JIAYUGUAN- A variety of foreign reporters from various nations visited some amazing archaeological sites in Jiayuguan city, in Chinas northwestern Gansu province, on Wednesday.Visiting Jiayuguan was a part of the jourrnalsits journey to Gansu province, set up by the China International Press Communication Center.Their initially check out in the city was to Jiayu Pass, which is the very first frontier fortress at the west end of the Ming dynasty Great Wall, near the city of Jiayuguan.It is one of the primary passes of the Great Wall.
In the Ming duration, foreign merchants and envoys from Central Asia and West Asia mostly went into China through Jiayu.The 2nd visit was to Jiayuguan Great Wall Museum.Located inside Jiayuguan Fort, this outstanding and extremely informative museum contains pictures, artefacts, maps, Silk Road exhibits, and designs to reveal just how the fort and the Great Wall of China affected the history of the Hexi Corridor and China as a whole.The 3rd site that the reporters checked out was the glass veranda over the Taolai River Gorge, marking completion of the Ming Great Wall near Jiayuguan Fort.The last site for check out was the First Pier Scenic Area of the Great Wall, which has to do with 8 kilometers south of the Jiayu Pass Great Wall Fortress.It was originally a little watchtower formed like a cube 14 meters long, 14 meters broad, and 14 meters tall.As formerly pointed out, visiting Jiayuguan was organized by China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC).
CIPCC, under the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA), has actually initiated a program to build a platform for the media from nations around the world, particularly developing countries, to observe China and research study development in this country.Photo: Jiayuguan Fortress (By Mahnaz Abdi)