Hebei map

[Kim]

Following picture is what i drawed .the fortress at Heliukou on white line looks like a potato.

Yes, and that is what I find hard to belief. The wall continues into the fortress you made, and remains of a tower can be found inside it. That seems very unlikely, and from what I saw when visiting there most walls in this area is later farm work. There might have been a small fortress here, but I don't think anything remains today.

A fotress around there was mentioned on travel report in Chinese GW forum, the name of fortress is Youxiangkou(游乡口)

Very steep place to put a fortress.

I am not sure either , anyway Shenwei Tower should be around there .

Shenwei is located here: 40°12'14.24"N 118°43'2.28"E

It is for sure i am correct , there were a couple of photos (your might be included ) posted in GE at the location where i thought .

Except for one all those photos are posted by me.

The pictures show a wall here: 40°24'19.10"N 118°32'54.52"E, but not here: 40°24'24.30"N 118°32'59.09"E. Maybe there is an old wall but it is not shown on the pictures and not visible from the fortress town.

Please look at my picture in post #9. It show a wall going at the location I mentioned.

[andarchen]

Originally Posted by Kim

Shenwei is located here: 40°12'14.24"N 118°43'2.28"E



Except for one all those photos are posted by me.

The pictures show a wall here: 40°24'19.10"N 118°32'54.52"E, but not here: 40°24'24.30"N 118°32'59.09"E. Maybe there is an old wall but it is not shown on the pictures and not visible from the fortress town.

Please look at my picture in post #9. It show a wall going at the location I mentioned.

Many thanks , i had corrected them .

[andarchen]

In my map ,there was a tower named by chinese walkers in 2003, they called it is Maodanlou 毛蛋楼 (English : hairs on egg) at 40°12'6.13"N 118°47'27.62"E when they found a whole body inside tower was covered by stones ,and only the top of head was outside stones .

No developed news came up since body was found .I don't know why

[chinoook]

Mao dan is the name of a dish (in Beijing called Mao ji dan):

english or chinese, which would make sense. And no, I have not eaten it yet ...


-chinoook

[andarchen]

Originally Posted by chinoook

Mao dan is the name of a dish (in Beijing called Mao ji dan):

english or chinese, which would make sense. And no, I have not eaten it yet ...


-chinoook

The dish of Mao dan (鴨仔蛋) is well known in Angkou too , i had it when i finished visiting of Angkou two years ago , and i rushed to toilet once every 10 minutes on airplane .

[chinoook]

Originally Posted by andarchen

The dish of Mao dan (鴨仔蛋) is well known in Angkou too , i had it when i finished visiting of Angkou two years ago , and i rushed to toilet once every 10 minutes on airplane .

Maybe it is a misunderstanding. What I meant is Mao dan (毛蛋). Because of the feathers inside (羽毛).


-chinoook

[andarchen]

Originally Posted by chinoook

Maybe it is a misunderstanding. What I meant is Mao dan (毛蛋). Because of the feathers inside (羽毛).-chinoook

Ok, are we talking about Maodanlou . Anyway , the hairs on top head is the main reason they named that tower .

[andarchen]

I knew finally the meaning you are talking , hairs(or feathers) in tower , so it was called Maodanlou . You are smart than me !

[Kim]

Here's some pictures from the pass area at Heliukou.





Except from the wall itself it all look like farm work to me.

[andarchen]

Originally Posted by Kim

Here's some pictures from the pass area at Heliukou.

Nice photos ! the real size of fortress at Heliukou pass seems to be larger than what i drawed .