Lingshui ‘Scholars’ Village’ and Yanhe River Fort scouting trip, 2025/10/30

See 60+ photos from a trip to visit Lingshui Village, Yanhe River Fort, and the two towers at Yanhekou.

Lingshui ‘Scholars’ Village’

A tiny mountain village with a history of residents smart enough to pass the Qing Dynasty imperial examinations.

Yanhe River Fort

Thick walls encircle a village that used to be a Ming Dynasty fort, sited on the side of a river that flowed through to Beijing.

Yanhekou ‘Two Towers’ Great Wall

Not far from the Yanhe River Fort, two huge Great Wall towers control the narrow exit of an ancient path through a valley in the mountains.