Yanmen Pass is one of the ten most famous passes in ancient times. As an important part of the ancient Great Wall's military offensive and defense, Yanmen Pass also plays a very important role in the history of our country. Many literati and poets have left treasures here. Today, it still has a magnificent momentum that has survived thousands of years of vicissitudes. Now that November is ushering in the off-season for tourism, Yanmenguan Scenic Area has also released the latest preferential policies. Yanmenguan Scenic Area offers discounted off-season ticket prices
Yanmenguan Scenic Area will implement the off-season ticket price policy and winter business hours from November 1st to March 31st. The details are as follows:
Off-season implementation Time: November 1st - March 31st of the following year;
Off-season business hours: 8:30-17:00;
Off-season ticket price: full price ticket 60 yuan/ Half-price ticket is 30 yuan per person; preferential policies for scenic spots
1. Free ticket policy: Children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.2 meters (including 1.2 meters) in height, disabled people, and revolutionary wounded Disabled military personnel, active military personnel, senior citizens over 65 years old (including 65 years old), etc., will be given free tickets with legal and valid certificates.
2. Half-price policy: for minors aged 6 years old (excluding 6 years old) to 18 years old (including 18 years old), full-time undergraduate students or below, and students aged 60 years old (including 60 years old) to Senior citizens aged 65 years old (excluding 65 years old) will receive a half-price discount with legal and valid documents.
3. In addition, the preferential policy only applies to large tickets in scenic spots, and does not include small transportation in scenic spots and other secondary consumption items. Introduction to Yanmen Pass Scenic Area
Yanmen Pass is an important part of the World Cultural Heritage of the Great Wall, a national key cultural relics protection unit, and was rated as a national AAAA-level tourist attraction in 2011. It is the ancient pass with the longest history, the most frequent wars, the highest reputation and the widest influence. It is known as the "No. 1 Pass in China".
The Yanmen Pass, which used to be a powerful place in China, has been eroded by wind, rain and baptism of war smoke and fire over the years. It has been almost completely destroyed and is covered with desolation. Only historical relics, relics and ruins are left. Since 2009, the Dai County Party Committee and the Government have invested more than 500 million yuan in five major types of restoration and construction projects at Yanmen Pass, including scenic spot restoration, infrastructure, service facilities, ecological environment management, and software projects. It took three years to restore the dilapidated and desolate Yanmen Pass. It has restored its heyday in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and built it into a frontier cultural tourism destination integrating the comprehensive functions of "food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment". Distribution of scenic spots
Yanmen Pass is located in Dai County, Shanxi Province. It is majestic and tall, with long length and wide distribution range. There are 7 important early Great Walls recognized by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage within the territory. The total length of the Great Wall is 48,013 meters. There are the Zhao Great Wall in the Warring States Period, the Han Great Wall, the Northern Qi Great Wall, the Northern Zhou Great Wall and the Ming Great Wall. There are hundreds of kilometers of Great Wall in each dynasty, and the most The representative one is Yanmenguan Great Wall.
The existing Yanmen Pass was built in the seventh year of Hongwu (1374) in the Ming Dynasty (it has been rebuilt in many places in recent years). There are currently three gates (East Gate, West Gate, and Small North Gate). There is a wild goose tower built on the gate, and the three characters "Yanmen Pass" are engraved on the forehead of the small north gate (that is, the Wengcheng Gate). Couplets are inlaid with bricks on both sides: Three sides rush to the unparalleled ground. Jiuzhai respects the first pass. It was written by Fu Shan, a great calligrapher in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. You can visit the former site of the barracks of the Ming and Qing Dynasties on the hill just north of Guancheng. On the right side outside the west gate is the Imperial Temple, and on the east side outside the east gate is the Jingbian Temple, which worships Li Mu, a famous general of the Zhao State during the Warring States Period. Opening hours
April 1st - October 31st (summer time) 08:00-18:00 (stop ticket sales at 17:30, latest admission at 17:30);
< p>November 1st - March 31st of the following year (winter time) 08:30-17:00 (ticket sales stop at 16:30, latest admission at 16:30)