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Yumen Pass

A Han-dynasty fort and stretches of the oldest Great Wall in the Gobi, 90 kilometres west.

Yumen Pass · 玉门关
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Yumen Pass · 玉门关
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Yumen Pass · 玉门关
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Yumen Pass · 玉门关
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Yumen Pass · 玉门关
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
Yumen Pass · 玉门关
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored

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Getting there

Address available on the linked map.

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Practical notes

The Jade Gate through which caravans left China. A square of rammed earth in an empty plain, with the Han wall of reeds and gravel a few kilometres on. Combine with the Yadan park in one long day by hired car.