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Shanhaiguan Gate Tower

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Shanhaiguan Gate Tower
Shanhaiguan Gate Tower
Shanhaiguan Gate Tower
Shanhaiguan Gate Tower
Shanhaiguan Gate Tower
Shanhaiguan Gate Tower
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In Shanhaiguan District, Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao 066200, China

Shanhai Pass is one of the major passes in the Great Wall of China. It is located in Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei province. In 1961, the pass was selected as a National Cultural Site of China. It is a popular tourist destination at the eastern terminal point of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. The location where the wall meets the Bohai Sea is nicknamed Old Dragon's Head Laolongtou . The pass lies nearly 300 kilometres east of Beijing and is linked via the Jingshen Expressway that runs northeastward to Shenyang. Throughout Chinese history, the pass served as a frontline defensive outpost against ethnic groups from Manchuria, including the Khitan, Jurchen and the Manchus.
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