Jinshanling Great Wall

There are more than 100 enemy towers along the whole Jinshanling Great Wall. Built stably and elegantly, different towers have different structures and appearances. There are two significant watchtowers which are called the Big Jinshan and the Small Jinshan separately. The Big Jinshan Watchtower has two tiers which are connected by stone stairs. On the top of the tower is a small room used as the soldiers' retiring room. This small room has a unique structure. The rafters and eaves of the room are all made from polished bricks. The Small Jinshan Watchtower was constructed by soldiers from Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces led by Qi Jiguang. To remind themselves of their hometowns, the tower was named Jinshan which was a pavilion's name in the Jiangxin Island in Zhanjiang.


Although Jinshanling Great Wall has opening hour limitation, but this is flexible. Jinshanling Great Wall is famed for enjoying sunrise or sunset view. Visitors can enter the scenic area at around 3:00am to wait to see sunrise. You can also get out of the scenic area after admiring the sunset. Jinshanling Great Wall is guided for 24 hours.

For transportation infor from Beijing to Jinshanlin, you may read the details at How to go to the Jingshanling Great Wall from Beijing?