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Jinshanling Great Wall

Jinshanling Great Wall, , about 120 km from Beijing, located about eight kilometers (five miles) southeast of the Bakeshiying Township in Luanping County in Hebei Province and about 120 km from Beijing, starts from the Wangjinglou Tower in the east and ends at Longyukou in the west; The 20-kilometer-long structure, although a bit smaller and narrower compared to Badaling and Mutianyu features complicated and well preserved fortifications systems and fantastic natural scenery.

The 20 km long JinShanLing Great Wall, although a bit smaller and narrower than Badaling Great Wall and Mutianyu Great Wall, features complicated and well preserved fortification systems. JinShanLing Great Wall meanders through fantastic natural scenery and connects to Simatai Great Wall to the east.

JinShanLing Great Wall is slightly in ruins and thereby has a special beauty. The wall is 7.8 m high and 5 - 6 m thick at the bottom. On the top, the wall is about 4 meters wide with 2 meters high parapets on each side. On the side facing the enemy were 2 m high crenels called DuoKou. On the upper part of the DuoKou were large openings used to watch and shoot at attackers. On the lower part were small openings ('loopholes') through which defenders could also shoot while in greater safety from incoming fire.

Jinshanling Great Wall is a place worthwhile for a hiking when travel in Beijing. It is a famous section for Great Wall Of China.