone-door-also-decorated-with-beautiful-carvings..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/This-is-the-second-fort-with-its-stone-door-also-decorated-with-beautiful-carvings..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/This-is-the-second-fort-with-its-stone-door-also-decorated-with-beautiful-carvings.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the second fort with its stone door also decorated with beautiful carvings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\nLet us have a close look at the decorative relief.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8944\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/let-us-have-a-close-look-at-the-decorative-relief\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8944\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8944\" title=\"Let us have a close look at the decorative relief.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Let-us-have-a-close-look-at-the-decorative-relief..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Let-us-have-a-close-look-at-the-decorative-relief..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Let-us-have-a-close-look-at-the-decorative-relief.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let us have a close look at the decorative relief.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Standing on the second open floor of the fort, I snap a picture of the great wall ahead of us in the east.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8945\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/i-snap-a-picture-of-the-great-wall-ahead-of-us-in-the-east\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8945\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8945\" title=\"I snap a picture of the great wall ahead of us in the east.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/I-snap-a-picture-of-the-great-wall-ahead-of-us-in-the-east..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/I-snap-a-picture-of-the-great-wall-ahead-of-us-in-the-east..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/I-snap-a-picture-of-the-great-wall-ahead-of-us-in-the-east.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I snap a picture of the great wall ahead of us in the east.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Xiao Hao is sitting on a dilapidated tower on the&nbsp;hill&nbsp;to our west. <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8946\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/xiao-hao-is-sitting-on-a-dilapidated-tower-on-the-hill-to-our-west\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8946\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8946\" title=\"Xiao Hao is sitting on a dilapidated tower on the hill to our west.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiao-Hao-is-sitting-on-a-dilapidated-tower-on-the-hill-to-our-west..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiao-Hao-is-sitting-on-a-dilapidated-tower-on-the-hill-to-our-west..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiao-Hao-is-sitting-on-a-dilapidated-tower-on-the-hill-to-our-west.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiao Hao is sitting on a dilapidated tower on the hill to our west.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">We don&#8217;t move further and turn back along the same mountain road back to the mouth of the small river &#8211; Xiaohekou.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8947\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/back-to-the-mouth-of-the-small-river-xiaohekou\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8947\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8947\" title=\"back to the mouth of the small river - Xiaohekou\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/back-to-the-mouth-of-the-small-river-Xiaohekou.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/back-to-the-mouth-of-the-small-river-Xiaohekou.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/back-to-the-mouth-of-the-small-river-Xiaohekou-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">back to the mouth of the small river &#8211; Xiaohekou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Then we drive to the nearby village &#8211; Xiaohekou Village. Most of the villagers are the descendants of the army guiding the Great&nbsp;Wall, who&nbsp;were&nbsp;from Yiwu, a town in southern China, which was the hometown of Qi Jiguan (November 12, 1528 \u2013 January 5, 1588).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Qijiguan is&nbsp;was the Wall&#8217;s architect in chief responsible for the building of&nbsp;the great wall from Beijing to&nbsp;Shanhaiguan. Qi&#8217;s army of guardians, joined by their families made the Wall alive with villages, fields, orchards and many of which survive to this day. Xiaohekou Village is one of them. which still keeps some traces in Ming and Qing dynasties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8948\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/xiaohekou-village-is-one-of-them-which-still-keeps-some-traces-in-ming-and-qing-dynaties\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8948\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8948\" title=\"Xiaohekou Village is one of them. which still keeps some traces in Ming and Qing dynaties\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiaohekou-Village-is-one-of-them.-which-still-keeps-some-traces-in-Ming-and-Qing-dynaties.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiaohekou-Village-is-one-of-them.-which-still-keeps-some-traces-in-Ming-and-Qing-dynaties.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xiaohekou-Village-is-one-of-them.-which-still-keeps-some-traces-in-Ming-and-Qing-dynaties-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xiaohekou Village is one of them. which still keeps some traces in Ming and Qing dynaties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">A Ming and Qing style bungalow house<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8950\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/attachment\/a-ming-and-qing-style-bungalow-house-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8950\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8950\" title=\"A Ming and Qing style bungalow house\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-Ming-and-Qing-style-bungalow-house1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-Ming-and-Qing-style-bungalow-house1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-Ming-and-Qing-style-bungalow-house1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Ming and Qing style bungalow house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Further Readings<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/how-to-visit-huangyaguan-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Huangyaguan Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/panjiakou-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Panjiakou Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xifengkou-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Xifengkou Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tag\/how-to-visit-baiyangyu-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Baiyangyu Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xuliukou-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Xuliukou Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tag\/where-is-liujiakou-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Liujiakou Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Chengziyu Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Xiaohekou Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/zhuizishan-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Zhuizishan Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/jiumenkou-great-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Jiumenkou Great Wall<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/beijing_china_sightseeing\/jiaoshan_great_wall.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to visit Jiaoshan Great Wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in a Great Wall Tour? The Great Wall section&nbsp;extended west&nbsp;from Zhuizishan Great Wall is&nbsp;known as&nbsp;Xiaohekou Great Wall. Xiaohekou Great Wall is named after&nbsp;a natural village called &#8220;Xiaohekou&#8221; which literally means &#8220;a small river&#8217;s mouth&#8221;. Xiaohekou Village is located within the administrative village known as Xigou Village in Yongan Town of Suizhong County&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1908],"tags":[1725,1726],"class_list":["post-8929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-great-wall-of-china","category-hebei-travel","tag-how-to-visit-xiaohekou-great-wall","tag-where-is-xiaohekou-great-wall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8929"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8929"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25045,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8929\/revisions\/25045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}