Jinshanling Great Wall


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, Hebei Province, 125 km 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.

The wall

The Jinshanling section of the Great Wall is 10.5 km long with 5 passes, 67 towers and 3 beacon towers. The initial section of the wall has been restored to original condition, but the condition of the wall deteriorates towards its natural state as it approaches Simatai. The entrance fee is 65 RMB. A cable car (40 RMB) has been constructed to take visitors to the highest point along the wall. There is an additional admission charge of 50 RMB to continue on to the Simatai section, and a 5 RMB fee to cross the suspension bridge.

Client’s Reviews

  • Kmc1796

    Reviewed 12thMay2017

    I enjoyed visiting this location because it had beautiful buildings, lots of history, and it allowed me to get some understanding of their culture. This place is a must see.

  • veizka

    Reviewed 24thAugust2015

    It's not an easy place to go from Beijing but this part of The Great Wall is amazing, so it's worth it! The view and hiking experiences are something you will not forget. It takes 2 hours to get to the mountain and almost 4...More

  • Steve_of_N21

    Reviewed 31stOctober2017

    After a visit to the Great Wall in the morning, we were brought here after lunch to see the Sacred Way of the Ming Tomb. I really wasn’t expecting much, especially as I already knew you cannot visit the tomb itself, but the walk along...More

  • Eddiemack

    Reviewed 12thMay2018

    Not much to see but an opportunity to learn about the burial rituals employed during the Ming dynasty.

  • Franeczka

    Reviewed 20thMay2017

    I thought they all were in one location, but we had to drive from place to place. Interesting to see one. My friends and I picked Changling as it had an interesting history visualised on the map: the Tomb; Sacred Way, the Arch.. all quite...More

  • Dennis0002

    Reviewed 26thOctober2017

    On our way to visit the great wall we stopped of to walk the Sacred Road, it is lined with lots of statues of animals, guards and fictional characters. The path is quite long and with good weather was quite enjoyable to just walk look...More

  • Alanhimmelstein

    Reviewed 6thJune2018

    Our tour took us to the Ming Tombs just outside of Beijing. It was an interesting area. You walk down a long path which has statues on each side of the path. The statues are mostly animals depicting warrior poses. Statues were on each side...More

  • ArneMid

    Reviewed 14thOctober2017

    We visited on way back from the Wall. It was ok, but not great. We had a good guide that brought us into the history of the tail of the dragon, but that was not completely enough for a five. The buildings and artifacts are...More

  • Jacquelinjames

    Reviewed 23rdDecember2016

    The Ming Tombs are pretty spread out throughout multiple complexes. The initial site had a few heated areas blocked from the wind, which was rather nice on an extremely cold day. The main building had some rather interesting artifacts to look at. My favorite area...More

  • Melinda E

    Reviewed 7thSeptember2017

    If you're travelling to the Great Wall, you would be silly not to stop off at the Tombs on the way. Really, if you're heading that way anyways, why not?! There isn't a lot to see or do here, but it's steeped in cultural significance...More

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