The Han Great Wall

Just stand there and listen to the explanation, or put on headphones and listen to some ancient music about Dunhuang, the Hexi Corridor, and the Han Dynasty. There is still a feeling of sadness and vicissitudes, the feeling of being in the desert, but it feels like taking pictures there, 10 minutes is enough. There is not much to see, so it can just be considered a visit.

Without the blessing of history, this is just a mound of dirt... If you plan to go to the western front, you must pass the Great Wall of Han, you won't miss it!

It is dilapidated and, if accompanied by the sandstorm, it is simply desolate.

The ruins of the Han Great Wall are still scattered in the Gobi Desert northwest of Dunhuang, but most of them are only remnants. A part west of Yumen Pass is still well preserved, and you can see the shape of the wall. This place and Yumen Pass are both included in the package ticket.

There is not much left, so all you can see is the Great Wall of Han. Cherish everything you have now.

The former defenses have turned into a series of mounds of earth today, and one can feel the shock of history.

The best preserved Han Great Wall, I heard it was built to defend against the Xiongnu cavalry. From a close look, it is indeed high enough, but I don't know how hard it is, because from a distance it looks a bit like a wafer...

The ruins of the Great Wall of Han are truly ruins. A long strip extends intermittently into the distance, and scattered beacon towers can be seen in the distance. It is not easy to preserve it for more than two years to the 21st century!

The wind, sand and frost have whittled the solid city walls to a state of bony and scarred. The remaining sections still bear witness to the glory of yesterday. After years of stripping away by the wind and sand, the texture on the city walls is clearly discernible, just like the rubber cover on the gear position of a motor vehicle, or like the mouth of a carp, opening its mouth and expecting the rain to pour down. In the Gobi Desert, the once-standing Great Wall of the Han Dynasty was gradually submerged because of lack of maintenance. Under the blue sky and white clouds, in the yellow sand, the ruins of the Great Wall lie quietly on the deserted Gobi Desert. Long and short, high and low, it stretches across China's border.

The Great Wall of Han is exactly in the opposite direction of Hecang City, and Yumen Pass is located in the middle of these two points.

Compared with the Ming Great Wall, which we are familiar with, the Han Great Wall is relatively short because it was only used to defend against the horseshoes of northern nomads. Coupled with the weathering of thousands of years, this section of the Han Great Wall, although it is the best preserved section, is still not majestic.

The ruins of the Han Chang'an City are really a mess

The tickets are with the sun, just some broken dirt mounds.

It's right next to the highway, stretching endlessly in discontinuities.

I waved goodbye and left, the horses neighed. After a short visit to the Great Wall Museum, I rode eastward, and the Danxia was solemn.

To get to Yadan Geopark, you must pass Yumen Pass, Han Great Wall Ruins, and Hecang City. Some online travel notes have said that you must buy a 40-yuan ticket to Yumen Pass, Han Great Wall Ruins, and Hecang City, but in fact, you don't have to buy it. Not buying the ticket only means you can't go to Yumen Pass, Han Great Wall Ruins, and Hecang City attractions, but it doesn't affect going to Yadan Geopark. However, real-name registration is required for parking at Yumen Pass.

The Han Great Wall is an important part of the complete military defense system of Hexi in the Han Dynasty. Despite thousands of years of wind and rain erosion, it still stands tall in the Gobi Desert. The Great Wall west of Yumen Pass is the most intact section of the Han Great Wall. It has been intermittent and it is estimated that it will not be seen in a few years. You can see it on the way from Yadan to Yumen Pass.

The Great Wall will never fall, the Yellow River will surge for thousands of years

This is the only intact section of the Han Dynasty Great Wall that remains.

The Han Great Wall connected the beacon towers and formed an important military defense part of Hexi, protecting the people in the city. It has experienced thousands of years of wind and rain erosion, and some of it has disappeared, leaving only sections of ruins. Now, walking on this site, there is only northwest wind and gravel.

Just like what Ka Kui sang in the lyrics, the ancient broken wall, those who really want to go there specially may be disappointed, because the scene they see is really hard to associate with the word "Great Wall". Do you want to ask me why I came here? Because I used to work in solar energy. The company installed a photovoltaic power generation system here to power this scenic spot. That's all.

