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"Among the clouds a thousand miles away, stands a horse at the gate of Jianmen

". Jianmen Pass Scenic Area, located 15 kilometers south of Jiange County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, is famous for the phrase "Jianmen Pass is towering and steep, one man guards the pass, ten thousand are unable to open" in the poem "The Difficulty of Shu Road" by the great Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai. It combines the culture of Shu Road, Three Kingdoms, war, and red culture. The scenic area consists of Jianmen Pass and Cuiyun Corridor, two adjacent scenic spots, with over 300 scenic spots (areas), including Jianmen Pass, Jiange Road, Seventy-two Peaks, Little Jian Mountain, Jiang Gong Temple, Jiang Wei Tomb, Deng Ai Tomb, Zhong Hui's Old Fortress, Jinniu Road, Rear Gate, Shishun Peak, Liangshan Temple, Leiting Gorge, Cuiping Peak, Xianfeng View, Ancient Sword Creek Bridge, Zhigong Temple, 4D Cinema, Bird Road, Glass Viewing Platform, etc. ✅Must Experience: Climbing the Jianmen Pass Tower The tower is 18.3 meters wide, 19.61 meters high, and 17.7 meters deep, all wooden structure, magnificent. Throughout the ages, the government has built towers at the Jianmen Pass, all destroyed by war, rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty, repaired several times during the Qing Dynasty, and completely demolished in 1935 when the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway was built. The tower rebuilt in 1992 is located opposite the new tower, The "5.12" earthquake in 2008 severely damaged the tower, In 2009, Jiange County decided to rebuild the tower on the original site of the Qing Dynasty tower, The current tower is a replica of the Ming Dynasty tower. ✅Must Experience: Walking the Monkey Bird Road The Monkey Bird Road is 440 meters long, with a vertical height difference of over 500 meters, only 30 centimeters wide at its widest point and only 15 centimeters at its narrowest. "Even the flight of the yellow crane cannot pass, the monkey wants to cross but worries about climbing." Li Bai described the danger of Jianmen Pass in "The Difficulty of Shu Road". ✅Must Experience: Viewing from the "Hanging Glass Platform" The "Hanging Glass Platform" is located on the main peak of Dajian Mountain, the highest point of the scenic area, The cantilevered part of the platform is made of steel structure, The steel beams are composed of two "I" shapes stacked together. Visitors walking on it, can overlook the grandeur, strangeness, danger, and beauty of Jianmen Pass Scenic Area from a high altitude. The cantilever length of the hanging glass viewing platform is the second in the world and the first in Asia, second only to the hanging glass viewing corridor in the Grand Canyon National Park in the United States. 🚉Travel Strategy: I. Car ①There are direct buses to Jianmen Pass from the Nanhe Station in Guangyuan, and the waiting time is not too long. ②Jianmen Pass - Langzhong Ancient City Direct Bus Visitors can exchange their tickets for electronic tickets at the visitor center windows of the two scenic spots and ride for free, with four round trips per day. Langzhong Ancient City departs at 8:00 and 16:00 to Jianmen Pass, Jianmen Pass departs at 12:00 and 18:00 to Langzhong Ancient City, One way takes 1.5 hours. II. Train There are trains and high-speed trains from Chengdu to Guangyuan, only one direct train, and there are also direct high-speed trains to Langzhong. III. Plane The nearest airport to Jianmen Pass is Guangyuan Panlong Airport, There are fewer flights and the prices are higher. You can also choose to fly to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport and then go to Jianmen Pass. IV. Self-driving Depart from Chengdu, take the Mian-Guang Expressway, turn to G108 at Jiange Toll Station and go straight to Jianmen Pass, the whole journey is about 260 kilometers on the expressway, and the road conditions are very good. Ticket: Jianmen Pass: 105 yuan; Cuiyun Corridor: 40 yuan; Jianmen Pass + Cuiyun Corridor ticket: 130 yuan Opening hours: April 1st ~ October 31st 08:00 ~ 17:00; November 1st ~ March 31st of the following year 08:30 ~ 16:30
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Posted: Feb 6, 2024
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