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	Shanhaiguan travel guide - Wikitravel
		Shanhaiguan (山海关; Shānhǎiguān) also called Shanhai Pass, is a part of the city of Qinhuangdao in Hebei province.
		Further inland, The pass of Shanhaiguan is to be found.
		The pass of Shanhaiguan is a square, with a perimeter of around 4 kilometers long.
	wikitravel.org /en/Shanhaiguan (443 words)

	China Shanhaiguan travel guide
		SHANHAIGUAN, China, "The Pass Between the Mountains and the Sea", a town at the northern tip of the Bohai Gulf, was originally built as a fortress in the Ming dynasty, to defend the eastern end of the Great Wall.
		Far from being a solitary castle, Shanhaiguan originally formed the centre of a network of defences, and smaller forts, now nothing but ruins, existed to the north, south and east, and beacon towers were dotted around the mountains.
		Shanhaiguan is a popular tourist destination with the Chinese, but doesn't seem to be much on the traveller circuit, which is odd, as it's well worth a visit.
	www.chinastage.com /travel-guide/Shanhaiguan.html (316 words)

	Shanhai Pass
		Shanhaiguan became one of the most heavily fortified pass in China, and to this day, it is also one of the most preserved pass in the Great Wall.
		During the end of Ming Dynasty, Shanhaiguan general Wu Sangui was about to surrender and join the rebel forces of Li Zicheng when he heard that his concubine Chen Yuanyuan was taken by Li Zicheng.
		During the Qing Dynasty, Shanhaiguan, situated between Shenyang and Beijing, was referred to as the Key to the Capitals.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Shanhaiguan (502 words)

	Xinhua - English
		Shanhaiguan Pass, about 26 kilometers northeast of Qinhuangdao City in north China's Hebei Province, is the eastern end of the Great Wall.
		Shanhaiguan Pass, about 26 kilometers northeast of Qinhuangdao City in north China's Hebei Province, is the eastern end of the Great Wall, which starts at Jiayuguan Pass, in northwestern Gansu Province, and stretches for 6,000 kilometers to end at Shanhaiguan, on the shores of Bohai Bay.
		The annual tourism revenue of the Shanhaiguan Pass is expected to reach 500 million yuan in 2006 and the number of tourists to top three million.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2006-12/30/content_5551178.htm (706 words)

	Shanhaiguan Pass, Great Wall of China, Qinhuangdao Attractions, Hebei Travel Information
		Built in 1381 in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Shanhaiguan is a town situated in the northeast of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province.
		While the Shanhaiguan Pass is now the main entrance to the town, in the Ming Dynasty the area to the north of Shanhaiguan was not Chinese territory.
		Also in close proximity the Shanhaiguan Pass is the Great Wall Museum, which displays military relics and details the history of the Shanhaiguan Pass.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /china_great_wall/scene/hebei/shanhaiguan/index.htm (615 words)

	China Launches Protection Project on 'Terminal' of Great Wall -- china.org.cn
		Shanhaiguan Pass, about 26 kilometers northeast of Qinhuangdao City in north China's Hebei Province, stands at the eastern end of the Great Wall, which starts at Jiayuguan Pass, in northwestern Gansu Province, and stretches for 6,000 kilometers to end at Shanhaiguan, on the shores of Bohai Bay.
		The annual tourism revenue from Shanhaiguan Pass is expected to top 500 million yuan in 2006 with over three million tourists awaited.
		The city government of Qinhuangdao is planning to open a Shanhaiguan Pass museum to teach tourists about its history and culture.
	www.china.org.cn /english/culture/194773.htm (720 words)

	World Heritage City Undergoes Restoration -- china.org.cn
		The other part of the fund will be invested into repairing the 8-km stretch of wall from Laolongtou (Old Dragon's Head) to the Jiaoshan Section, expected to meet the end before 2012.
		Shanhaiguan is a small, sleepy town and a northern port on the Bohai gulf, being the gateway between northeast
		Liu Deyou, the board chairman of Shanhaiguan Ancient City Protection and Exploration Co. Ltd., said the most urgent and important thing is to resettle the local residents.
	www.china.org.cn /english/2006/Sep/181395.htm (702 words)

	AllRefer.com - Shanhaiguan, China (Chinese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Shanhaiguan, China (Chinese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Shanhaiguan or Shanhaikwan[both: shAn-hI-gwAn] Pronunciation Key [Chin.,=mountain sea door], city, NE Hebei prov., China, on the Bohai.
		Strategically situated where the Great Wall meets the sea and on the narrow coastal route to Manchuria, it has been the site of many battles and the route of many invasions.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Shanhaig.html (171 words)

	Shanhaiguan Wantong Adjuvant Factory
		¡¡Shanhaiguan Wantong Adjuvant Factory is subordinate to Hebei Binyang Group which holds a fixed asset of 300 million yuan and possesses over 20 enterprises of agriculture, industry and trade.
		Shanhaiguan Wantong Adjuvant Factory is an important part of it.
		The factory site is on the Huancheng Bei Lu Road of Shanhaiguan, 500m away from Jingshen (Beijing-Shenyang) Expressway, 3km away from Shanhaiguan Railway Station, 15km away from Qinhuangdao Port whose throughput is the largest in Asia, and 5km away from Qinhuangdao Airport.
	www.chinachemnet.com /wantongchem (294 words)

