Hushan
- 'Tiger Mountain' in English, is so named because the two towering
peaks are like two tiger ears pricking up into the sky. It covers
an area of four square kilometers (1.54 square miles) and its
main peak measures 146.3 meters (1,080 feet). In history, Hushan
was always regarded as an important fortress because it guarded
the safety of Dandong City and is the eastern gate way to China.
So logic dictated that a wall along Hushan Mountain be built to
take up the commanding heights.
The Hushan Great Wall, lying on the Yalu River, 20 kilometers
(12 miles) from Dandong City, Liaoning Province, and facing North
Korea across the river, was built to strengthen the frontier defense
in the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) and was the eastern starting
point of the ten thousand li Great Wall. However, due to the collapse
of many parts of its structure, people took Shanhaiguan
Pass to be the eastern-most point of the Great Wall. The excavation
of 600-meters (0.4 miles) of ruins in 1989 proved it to be the
real one. In 1992, the government invested a huge amount of money
to restore this section of the wall. The renovation of 1,000 meters
(0.6 miles) of the principal part was completed in 2000.
Now the newly-restored Hushan Great Wall is becoming a hot tourist
attraction in Dandong. Climbing onto the top steps, you will have
a grand view of the beautiful scenery of China and North Korea.
Scanning widely, you can even see the mist-covered Yellow Sea
in the distance.
| Admission Fee: |
CNY 15 |
| Bus Route: |
30 |

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