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Jiayuguan Fort

Jiayuguan Fort

嘉峪关市嘉峪关文物景区·Jiayuguan, Gansu·Northwest China

Jiayuguan city sits on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang rail corridor - the fort is 5-7 km west of downtown and 15-16 km from the HSR station.

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Visitor route map of Jiayuguan Fort
The western end of the Ming wall — the fort's stacked gates and west-wall views first, the raw stratigraphy of the wall line south to the First Beacon Tower above the Taolai gorge, north up the Overhanging Wall, closing at sunset by the 'First and Greatest Pass' stele.

High-speed rail + taxi

Jiayuguan South station, then about 20 minutes by taxi to the fort - the standard Silk Road connection.

City bus / taxi

Local buses and short taxi hops link downtown hotels to the fort gate.

Self-drive / chartered car

The three sites string along a 20-km circuit - a car (or tour transfer) is near-essential for the combo.

Day tour

Jiayuguan day packages from about ¥215 including the fort, beacon tower and Overhanging Wall.

By conventional train

Classic Lanxin-corridor trains stop at Jiayuguan station in town - nearer the fort than the south HSR terminal, a short taxi hop to the gates.

Getting Around

Shuttles and charter cars link the fort, First Beacon Tower and Overhanging Wall; everything within each site is on foot.

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