New Guangwu
Xinguangwu
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Township Zhangjiazhuang | |
Xinguangwu (simplified Chinese: 新广武村; traditional Chinese: 新廣武村; pinyin: Xīnguǎngwǔ Cūn; lit. 'New Guangwu') is a village in Zhangjiazhuang Township (张家庄乡), Shanyin County, Shanxi, China.[1][2] The population of the village is around 2,000 people.[3]
History
The village was built as a fortification during the
New Guangwu is to the north of the Yanmen Pass, one of the strategic defensive points of the inner line running through Shanxi of the Ming Great Wall.[5] The village area played a vital part in the defense system around the Yanmen Pass because due to the site's location New Guangwu was first attacked by nomadic raiders coming from the north.[4]
Tourism
Parts of the wall of the fortification still stand, forming the outer wall of the village.[
References
- National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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- ^ 山阴县行政区划 [Shanyin County Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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} - ^ a b "Walking the Great Wall". New Zealand Herald. May 15, 2002.
- ^ a b "Civilisations Thrive on Water". Beijing. September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Guangwu Castle". Shanxi China.