Fortress
Jinshanling
🇨🇳 China · 16th century
Jinshanling (simplified Chinese: 金山岭; traditional Chinese: 金山嶺; pinyin: Jīnshānlǐng) is a section of the Great Wall of China located in the mountainous area in Luanping County, Chengde, Hebei Province, 125 km (78 miles) northeast of Beijing. This section of the wall is connected with the Simatai section to the east. Some distance to the west lies the Mutianyu section. Jinshanling was built from 1570 CE during the Ming dynasty.
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Jinshanling ranks #1,185 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #29 of the 119 mapped in China. Founded 1570, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,473 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Jinshanling?
Jinshanling stands in China, at 40.67877°, 117.25084°.
When was Jinshanling built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1570. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Jinshanling?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,185 of 8,134 worldwide, and #29 in China. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Jinshanling?
Simatai, about 3 km away.
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