Saturday, October 6, 2012

Jiayuguan: The Inner City

The Inner City is surrounded by a rectangular inner wall.


Guanghua Gate



The East Trap Court





A long passage through the wall



Steps to the top of the wall





"The First and Greatest Pass Under Heaven"
天下第一雄关



The West Trap Court
This trap court is between the outer wall and the inner wall and  was used to trick the enemy into an enclosed space where they could be attacked from above 









The remaining brick on the Huiji Tower



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