Jinshanling, located in the mountainous area in Luanping County, 125 km northeast of Beijing, is a section of the Great Wall. It is connected with the Simatai section to the east, and Mutianyu section to the west. Jinshanling was built from 1570 during the Ming Dynasty, and is 10.5 km long with five passes, 67 towers and 2 beacon towers. [Yongshenglee/bbs.fengniao]