Great Wall

Shanxi

1. Niangziguan Pass

Originally called Weize (Reed Pond) Pass, Niangziguan Pass (Women's Pass), 45 km north of Pingding County, Shanxi Province, straddles a key route between Hebei and Shanxi. Surrounded by a maze of hills and valleys, Niangziguan Pass was famed as "the Ninth Pass on the Great wall".

2. Yanmenguan Pass

Located on the Yanmen Mountain northwest of Dai County, Shanxi Province, Yanmenguan Pass is one of the Outer Three Passes (the rest two are Ningwuguan Pass and Pianguan Pass) along the Great Wall.

3. Pianguan Pass

Built in 1390 during the Ming Dynasty, Pianguan Pass, located in present Pianguan County, Shanxi Province, is where the Inner and Outer Walls rejoin. As one of the "Outer Three Passes" (the rest two are Ningwuguan Pass and Yanmenguan Pass) along the Great Wall, since ancient times, Pianguan Pass has been an important strategic point coveted by all strategists.