Shanhai Pass / Shanhai GuanⅡ

Construction

Shanhai Pass was originally a small 4 kilometer perimeter defensive ring of a small town, this section rises to 14 metres high and stretches 7 metres wide, and the wall was completed in typical garrison style architecture including 4 main gates to allow entry and several parapets to allow archers to attack enemies from a distance.

The garrison at the Shanhai Pass is a typical Ming Dynasty garrison fort, and most of it still stands today in excellent condition, the major street through the garrison as well as all the alleyways feeding of the street still exists as well as many ancient courtyards and living quarters.