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Yanmenguan Pass Pictures

The gate tower of Yanmenguan Pass.
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The gate tower of Yanmenguan Pass.

Located in the Mt. Yanmenshan, Yanmenguan Pass also named Xijingguan Pass is one of the important passes on the China Great Wall. Being as the head of the nine passes in China, it was always the strategic fortress to resist the nomadic tribes of the north in ancient China. Lots of generals had made great contributions here, including Li Mu of the Warring States Periods (476 BC - 221 BC), Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Western Han (206 BC - 24 AD) as well as Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907). Attraction Intro: Yanmenguan Pass
  • The gate tower of Yanmenguan Pass.
  • The Chinese characters of Yanmenguan Pass on the stone stele still can be seen clearly.
  • The site of Yanmenguan Pass.
  • A brick gate of Yanmenguan Pass.
  • The grass decorated gate tower of Yanmenguan Pass presents a special view.
  • Some of the stone steles in Yanmenguan Pass have been destroyed.
  • Through thousands of years' wind and rain, the walls of Yanmenguan Pass have been destroyed.
  • Arched gateway
  • The patterns on the stele has been wiped away by the wind and rain.
  • The former firm gate has become old and chipped.
  • An old residence in Yanmenguan Pass.
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- Last updated on Oct. 13, 2017 by Demi Li -