Introduction of Jiayuguan tourist attractions

Jiayuguan, known as "the first male pass in the world", is located in the middle of the narrowest valley 5 kilometers west of Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province. The walls on both sides of the city pass through the desert Gobi, connecting the Great Wall of Montenegro in the north and the first pier in the world in the south, which is the westernmost pass of the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty.

Historically known as the throat of Hexi. Because of its dangerous terrain and magnificent buildings, it is called a key lock. Jiayuguan is the traffic fortress of the ancient Silk Road and one of the three wonders of the Great Wall of China (Shanhaiguan in the east, Beitai in the middle and Jiayuguan in the west).

Jiayuguan was founded in the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1372). It consists of inner city, outer city, Luocheng, Wengcheng, moat and the Great Wall on the north and south wings, with a total length of about 60 kilometers. Towers, piers and forts are scattered all over the Great Wall, which consists of three lines of defense: inner city, outer city and moat, overlapping defense, forming a defense system of five miles, one long, ten miles, one pier, three miles, one fort and a hundred miles.

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History and culture:

Jiayuguan Great Wall is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Jiayuguan is at the southern foot of Qilian Mountain, with snow peaks stretching for thousands of miles. There are Longshou Mountain and Mazong Mountain in the north, facing Qilian Mountain and living in Hexi. The charm of Jiayuguan lies in the word "Guan". The whole Guancheng is divided into three layers: outer city, urn city and inner city, with ingenious structure.

Jiayuguan city is very well preserved, and the buildings in Guancheng are very powerful. There are two bustling food streets in Jiayuguan City, one is Zhenxing Market, and the other is Jingtie Market, where there are many kinds of pasta.

Jiayuguan has a temperate arid climate with a large annual temperature difference. The average annual temperature is about 6℃, the annual precipitation is more than 80 mm, the coldest in winter is 65438+ 10 month, the absolute minimum temperature is -28.6℃, the hottest in summer is July, and the absolute maximum temperature is 38℃. May to 10 is the best tourist season in Jiayuguan every year.