Jiumenkou Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Jiumenkou
Jiumenkou Great Wall used to link withShanhaiguanGreat Wall. It is the only Great Wall which was built above a river, JiuJiangHe (Jiu River). Locals used to say "The Wall runs above the river, and the river goes through the Wall." Although largely rebuilt, it is still a marvelous sight. Jiumenkou became a UNESCO site in 2002. Jiumenkou Great Wall was built in North Qi Dynasty (479-502 AD) because of as its strategic location. Like most other existing Great Wall sections, only the Ming Dynasty section still exists. In 1644 there was an important battle (YiPianShi Battle 一片石大战) happened in Jiumenkou, which led to the replacement of Ming Dynasty by Qing Dyansty.
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