{"id":9071,"date":"2018-10-26T09:59:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T01:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=9071"},"modified":"2022-03-31T06:17:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T22:17:29","slug":"xifengkou-great-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/xifengkou-great-wall","title":{"rendered":"Xifengkou Great Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAt 5:30 am we’ve luckily caught the rising sun over Panjiakou Great Wall,<\/a><\/span> and we are back to our farmhouse at the foot of Panjiakou Great Wall<\/span>.<\/a> 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\u00a0are viewed much clearly during the dry season.
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Xifengkou Great Wall on the Great Wall east of Beijing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not far from and to the east of Panjiakou Great Wall Pass is another famous great wall pass, Xifengkou Great Wall Pass\u00a0which is also submerged in the reservoir. After breakfast, we’ll explore Xifengkou Great Wall.<\/p>\n

you are still able to see the wall submerged in water<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the right side of the farmhouse, you are still able to see the wall submerged in water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Now before breakfast, I walk around the small peninsula\u00a0since 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last night we had dinner on the boat house and will have breakfast soon on the same place.<\/p>\n

This is the boat-turned restaurant.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is the boat-turned restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The farmhouse host – Mr.Liu, an early riser, now he is tugging his speedboat to the shore. The underwater great wall pass is behind him, constituting a beautiful scene.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The underwater great wall pass is behind him<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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A\u00a0cute dog and chickens live peacefully here at the foot of Panjiakou Great Wall.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The cute dog and chickens live peacefully here at the foot of Panjiakou Great Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Our simple breakfast include millet porridge, millet bread, tofu, steamed buns and salty eggs.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Our simple breakfast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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After breakfast, we’ll take the speedboat to Xifengkou Great Wall.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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After breakfast, we’ll take the speedboat to Xifengkou Great Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Now we are saying goodbye to our hostess and her family member. They are very helpful and hospitable during our short stay.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Now we are saying goodbye to our hostess and her family member<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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We are leaving Panjiakou Great Wall and the farmhouse. With the speedboat going faster, the mountain and great wall become smaller. <\/span><\/div>\n
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We are leaving Panjiakou Great Wall and the farmhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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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\u00a0numerous fights and battles in different dynasties.<\/span><\/p>\n

Between March 09 and April 13, 1933,\u00a0the 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\u00a0titled “The Japanese Invaders are coming” and one\u00a0of the scenes were selected here\u00a0around Xifengkou Great Wall.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 10\u00a0minutes,\u00a0our\u00a0speedboat takes us close to\u00a0Xifungkou 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Xifengkou Great Wall with its pass city submerged under the reservoir.\u00a0<\/span>Now we are approaching a makeshift quay and clearly see a “Japanese” blockhouse high on a hillside with a huge placard written with the\u00a0film name\u00a0“The Japanese invaders are coming.” So the blockhouse is a used stage property, which has been well preserved\u00a0as a magnet attracting domestic tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n

a “Japanese” blockhouse high on a hillside <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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a Japanese blockhouse high on a hillside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Jumping from\u00a0our speedboat taking up a berth at\u00a0a make-shift quay,\u00a0we walk along a path leading up to the Xifengkou Great Wall. The courtyards and rooms\u00a0are used stage properties by the film named “The Japanese Invaders are coming”.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The courtyards and rooms are used stage properties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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We trudge up the hill and walk along\u00a0a trodden path by the wall.<\/span><\/div>\n
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We trudge up the hill and walk along a trodden path by the wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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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.<\/span><\/p>\n

We clearly see the submerged pass cit. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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we clearly see the submerged pass city<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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We walk past the third fort and turn back taking a picture of the tower sitting on an overgrown and crumbling wall winding up on the\u00a0hillside.<\/span><\/div>\n
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taking a picture of the tower sitting on an overgrown and crumbling wall winding up on the hillside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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On our left side below, we spot our speedboat docking at the simple pier at a bay and Panjiakou Reservoir looks a huge lake surrounded by mountains by\u00a0all sides.<\/span><\/div>\n
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we spot our speedboat docking at the simple pier at a bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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We continue to walk on the trodden path teemed with bushes and saplings\u00a0on the wall top down to the second watch tower. <\/span><\/div>\n
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walk on the trodden path teemed with bushes and saplings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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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.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are inside the first tower on the south section of Xifengkou Great Wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We are insidet the first tower on the south section of Xifengkou Great Wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Again we walk through the first tower and step down to the most northern tip of the south section of Xifengkou Great Wall where it was once linked to the great wall pass city, but submerged in the reservoir. <\/span><\/div>\n
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step down to the most northern tip of the south section of Xifengkou Great Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The wall is\u00a0disappearing into the water of Panjiakou Reservoir. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Again we are back to our speedboat and asks Mr.Liu our boat driver to come closer to the north section of Xifengkou Great Wall which is also disappearing into the water of Panjiakou Reservoir.<\/span><\/div>\n
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come closer to the north section of Xifengkou Great Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Now we are returning to Panjiakou Dam\u00a0where our Buick Van is parked and finish our\u00a0fam trip to Panjiakou Great Wall and Xifengkou\u00a0Great Wall.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Now we are returning to Panjiakou Dam where our Buick Van is parked<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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