司马台

司馬臺

Sīmǎtái

proper noun

Meanings

1 Simatai, steep Ming-dynasty section of the Great Wall in Miyun, northeast Beijing

Characters

to manage (in the name Sima)

Examples

HSK 5

晚上也可以登司马台，看灯光下的长城。

Wǎnshang yě kěyǐ dēng Sīmǎtái, kàn dēngguāng xià de Chángchéng.

You can also climb Simatai at night and see the Great Wall under lights.

HSK 7-9

司马台的长城修在很陡的山脊上。

Sīmǎtái de Chángchéng xiū zài hěn dǒu de shānjǐ shàng.

The Great Wall at Simatai is built along a very steep ridge.

Tips

culture

Short for 司马台长城. Much of it was rebuilt in the Ming under 戚继光, and its towers climb so steeply that one stretch is called the Sky Ladder. It is reached through 古北水镇, a resort town at its foot, and is one of the few sections of the Wall open at night.

Stroke Order

司 sī

马 mǎ

台 tái