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Huanghuacheng Great Wall
C88W+JPF, An Si Lu, Huai Rou Qu, Bei Jing Shi, 102106
Ming-dynasty ramparts running straight into a reservoir, with towers rising from the water itself.
This guide to Huanghuacheng Great Wall in the hills north of Beijing opens with a general climbing the steps to report to the emperor, moments before his death. It traces the story of Cai Kai, the Ming-dynasty official who built this stretch of wall through years of freezing winters, and the whispers from jealous ministers that reached Emperor Wanli before Cai Kai could explain himself. You'll also hear how a reservoir flooded the valley below in the twentieth century, changing the wall's fate all over again.
Audio guides are written and narrated by AI.