Yanmenguan Pass is one of the three important passes through the inner line of the Great Wall of China, about 40km northwest of Da County. It means 'wild goose' because wild geese are seen flying around the pass every year. The earliest wall in the area was built around 343 B.C. In the year 1374 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), the pass was rebuilt and moved to today's location. There are three gates in pass. The castle of the Yanmenguan Pass measures 1 kilometer in circumference, with the brick-and-stone wall rising 6 meters. The area is mountainous; you arrive to the tourist station and will have a ride with the bus to the base of castle the hike on feet. There were not many foreign visitors when I was there. A real sense of Chinese wall and castle and worriers gathered together here. It really deserves my time and energy.
大巴路过,让我想起了天龙八部里面的乔峰,萧远山。。。。。。。
雁门关不愧为中华第一关,登雁门关,看长城内外,感慨万千。这里有多少中华民族抵御外族入侵的名将,豪杰。
雪后的早晨上去的,因为零下十几度,整个城楼上只有我们两个人,朔风呼呼地吹,,萧萧瑟瑟这是个怀古凭吊的好地方、关内关外,天地苍茫,
雁门关现在已经修建成一个风景区了,也许不是雁门关新增的那些塑像凉亭吸引人,最重要的是去雁门关的十八弯的盘山公路,好险好刺激!
下午去的雁门关,夕阳下,雁门关悲壮而凄凉,再加上杨家将的故事,更显的苍凉。雁门关的游人比较少,所以可以安静的欣赏。感觉比长城还要好上几分。下山时,车从十八盘下,很惊险。
路上看到周围的山上好像有过去的烽火台,不禁联想到当年金戈铁马,冷兵器时代的残酷杀戮。肃杀。果然是“三边冲要无双地,九塞尊崇第一关”啊。
开车到这里还是十分方便的,距离五台山不远。不过要是看到雁门关需要爬一段山,所以要留下充分的时间。看雁门关,主要是看雁门关的险峻,而不在关本身,就是那个小楼,已经被修复过了,古韵荡然无存。