Ancient Great Wall Pass Walking Tour | Jiayuguan Fort, Gansu, China | 4K HDR | 嘉峪关 | 甘肃

You must have heard of or even already visited the Great Wall of China - a walkable defensive wall of more than 8,000 kilo meters which is connected by hundreds of passes. Well, the Jiayuguan Pass is the greatest, oldest and most legendary pass among all the passes along the Great Wall.
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Why Jiayuguan Pass So Important?
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Jiayuguan Pass used to be the starting point of the ancient Great Wall built during Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644).

It was the most important military defensive project guarding the far northwestern area of China because of its strategic location at the narrowest point of the western section of the Hexi Corridor which had been the vital defensive frontier since Han Dynasty (BC 202—220).

After the Jiayuguan Pass was constructed, the army of Ming Dynasty used it to protect inner China from the invasion of nomadic groups.

At the same time, the Jiayuguan Pass had also played as a key waypoint of the ancient Silk Road.

Foreign travelers and traders came from Europe, Middle Asia, and entered the inner land of China. While commodities of China also were transported to Middle Asia and Europe from this pass.

Along with the foreign trade, a cultural exchange of religion, art and custom also had been brought.

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The History of Jiayuguan Pass
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During the early period after the establishment of Ming Dynasty, the remnant armies of Yuan Empire and Turpan constantly invaded Hexi Corridor area.

The general Feng Sheng was ordered to construct a defensive pass to protect from the invasion from Yuan and Turpan. He chose the Jiayu Mountain as the final siting where is easy to hold but hard to be defeated.

The construction started in the year 1372, and completed quickly as the first-stage project which consisted of several ramparts surrounded by some barracks.

The subsequent construction costed 168 years to complete and finally became the western starting point of the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty.

Even though the walls and towers were partly damaged by natural infestation and wars, the Jiayuguan Pass is still the most intact surviving ancient military building.

Several restorations had been conducted to protect the civil engineering structure of its fort, towers and walls. But travelers can still see many of its original face.

Layout of Jiayuguan Fort
Jiayuguan Pass is a firm and immense military pass which covers more than 33,529 square meters and consists of inner city, outer city and a moat.

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Inner City
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The inner city has a layout of trapezoid with a wall which is 11 meters high and 640 meters long. It was used as the third bulwark against enemies.

Two meristic gates, Rou Yuan Men and Guang Hua Men, were built in the western and eastern side. Towers for guarding and command were built on the walls. The central area of the inner city locates the office of the commander and a Guanyu Memorial Temple. There are bridleways for carrying horses to the city wall.

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Outer City
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The outer city played as the second bulwark against enemies.

Unlike the inner wall which was built by loess, the outer city has the strongest wall which was built by bricks and connected to Great Wall. A striking plaque was inserted on the wall above the gate.

Jiayu Pass is not only the western starting point of the Ming Great Wall, but also a vital pass on the ancient Silk Road. It's the joining place of the cultures of the Silk Road and the Great Wall (along with Dunhuang, which has some Han Dynasty Great Wall relics).

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0:00 Intro
0:57 Walking In the inner city
28:55 Walking in the outer city
36:13 Artwork: "The Mirage"
40:40 Artwork: "The Son Of Earth"

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