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Wandu Mountain City, Ji'an 丸都山城Wándū Shānchéng
National heritage site · Tonghua, Jilin
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Tonghua
- Region
- Jilin
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Wandu Mountain City, Ji'an
A Goguryeo mountain fortress above Ji'an, built as a military refuge for the lowland capital and used as a capital itself for a time; it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site and of Ji'an's 5A scenic area. A visitor path climbs through the stone walls, which run for almost 7 km with seven gate sites, to a lookout platform, palace foundations and the remains of a lotus pond. The walls look down on hundreds of Goguryeo tombs of different types at the foot of the mountain.
How to get to Wandu Mountain City, Ji'an
About 3 km north-west of central Ji'an and roughly ten minutes' drive from the Ji'an Museum, with a visitor path up from the foot of the mountain.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Guonei City, Ji'an 国内城 (under 10 km), Donggou Tombs and Gwanggaeto Stele, Ji'an 洞沟古墓群 (under 10 km), Yalu River Border Gate, Ji'an 鸭绿江国门 (10 km), Wunüfeng National Forest Park, Ji'an 五女峰 (10 km).
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