Xuliukou Great Wall

If you keep on hiking from Xuliukou Great Wall to the east, you will get to Shanhaiguan Pass; to the west, you will reach Badaling Great Wall around Beijing.

Xuliukou Great Wall has been turned into a scenic area officially known as Xuliukou Jiulongquan Scenic Area, classified as AA national scenic spot, which is mainly composed of Xuliukou Great Wall, Jiulong Pool, forest...

Xuliukou Great Wall now has 11 remaining forts, one of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall dating back to over 400 years. Xuliukou literally means "Xuliu Pass". But now the Great Wall pass is gone. The wall in this section is heavily damaged and the forts as well.

We stop at the entrance to Xuliukou Jiulongquan Scenic Area and pay RMB 5 as environmental protection fee before allowed to enter the park with a well paved cement path leading to the Great Wall of Xuliukou.

The slopes on both sides of the cement path are planted with tiny plots of grass and bushes. The black grass on the mountain high on our right side tells us the mountain has been burned. The Wall is in sight.

Hopefully the past is past and the present wall will remain here much longer for people to remember the great history of China's Great Wall construction.