Jiayu Pass or Jiayuguan (simplified Chinese: 嘉峪关; traditional Chinese: 嘉峪關; pinyin: Jiāyù Guān) is the first frontier fortress at the west end of the...

Yumenguan, 2011 "The First Mound" – at Jiayu Pass, the western terminus of the Ming wall The Great Wall near Jiayu Pass, Qilian Mountains in behind Ming Great...

Wall's western terminus is in this corridor – the Yumen Pass during Han times and the Jiayu Pass during the Ming dynasty and thereafter. One of the first...

& Shameema went to Jiayuguan first to see the Great Wall of China at Jiayu Pass. After arriving in Guilin, Josh & Felix decided to spend time and money...

railway station to Shanhai Pass. Chuang Guandong Other notable Pass in China: Jiayu Pass Juyong Pass Hangu Pass Yanmen Pass Lady Meng Jiang Editorial Department...

populated city in Gansu, is known for its section of the Great Wall and the Jiayu Pass fortress complex. Gansu is a compound of the names of Ganzhou (now the...

Yumen Pass (simplified Chinese: 玉门关; traditional Chinese: 玉門關; pinyin: Yùmén Guān; Uyghur: قاش قوۋۇق, Qash Qowuq), or Jade Gate or Pass of the Jade Gate...

City now being conurbated. It is named after the nearby Jiayu Pass, the largest and most intact pass of the Great Wall of China. Jiayuguan is a major industrial...

that the Ming walls measure 8,850 km (5,500 mi) from Jiayu Pass in the west to the sea in Shanhai Pass, then looping over to terminate in Manchuria at the...

(4,070 m) an eastern outlier. Sections of the Ming dynasty's Great Wall pass along its northern slopes, and south of northern outlier Longshou Shan (3...

Jiayu may refer to: Look up Jiayu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jiayu Pass, the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China Jiayu County...

Geopark" by the Ministry of Land and Resources on 16 June 2016, after it passed the on-site acceptance test. Known for its colorful rock formations, Chinese...

Yangguan, or Yangguan Pass (traditional Chinese: 陽關; simplified Chinese: 阳关; lit. 'Sun Gate'), is a mountain pass that was fortified by Emperor Wu of...

dynasty Chinese scholar Ma Li in 1542, documents a route leading from the Jiayu Pass, China's northwestern outpost, to the Ottoman Empire capital Istanbul...

Wakhjir Pass to China Pingxingguan Pass, Shanxi Jiayu Pass, Gansu Jianmen Pass, Sichuan Niangzi Pass, Border between Shanxi and Hebei Yanmen Pass, Shanxi...

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Jiayuguan fort guards the western entrance to China. It is located in Jiayuguan pass at the narrowest point of the Hexi Corridor, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest...

important to Ming strategic objectives was the "Seven Garrisons west of Jiayu Pass": Shazhou, Chigil, Anding, Aduan, Quxian, Handong, and Hami, which were...

the ancient Silk Road and the lost cities of Central Asia, and those who passed through Dunhuang noted the murals, sculptures, and artifacts such as the...

Islamic cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery...

Islamic cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery...

accreditation due to deficiencies in visitor experience. In 2015, Shanhai Pass in Hebei was the first tourist site to be downgraded from 5A. The next wave...

Islamic cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery...

Islamic cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery...

railway hub of western China. Every day over 100 passenger trains originate or pass via this station. It is a vital focal point connecting the western provinces...

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(both Gaelic and Norse, doubly the mouth of a stream) Jiayuguan Pass – (Jiayu Pass Pass – Mandarin Chinese) Kaieteur Falls in Kaieteur National Park, Potaro-Siparuni...

Islamic cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery...

Islamic cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery...

that extended over 2,400 km, stretching from Shanhai Pass on the coast of the Yellow Sea to Jiayu Pass on the western border of Ming China. Along with the...