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Dimensions: How long, high, and wide. Simatai Great Wall is 5.4 km (3.4 miles) long, with altogether 39 watchtowers. At the east of Simatai, the elevation goes abruptly up from 295 meters (968 ft) to 986 meters (3,235 ft), making a breathtaking scene. The wall is very steep and perilous, with the narrowest part only 40 cm wide.
Great wall of china map. Here is a map of the great wall of china with the location of the most popular visiting sites near Beijing. Related article: Mutianyu great wall, Badaling great wall, Jinshanling, Simatai.Other popular links:ome areas of the Great Wall offer magnificent vistas and picture-perfect brick-and-stone watchtowers, whereas older, pre-Ming areas may be in disrepair yet would certainly impress any archeology aficionado. Very early parts of the Great Wall were constructed from tamped-earth and, where possible, stone.