Juyong Guan
Juyong Guan is a pass in Beijing, North China and has an elevation of 284 metres. Juyong Guan is situated nearby to the village Juyong Pass, as well as near the locality Dongyuan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cloud Platform and Juyongguan.
Cloud Platform
City gate
Photo: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cloud Platform at Juyongguan is a mid-14th-century architectural feature situated in the Guangou Valley at the Juyongguan Pass of the Great Wall of China, in the Changping District of Beijing Municipality, about 60 kilometres northwest of central Beijing.
Juyongguan
Railway station
Photo: Yaohua2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Juyongguan railway station is a railway station in Beijing, near the Juyongguan section of Great Wall. The station was built in 1910 to increase the transportation capacity of the Nankou-Kangzhuang railway section.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badaling.
Badaling
Locality
Photo: DF08, Public domain.
Badaling is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 80 kilometers northwest of Beijing's city center, in Badaling Town, Yanqing District, Beijing municipality. Badaling is situated 9 km northwest of Juyong Guan.
Juyong Guan
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 284 metres
- Also known as: “Chü-yung”, “Chü-yung-kuan”, “Chün-tu-kuan”, “Nan K’ou”, “Nan-k’ou Pass”, “Nankow Pass”, and “South Pass”
- Category: landform
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.28784° or 40° 17′ 16″ northLongitude
116.06858° or 116° 4′ 7″ eastElevation
284 metres (932 feet)Open location code
8PGR73Q9+4CGeoNames ID
2036348
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In Other Languages
“Juyong Guan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “居庸关”
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Localities in the Area
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