{"id":8954,"date":"2018-10-30T18:53:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T10:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=8954"},"modified":"2018-10-31T08:40:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T00:40:02","slug":"chengziyu-great-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall","title":{"rendered":"Chengziyu Great Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZW3bgVnlgZM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Planning your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Wall tour<\/a><\/span>? If hiking on unrestored and original sections of the Wall is your main interest, then Chengziyu Great Wall is not to be missed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This section of the Great Wall lies to the west of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xiaohekou Great Wall<\/a><\/span>. If you keep on walking from Chengziyu Great Wall to the west, you will reach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/badaling.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Badaling Great Wall<\/span> <\/a>in Beijing; to the east and 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\">Shanhai Pass<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Chengziyu Great Wall is named after the village for the name&#8217;s sake. Chengziyu Village is under the administration of Fuxiang County of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/side_trips\/beijing_beidaihe_qinhuangdao_tour.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Qinhuangdao<\/span> <\/a>in Hebei Province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We drive westward about 15km from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xiaohekou-great-wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xiaohekou Great Wall<\/a><\/span> along the asphalt mountain road past Xigu Village (3km), Damashan Mountain\uff086km) and\u00a0Dongjiakou Village (14km),\u00a0\u00a0and finally get to Chengziyu Village.<\/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\">Chengziyu Great Wall on the Great Wall east of Beijing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Actually there are much to see on the Great Wall near Xigu Village, Damaoshan Mountain and Dongjiakou Village. Not enough time, we have to give up. Maybe next time. There were three castles built in Ming Dynasty &#8211; Damaoshan castle\uff0cDongjiakou Castle and Chengziyu Castle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">On our way to Chengziyu Great Wall, we ask our driver to stop at Dongjiakou Village to snap some pictures. Dongjiakou Pass was an important Great Wall pass north of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/beijing_china_sightseeing\/shanhaiguan_trip.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shanhaiguan Pass<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Most\u00a0of the villagers in Dongjiakou Village are the descendants of the army and builders coming from Yiwu and Shaoxing led by Qi Jiguang, the architect in chief\u00a0 in charge of the rebuilding of the great wall from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/great_wall_hiking\/juyongguan_pass_great_wall.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beijing Juyongguan Pass<\/a><\/span> in the west 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\">Shanhai Pass<\/a><\/span> in the east.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Pass by the dilapidated castle at Dongjiakou Village with the Great wall looming overhead.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8955\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/the-dilapidated-castle-at-dongjiakou-village\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8955\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8955\" title=\"the dilapidated castle at Dongjiakou Village\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-dilapidated-castle-at-Dongjiakou-Village.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-dilapidated-castle-at-Dongjiakou-Village.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-dilapidated-castle-at-Dongjiakou-Village-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the dilapidated castle at Dongjiakou Village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Dongjiakou Village and the Great Wall<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8956\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/dongjiakou-village-and-the-great-wall\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8956\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8956\" title=\"Dongjiakou Village and the Great Wall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dongjiakou-Village-and-the-Great-Wall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dongjiakou-Village-and-the-Great-Wall.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dongjiakou-Village-and-the-Great-Wall-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dongjiakou Village and the Great Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Move further west for about\u00a0one and half\u00a0kms, we reach Chengziyu Great Wall. &#8220;Chengziyu&#8221; literally means\u00a0&#8220;castle&#8217;s valley&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The remaining arch of the castle was too treacherous, it was rebuilt last year.\u00a0The restored castle\u00a0remnant\u00a0looks ugly, a little\u00a0disappointing, lacking the originality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8957\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/the-restored-castle-remnant-looks-ugly\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8957\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8957\" title=\"The restored castle remnant looks ugly\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-restored-castle-remnant-looks-ugly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-restored-castle-remnant-looks-ugly.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-restored-castle-remnant-looks-ugly-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The restored castle remnant looks ugly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Mr.Zhang Heshan is the only Great Wall warden in Chengziyu Great Wall. He is also a member of China Great Wall Protection Association.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is the 14th generation of the descendants from\u00a0the army and builders led by Qi Jiguang\u00a0from Yi Wu, a town in southern China. He is our guide today.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">With Mr.Zhang taking the lead, we walk along the narrow lanes in the village.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8958\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/with-mr-zhang-taking-the-lead-we-walk-along-the-narrow-lanes-in-the-village\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8958\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8958\" title=\"With Mr.Zhang taking the lead, we walk along the narrow lanes in the village\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/With-Mr.Zhang-taking-the-lead-we-walk-along-the-narrow-lanes-in-the-village.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/With-Mr.Zhang-taking-the-lead-we-walk-along-the-narrow-lanes-in-the-village.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/With-Mr.Zhang-taking-the-lead-we-walk-along-the-narrow-lanes-in-the-village-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Mr.Zhang taking the lead, we walk along the narrow lanes in the village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Each family has a stone courtyard in the village.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8959\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/each-family-has-a-stone-courtyard-in-the-village\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8959\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8959\" title=\"Each family has a stone courtyard in the village.