Guangwu garrison Fort

Guangwu garrison Fort

Guangwu garrison castle is located at the foot of Yanmenguan Great Wall in the south of Shanyin County, Datong City, Shanxi Province. It is the throat inside and outside Yanmenguan, so it is known as "the key to the North Gate".

legend

Many famous generals, such as Li Mu of Zhao state, Meng Tian of Qin Dynasty, Wei Qing, Li Guang and Huo Qubing of Han Dynasty, Yang Ye of Song Dynasty and Yu Qian of Ming Dynasty, once garrisoned here and defeated the enemy by surprise. Therefore, it can be said that Guangwu garrison fort has great historical and military value.

Because of its dangerous location, Guangwu garrison Fort controlled 18 important passes. In history, Guangwu garrison fort was an important place for garrison in wars such as Zhao to Loufan, han to Xiongnu, Northern Wei to song, Tang to Turk, song to Liao, song to Jin, Mongolia to Jin and Ming to Mongolia. After defeating Xiongnu in Han Dynasty, Liu Bang went north to Pingcheng to perform "battle of Baideng"; Li Mu in Warring States period, Meng Tian in Qin Dynasty, Li Weihuo in Han Dynasty, Yang Ye in Song Dynasty and Yu Qian in Ming Dynasty all garrisoned here and defeated the enemy by surprise.

brief introduction

Guangwu garrison castle is located in the north of the inner Great Wall, so it is called "the key to the North Gate" (the same as the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing).

There are two old castles in Guangwu. The old one is located in Xixing of Gouzhu, which was built in the Western Han Dynasty and rebuilt in Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty. The new one is located in Dongxing of Gouzhu, which was built in the early Ming Dynasty and called Guangwu city. It was originally used as a garrison residence and later became a folk residence. The two castles guard the East and West xingkou. The situation is very dangerous.

The predecessor of Guangwu castle was the "gouzhusai" built by King Wuling of Zhao in the Warring States period. Guangwu was changed into Yanmen County in Sui Dynasty. During the confrontation between Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty, Song Dynasty occupied Yanmen pass and Liao Dynasty occupied Guangwu city. Guangwu was a Dai County in the Qing Dynasty. During the period of the Republic of China, it was under the jurisdiction of Shanyin county.

Address: at the foot of Yanmenguan Great Wall in the south of Shanyin County, Shuozhou City

Longitude: 112.82725524902

Latitude: 39.182106018066