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	Silk Road Travel Information - Jiayuguan Tour
		Jiayuguan Pass/Lanzhou Jiayuguan PassTo Lanzhou Drive to Jiuquan in the morning, 30km east to Jiayuguan Pass.
		Jiayuguan Pass and ancient tombs of brick paintings,Mogao Grottoes, Crescent Moon Spring, Mingsha Sand Dune,Imin Mosque, the Astana Tombs, the ancient city sites of Gao Chang and Jiao He and grape valley.....
		Dunhuang/Jiayuguan Pass Dunhuang to Jiayuguan Pass A 5-hour drive brings you to Jiayuguan Pass, the western end of the Great Wall.
	www.silk-road-china.com /jiayuguan/tours.htm (343 words)

	Jiayuguan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jiayuguan is home to Jiayuguan Pass, the largest and most intact pass, or entrance, of the Great Wall.
		Jiayuguan Pass was built in the late Ming dynasty, somewhere around the year 1372.
		Jiayuguan Pass was the first pass on the west end of the great wall so it earned the name “The First And Greatest Pass Under Heaven.” Legend goes that the official in charge asked the designer to calculate how many bricks would be used.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jiayuguan (259 words)

	The Blue Sky
		Another legend about the Jiayuguan Pass tells of a workman named Yi Kaizhan in the Ming Dynasty (1368BC-1644BC) who was proficient in arithmetic.
		Now well-known as the Great Wall of China, it starts at the Jiayuguan Pass of Gansu Province in the west and ends at the Shanhaiguan Pass of Hebei Province in the east.
		Those that happened during construction are abundant, such as Meng Jiangnu's story and the legend of the Jiayuguan Pass.
	bluesky.uniblogger.com (2021 words)

	City Guide of Dunhuang,Mogao Grottoes,Jiayuguan,Great Wall,Crescent Moon Lake,Dunes of the Singing Sands
		Jiayuguan Pass, 7km northwest of Jiayuguan City in Gansu, Jiayuguan Pass is the last fortress at the west end of the Ming Great Wall.
		The Jiayuguan Pass was first built in 1372 during the Ming Dynasty.
		South of the pass soar the snow-clad Qilian Mountains; and north of it loom the Black Mountains, laden with layers and layers of dark rocks.
	www.discoverchinatours.com /cityguide/cityguide_dunhuang.htm (748 words)

	China Package 15 Days of Beijing, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi
		Drive to Jiayuguang, Visit the Jiayuguan Pass and then be transferred to Dunhuang.
		- The Jiayuguan Pass: It is the western end of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty as well as the most magnificent and best-preserved pass among the over thousand passes along the Ming Great Wall.
		On this one of the oldest and historically trade route, you will find plenty of stories and its impact of Chinese culture.
	www.chinahighlights.com /Tour/cht-19 (1452 words)

	Worldisround - Mass Email #6 - China & Kyrgyzstan - China photos
		Entrance to Jiayu Pass Fort in Jiayuguan, built in 1372 as the...
		on at Jiayu Pass Fort in Jiayuguan, built in 1372 as the...
		View of industrial site from the ancient Jiayu Pass Fort in Jiayuguan.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/79585 (1003 words)

	CNTO - China National Tourist Office
		It is 5 miles north of Jiayuguan Pass and was built on the east side of Heishan Mountain in 1539, which was the 18th year of Jiajing's reign of the Ming Dynasty.
		Jiayuguan Pass is famous because it is the western ending point of the Great Wall.
		Other attractions include the Mural Tomb of the Kingdom of Wei and Jin Dynasties, Qiyi Glacier and Jiayuguan Glide Range.
	www.cnto.org /silkroad-gansu.asp (1755 words)

	Jiayuguan - helpful tips & insights by a travel authority
		And, because the Silk Road went through the pass, Jiayuguan was a logical place to collect duties from the caravans.
		Jiayuguan's outer wall is 733 meters (nearly a half mile) in circumference.
		The Ming Dynasty Jiayuguan fort was built in 1372.
	www.hillmanwonders.com /china/jiayuguan.htm (282 words)

	Jiayuguan / Local Products and Handicrafts - China Shopping Travel Guide
		Jiayuguan Pass is the western end of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty.
		Qilian Mountain to the south of Jiayuguan Pass teems with Laoshan, Xinshan and Hebajade.In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Suzhou had over 30 stone workshops.
		Jiayuguan City is a rising iron and steel industrial city, as well as a tourism city opening to the outside world.
	www.chinaplanner.com /shopping/shp_jyg.htm (245 words)

	Off to the Wall to give our All
		Our plan was to begin at the towering fort of Jiayuguan and make a bee line straight across the Gobi desert 10 miles to the actual beginning of the Great Wall, the very tip of the dragon's tail, observable in the distance as it winds its way up the rocky Jiayuguan mountain pass...
		The train trip out to the Western most point of the Wall in Jiayuguan Pass turned out in all simplicity to be a journey in itself.
		Jiayuguan, situated on the 89th meridian the Jade Gate was the end of the inhabited world, the limit of shelter and saftey.
	www.oakroad.net /nathangray/folder-1091.html (5159 words)

