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shan - "means mountain. If you see a shan at the end of the name of a place, it means that it is a mountain in which you may hike, camp, or make a temple visit if it is a sacred mountain."

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One of the Great Wall's three greatest passes is Juyongguan, pinned in the 18-kilometer-long valley of Guangou in Changping County, about 50 kilometers away from Beijing. Constructed to defend ancient Beijing, Juyongguan or Juyong Pass is the cut of the Great Wall closest to a settlement. First built in the 5th century, Juyongguan was reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty. The pass has a steep but a quiet trail of towers, watch posts, and stone carvings that can be explored in two hours. The wall today can be accessed through a bus from Badaling. At the center of the pass is Cloud Platform or Crossing Street Tower, a 19.5-meter Yuan Dynasty architecture made of...

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