Along the Great Wall there are dozens of different watch towers, some of them are unique while others can be seen at numerous locations.

So far I have only seen this kind of towers in Liaoning province – in the section between Zhuizishan and Jinniudong.

Inside there is one big room with a corridor all the way around it. In one end of the room a narrow staircase lead to the roof. Below is a sketch of one of these watch towers. Some have three windows in each side, some only two in one side and some also have a window beside the door in the main wall.

This is not like any towers I’ve seen so far in Hebei, so it might be a special Liaoning design.

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It seems another section of Badaling is being restored to its former glory:

Cultural heritage authorities have commissioned a team of seven mules to transport bricks and lime to rebuild the Badaling section of the Great Wall, northwest of Beijing.

Chen Zhimin, a farmer of Yezhao village in Chengde city, north Hebei Province, told Xinhua Tuesday that his mule team would carry 420 tonnes of materials in the next 60 days to rebuild a 10-kilometer section of the 600-year-old Great Wall.

News from Xinhua News Agency (link).

 The SACH ordered complete restoration to its original appearance.