Niangziguan Pass, Pingding, Shanxi 山西平定娘子关

Location: China, Shanxi, Pingding County, Yangquan Google Maps Amap
Part of: Stamps: The Great Wall (Ming) Definitives, The Great Wall, National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit
Nearby: Mount Cangyan 27km, Mount Tiangui 35km, Xibaipo–Mount Tiangui Scenic Area 41km, Xibaipo 41km, Shijiazhuang 55km, Zhengding 64km

Niangziguan sits in a Taihang gorge northeast of Pingding County on the Shanxi–Hebei border, a pass of the Great Wall originally called Weize Pass. Tradition says it took its present name, “Lady’s Pass”, from the women’s army of the Tang princess Pingyang stationed here. Below, the Tao River runs fast, and springs in the village form a waterfall.