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Jiayuguan

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Jiayuguan Fort
Jiayuguan Fort

Jiayuguan (嘉峪关; Jiāyùguān) 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 southeast 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 Railway Station (嘉峪关火车站; Jiāyùguān Huǒchēzhàn) is on Yingbin West Road, southwest of the town center.

[edit] By bus

Long Distance Bus Station is at the corner of Jingtie West Road and Shengli South Road.

[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
  • Overhanging Wall, (The end of the [[Great Wall of China]], 12km northwest of Jiayuguan, a taxi costs ¥50 for round trip from town). 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. The second has two towers, no fort, but the climb is higher, They are 100m apart. Taxi drivers usually bring people to the first one. ¥25 for the first part, ¥21 (student ¥11) for the second.  edit
  • Wei Jin Tombs. Tombs of town from the Wei and Jin periods.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit][add listing] Buy

  • Supermarket, (Just oppisite the Jinhua Jiulou Restaurant).  edit

[edit][add listing] Eat

  • Night Market, (North corner of Jiayuguan, easy to find, head north along Xinhua South Road, 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.  edit
  • Jinhua Jiulou, Xinhua South Road (Oppisite the Jiaotong Hotel, behind the little park). The staff do not speak English, but the food is great.  edit

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Budget

  • Jiaotong, (On the corner of Lanxin East Road and Xinhua South Road, near the long distance bus station), ☎ +86 937 6202260.  edit

[edit] Mid-range

  • Qingnian Hotel (Qingnian Binguan), 4 Jianshe West Road, ☎ +86 937 6201088.  edit
  • Xiongguan Restaurant (Xiongguan Binguan), 31 Xinhua Central Road, ☎ +86 937 6201116 (fax: +86 937 6225399).  edit

[edit] Splurge

  • Great Wall Hotel Jiayuguan, 6 Jianshe West Road, ☎ +86 937 6225288 (fax: +86 937 6226016).  edit
  • Jiaguguan Hotel, 1 Xinhua North Road, ☎ +86 937 6226983 (fax: +86 937 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, renting a taxi costs about ¥500 (2009) for the 130km trip. The road is long and the conditions are not great, make sure you rent a good taxi. 3-5 hours, to the 4,300 m base. Then a climb up to the glacier.
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