The Great Wall at Jiankou & Mutianyu
The Great Wall at Jiankou is a photographic hotspot due to its unique style, steep mountains and beautiful scenery. "Jiankou" means "Arrow Nock" in English, for the shape of the mountain is like an arrow, with the collapsed ridge opening as its arrow nock.
Jiankou Great Wall located 73 km North of Beijing. The Jiankou section of the Great Wall of China is located between the Mutianyu (ten kilometres to the east) the Moshikou sections of the Great Wall of China. It was constructed in 1368 during the period of the Ming Dynasty and is made of large white rocks which can be seen from a great distance.
There are many scenic sites along the Jiankou section, one of which is the watch tower known as "The Eagle Flies Facing Upward". This tower appears extremely high as it was built on a mountain which forms the highest section of the Jiankou Great Wall. The eagles can only do so facing upwards before reaching the top of the tower when they pass through here.
The "Sky Stairs" is another famous scenic spot with a precipitous stair whose angle of elevation is 70 to 80 degrees. The stairs are so narrow that it is barely possible to obtain a foothold.
Other scenic areas include the Beijing Knot (the meeting point for three walls coming from different directions), the Nine-Eye Tower (a watchtower with three layers, and nine holes which look like nine eyes on each side), the Zheng Bei Tower (a good place to watch the sunrise and the sunset), the Cloud Stairs (a section of the Jiankou Great Wall which rises like a staircase into the white clouds), and many other watch towers.
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Trecking Jiankou & Mutianyu Great Wall [full day, 8-10 hours]
- Pick-up from your accommodation around 08:30 h (earlier/later if you prefer).
- About 2 hours drive to mountain village. We can stop for breakfast along the way if you like.
- Trecking up the mountain for approximately 1 hour with the help of a local guide
(charges are 100 RMB in total) - Spectacular view of Zheng Bei Lou from the top.
- Trecking to connecting Mutianyu section and walking down the Wall to the exit.
The entire track takes about 4-5 hours with plenty of time to take photos. - Drive back to Beijing
- Drop-off at your accommodation around 19:00 h.
| Vehicle | Number of Guests | Price |
| Car | 1-4 people | 900 RMB |
| Van | 4-7 people | 1500 RMB |
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