MuTianYu Great Wall has 22
watchtowers. Built mainly with
granite, MuTianYu Great Wall is 7-8 meters high and at the top
is 4-5 meters wide.
MuTianYu Great Wall is
older than BaDaLing Great Wall. MuTianYu Great Wall was
first built in the mid-6th century during the Northern
Qi. In the Ming dynasty, under the supervision of General
Xu Da, construction of the presently seen MuTianYu Great
Wall began on the foundation of the wall of Northern Qi.
In 1404, a pass was built in the wall at MuTianYu
consisting of three interconnected towers that was
capable of withstanding a strong attack.
Another interesting
feature of MuTianYu Great Wall is that both the inner and
outer parapets of the wall are crenellated with merlons -
a feature quite rare among sections of the Great Wall.
MuTianYu Great Wall was
opened to tourists on May Day in 1986, the second Great
Wall site opened to tourists after BaDaLing. MuTianYu
Great Wall passes through beautiful forested hills with
streams.
There is a cable car at
MuTianYu to whisk you up onto the Great Wall. Which is
just as well, because once on the Great Wall, there is a
long distance to explore, with plenty of ups and downs! However, you can take a path up to the wall if you wish.
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