Fortress
Yanmen Pass
🇨🇳 China
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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Yanmen Pass ranks #850 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 119 mapped in China. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,853 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Yanmen Pass?
Yanmen Pass stands in China, at 39.1935°, 112.87031°.
How famous is Yanmen Pass?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #850 of 8,134 worldwide, and #22 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 Yanmen Pass?
Zijingguan, about 200 km away.
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