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Shanhaiguan (zh-cpw |c=山海关 or 山海關|p=Shānhǎi Guān |w=Shan Hai Kuan) is a part of the city of Qinhuangdao, in Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It literally means "The Pass of Mountain and Sea". It is a popular tourist destination, featuring the eastern end of the Great Wall of China|Great Wall. The "First Pass Under Heaven" is also a noticeable tourist attraction. The place where the wall itself meets the Pacific Ocean (at the Bohai Sea) has been nicknamed the "Old Dragon's Head." It is nearly 300 km. east of Beijing and linked via the Jingshen Expressway. Throughout Chinese history, it served as a frontier of defence against tribes from Manchuria (e.g. the Khitan, Jurchen and the Manchus)
Category:Great Wall of China cs:??an-chaj-kuan ja:????????? sk:??an-chaj-kuan zh:????????? This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Shanhai Pass".
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