居庸关

居庸關

Jūyōngguān

proper noun

Meanings

1 Juyongguan Pass
2 frontier fortress on the Great Wall north of Beijing

Characters

to dwell, reside

ordinary; common laborer

pass, frontier gate

Examples

HSK 3

我们周末去居庸关爬长城。

Wǒmen zhōumò qù Jūyōngguān pá Chángchéng.

We are going to Juyongguan this weekend to climb the Great Wall.

HSK 7-9

居庸关是长城最重要的关隘之一。

Jūyōngguān shì Chángchéng zuì zhòngyào de guān'ài zhīyī.

Juyongguan is one of the most important passes on the Great Wall.

Tips

history

About 60 km northwest of Beijing in 昌平区 (Changping District). Famed since the Han dynasty as the northern gateway to the capital. The Yuan-dynasty Cloud Platform (云台) at the pass is carved with Buddhist scriptures in six scripts including Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Tangut.

culture

Listed as one of the 'Three Inner Passes' (内三关) defending the capital, alongside 紫荆关 and 倒马关.

Stroke Order

居 jū

庸 yōng

关 guān