Visitable Great Wall of China locations - Photo Tour(s) :
This Satellite Image clearly depicts China and East Asia. Super-imposed is a schematic of the location and path of the Great Wall of China as constructed during the reign of the Ming Dynasty (1368 AD - 1644 AD). Countries and area's included are Mongolia, Inner Mongolia and parts of North-, Eastern- and Western China. For your reference the Map further includes the location of National Borders, major Cities with their Provinces and the location of passes on the Great Wall.
JiaYuguan Fortress at the Pass of the same name is considered the Ultimate Terminus of the Great Wall in Gansu Province in the West. There is however more to the West of JiaYuGuan. The Path of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty tracks further by way of Fire Beacons all the way to Dunhuang and even beyond. Some 120 Kilometers North-West of Dunhuang along what used to be the glacial Tumen River lies the Jade Gate Pass (YuMen), today the official End of the Great Wall of China of the Han Dynasty. Rumor holds it that the actual Han and Tang Dynasty wall extended as far west as the southern shore of Lop Nor, the wandering Lake, however
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Satellite Image Schematic Map of Great Wall of China location explained
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Shenyang
Zhengzhou
Xining
Xiahe'yan
Shuidonggou
JiuQuan
Tianshui
Baoyi
Wuwei
Zhangye
Shapotou
Guyuan
Fengzhen
Pass
Yanchi
Jingbian
Yongchang
Jiayuguan
Yanguan - Sun Gate Pass -->
YuMen Guan - Jade Gate Pass
Simatai
Zhangjiakou (Kalgan) Pass
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Guan
(Yellow Cliff)
LongQuan Guan
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Niangzhi/
Yang Guan Pass(es)
Lanzhou
Dingbian
Zhongwei
Yulin
JiYunGuan Pass (Badaling)
Dunhuang
PianGuan
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West
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YanMenGuan
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Ningwu Guan
Pass
Suzhou
Gobi Desert
A map of a Section of the Northern Half of Beijing Municipality with locations of the Great Wall of China near Beijing
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today there is little evidence of that. Other additional sections can be found within Qinghai Province, near Xining.
The most Eastern Pass on the Wall officially is the Shanhai Pass, which is located on the Hebei Province
Below is an incomplete listing of Great Wall of China locations open to the General Public as historical and cultural treasure and Tourist Attraction.
Coastline where the Great Wall meets the Bohai Sea.
Shanhai Pass (Shanhai Guan), its Gate and garrison Fortress City are together also know as "The First Pass under Heaven" and are part of the Inner Defensive Layer of the Great Wall of China. The Final Stretch and End-Point of this now restored section of the Great Wall at the sea-side is known as Laolongtou - Old Dragon's Head since in the far past the end of the Great Wall overlooking the sea was decorated with a large stone Dragon Head.
Much further Eastward than the Shanhai Pass however, extends an Outer Defensive Layer of the Great Wall of China. Running North through Hebei Province past Chengde into Liaoning Province, leading North of Shenyang the Great Wall Outer Layer in the East has its final termination point at Tiger Mountain overlooking the Yalu River on the North Korean Border near Dandong.
The entire lenght of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall (multiple-layers) has been estimated to be around 8000 miles. Contrary to Popular Legend , The Great Wall cannot be seen from Space with the naked eye.
