Civil Castle

The famous ancient castle in China.

it is located 8 kilometers south of the east of Huailai county, Hebei province. Formerly known as "Unified Curtain", it was later pronounced civil. Located at the outer side of the Inner Great Wall, it is an important place when Chang 'anling and Hongzhankou meet. In the Tang Dynasty, Gao Kaidao was placed in Huairong (now Huailai). The fort was built at the beginning of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, rebuilt in the 45th year of Jiajing (1566), and rebuilt in the 3rd year of Qin Long (1569). It is made of brick, with a height of 3 feet and 5 feet, which is more than 2 weeks. In the forty-five years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1617), Hu Sishen, a soldier's road, added a wall. In July of the 14th year of the Orthodox Church (1449), the leader of the Wala Department also led an army to divide troops and attack Datong, Xuanfu (now Xuanhua, Hebei) and other places. On July 16th, eunuch Wang Zhen urged Ming Yingzong and Zhu Qizhen to lead an army claiming to be 5, personal expedition. When he entered Datong in early August, he learned that the defenders in front were losing, so he panicked and retreated. On the 14th, I retreated to the civil fort, where food and water were cut off, and people were exhausted. The Wala army followed and pursued, and surrounded the Ming army that night. The next day, Yingzong was credulous, but also pretended to retreat from the plan of making peace, and made the Ministry move to the water. Also take advantage of the chaos of the Ming army first, so that the fine ride will impact. The Ming army was defeated and Yingzong was captured. History is called "the change of civil engineering". Today, Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway and highway pass through. (Wang Linshan

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Taoping Qiang Village in Abali County, Sichuan Province is known as the "Oriental Castle", as well as the legendary Jiangzi Castle and Kaiping Castle.