Example sentences for: simatai

How can you use “simatai” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Simatai consists of 14 beacon towers, each about 400 m (a quarter mile) apart, which were once used to transmit fire and smoke signals — tower by tower — to the Chinese armies encamped below should an enemy be sighted.

  • Simatai is the least crowded and most original of the Great Wall sites.

  • The natural scenery is dramatic, and the ruined state of the wall gives Simatai a romantic feel (although there is a cable car to the top).

  • The reservoir divides the Simatai wall from another section, known as Jinshanling, which adventurous hikers can also tackle.

  • Three of these four segments have been carefully refurbished, with the exception of Simatai, which is largely untouched since the days of the early Ming Dynasty.


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