The Great Wall pier, also known as Taolai River pier, is the starting point of the west of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty. It is an ancient military pass with the most spectacular architectural scale and the most complete preservation along the Great Wall. The first pier scenic area of the Great Wall has a spectacular natural scenery, bordering Jiuquan in the East, the desert in the west, Jiayu in the north, Qilian in the south, and the surging river to the East.

If I say,
The Great Wall does not start from Jiayuguan in the West,
Do you believe it?
Actually,
Built on the cliffs of the chanlai River Canyon,
The first pier of the Great Wall across the river from the Qilian Mountains,
Is the real starting point of the western end of the Great Wall.
Taolai River Grand Canyon formed by Millennium scouring
It's a natural barrier,
In order to resist the enemy,
The Great Wall pier is inlaid in
On the 56 meter high cliff of Taolai River Grand Canyon,
Since then, it has become the starting point at the western end of the Great Wall.

In 1539,
When Zhai Luan, then Minister of the Ministry of military affairs of the Ming Dynasty, inspected Hexi defense,
It was found that the military system of Jiayuguan Pass was not perfect at that time,
Therefore, in September of the same year, he sent troops to prepare the road and Li Han supervised the construction of the walls on the north and South wings,
The south wall extends from the outer wall of Guancheng to
At the foot of the Qilian Mountains, on the cliffs of the Taolai River,
That is the position of the The Great Wall pier.

The Great Wall pier has spectacular natural scenery,
It faces Jiuquan in the East and desert in the West,
It borders Jiayu in the north and Qilian in the south,
The river flows eastward.

The Great Wall pier,
Taking the Great Wall culture and the Silk Road culture as the connotation,
Based on the Gobi scenery and northwest folk customs,
It is a place for sightseeing, exploration, leisure, entertainment
A good place to travel and shoot film and television scenes.

The Great Wall pier,
It is also the most spectacular building scale along the Great Wall
The best preserved ancient military pass.