Hiking the Great wall of Jinshanling to Simatai west

Jinshanling section lives up to its special beauty among China Great Wall by being slightly in ruins. Traveling to Jinshanling will give you a vivid image of what the primitive walls looked like in ancient China. Jinshanling Great Wall, located some 140 kilometers to the northeast of Beijing, starts from the Wangjinglou Tower in the east and ends at Longyukou in the west and stretches about 10 kilometers. There are 5 main passes and 67 either one-tiered or two-tiered watchtowers, in this section with enemy towers on it every 100 meters. There are some windows for shooting arrows on the first floor. Roofs of the towers were used to store weapons and hay, and also could be bedrooms for soldiers. The Big Jinshan Watchtower, small Jinshan Watchtower, Wangjinglou Tower, Taochun Tower, and Wall for Preventing Horses are the highlights of the trip to the Jinshanling section.

The Great Wall of China is an absolute must-see attraction for anyone traveling to Beijing. It’s not only an iconic and historical symbol of China, but it’s also just stunningly beautiful and really dang cool to see. And Jinshanling is touted as one of the most beautiful sections in all 6000 kilometers of the wall.
The Jinshanling section of the wall stretches for 10.5 kilometers along the rolling ridgeline of the Jinshanling Mountains. Dispersed throughout the wall are a series of 67 watchtowers of varying designs.

Hiking the entire length of the Jinshanling Great Wall will take you over 5 mountain passes (don’t worry they’re easy enough that anyone in reasonable shape can walk it) with views of the wall and surrounding mountains as far as the eye can see. You won’t believe you woke up that day in one of the largest cities in the world as there’s not a building in sight in the Jinshanling Mountains.