# Southern Great Wall (南方长城)

Western Hunan (Xiangxi), Hunan Province · Central China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥45
- **Time needed:** 1–2 hours
- **Getting there:** At the Tuqiaolong Bus Station (West Station) in Fenghuang County, board a minibus bound for Alaying and get off at the Southern Great Wall scenic area.
- **Good for:** Architecture, Hiking & Outdoors

## About Southern Great Wall

The Southern Great Wall, also known as the 'Miao Frontier Wall', is part of the Great Wall built in the Ming dynasty and stretches about 190 km. The Ming rulers built it to separate southern ethnic minorities, suppress resistance, and secure stability in the Miao frontier. Along the way are numerous watchtowers, cannon platforms, fortified sentry posts and gates built for garrisoning troops and defence. It is not as grand as the Great Wall in the north, but it has its own southern landscape and the distinctive character of western Hunan's ethnic minority culture.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1977. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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