Ningxia Great Wall
The Great Wall in Ningxia winds through 936 miles of the Ningxia Hui Minority Autonomous Region. Dynasties from Warring States, Qin, Han, Sui, and Jin to Ming all left their own walls in this area. Within 314 miles, there are 706 watch towers, 282 fortresses and 1,065 platforms distributed densely on the Great Wall.The remains of Ming's Great Wall in Ningxia are composed of four sections: the west, the north, the east and Guyuan's inner side wall. The west wall goes along the Yellow River from Zhongwei City northeastward to Helan Mountain. The east section of Great Wall begins at Lingwu County, goes south to Yanchi City and ends in Dingbian County in Shaanxi Province. The north section links the west and the east sections together. The total length measures about 0.8 miles and most sections were built from yellow earth.
Ningxia Great Wall really deserves to be called "Hometown of the Great Wall" and "the Natural Museum of the Great Wall". The Guyuan's inner side wall is located in Mahuangshan Village and travels from Mengcheng Village southeast to Yancheng City, moving towards the boundary of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. This section is unique in its style of construction. It was built by sharpening the hills into steep cliffs and channels which are difficult to overstep.
Chairman Mao's brave and proud utterance "You are not a true man if you haven't arrived at the Great Wall" was stated when he stood at Liupan Mountain in Ningxia and stared at the winding ancient walls below.
