Simatai: “Museum of the Great Wall”

Perilous, dense, peculiar, artful, diverse

The "Great Wall in the Air"

The Sky Bridge

The “Turtle Ridge'': Simatai Great Wall East 11th Tower

The "White Tower"

Simatai Great Wall East 8th Tower

The General Tower

The Kirin Screen Wall

A symbol of auspiciousness

Simatai Pass

"Accessible to only one single soldier"

Tenth of the 15 Passes: Shahukou

Maintenance and protection of the Great Wall

Using traditional crafts and materials

"Watching-the-capital" Tower: Head of the Giant Dragon

The Lady's Pass (Niangzi Pass)

The brave princess and her army

Twelfth of the 15 Passes: Sanguankou

Interior Architectural Structure of the Great Wall

Battle Walls and Barricade Walls

Excellent defense system

Yumen Pass

The "Jade Pass"

First of the 15 Passes: Jiumenkou Pass

How Was The Great Wall Built?

The basic composition of manpower and funds for the construction of the Great Wall

The Fairy Tower

One of the most beautiful towers of the Simatai Great Wall

Yangguan

The Text Bricks

A system to manage the quality of the Great Wall bricks

Seventh of the 15 Passes: Zhangjiakou

The "Heavenly Ladder"

10 Things to Know about the Great Wall of China

The Emergence of the Great Wall

Third of the 15 Passes: Xifengkou

Fourth of the 15 Passes: Huangyaguan

Jiayu Pass

Western starting point of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall

Eighth of the 15 Passes: Zijingguan

“First Pass Under Heaven”: The Shanhai Pass

Discover the starting point of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall by the sea

Yanmenguan

The eleventh of the 15 passes

Sixth of the 15 Passes: Juyongguan

One man could hold the pass against ten thousand enemies

The fortified towers, wall platforms, and watchtowers of the Great Wall

The Structure of the Great Wall

Walk the Great Wall

A sneak peak of the 20,000km wonder at your fingertips