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. Some 120 Kilometers North-West of Dunhuang lies the Jade Gate Pass (YuMen), today the official End of the Great Wall of China of
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Satellite Image Schematic Map of Great Wall of China location explained
Below is an incomplete listing of Great Wall of China locations open to the General Public as historical and cultural treasure and Tourist Attraction.
Explore the Great Wall through 100's of Photo's and growing background information on each location and section of its totalled 8000 Miles. From Dandong at the Liaoning Province Eastern Border around Shenyang to Qinhuangdao and Shanhai Pass on the Bohai Sea Coast. Then from the Eastern Bohai Sea to Beijing, from Shanxi Province to Shaanxi Province, and then via Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the Gobi Desert of Inner Mongolia to wind up in Gansu Province in the far West of China. The official end of the Han & Tang Era Wall is found near Dunhuang at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert. Additional Wall sections lie upon the Tibetan Plateaux in what today is Qinghai Province. Find them near the Capital of Xining.
Hebei Province Coastline where the Great Wall meets the Bohai Sea.
Shanhai Pass, its Gate and garrison Fortress are also know as "The First Pass under Heaven" and are part of the Inner Defensive Layer of the Great Wall of China. The Final End-Point of this now restored section of the Great Wall at the sea-side is known as Old Dragon's Head since in the far past the Great Wall here 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.