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Each-family-has-a-stone-courtyard-in-the-village..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Each-family-has-a-stone-courtyard-in-the-village..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Each-family-has-a-stone-courtyard-in-the-village.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Each family has a stone courtyard in the village.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">We come across a placard saying &#8220;Take nothing but photos; leave nothing but footprints; keep the wall wild and wonderful&#8221;.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8960\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/take-nothing-but-photos-leave-nothing-but-footprints-keep-the-wall-wild-and-wonderful\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8960\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8960\" title=\"Take nothing but photos; leave nothing but footprints; keep the wall wild and wonderful\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take-nothing-but-photos-leave-nothing-but-footprints-keep-the-wall-wild-and-wonderful.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take-nothing-but-photos-leave-nothing-but-footprints-keep-the-wall-wild-and-wonderful.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take-nothing-but-photos-leave-nothing-but-footprints-keep-the-wall-wild-and-wonderful-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Take nothing but photos; leave nothing but footprints; keep the wall wild and wonderful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The so called Chengziyu Great Wall is divided into two sections with the wide valley in the middle &#8211; east section and west section. Mr. Zhang suggests we climb the west section since we come to the village in the afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He says it is better to come to enjoy the Chengziyu Great Wall in the morning hiking the east section for\u00a0better views. He also introduces that in the past between the two sections the valley pass of the Great Wall. Now Chengziyu Pass has disappeared.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Half way on the hill, we turn back at the village down blow. Mr.Zhang says the village is nestled in the valley in the shape of the Big Dipper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Look at the east and zoom in the line of the Great Wall towers on the east section, east side of the valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8962\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/look-at-the-east-and-zoom-in-the-line-of-the-great-wall-towers\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8962\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8962\" title=\"Look at the east and zoom in the line of the Great Wall towers.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-at-the-east-and-zoom-in-the-line-of-the-Great-Wall-towers..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-at-the-east-and-zoom-in-the-line-of-the-Great-Wall-towers..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Look-at-the-east-and-zoom-in-the-line-of-the-Great-Wall-towers.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look at the east and zoom in the line of the Great Wall towers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\nFollow Mr.Zhang hiking up to the west section along wall path rife with bushes and saplings.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8963\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/follow-mr-zhang-hiking-up-to-the-west-section-along-wall-path-rife-with-bushes-and-sapplings\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8963\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8963\" title=\"Follow Mr.Zhang hiking up to the west section along wall path rife with bushes and sapplings\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Follow-Mr.Zhang-hiking-up-to-the-west-section-along-wall-path-rife-with-bushes-and-sapplings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Follow-Mr.Zhang-hiking-up-to-the-west-section-along-wall-path-rife-with-bushes-and-sapplings.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Follow-Mr.Zhang-hiking-up-to-the-west-section-along-wall-path-rife-with-bushes-and-sapplings-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Follow Mr.Zhang hiking up to the west section along wall path rife with bushes and saplings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\nWe climb pass the first fort and again have a glimpse of the village below. <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8964\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/we-climb-past-the-first-fort-and-again-have-a-glimpse-of-the-village-below\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8964\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8964\" title=\"We climb past the first fort and again have a glimpse of the village below.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-climb-past-the-first-fort-and-again-have-a-glimpse-of-the-village-below..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-climb-past-the-first-fort-and-again-have-a-glimpse-of-the-village-below..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-climb-past-the-first-fort-and-again-have-a-glimpse-of-the-village-below.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We climb past the first fort and again have a glimpse of the village below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\nWe continue to move to the second fort.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8965\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/we-continue-to-move-to-the-second-fort\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8965\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8965\" title=\"We continue to move to the second fort.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-continue-to-move-to-the-second-fort..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-continue-to-move-to-the-second-fort..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/We-continue-to-move-to-the-second-fort.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We continue to move to the second fort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The wall is built with bricks with dressed slat base.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8966\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/the-wall-is-faced-with-bricks-with-dressed-slat-base\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8966\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8966\" title=\"The wall is faced with bricks with dressed slat base.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-wall-is-faced-with-bricks-with-dressed-slat-base..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-wall-is-faced-with-bricks-with-dressed-slat-base..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-wall-is-faced-with-bricks-with-dressed-slat-base.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wall is built with bricks with dressed slat base.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Taking a photo with Mr.Zhang west of the second three-eye tower (three windows).<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8967\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/taking-a-photo-with-mr-zhang-west-of-the-second-watch-tower\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8967\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8967\" title=\"Taking a photo with Mr.Zhang west of the second watch tower.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taking-a-photo-with-Mr.Zhang-west-of-the-second-watch-tower..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taking-a-photo-with-Mr.Zhang-west-of-the-second-watch-tower..