After listening to the Sparrow & Stone Legend from our Jiayuguan Chinese Tour Guide Xiao Ma, we’re proceeding to the top of the most magnificent & most intact Ancient Military Fortress of Jiayuguan Pass……………..

WHOA it’s really beautiful up here I immediately feel a great sense of tranquility………….

Here’s the Eastern Guang Hua Gate of Jiayuguan Pass - made up of the Chaozong Gate & Guang Hua Tower :

This Procession depicts the Ancient Merchants & Travellers passing through the magnificent Jiayuguan Pass along the Ancient Trade Route - the Ancient Silk Road of China……………..

Here’s Guang Hua Tower :

There’s even an Arrows Shooting Area up here at the Arrow Tower at the top of the Ancient Military Fortress where Tourits can try their hands on the ancient War Weapons just like what & how the ancient Chinese Soldiers used to defend their Fortress & City here along the Ancient Silk Road……………

The below pics show the ancient Military Training Grounds of the ancient Chinese Army……….

Even the original Ancient Wooden Doors of the Fortress can be seen here today :

We’re now walking around the Ancient Fortress exploring more of the magnificent Jiayuguan Pass…………….

This below pic shows the nicks for lamps with the lower slanting hole opening on the Fortress Walls used for shooting……………

Notice that straight Line on the Jiayuguan Pass Fortress wall…………..

Our Tour group stops to listen to our Chinese Tour Guide Xiao Ma telling us more about this most magnificent & most intact Military Fortress of Jiayuguan Pass – well, not all our Tour mates are here with us cos severals of them are exhausted of walking & are resting at the bottom of the Fortress………….

Here’s a pic of the beautiful Pagoda style roof top of the best preserved Military Fortress here in the Silk Road of China :

And there’re also Chinese Knight Suits of Armour available for Tourists rental for photography……………..

We’re now moving down from the top of Jiayuguan Pass after visiting the Most Magnificent & Most Intact Ancient Military Fortress & having wonderful sceneries of the Overhanging Great Wall of China located here in the Gobi Desert in the Silk Road………………