Interactive Map of the Great Wall of China
This interactive map of the Great Wall of China plots 42,073 located heritage records from the 43,809-record 2012 national survey across 15 provinces and 11 dynasties — walls, passes, beacon towers, and trenches.
Great Wall heritage data summary
This interactive map plots 42,073 located Great Wall heritage records from the 43,809-record 2012 national survey across 15 Chinese provinces and 11 dynasties. The survey records are grouped into five resource types:
- Wall · 墙体: 10,073 records
- Structure · 单体建筑: 29,558 records
- Pass & Fortress · 关堡: 2,223 records
- Border Trench · 界壕壕堑: 1,769 records
- Associated Relic · 相关遗存: 186 records
Dynasties represented on the map:
- Qin · 秦
- Han · 汉
- N. Wei · 北魏
- E. Wei · 东魏
- N. Qi · 北齐
- N. Zhou · 北周
- Sui · 隋
- Liao · 辽
- Jin · 金
- Ming · 明
- Unknown · 朝代不明
Provinces and autonomous regions covered:
- 北京市
- 天津市
- 河北省
- 山西省
- 内蒙古自治区
- 辽宁省
- 吉林省
- 黑龙江省
- 山东省
- 河南省
- 陕西省
- 甘肃省
- 青海省
- 宁夏回族自治区
- 新疆维吾尔自治区
Related pages: Great Wall architecture and structure types, where the Great Wall is, stop by stop, frequently asked questions, and data sources and methodology.
HERITAGE ATLAS
THE GREAT WALL
42,073 Records · 11 Dynasties
长城遗产数字舆图
TYPE
DYNASTY
PROVINCE
LEGEND
Structure · 单体建筑
Watchtower · 敌台
Bastion · 马面
Pass Gate · 关门
Gate Tower · 城楼
Guard Shelter · 铺房
Other · 其它墙体设施
Beacon Tower · 烽火台
Pass & Fortress · 关堡
Fortified Pass · 关
Fortress · 城堡
Wall · 墙体
Artificial Wall · 人工墙体
Mountain-ridge · 山险墙
Mountain Barrier · 山险
River Barrier · 河险
Lake Barrier · 湖险
Natural Trench · 天然壕
Artificial Trench · 人工壕
Other Wall · 其它墙体
Fortress Wall · 关堡墙体
Border Trench · 界壕壕堑
Border Trench · 界壕
Defensive Trench · 壕堑
Associated Relic · 相关遗存
Anti-cavalry · 挡马墙
Pin Kiln · 品字窑
Ditch / Moat · 壕沟