The ruins of the Ming Great Wall within Qingshuihe County form the middle section of the Great Wall of China and constitute a vital stretch of the grand defensive structure. Entering the county at Qingxin Village in the basin, the wall stretches across Jiucaizhuang and Beibao Townships all the way to the banks of the Yellow River in the southwest, with a total length of 150 kilometres.

Centered at Kouzishang Village in Beibao Township, this section served as a transportation hub and military stronghold linking the Outer Great Wall and Inner Great Wall during the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Great Wall at Kouzishang marks the highest point of all Ming Great Wall relics in Qingshuihe County. Nestled between two lofty mountains, it sits at an altitude of 1,800 metres. Two auxiliary wall branches extend north-south and east-west from the main rampart running along the mountain crests, crossing valleys via arch-shaped stone tunnels built into the wall.

Garrison fortresses were constructed along the Great Wall. Major strategic passes, narrow defiles, ramparts and watchtowers were all built with bricks and stone blocks, most perched atop the very summits of high mountains. Scattered along the wall’s route are numerous historical and cultural sites: ancient opera stages, temples, old pagodas, stone stele inscriptions, the Azure Dragon Cave, and the Monument to People’s Heroes. The Great Wall ruins still retain their grand and magnificent momentum to this day.

The Ming Great Wall ruins at Kouzishang stand as historical testimony to the ethnic integration of the Chinese nation, carrying profound historical and cultural significance. They possess immense value for academic research, tourism development and the sustainable utilisation of Great Wall resources, ranking as a key historical scenic area.