Jiayuguan Fort

Gansu · China

Jiayuguan Fort, China
Photo: User:Doron, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to October
Budget
$
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The westernmost great pass of the Ming-era Great Wall, standing as a fortified gateway between the desert and the corridor beyond. Its ramparts and watchtowers face the snow-capped Qilian range.

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