Xiangyang city wall:
Located in Xiangcheng District, Hubei Province. The original city wall was first built in the early Han Dynasty, and it was slightly square after many renovations. There are Zhong Xuan Building (commonly known as Huixian Building) and Kuixing Building in the southeast corner, Lion Building in the southwest corner and Lady City in the northwest corner. Destroyed at the end of Yuan Dynasty, the existing city walls were rebuilt at the beginning of Ming Dynasty. The circumference of the city wall is 7.6 kilometers and the height of the city is 8 meters. There are six gates on all sides, and there are turrets in every corner. There is an urn outside the city gate, and there are three branches outside the urn: east, south and west. There is a suspension bridge (later changed to a stone bridge) outside the jar and Fencheng. Climb the Xiaobeimen Tower, overlooking the Hanshui River in the north, overlooking Xianshan Mountain in the south, and backing on the ancient battlefield.
Xiangyang city is located on the south bank of the middle reaches of Hanshui River. Xiangyang City was built in the sixth year of Emperor Gao of the Western Han Dynasty. Surrounded by water on three sides and mountains on one side, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Xiong Zhi, located in the middle reaches of the Han River, has a history of more than 2,000 years. Since Liu Biao went to Hunan to be the pastoral minister of Jingzhou, he has been ruled by states, counties, prefectures and counties. This ancient city was used as a military base before the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, the original earthen city was changed into a brick city. Xiangyang City, which was valued by military strategists in past dynasties, is one of the most famous ancient city defense systems in China history and the most intact ancient city defense building in China.
Xiangyang city is 7322 meters long, with more than 4000 battlements on the wall and the widest moat of 250 meters. Xiangyang city has been known as "Xiangyang made of iron" and "the first city in China" since ancient times. There are six gates in Xiangyang City, namely, North Gate, North Gate, Nagato, East Gate, West Gate and South Gate.
Xiangyang is a famous scenic spot in the hinterland of China, which is integrated with historical sites such as Zhong Xuan Tower, Drum Tower and Xiangyang Moat. The ancient city wall of Xiangyang in Ming and Qing Dynasties has been declared as a world cultural heritage.
Address: No.2 Fengjiaxiang, Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang
Type: ancient historical towns and villages
The "crater" on the wall on the west side of Mrs. Cheng Tai's wall in Xiangyang is a historical trace left by the shelling of Xiangyang by Kuomintang defenders when the China People's Liberation Army liberated Xiangyang in 1948. Now, the "crater" is reserved for future generations to remember history and cherish the memory of martyrs. 1948, the main force of Liu Deng was transferred from Dabie Mountain to the Central Plains. On June 13, Liu Deng issued the order to liberate Xiangfan. On July 5, the Central Plains Field Army, Tongbai, Shaanxi Military Region and other troops moved closer to Xiangfan. On the 6th, they finished camping. On the 8th, Commander Wang Jinshan issued a battle order, and through the tactics of "one knife and three passes, the tiger is ruthless", he mainly attacked Pipa Mountain and Zhenwushan Mountain, occupied the commanding heights outside the city, and concentrated his fire on the remnants of Xiangyang City. In June of 5438+05, the People's Liberation Army attacked the city from the west of Xiangyang, captured the garrison commander of Xiangyang Kuomintang alive and liberated Xiangyang.
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