A Brife of Introduce Simatai Great Wall

Do not let anything stop you traveling. You know, travel can broaden one’s horizon and enrich people’s life. With a high fame all over the world, Simatai Great Wall owes magnificent scenery and attracts millions of tourists every year.

 

Brief Introduction

 

Located in the north of Miyun County, Beijing, Simatai Great Wall gives the access to Gubeikou, a strategic pass in the eastern part of the Great Wall. Simatai Great Wall is 5.4 km long with 35 beacon towers. This section of the Great Wall incorporated the different characteristics of each section of the Great Wall.
Today, Simatai Great Wall still keeps the originally features of the Ming Great Wall. And it is well known for its steepness, ingenuity and unique. No matter the famous specialist of Great Wall, Professor Luo Zhewen, said: "The Great Wall is the best of the Chinese buildings, and Simatai is the best section of the Great Wall." Its fantastic scenery you will never forget after you travel in Beijing.

History and Description

 

Built from 550-577 during the Northern Qi Dynasty and rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. Simatai Great Wall was redone in the Hongwu years by General Qi Jiguang.
The eastern side of the Simatai Great Wall is steep and treacherous, so, many towers were built for better safety and security.
Goats were loaded down with bricks and herded up the mountain so that the Simatai section of the Great Wall could be completed. Simatai Great Wall is very important for the location of the Gubeiko pass in the eastern part.

Significant Towers

 

The Tower 15 is the most beautiful tower of all towers on Simatai Great Wall. Sky Bridge is the narrow trail that connects Tower 15 to the Watching Beijing Tower. On clear nights, tourists can see the lights of Beijing from this highest summit.
The bricks in the wall stand as a live history, they are stamped with date they were made and the code numbers of the armies that made them in the years of the Ming Dynasty.

What to do

 

 

Simatai Great Wall is divided into two parts by Simatai Reservoir, over which a chain bridge runs through east to west.
Another popular way is hiking. If you are a hiking lover, you can try the adventure Simatai Great Wall that is the best place for hiking. If you do not want to climb up Simatai Great Wall, cable car facility is available. Once you get to the top, you are rewarded with grand scenery and you can take some pictures there.

So come with us, let’s go to visit Simatai Great Wall together when you travel in Beijing.