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zhangjiakou, september 7, china news service, title: weixian west ancient castle at the foot of the great wall: from defense against invasion to opening to visitors

china news network reporter chen lin

luo zhewen, a famous chinese ancient architecture expert, once said: in the east of the world, there is a miracle of mankind, which is the great wall of china; at the foot of the great wall, there is another miracle, which is the ancient castle in weixian county, hebei province.

zhangjiakou wei county, located at the junction of hebei and shanxi, has 1,639 cultural relics and is the largest county in china with national cultural relics protection. it is also known as the "eight hundred manor castles". currently, there are more than 150 relatively well-preserved manor castles. built during the jiajing period of the ming dynasty, the xigu fort, which integrates the four ancient architectural wonders of "ancient castles, ancient temples, ancient theaters, and ancient houses", is the best-preserved ancient castle in the county.

the picture shows the west ancient castle in wei county. photo by han bing

the west fort is commonly known as the "village fort" in the local area. it has two fort gates in the north and south, and two urn cities. the fort gate is both a gateway for entry and exit and a lookout. the fort introduction sign in front of the fort gate is printed in chinese, english and other languages. 30 big red lanterns are hung on both sides of the fort gate, which contrasts with the blurred handwriting on the stone plaque in the middle due to erosion by wind and rain. the two deep and polished grooves under the arched door seem to tell tourists about the prosperous scene of the busy traffic in the past.