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Yanmen Pass ranks #825 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 103 mapped in China. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,853 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
Yanmen Pass, also known by its Chinese name Yanmenguan and as Xixingguan, is a mountain pass which includes three fortified gatehouses along the Great Wall of China. The area was a strategic choke point in ancient and medieval China, controlling access between the valleys of central Shanxi and the Eurasian Steppe. This made it the scene of various important battles, extending into World War II, and the area around the gatehouses and this stretch of the Great Wall is now a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction. The scenic area is located just outside Yanmenguan Village in Yanmenguan Township in Dai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, China.
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