Shanxi migraine off: the Great Wall outside of the first three tests (Photos)

Pianguan, called migraine off, is the Great Wall outside of the first three tests, five generations of the North Han qianyou four set Walled, Hongwu twenty-three years building Pianguan City, Shanxi Xuande years since the town (also known as Taiyuan town) in the Pianguan stationed 113 years, "declared major in order to cover the capital, to cover the whole Shinya migraine," the record. Pianguan territory of the Ming Dynasty built, total length of 500 km of six wall - the Great Wall, more than 1,000 beacon more than 30 ancient camp fort, more than 10 ancient temples, 30 km of the Yellow River Grand Canyon.

Ningwu migraine off and off, within Yanmenguan collectively known as the Great Wall "outside the three-level", the east is the Hengshan Mountains, close to the west of the Yellow River, Inner Mongolia and across the north and the south is connected with the Ningwu off, here Since ancient times, is contested. because it is outside the three tests in the most western one, and the original off the city walls on both sides of the East West V Yang, shaped like a person's side first, so called migraine off, then people used to referred to as the for the partial clearance, the city is shut off for the partial restoration in 1999.

Early partial off the city for the construction of the Ming Dynasty. Hongwu years (1369) set Taiyuan five Wei, Wei Pianguan is Town. Hongwu 23 years (1390), Town Wei Zhang Xian in command of the partial The home side closed off before building new town.

Xuande four years (1429), Shanxi moved to the town taking part Pianguan by the Ningwu off when they show the city off the southern extension. After by Tianshun, fully integrated, Hongzhi period of several expansion, just off the city side Finally, as the scale seen today, about 2.5 km around the city, 11.7 m high, east, west and south side of the open one, but was also only a block off the city Tucheng,Until Longqing three years (1569), before the old soldier to Fan Daru two off the city with all the brick package build again.

Pianguan located in northwestern Shanxi Province, north of the Great Wall and the Inner Mongolia Qingshuihe County border, west of the Yellow River and flag across the river, south bend, Wuzhai counties connected East and Strom, Pinglu County adjacent.

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