▁it ▁was ▁survey ed ▁by ▁a ▁Japanese ▁expedition ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁neglect ▁and ▁dis rep air . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁platform ▁was ▁rep a ired , ▁and ▁the ▁bal ustr ades ▁around ▁the ▁top ▁were ▁restored . ▁ ▁The ▁platform ▁is ▁now ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁car park . ▁Several ▁hundred ▁meters ▁from ▁the ▁Cloud ▁Platform ▁in ▁ad jo ining ▁car par ks ▁are ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Wall ▁going ▁up ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Valley , ▁often ▁crow ded ▁with ▁tour ists ▁clim bing ▁up ▁to ▁pan or am ic ▁views . ▁Most ▁are ▁not ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁Cloud ▁Platform , ▁which ▁is ▁easy ▁to ▁miss ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁the ▁view points ▁up ▁the ▁mountains . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁Cloud ▁Platform ▁is ▁a ▁rect angular ▁structure , ▁with ▁s lop ing ▁walls ▁cl ad ▁in ▁white ▁mar ble . ▁ ▁The ▁dimensions ▁of ▁the ▁structure ▁are ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁top , ▁and ▁the ▁structure ▁is ▁ ▁in ▁height . ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁platform ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁mar ble ▁bal ust rade , ▁with ▁mar ble ▁drag on head ▁g argo yles ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁each ▁pill ar , ▁in ▁total ▁ 5 4 ▁small ▁g argo yles ▁around ▁the ▁edges ▁and ▁four ▁large ▁g argo yles ▁at ▁the ▁corners . ▁ ▁A ▁passage way ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁platform ▁in ▁a ▁north - s outh ▁orientation , ▁with