Qualla: Jiumenkou Great Wall https://qualla.com/jiumenkou en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:39 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Jiumenkou Great Wall https://qualla.com/jiumenkou Jiumenkou Great Wall: Introduction https://qualla.com/jiumenkou/ "The wall runs above the river, and the river goes through the wall." That old local saying captures something no other stretch of the Great Wall can claim. At Jiumenkou, in Liaoning Province near the border with Hebei, the ancient fortification does not simply march across ridgelines and over mountains. It strides directly across the Jiu River on a massive stone bridge-wall, water flowing beneath it through nine arched openings -- the "nine gates" that give the site its name. It is the only section of the Great Wall ever built over a river, and the engineering audacity of the concept still startles visitors who arrive expecting just another stretch of restored stone.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/j/h/jiumenkou-wk/wxjh-jiumenkou-great-wall-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Jiumenkou Great Wall: Fortress on a Frontier https://qualla.com/jiumenkou/ Jiumenkou's origins trace to the Northern Qi Dynasty, built between 479 and 502 AD at a location chosen for its strategic value. The river crossing was a natural chokepoint -- armies could not easily bypass it, and whoever controlled the wall controlled movement between the coast...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/j/h/jiumenkou-wk/wxjh-jiumenkou-great-wall-fortress-on-a-frontier.mp3 0:06 2 full Jiumenkou Great Wall: The Battle That Changed a Dynasty https://qualla.com/jiumenkou/ In 1644, Jiumenkou became the stage for one of the most consequential battles in Chinese history. The YiPianShi Battle erupted here as forces loyal to the collapsing Ming Dynasty clashed with Manchu armies pushing south. The outcome helped seal the fall of the Ming and the rise o...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/j/h/jiumenkou-wk/wxjh-jiumenkou-great-wall-the-battle-that-changed-a-dynasty.mp3 0:06 3 full Jiumenkou Great Wall: The Tunnel Beneath https://qualla.com/jiumenkou/ Below the wall lies something found nowhere else along the Great Wall's entire length: a military tunnel stretching 1,027 meters through the earth. Built during the Ming Dynasty, this subterranean passage could transport and shelter up to 2,000 soldiers, serving as both a supply ...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/j/h/jiumenkou-wk/wxjh-jiumenkou-great-wall-the-tunnel-beneath.mp3 0:06 4 full Jiumenkou Great Wall: Standing at the Crossroads https://qualla.com/jiumenkou/ Jiumenkou earned UNESCO World Heritage status in 2002, recognized as an extension of the Great Wall sites. Though largely rebuilt, the wall retains its power to impress -- the sight of ancient stone spanning a living river, water rushing through arched gates beneath fortified ram...

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