Juyongguan Great Wall

Admission Fee

April to October: CNY 45 for adults and children over 3.9 feet (1.2 meters).

November to March: CNY 40 for adults and children over 3.9 feet (1.2 meters).

Free for children less than 3.9 feet (1.2 meters) in height.

Opening Hours:

April to October: 8:00 – 17:00

November to March: 8:30 – 16:00

Juyongguan is of great military importance since ancient times due to its strategically important terrain. Juyongguan Pass was first built as early as the Qin Dynasty when Emperor Qinshihuang ordered the building of the Great Wall. The current section of Juyongguan Great Wall was built in 1368 when the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was founded, and repaired several times later.

Accessibility Information

The parking lot at Juyongguan Great Wall is relatively flat, so wheelchair users can appreciate the magnificent towers and view the Great Wall close from below.

Features of Juyongguan Great Wall

• Juyong Pass ranks as the first of the three impregnable passes along the Great Wall (the other two are Jiayuguan Pass and Shanhaiguan Pass). Besides the ancient wall, many old buildings, like towers and temples, can be seen there.
• Juyongguan Pass has two gates: the South Gate and the North Gate. The South Gate is easy to reach from the parking lot.
• Large difference in width and height; the widest is 16.7 m and the narrowest is 1.2 m; the highest section is 370 m above the lowest section; furthermore, the inner side of the wall is lower and the outboard is higher, which is beneficial to resistance in wars.
• Being quite close to Beijing, Juyongguan Great Wall is less crowded compared with nearby Badaling section
• In the middle of Juyongguan Pass lies a high platform called ‘Cloud Platform’, which is made of white marble.
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