To be honest, the atmosphere of the ruins can no longer be felt here. It looks more like a weathered earth wall, and there is no protection at all around. Under the erosion of the desert wind and sand, perhaps the ruins will eventually become relics and eventually disappear. Of course, this is not what we want to see. We also hope that the country can give more protection to the Han Great Wall ruins at Yumen Pass.

It looks similar to Yangguan Pass and Yumen Pass, and is surrounded by Gobi Desert, but it is still a good place to learn some knowledge. After visiting the Great Wall of Han Dynasty, you can clearly feel the difference in construction technology between the two. The Great Wall of Han Dynasty is obviously built with layers of loess and grass.

The remains of the Han Outer Great Wall are divided into two lines, north and south. On the publicly published map of Inner Mongolia, two intermittent Great Walls are drawn in Damao Lianhe Banner, Guyang County, Urad Middle Banner, and Urad Rear Banner. On the vast arid grassland, these two Great Wall remains were the coordinates of the trade route from Daqing Mountain to Xinjiang in modern times.



Still well preserved after more than 2000 years

The items in this gallery are in better condition than those in other online guides, but they are truly relics left by our ancestors thousands of years ago.

After going there, I still highly recommend it. There are no post-production artificial factors, and they are all the most original scenes. Moreover, when you are in this environment, your feelings are completely different from simply looking at photos.

It is not easy for the relics to be preserved in this state after experiencing more than 2,000 years of wind, rain, sun and rain.

There is not much of the Han Great Wall left today. Here is a relatively intact section of about 150 meters.

Going to Yadan Han Great Wall is a must. The ticket here and Yumen are connected, which costs 40 yuan. You must buy a ticket to get on the bus before you can continue to Yadan. After buying it, you can just take a look.

A tourist attraction where you don't need to buy tickets anymore. This Great Wall once firmly guarded the land beneath our feet, but after the wheel of time ruthlessly rolled over it, only a row of earthen walls remained, witnessing the flow of history. Tragic and heroic is the only feeling in my heart now.

Traveling westwards towards Xuanzang, I experienced the endless desolation of the Gobi Desert, where there was almost no grass growing, and the signal was particularly weak.

It's free, just take a look, it takes about 10 minutes. This is the only wall left of the Great Wall of Han.

To be honest, the remaining wall is not as spectacular as imagined, it is not that high nor that long, but once you add the scale of two thousand years, it is awe-inspiring.

The Han Great Wall Ruins are very close to the Yumenguan Ruins, about 5 kilometers away. It is a side attraction after leaving the Yumenguan Ruins. There is no special parking lot in the scenic area, but there is an open space for parking, which is free of charge. The Han Great Wall Ruins is a weathered and low earth wall, and no tickets are required. Although the former grandeur is gone, we can imagine its important position in history at that time.

The scenic spot of the package ticket is just a section of the ruins, just as a historical tour

The ruins of the Han Great Wall are really deserted, especially when there are no people. The so-called ruins of the Han Great Wall are just a row of low walls. What impressed me most was that there were a lot of poisonous mosquitoes here, so remember to take anti-mosquito measures.

The original Han Great Wall, nothing more, but in terms of cultural relic value, it is very high. The Han Great Wall on the Black Gobi Desert.

I have recently been watching the documentary "Hexi Corridor". The second episode explains the origin of the Great Wall of Han Dynasty. After thousands of years of wind and rain, we can still see its full picture. If you are interested in history, it is worth a visit. Although it looks like some earth piles, it does carry a glorious history and is the crystallization of the wisdom of the working people.

Despite the high temperature of nearly 40 degrees, my friends still had a lot of fun. After a short stop, we hurried to Dunhuang. Today's schedule was quite tight, so we didn't spend much time on the road. If you are interested in history or culture, you can go to Yumen Pass and the Great Wall of Han. Otherwise, you will cry after seeing a pile of dirt. The main reason is that the summer in the Gobi Desert makes you extremely hot. To go to Yadan National Geopark, you must pass by here, and you must buy a ticket here before you can enter.

Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows, the spring breeze does not reach Yumen Pass." ---Wang Zhihuan's "Liangzhou Ci"

Yumen Pass used to be the gateway to the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty. Now it has become a large square mound. It is quite meaningful to recall the vicissitudes of history.

You can refer to my travel notes:

[Revisiting the Silk Road: Paying tribute to the Northwest and to our past selves (Complete guide to the Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop)]: http://www.mafengwo.cn/i/8421826.html

The ruins of the Han Great Wall are on the west line of Dunhuang. You can charter a car to visit them. I think they are average.

An ancient city wall with a peculiar shape winds through the desert. Although it is incomplete, it still reminds people of how majestic the scenery was thousands of years ago.

Now that you have come all the way to the Northwest, don't worry about whether to drive a few more hours. Instead, go and reminisce about the vicissitudes of history by the ancient Great Wall that stretches into the heart of the Gobi Desert.

The ticket price is already included in the Yumen Pass. If you charter a car and pass by, you can just go in and take a look. There is no need to go there specially.

At the northern end of the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty in Dunhuang, there are branches of the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty from Yumenguan to Yangguan, from Yangguan to Danghekou, and from Mamitu to Wanyaodun. With the passage of more than 2,000 years and the destruction of wind, rain and sand, part of the Great Wall was razed to the ground, but most of the Great Wall was preserved.

The reservation is very complete. After all, it is 2000 years old. It is not easy.

It is just two kilometers away from Yumen Pass in the direction of Yadan Devil City.

Gengyangguan Scenic Area is in one place, with only some relics left. Unlike the Badaling Great Wall, the Han Great Wall is made of earth. It has stood firm in the development of history and protected a homeland.

In that era with limited conditions, local materials were used according to local conditions. The Great Wall of Han was built with sand, reeds, poplar trees and other plants. After more than 2,000 years of wind and rain, it is not easy to still have ruins. It is easy to imagine how prosperous the Han Dynasty was at that time. In contrast, some of our current projects...

The Han Great Wall is disconnected in the middle, so it is not recommended to go there.

You can go and have a look at the ruins of the Han Dynasty Great Wall. The ruins of the Han Dynasty Great Wall in Dunhuang are the most unique Han Dynasty Great Wall in the country and are still relatively intact. You can visit it casually without a ticket and learn about the history and the Han Dynasty, the greatest dynasty in the universe. You can imagine the grandeur of this Han Dynasty Great Wall!

In fact, it is already quite dilapidated and looks very small. It is also surrounded by railings for protection from a long distance away, so it is impossible to get close to it. Therefore, I can only take a panoramic photo from a distance.

I don't know how long I can hold on before I am lost in history.

The Great Wall plays a connecting role in the defense system of Yumen Pass, and is also built with layers of rammed earth. We were determined to find firewood piles, which were used to light beacons. After searching for a long time, we found several petrified firewood piles, which we thought were just firewood piles.

Are the wars still here? Seeing this piece of soil, it is hard to imagine that this was once the Great Wall that defended the motherland in ancient times. There were really few people when we went there. It is not as famous as other Great Walls, but its history cannot be ignored. I think that maybe every brick, every pile of soil, and every grain of sand here has its own story.

What I see is vicissitudes and sadness, and I recall the glory of the past.

I took photos and left. There is nothing to say. No one checked my ticket. I was cheated out of 40 yuan and visited Yumen Pass.

In the past, I saw piles of rocks that had weathered over who knows how many years, and I would just check in to show that I had been there.

Most tourists only stay for 10 minutes before taking photos and leaving. However, the "beacon tower" and "firewood pile" on the west side are really worth walking a few steps, but they are ignored. It is a great pity that I didn't see these monuments. If time permits, you must appreciate them and don't leave any regrets.

Although the walls of the Han Great Wall are not high, they once clearly separated the farming people in the Central Plains from the nomadic people in the grasslands. The two forces must have fought many wars here.

During the construction, there was only sand here, and there were no bricks and mud to use. This section of the Great Wall also has its own characteristics. When building, wooden boards were first added on both sides to form a temporary mold, and then red willow and reed branches were added to the mold. Then, a mixture of clay and sand was laid on the upper layer to compact it, and then a new layer of branches was laid, and so on. Finally, the wooden boards were removed to form the current appearance. Under limited conditions, a wall that has survived to this day was built. The diligence and wisdom of the ancients are really worthy of respect!