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Taking-a-photo-with-Mr.Zhang-west-of-the-second-watch-tower.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking a photo with Mr.Zhang west of the second watch tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">We stop at the middle way between the second and the third tower. I snap a picture of the third fort and stop moving further.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8968\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/i-snap-a-picture-of-the-third-fort-and-stop-moving-further\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8968\" title=\"I snap a picture of the third fort and stop moving further\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/I-snap-a-picture-of-the-third-fort-and-stop-moving-further.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/I-snap-a-picture-of-the-third-fort-and-stop-moving-further.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/I-snap-a-picture-of-the-third-fort-and-stop-moving-further-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I snap a picture of the third fort and stop moving further<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Mr.Zhang asks me to turn right (east side) and say it was once a large trade and market area on the border area. On the right side (south) was inside the wall while on the left side was outside the wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If the residents from outside the wall entering the Great wall pass, they must show their ID documents in the past. He says now his village is on the south under the administration of Hebei Province while the village on the north (left side) of Liaoning Province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8969\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/it-was-once-a-large-trade-and-market-area-on-the-border-area\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8969\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8969\" title=\"it was once a large trade and market area on the border area\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/it-was-once-a-large-trade-and-market-area-on-the-border-area.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/it-was-once-a-large-trade-and-market-area-on-the-border-area.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/it-was-once-a-large-trade-and-market-area-on-the-border-area-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">it was once a large trade and market area on the border area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">It is almost dinner time and Mr.Zhang asks us to have dinner at his home. Climb down the hill, we see smoke rising from a kitchen chimney.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8970\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/we-see-smoke-from-a-kitchen-chimney\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8970\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8970\" title=\"we see smoke from a kitchen chimney.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/we-see-smoke-from-a-kitchen-chimney..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/we-see-smoke-from-a-kitchen-chimney..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/we-see-smoke-from-a-kitchen-chimney.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">we see smoke from a kitchen chimney.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\nMr.Zhang&#8217;wife has already been\u00a0busy with preparing us for a local dinner.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">His house is a two-storey building, one of the two two-storey buildings in the village, belonging to some of the people who have got rich first.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8972\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/his-house-is-a-two-storey-building\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8972\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8972\" title=\"His house is a two-storey building\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/His-house-is-a-two-storey-building.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/His-house-is-a-two-storey-building.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/His-house-is-a-two-storey-building-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His house is a two-storey building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">One of their bedrooms, clean and spacious.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8973\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/one-of-their-bedrooms-clean-and-spacious\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8973\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8973\" title=\"One of their bedrooms, clean and spacious.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/One-of-their-bedrooms-clean-and-spacious..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/One-of-their-bedrooms-clean-and-spacious..jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/One-of-their-bedrooms-clean-and-spacious.-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of their bedrooms, clean and spacious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><br \/>\nIn less than half hour, an organic meal is presented on the table; fried eggs from their own naturally raised chickens; braised pork in soy sauce with the pork from their own raised pigs and vegetables from their fields, which,\u00a0for urban residents, is too luxury!<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8975\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/chengziyu-great-wall\/attachment\/an-organic-meal-is-presented-on-the-table-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8975\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8975\" title=\"an organic meal is presented on the table\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/an-organic-meal-is-presented-on-the-table1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/an-organic-meal-is-presented-on-the-table1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/an-organic-meal-is-presented-on-the-table1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">an organic meal is presented on the table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\">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\">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\">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\">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\">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\">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\">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\">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\">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\">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\">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<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning your Great Wall tour? If hiking on unrestored and original sections of the Wall is your main interest, then Chengziyu Great Wall is not to be missed. This section of the Great Wall lies to the west of Xiaohekou Great Wall. If you keep on walking from Chengziyu Great Wall to the west, you&#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":[1727,1728,1730,1729],"class_list":["post-8954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-great-wall-of-china","category-hebei-travel","tag-chengziyu","tag-chengziyu-great-wall","tag-how-to-visit-chengziyu-great-wall","tag-where-is-chengziyu-great-wall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8954"}],"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=8954"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23583,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8954\/revisions\/23583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}