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The Huanghuacheng section of the Great Wall is located in Huairou District, about 37.3 miles from Beijing. It is almost 7.7 miles long and joins with Mutianyu Great Wall in the east, and JuyongguanPass and Badaling in the west. Huanghua cheng Great Wall provides a challenge as it has no stone steps or no single smooth path like the ones found at Badaling and other sections of the Great Wall making it popular with hikers.
Huanghuacheng Great Wall was so named for the abundant yellow flowers that during summer, the countryside around Huanghuacheng Great Wall is swathed in yellow, as masses of wild flowers come into bloom.
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Construction of Huanghua cheng Great Wall began in 1575, during the Ming Dynasty, under the supervision of General Cai Kai. It took the fastidious Cai many years to finish the project, but when he returned to the capital to report the completion of his task, he was promptly beheaded. Scheming ministers had told Emperor Wanli that the workmanship Cai oversaw was slipshod and lackadaisical. The emperor was so enraged by these scurrilous reports, he ordered Cai's immediate execution. It later occurred to the emperor that an investigation might be in order, so he sent a trusted aid to survey Cai’s wall. The aid reported back that Huanghuaheng Great Wall was solid, steep and exemplified the finest workmanship. Realizing he had been perhaps a little hasty in condemning Cai to death, Wanli ordered a tomb and memorial stele to be erected in honor of the loyal general.
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The entire section of wall comprises of six forts, six passes, twelve beacon-towers, and thirty-two guard towers. Among them, Yaoziyu Fort is the best preserved. Covering an area of 7,000 square meters, it was built in 1592. There is a scholar tree standing in the castle courtyard that was planted in that same year.
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On this hike you’ll walk on both restored and unrestored Great Wall – an excellent way to get an idea of what the wall may have looked like when originally built, and also see how it has held up after 400 years of exposure to the elements.
The steepest section of Huanghuacheng Great Wall is known as Shibadeng, and requires special care when climbing, especially after rain.
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For the Huanghuacheng Great Wall, otherwise known as “The Lakeside Great Wall”, the most beautiful season to visit is in the autumn. The surrounding mountains are vibrantly colorful, the lake is deep and tranquil, and the ancient Great Wall stands majesticly against the clear blue sky. Rushing springs and jingling streams; birds flying as if in a choreographed dance; fish swimming around, the Great Wall meandering across the mountain, leaves scattering everywhere- this is the scene that will greet you upon your visit. Torch trees; chestnut trees; pines and cypress, the different colors of radiance and beauty that accentuate the scene makes it even more memorable. When you explore scenery such as this, enjoy the dark and romantic fall that nature gives to you. The mystery and grandiosity “The Lakeside Great Wall” gives to you, how fantastic it is!
Jintang Lake Dam
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There is a lake and a reservoir nearby. The crescent shaped reservoir is called Huanghuacheng Reservoir, while the name of the lake is Jintang. The water of the lake is cold and clear, and it is fed by numerous springs. A sluice gate has been built on Jintang Lake, over which water flows in the summer.
Parts of Huanghuacheng Great Wall were destroyed and fell into Jintang Lake after being bombed during the Japanese invasion of China half a century ago.
