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authorName23242: Yao Shi
Date: 20/11/2020
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Chinese Name: 大同长城 Pronunciation: dà tóng cháng chéng
Length: 343.149 km
Admission Ticket Fare: Free
Opening Hours: 24 Hours
Suggested Visiting Hours: 1-2 Hours
Address: Datong City, Shanxi Province, China
Building Function: To fight against the invasion of the Nomads, the Huns
Building Time: It was first built in the Warring States Period and was mainly built in the Jiajing Period of the Ming Dynasty.
Datong was once a frontier fortress city in the north and one of the major military towns. The Ancient Great Wall in Datong is an important part of the Great Wall, mainly distributed in seven counties and districts of Datong City. The Great Wall has a long history. Most of the ruins we see now belong to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty Great Wall includes the inner Great Wall and the outer one. Nowadays, Datong City is located between the inner and outer walls.
On August 18, 1986, the Great Wall in Datong was announced by Shanxi Provincial People's Government as the second batch of provincial cultural protection units. The Datong Great Wall has a wild beauty of original ecology. And it is favored by Chinese and foreign tourists. According to the survey data of Great Wall resources released in 2009, the Ming Dynasty Great Wall in Datong is 343,167 meters. And there are 843 beacon towers and ancient castles along the Great Wall in Datong.
The history of the Great Wall is not recorded. In 1980, a stone tablet was found on the edge of the Great Wall in Inner Mongolia. The inscriptions on the stone tablet indicated the Great Wall had been built as early as 1396.
The Great Wall in Datong started from Ping Dingshan in Xinghe County in the east and ended at the east bank of the Yellow River in Qingshuihe County in the west, with a total length of about 350 kilometers. The walls were built of rammed earth.
In the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall in Datong began to be fully constructed. In order to strengthen the defenses to the north of Datong, two sections of the Great Wall were built in the 23rd year of Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty (1544). The two sections of the Great Wall were mainly located in today's Xinrong District and Zuoyun County.
When the construction of the two sections of the Great Wall was completed, the construction and repair of the main wall began. By the 25th year of Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty (1546), the boundary wall of Datong was completed.
Shoukou Fortress
Shoukou Fortress is located in the north of Yanggao County and in the valley between two mountains. It was built in the 25th year of Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty (1546). Shoukou Fortress is not only the boundary between Inner Mongolia and Shanxi Province, but also the border fortress of Mongolian in ancient times. According to historical records, there was only one gate in the east of Datong City. There were guards stationed here to guard the Great Wall during the Ming Dynasty.
Shoukou Fortress is such an important channel connecting the integration of various ethnic exchanges. At that time, it opened twice a year in June and September. Through the fortress, people mainly traded tea, grain, furs, and livestock needed by both sides. The country set up the tax system at the Shoukou Fort and the revenue was directly turned over to the State Treasury. As a result, the ShouKou Fortress became an important official treaty port.
Zhenbian Fortress, located in Yanggao County, is an important pass fort of the Ming Great Wall in Datong Town. It was built in the 18th year of the Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty (1539). Located at the northern foot of a mountain, the castle is rectangular in shape with an area of 67,080 square meters. The Zhenbian Fort has two gates and takes the east gate as its main gate. Since 2007, Zhenbian Fortress began to try to develop rural tourism based on its unique cultural and natural resources. And a street with the style of the Ming Dynasty was built here.
By Bus
a. From Datong Railway Station
Take bus 30 and then transfer to bus 10, then get off at Xinrong District Station and walk to the Ming Great Wall.
b. From Datong South Station
Take bus 68 and then transfer to bus 10 and get off at Xinrong District Station, and walk to the Ming Great Wall.
By Taxi
Chinese: 请带我去大同长城。English: Please take me to the Datong Great Wall.
If you go to the Datong Great Wall from Datong Railway Station, it takes about 45 minutes. (About 94 yuan)
If you go to the Datong Great Wall from Datong South Station, it takes about 57 minutes. (About 124 yuan)
If you go to the Datong Great Wall from Datong Yungang Airport, it takes about 60 minutes. (About 137 yuan)
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