	Jiayuguan - China Travel Community
		Jiayuguan city is name of a famous place of interest Jiayuguan Pass, which is considered the First Pass under Heaven.
		Jiayuguan - Water in the Desert - JABAROOTOO
		It is not exaggerating to say that Silk Road culture and Great Wall culture integrates into a whole, enhancing the beauty and magnificence of this historical relic.
	community.travelchinaguide.com /d.asp?d=64 (197 words)

	Travel Indochina - 2006 - The Silk Road - 19 Days
		Situated in the desert, Jiayuguan is an oasis town originally built to support the Jiayuguan Pass fort.
		Join Travel Indochina and visit the impressive Jiayuguan Pass Fort situated just outside the Jiayuguan town.
		Throughout their long history the Chinese periodically controlled land to the west of this point, however with the creation of the Fort, Jiayuguan became the last major stronghold of the Chinese Empire to the west.
	www.travelindochina.com /City.asp?TourID=25&CityID=55 (378 words)

	Jiayuguan City and Around - Gansu Province - Adventure to the Wild West of China
		It took its name from the Jiayuguan Pass, the western terminus of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, on its outskirts.
		Covering an area of 1,298 square kilometers, Jiayuguan City is situated at the narrowest point of the western section of the Hexi Corridor bounded by the Qilian Mountains on the south, the Mazong (Horse's Mane) Mountains on the north, the Jiuquan Basin on the east, and the Gobi desert on the north.
		The Jiayuguan Fort, built in 1372 during the early Ming Dynasty, was China's Mal (stronghold to the west.
	www.chinaplanner.com /westchina/gansu/jiayuguan.htm (434 words)

	Pictures of the Great Wall: Jiayuguan Pass
		Jiayuguan Pass is the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China and was built during the Ming Dynasty.
		It is located at the foot of Jiayuguan Hill, between two hills of which the Pass lies, so earned the name "The First and Greatest Pass under the Heaven".
		It is located 6 kilometers southwest of Jiayuguan City which is in Gansu Province.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /picture/china_great_wall/gansu/jiayuguan (113 words)

	Travel in Asia, Africa and South Pacific - Deluxe tours - Staff Pics - ABSOLUTE ASIA
		This afternoon travel out to visit the impressive Jiayuguan Pass Fort, situated on the outskirts of town.
		While at Jiayuguan also visit the western remnants of the Great Wall of China at the "Overhanging Wall." Originally built in the 16th century, the steep section of the Wall affords magnificent views of the surrounding desert, mountains and the oasis town of Jiayuguan.
		Set in a natural environment of stunning contrasts Jiayuguan was an important town on the Silk Road, as its strategic positioning in the Hexi corridor meant that it could effectively control all traffic moving between central Asia and China.
	www.absoluteasia.com /drm/itinerary_lane.asp (4481 words)

	jiayuguan
		A few miles from the city is the Jiayuguan Pass, at the western end of the Great Wall.
		Jiayuguan, Travelling northwestwards from Lanzhou on the "Silk Road" you will reach Jiuquan, named after its "wine spring." The city's Drum Tower on the east city gate, erected in AD343, is the only remaining structure praised by Marco Polo in his writings.
		You can stand on the terrace of the gate tower and look back at the wall winding its way along the mountain ridges.
	www.toureast.com /Destionation/jiayuguan.asp (117 words)

	Silk Road Experience: 14 dasy SilkRoad Tour
		Tour to Jiayuguan pass, which is at the western end of the Great Wall.
		Morning arrival in Jiayuguan and check into the first class Jiayuguan Hotel.
		Today's tour includes the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves (shown on right) in the Flaming Mountain and the Karez Underground Irrigation Channels, a 2000 year old system that delivers water from nearby snow capped moutains to Turpan and its agricultural fields.
	www.muztagh.com /chinatour/silk-road/silkroadtour.htm (502 words)

	Silk Road Experience (15 Days) - China Focus Travel
		After lunch, travel by motor coach to tour Jiayuguan Pass, which is the western end of the Great Wall of China.
		The overnight train ride from Turpan to Jiayuguan on day 8 has sleeping compartments with 4 berths per compartment.
		Day 09-Jiayuguan (B, L, D) Arrive Jiayuguan in the morning and check-in at Huayuan Hotel.
	www.chinafocustravel.com /sr.htm (1087 words)

	Backpacker tour in China by Shaolin Viaggi, China
		Jiayuguan (B,L,D) Visit the Jiayuguan Pass, the western end of the Great Wall.
		Jiayuguan / Dunhuang by bus (B,L,D) Drive to Dunhuang.
		Take the train K43 (next day 01:02-21:59) to Jiayuguan.
	www.shaolin-viaggi.net /Backpacking.htm (994 words)

	China Package 18 Days of Silk Route Adventure & Modern China Tour,China Highlights Travel
		Once arrived at Jiayuguan, go to visit the Jiayuguan Pass and the Great Wall on the Cliff.
		Beijing, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar, Shanghai
		In the evening, be transferred to the railway station for your overnight train to Jiayuguan.
	www.chinahighlights.com /tour/chd-9 (1924 words)

	View topic - Travel in Beijing: The Great Wall
		The Ming Dynasty Wall stretches from the Yalu River in Liaoning Province in the east to Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu Province in the west, a length of more than 6,000 kilometers.
		Most of wall has deteriorated badly; at present, the best preserved is the wall built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)).
	www.zymq.com /forum/travel-in-beijing-the-great-wall-vt112.html (346 words)

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