China · 16th century
Jinshanling ranks #1,153 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 103 mapped in China. Founded 1570, it is older than 35% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,473 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
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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