The Huangyaguan Great Wall in Tianjin is located on the eastern mountain, 30 kilometers north of Jizhou District, Tianjin

The Huangyaguan Great Wall in Tianjin is part of the Great Wall of China, located on the eastern mountain, 30 kilometers north of Jizhou District, Tianjin. It is the main pass and passage between Jixian County and Xinglong County in Hebei Province. Below is a tourist introduction to the Huangyaguan Great Wall:

- Historical Evolution: The Huangyaguan Great Wall was first built in the seventh year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (557 AD). It was redesigned by Qi Jiguang during the Ming Dynasty, concentrating the essence of the Great Wall in one place, characterized by its small but complete features. It is known as the 'miniature of the Great Wall of China' by Great Wall experts.
- Architectural Features: The Huangyaguan Great Wall centers around the pass city, extending to the cliffs of the Ju River, east to Banlagang Mountain with cliffs as screens, and west to Wangmaoding Mountain with steep walls. The entire section of the Great Wall is built on the ridge at an altitude of 736 meters. The architectural features of this section are: the walls are made of both bricks and stones, the enemy towers are both square and round, and the bricks used for the walls are both hollow and solid.
- Main Attractions:
- Huangya Main Pass: Also known as Xiaoyanmen Pass, it is a famous pass along the Great Wall and the only pass city within Jixian County. It connects Guafu Tower in the east and Wangmaoding Mountain in the west, with a wall length of 2152 meters. It includes the walls of the Wengcheng pass city, four city gate towers in the east, west, south, and north, as well as corner towers, gate holes, water gates, water barriers, archways, Bagua Street, horse traps, the command office, and the Phoenix Tower outside the city.
- Taiping Village and Commanding Platform: Taiping Village is located 1 kilometer southeast of Huangyaguan, in Xiaoping'an Village, at an altitude of 400-500 meters, with a total length of 873 meters. Taiping Village controls the mountainous valleys on the east side of Huangyaguan. The valley to the north of the village is called Dazigou, named because the Tatars broke through the city and entered the pass during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. The east side of Taiping Village has a newly built gate-style access path, with a stone plaque inscribed with 'Taiping Village' above the gate. Taiping Village has six enemy towers with cross-shaped arch structures, one beacon tower, and one access gate.
- Widow Tower: A square tower located on the west section of the Taiping Village Great Wall. It is said that during the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang recruited soldiers from Henan to repair the Great Wall towers. Twelve women who were looking for their husbands contributed funds to build this enemy tower, which was later called 'Widow Tower' by later generations.
- Wangmaoding Mountain: Resembling the crown on the head of a feudal lord, the peak is dense with forests, steep cliffs, and strange rocks.
- Bagua City: The Bagua City below Huangyaguan was built during the Ming Dynasty, with a circumference of 707 meters, three passes, and nine gates. The streets are organized according to the Bagua diagram of Fuxi, with 40 streets intersecting, and only one or two gate towers connected. This is the 'Bagua Maze'. Inside the city, there is the Great Wall Museum, the Great Wall Stele Forest, and the Great Wall Resort.
- Huangya Water Pass: A famous water pass of the Great Wall in eastern Beijing, controlling the Ju River valley, connecting Taiping Village in the east and Huangyaguan in the west. It was first built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1403-1424). Due to years of disrepair, the walls collapsed and were restored on the original site in 1992. It has a length of 75.5 meters, a total height of 12.5 meters, with battlements and horse paths above, and five water holes below. A convenient bridge is built beside the Jinwei Highway gap to connect the northeast corner tower of the pass city.
- Museum: The first Great Wall Museum in China is the Huangyaguan Great Wall Museum in Tianjin. It is close to the ancient Great Wall in Jizhou District, Tianjin. This ancient Great Wall is located in the Huangyaguan area, 30 kilometers north of Jizhou District, with a total length of 41 kilometers. It was first built in the seventh year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (577 AD).

Post by TwilightSapphire | Sep 9, 2024