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Dajingmen 大境门Dàjìngmén
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Zhangjiakou, Hebei
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhangjiakou
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Dajingmen
A gate in the Great Wall on the northern edge of Zhangjiakou, built in 1644, through which the road to Mongolia once passed; the trade market that grew up outside it made Zhangjiakou a major caravan town. The gateway is about 12 m high and carries a 1927 inscription reading 'Magnificent Rivers and Mountains', with a stretch of wall running up the hills to the west. It is often counted with Shanhaiguan, Jiayuguan and Juyongguan as one of the Great Wall's four great passes.
How to get to Dajingmen
On the northern edge of Zhangjiakou, about 3 km north-north-east of the city centre, a short taxi or bus ride from the city centre.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Former Chahar Military Governor's Office 察哈尔都统署旧址 (under 10 km), Anjiagou Ecological Tourism Area 安家沟生态旅游区 (under 10 km), Zhangjiakou Fort (Zhangjiakoubu) 张家口堡 (under 10 km), Wanquan Right Guard City 万全右卫城 (10 km).
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