Work and celebration painted on tomb bricks
The Wei–Jin tombs near Xincheng preserve painted bricks showing farming, herding, travel, military life and banquets in the Hexi Corridor.
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The Ming fortress at the wall’s western end
Begun in 1372, Jiayuguan’s layered gates and ramparts mark the western end of the Ming Great Wall. The modern city grew around a fortress built to control movement through the corridor.