Jinshanling section of Great Wall from Wangjing Tower to Longu Pass strenches 10.5 kilometers and located in the Chengde, Hebei provience. the Wall was bulit in Longqin Ming Dynasty(1370). it is 140 kilometers away from Beijing downtown. it was evaluated as the best of the Ming Great Wall with 67 watch towers, 2 beacon towers and 5 passes.
This section of the Wall has complicated structure: intense and various watch tower, every 50-100 meters a watch toewer with the hight of 5-8 meters stands, whose wall based on great stones. some are bricks timberwork, others are brick masonry structures. some are two-storeies, others are single storey. various roofs: flat top, dome top, the horse fall, the roof of boat, etc. Each watch tower with its distinct shape and characterisitcs was noted as “the geek of the Great Wall”
Jinshanling Great Wall Map and Hiking Routes
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Information
Entrance Fee: April 1st to October 31st: 65CNY, Nov 1st to March 31st: 55CNY.
Opening Hours: 8:00—17:00
How to Get to Jinshanling Great Wall
Bus: Take the Jinshanling tourist bus at Dongzhimen bus terminus(45 Dongzhimenwaixie street). It operates only on weekends and statutory holidays during the peak season (April 3rd to November 1st ). The Jinshanling tourist bus leaves from Dongzhimen at 08:00 and back to Beijing at 16:00, price for single trip is 50CNY per person.
Train: Take train S501 from Beijing North or Qinghe to Gubeikou station(2:30 hours ride, depart at 6:58am), then take a taxi to jinshanling Main entrance(about 25minutes). Return: Find a taxi to Gubeikou station and take train S504 back to Beijing, depart at 17:20pm. book train ticket here.
Car: We provide private car service: pickup from Beijing hotels/airport to Jinshanling great wall, about 2 hours ride, wait till tourists finish hiking, drive back to Beijing hotels, cost from 1200CNY to 1300CNY per car. book Jinshanling car service here.
Jinshanling Great Wall Tour
If you are interested in visiting Jinshanling Great Wall, you can consider 1. book car service, or 2. book a guided tour by following link:
1 Day Jinshanling Great Wall Trip: from $50
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