	Shanhaiguan Pass, Great Wall of China, History of the Great Wall of China
		So Shanhaiguan became known as the First Pass Under Heaven.Situated in the east of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province it forms a pass of strategic importance at the eastern end of the Great Wall.
		The starting point of the Great Wall which is five kilometers to the east of Shanhaiguan dips into the sea like a dragon's head.
		Shanhaiguan Pass is irregularly shaped resembling a trapezoid.
	www.123chinesenewyear.com /great-wall-of-china/shanhaiguan-pass.html (297 words)

	November Journals
		Shanhaiguan is a small coastal city, home to a meager 160,000 residents.
		Shanhaiguan is a place where one finds herself peering down alleyways or peeking into partially-opened doorways.
		While most of the rest of China is bulldozing down these space-inefficient dwellings and opting for high-rise apartments, these Shanhaiguan residents have remained in their hutong homes.
	www.tc.umn.edu /~trinh007/jour_nov.htm (1970 words)

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		Shanhaiguan, the strategic junction connecting North and Northeast China boasting crucial military significance leans upon Mountain Yanshan to its north and faces Bohai Sea to its south.
		Shanhaiguan combines mountains, sea and fort into one and coordinates natural beauty with human civilization It is a place of interest which is precious and admirable.
		Lao She, the renowned poet composed a poem to its honor which says that Shanhaiguan's scenery is the most affectionate, in which the mountain and the sea seem to be brighter.
	www.shggucheng.com /english/index.htm (1759 words)

	www.China-Defense.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Shanhaiguan paved the way for a quick Manchu occupation of North China, for Li Zicheng could never seize the initiative or halt the enemy's momentum again after the battle.
		Besides, Shanhaiguan was, usual a Sun Zi description, a "fatal terrain": an unknown terrain that is very far away from his main base, while it is a familiar terrain close to the enemy's interior lines.
		In the end, the most interesting aspect of the Battle of Shanhaiguan was that the situation in May of 1644 was similar to a game of Risk with three players.
	www.china-defense.com /history/1644/1644-12.html (812 words)

	KRT Wire \| 11/16/2006 \| In China's dash to develop, its heritage sites fall to the bulldozer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He added that he believes the wave of historical destruction is of the magnitude of the tumultuous 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution, when supporters of Chairman Mao Zedong rampaged through the nation smashing remnants of China's feudal and imperial eras.
		Flanked by the Yan Mountains and near the sea's edge, the city is a crossroads for travel from northern China to the resource-rich northeast.
		Shanhaiguan is within a three-hour drive of Beijing, Shenyang and Tianjin.
	www.belleville.com /mld/belleville/news/world/16030350.htm (1017 words)

	Shanhaiguan - Where It Begins - Travel Reviews - China Travel Community
		Shanhaiguan is the city of the ‘First Pass under Heaven’, originally the first gateway through the Wall into Manchuria, now called Dongbei.
		Tourists were extremely few, the majority of visitors to Shanhaiguan being national Chinese staying outside the wall, uninterested in revisiting the poorer living conditions of their childhood.
		Shanhaiguan had gradually wound to a crawl about us; there were few people out and the old homes saw the passage of another evening at the base of the Great Wall.
	community.travelchinaguide.com /review2.asp?i=424 (1800 words)

	Shanhaiguan Pass,Qinhuangdao Travel Guides-China City Tours Guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shanhaiguan is a small, sleepy town and port of the northern section of the Bohai gulf, holding the access between northeast China and north China.
		Shanhaiguan Pass consists of a main castle, two supporting castles one in the north and one in the south, and two semicircular protective walls in front of the main castle, the town of Weiyuan and the town of Ninghai.
		Beyond the Shanhaiguan Pass, the Great Wall stretches eastward until it dips into the sea at a place called Laolongtou (Old Dragon's Head).
	www.achinatravel.com /china-travel/china-hebei-qinhuangdao-shanhaiguan-pass.asp (510 words)

	Great Wall Shanhaiguan Pass - Great Wall of China (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shanhaiguan became known as the First Pass Under Heaven since ancient times.It is situated in the east of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, forming a pass of strategic importance at the eastern end of the Great Wall.
		Shanhaiguan was shaped like an irregular trapezoid with a gate on each side, namely Zhendong, Yingen, Wangyang and Weiyuan.
		Outside the east and west gates are outer walls to strengthen the defence of the castle.
	www.chinahighlights.com /greatwall/sections/shanhaiguan.htm (285 words)

	China Travel Service - China Travel Guide
		Three districts, Haigang, Beidaihe, and Shanhaiguan and four counties, Funing,Changli, Lulong and Qinlong Manchurian Autonomous County are under the jurisdiction of Qinhuangdao.
		The Port of Shanhaiguan is now under construction.Qinhuangdao is a tourist city known both at home and abroad.
		Shanhaiguan Station is one of the six big railway marshalling yards.
	www.landingchina.com /city_guide/Hebei/Qinhuangdao.htm (739 words)

