Jiayuguan Cultural Relics Scenic Area — Attraction in Jiayuguan

Ok so I don't know what the deal is with Han Chinese and how they treat their cultural sites but I feel I could have had a more authentic castle experience at Medieval Times. Why do they obsessively rebuild everything and pretend that it's original? Probably because they dynamited this place during the cultural revolution. You read that correctly, they blew up sections of the great wall. And for what? So that down the line, they could pay people to rebuild it? I'm not even gonna give this place two stars. There are maybe two or three dozen original bricks left in this entire citadel. Rebuilding something that you destroyed with modern technology does NOT make up for the fact that you destroyed it in the...

Yes real historic but a lot of modern Chinese facelift and added commercial components Can be better with visitors narrative centre but it hasn't. Do not, do not buy anything from the vendors fro Xinjiang. Was a painful experience and costly mistake simply out of my initial sympathy and potty...

It is the west end of the Great Wall of China, had experienced so many years of war and witnessed up and downs of dynasties. The gateway is truly amazing with its vast scale and extremely solid construction. A must see place if you are...