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Fortress on the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu, near Beijing. Fortress on the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu, near Beijing.

DWP Catalogue No: ZM009

Caption: Fortress on the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu. This section of the Great Wall is located in Huairou County 70 km northeast of central Beijing. it is one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, and used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs.

Keywords: architecture, battlements, Beijing, Black and White, capital defence, castle, China, construction, fortification, Great Wall of China, historic, history, Huairou County, imperial tombs., landmark, military defence, monochrome, Mutianyu, northern barrier, parapet, spring, stone, wall, well-preserved, world heritage, world heritage site