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Shanhaiguan
Only a short distance from Beidaihe is the eastern end of the Great Wall of China. The ‘First Pass under Heaven’ is a well preserved section of the Great Wall attached to a huge gatehouse. Shanhaiguan is the point where the Manchu’s penetrated the Great Wall and made their way south to establish the Qing Dynasty in Beijing. Shanhaiguan means ‘The pass between the Mountain and the Sea’.
Only a short distance from Beidaihe is the eastern end of the Great Wall of China. The ‘First Pass under Heaven’ is a well preserved section of the Great Wall attached to a huge gatehouse.
Learn more about the fascinating history of one of the most famous man-made structures of mankind.
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