Jiayuguan China Travel Guide

Jiayuguan (simplified Chinese: 嘉峪关(市); traditional Chinese: 嘉峪關; pinyin: Jiāyùguān) is a prefecture-level city in Gansu, China, with a population of 127,532 as of 2007. It is most famous for the nearby Jiayu Pass, the largest and most intact pass of the Great Wall of China.

Known as the 'mouth of China' because of its position at the end of the Great Wall of China where it guarded the western boundary of Ming dynasty China. The narrow river passage heading se from here is known as the Hexi Corridor and is nicknamed the 'throat of China'.

Get in

By Plane

Jiayaguan Airport (IATA: JGN) is located 11 km NE of the city center. The airport offers flights to Xian via Lanzhou.

By Train

Jiayuguan Huoche Zhan - Yingbin Xi Lu, SW of town center

Beijing - takes about 33 hours

Chengdu - takes about 26 hours

Liuyuan - takes about 6 hours

Shanghai - takes about 28 hours

Turpan - takes about 17 hours

Urumqi - takes about 13-18 hours

Xian - takes about 20 hours

By Bus

Long Distance Bus Station Location: corner of Jingtie Xi Lu and Shengli Nan Lu

Dunhuang - takes about 5-8 hours

Lanzhou - takes about 14 hours

Zhangye - takes about 4-5 hours

Get around

See

Great Wall Museum - dedicated solely to the Great Wall of China

Jiayu Pass - western terminus of the Ming Great Wall of China, trapezoid-shaped fortress overlooking the Gobi Desert

Wei Jin Tombs - tombs e of town from the Wei and Jin periods