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🏯 The Great Wall: Shanhaiguan

Archaeology & Antiquity China Asia

🏯 The Great Wall: Shanhaiguan
UNESCO World Heritage Site at the wall's eastern terminus


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 05:36

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Hebei Province, China; eastern end of the Great Wall at the Bohai Sea
  • Built: 14th century during the Ming Dynasty
  • UNESCO Status: Part of "The Great Wall" World Heritage Site
  • Primary function: Mountain-to-sea fortress controlling the critical northern passage

Shanhaiguan, known as the "First Pass Under Heaven," marks the eastern terminus of the Great Wall where it ...

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