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Jiayuguan Fortress (2 days) — Dunhuang

Dunhuang · Day Trip

Jiayuguan Fortress (2 days)

The western end of the Great Wall - the fortress of the last pass, 370 km east on the rail line, with the hanging Great Wall above it.

1

Rail to Jiayuguan

Morning train east to the fortress town (about 4 hours); afternoon at the mighty Jiayuguan fortress - the gate of the western frontier.

2

The hanging wall & the return

Morning at the overhanging Great Wall climbing the black ridge, then the afternoon train back to Dunhuang.

Practical — Jiayuguan RMB 120 (peak) · train from Dunhuang · 2 days · hotel in the fortress town.
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