	Shanhaiguan
		Shanhaiguan marque le point où la Grande muraille se jette dans la mer.
		Située au Nord-Est du Hebei, Shanhaiguan est une vaste plaine, qui s’étend sur une dizaine de kilomètres entre le golfe de Bohai et les montagnes Jiaoshan.
		On découvre au détour d’une promenade une école, des commerces, un marché… L’authenticité de la ville intérieure de Shanhaiguan réside dans un mode de vie engendré par cet habitat des années 1950 que la population s’est approprié depuis plus d’un demi-siècle.
	www.ambafrance-cn.org /piafchine/imprimersans.php?id_article=86&nom_site=La (441 words)

	Shanhaiguan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Shanhaiguan Changshou Mountain National Forest Park attracts numerous tourists due to its rich forest resources and the unique sights it offers.
		Shanhaiguan District is a historical site where the Ming Great Wall meets the sea.
		While developing its man-make tourism resources, the district has also made a great effort to develop its forest scenery resources and the scenic area is gradually taking shape.
	www.chinavista.com /travel/shanhaiguan/main.html (420 words)

	Welcome to Gloria Holiday Villas Qinhuangdao - China Reservations for holiday villas with rooms and suites, restaurant, ...
		Gloria Holiday Villas Qinhuangdao is located in the Shanhaiguan District of Qinhuangdao, which is also famed for the historical Old Dragon's Head, its Seaport and Beidaihe Districts.
		Accessible by a three-hour train ride or 2.5 hours drive from Beijing, Qinhuangdao is popular with many as one of China's first tourist attractions and seaside getaway.
		Its total room inventory to-date is in excess of 4,500 guestrooms all over China, firmly establishing the group as a leading hotel operator in China and one of the top ranking hotel management companies in all Asia.
	www.gloriahotels.com /gloria_en/resorts/qhd.asp (197 words)

	China Outdoors Online \| the ultimate adventure guide
		Built to defend the Middle Kingdom from Mongol attack, the Great Wall north of Beijing is now under modern attack, from hordes of environmentally-unaware day trippers riding in Jettas and Santanas (automobiles), tossing their picnic garbage, letting off earth-shaking fireworks and etching their inglorious names on its 400-year-old bricks.
		The Great Wall of China, built to defend the Middle Kingdom from the barbarians of Central Asia, is undeterred by any landscape on its course from the remote fortress outpost of Jiayuguan to its seaside terminus of Old Dragon Head, Shanhaiguan.
		Starting from Shanhaiguan on the east coast and ending at Jiayuguan in the west Gobi Desert, the Great Wall has an approximate length of 6,700 kilometers, known to the Chinese as the 10,000 Li Chang Cheng (One Li in China equals a half kilometer).
	chinaoutdoors.com (333 words)

	Shanhaiguan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Shanhaiguan Changshou Mountain National Forest Park attracts numerous tourists due to its rich forest resources and the unique sights it offers.
		Shanhaiguan District is a historical site where the Ming Great Wall meets the sea.
		While developing its man-make tourism resources, the district has also made a great effort to develop its forest scenery resources and the scenic area is gradually taking shape.
	www.topren.net /travel/sights/shanhaiguan/main.html (416 words)

	Shanhaiguan : Qinhuangdao Travel Guide
		Shanhaiguan, the pass between the mountains and the sea, is a town at the northern tip of the Bohai Gulf, originally built as a fortress in the Ming dynasty, to defend the eastern end of the Great Wall.
		The town was originally built to protect the most easterly section of the Great Wall (Changcheng) that still runs through the eastern city walls, before winding south to the sea.
		This page is about Shanhaiguan it will be updated frequently, please visit again and often.
	www.lonelychina.com /qinhuangdao/shanhaiguan.html (273 words)

	Great wall, Beijing, Regent Tour China (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Regarding the east end of the Great Wall, it seems to be common knowledge that it starts in the east from Shanhaiguan and ends in the west at Jiayuguan.
		Shanhaiguan has a very outstanding position, and it has the words on the top " First Pass in the world ".
		If we add up all the Walls built in the history, the total distance of it shall be more than 62,500 kilometers.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/pek/bj-sights-wall2.htm (304 words)

	Qinhuangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone
		For the eastern section, to the north it is connected with the Shanhaiguan Cargo Marshalling Station, which is part of the Beijing-Harbin Railway and one of the top 6 marshalling stations in China.
		In the zone there is a specialized railway connecting the Shanhaiguan Cargo Marshalling Station of Beijing-Harbin Railway and the Shanhaiguan Harbor and the Port of Shanhaiguan Shipyard, which handles 600,000 tons of cargo a year.
		A new Shanhaiguan port, with an estimated annual cargo handling capacity of 10 million tons from 8 berths, is under planning.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /bizchina/2006-04/19/content_571449.htm (636 words)

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