The Han Dynasty Great Wall Ruins is the most unique Han Dynasty Great Wall in China. It is located 5 kilometers west of Yumenguan Pass in Dunhuang, Gansu. It is more than 1,000 kilometers long in Gansu alone. The Han Dynasty Great Wall was built in a way that adapted to local conditions and used local materials, using reeds, red willows, poplars and dogwood to tamp layers of gravel. Construction began in 121 BC and ended in 101 BC. It was built in sections for military defense purposes, so each section has a different shape. Some places have pavilions but no walls, but overall they can still be connected in a line to form an overall military defense alarm system. Unfortunately, after two thousand years of wind, sand, snow and rain, although some parts are still as solid as a rock, most of the city gates have become ruins. It is recommended to stay for ten minutes.

This is all that is left here. You can imagine how magnificent the Great Wall was when it connected the two passes.

Compared with the hanging wall Great Walls at Badaling and Jiayuguan in Beijing, the Han Dynasty Great Wall Ruins is more dilapidated due to its age, and is only about a hundred meters long. The collapse is very serious, but the main structure is still there. The wall is built with rubble and red willows, and it looks like it is layered.

This is a must-see attraction on the way to Yadan. It’s better to talk about the feeling than the scenery!

One of the few Han Great Wall sites in China, although severely weathered, is still well preserved.

After more than two thousand years of erosion by wind, rain and quicksand, the Han Great Wall, once engraved with swords and sabers, is now reduced to a row of low earthen walls.

You can only look at it as a ruins. As for the scenery and cultural features, it seems that there is really nothing...

Of the former Han Great Wall, only a section of ruins remains in the Gobi Desert.

"The shadows of the iron horses are still there, but the sound of the Qiang flute is not heard for ten miles." Who would have thought that the short earthen wall was the Han Great Wall that once protected the country? Fortunately, despite the erosion of wind and rain for thousands of years, the Han Great Wall in Dunhuang still stands tall and survives due to the dry climate. When going to Yadan, you will pass Yumen Pass, and you must buy a combined ticket for Yumen Pass, the Han Great Wall, and Hecang City (off-season student ticket is 10 yuan). This is a bit of a rip-off, but the ticket price is not expensive, so everyone thinks it's okay.

There were no bricks at that time. The Great Wall was made of rammed earth and red willow branches smeared with mud. It has withstood two thousand years of wind and rain and is worth commemorating.

It is the site of the Great Wall of Han Dynasty. It is different from what I imagined, but it is still worth going to see.

It is a scenic spot that you must pass by when going to the Devil City. It is just a small section of severely weathered ruins, which looks quite desolate in the Gobi Desert.

The Great Wall of Han was built by the Central Plains dynasty during the Western Han Dynasty to resist harassment by the Huns. After more than 2,000 years of erosion by wind, rain and quicksand, most of the wall has been razed to the ground.

What I saw was a section of the wall west of Yumen Pass, which is considered the most intact part of the Han Great Wall. Although it is dilapidated, it is worth seeing.

There is only a small section left, and the landscape is not very attractive.

It is a relic that bears witness to nearly 2,000 years of history.

It would be very time-consuming to go to this place by yourself. After all, how convenient is the transportation to the scenic spots in the desert? Fortunately, it is not far from Yumen Pass. The two scenic spots are usually seen together. If Yumen Pass is just a small mound now, then there is really nothing to see at the Han Great Wall ruins. I think if nothing unexpected happens, the battle can be resolved in ten minutes. Those who haven't been there want to go and see it, and those who have been there, eh...

See the picture above for evidence.

Now it is just a section of rammed earth ruins. There is not much scenery to see, but it still has historical significance.

All that remains of the Great Wall of Han are broken walls and ruins, which, coupled with constant weathering, have long lost their association with the word "spectacular".

I am so shocked that I want to cry, bow my head, and hug myself. The history of our ancestors makes us realize how insignificant we are.