Yumenguan
Pass
玉
门关 yù mén guān
Yumenguan Pass 玉门关
yù mén guān is translated to be the Jade Gate Pass. It is
considered the western end of The
Great Wall that
was built during the Han Dynasty 汉
代 hàn dài. Credit of the building of this
pass and the fortress here is normally accorded to Emperor Wu when
he expanded the borders of China 中国 zhōng
guó westward. The Pass was named so because
jade 玉 yù
was transported through it from
Hetian County in Xinjiang 新疆 xīn
jiāng.
Yumenguan Pass 玉门关
yù mén guān is part of the northern thread of the Silk
Road 丝路 sī lù. It is
located about 100 km away from Dunhuang 敦煌 dūn
huáng and about 120 km away from the Mogao
Grottoes 莫高窟mò gāo kū.
See also
Jiayuguan 嘉峪关 jiā yù guān
Genting / Pintu Yumenguan
玉门关 yù mén guān
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