Jianmen Pass
Jianmen Pass | |
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Sichuan Province, China | |
Range | Longmen Mountains |
Coordinates | 32°12′54″N 105°33′48″E / 32.21500°N 105.56333°E |
Jianmen Pass | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Jian Men Guān |
Jianmen Pass (
Location
Jianmen Pass is located in Jiange County, Guangyuan City of Sichuan Province. The city of Chengdu, which is the capital of Sichuan Province, is less than 200 kilometers south from there. The natural pass is formed by cliffs on the sides of mountains. The gate of the pass was built on the middle part of the Dajian Mountain as a strategic position.
History
The mountain pass was a part of the
In 1932, because the local government was building a road across the Jianmen Pass, they demolished the structure which was built in the
Jianmen Pass lost its military value but became a major tourist attraction because of its history. In the 1980s, the Chinese government rebuilt the old gate structure. The building was damaged by fire in 2005. The rebuilt gate was heavily damaged again by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The current structure was built in 2009.[2]
References
- ^ "Renmin Park". Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ Jianmen Pass strives to become top level tourism spot