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Jiayuguan

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Jiayuguan Fort
Jiayuguan Fort

Jiayuguan (嘉峪关) is a city in Gansu Province.

[edit] Understand

Known as the 'mouth of China' because of its position at the end of the Great Wall of China where it guarded the western boundary of Ming dynasty China. The narrow river passage heading se from here is known as the Hexi Corridor and is nicknamed the 'throat of China'.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By Plane

Jiayaguan Airport (IATA: JGN) is located 11 km NE of the city center. The airport offers flights to Xian via Lanzhou.

[edit] By Train

Jiayuguan Huoche Zhan - Yingbin Xi Lu, SW of town center

[edit] By Bus

Long Distance Bus Station Location: corner of Jingtie Xi Lu and Shengli Nan Lu

[edit] Get around

[edit] By Bus

A bus ticket costs ¥1.

  • Bus 1 - The south bound bus heads from the centre of town to the train station.
  • Bus 4 - This leaves the train station, goes through town and then to the Jiayuguan Fort, north of the city.

[edit][add listing] See

Overhanging Wall
Overhanging Wall

The views from the top are great, and ignoring the town, it gives a feeling of how remote a place this once was. There are two parts to the Overhanging Wall. The first has a fort and two towers, ¥25. The second has two towers, no fort, but the climb is higher, ¥21 (¥11 student). They are 100m apart. Taxi drivers bring people to the first, more expensive one. Taxi costs ¥50 for round trip from town.

Take bus #1 from the city centre.

  • Great Wall Museum - dedicated solely to the Great Wall of China
  • Wei Jin Tombs - tombs of town from the Wei and Jin periods

[edit][add listing] Do

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  • Night Market - north corner of Jiayuguan. This is very easy to find. Head north along Xinhua Nan Lu, the main street. It is on the right after the crossing where the Jiayuguan Hotel is. There are venders on the street selling food, and lots of little street restaurants.
  • Jinhua Jiulou - Xinhua Nan Lu, oppisite the Jiaotong Hotel, behind the little park. The staff don't speak English, but the food is great.
  • Supermarket - There is a supermarket just oppisite the Jinhua Jiulou restaurant.

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[edit] budget

  • Jiaotong, On the corner of Lanxin Dong Lu and Xinhua Nan Lu, near the long distance bus station., ☎ (0937)6202260.  edit

[edit] midrange

  • Qingnian Binguan, 4 West Jianshe Rd., Jiayuguan, ☎ (0937)6201088.  edit
  • Xiongguan Binguan, 31 Central Xinhua Rd., Jiayuguan, ☎ (0937)6201116 (fax: (0937)6225399).  edit

[edit] splurge

  • Great Wall Hotel Jiayuguan, 6 West Jianshe Rd., Jiayuguan, ☎ (0937)6225288 (fax: (0937)6226016).  edit
  • Jiaguguan Hotel, 1 North Xinhua Rd., Jiayuguan, ☎ (0937)6226983 (fax: (0937)6227174).  edit

[edit] Contact

  • Internet Cafe - On Xinhua Nan Lu. From the Xiongguan hotel walk north about 15m. There is a lane going behind the buildings on the right. On the right hand side, there is a stairs. The internet cafe is on the first floor. This is a big place, good speed, flat screens, but a little smokey. ¥2 per hour.

[edit] Get out

  • July 1st Glacier - enormous 500 meter glacier, day trip tours available
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