The Great Wall of Wan Li-Shanhaiguan, also known as Guan Yu, Guan Yu and Lu Linguan, is located atNo. 1 East Street, Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. It is one of the northeast passes of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty. Before 1990, it was considered as the starting point of the eastern end of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty, and it was known as one of the "three wonders" of the Great Wall in China (Shanhaiguan in the east and Beitai in Zhong You Town in the west).
In the 14th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (138 1), Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ordered the construction of a city and customs here, making it a military town bordering the throat fortress in Northeast China and North China. Because of the mountains and seas, it is named Shanhaiguan. Shanhaiguan has the reputation of "the first pass in the world", and the plaque was inscribed by Xiao Xian, a famous calligrapher in Ming Dynasty.
Shanhaiguan city is about 4 kilometers in circumference, connected with the Great Wall and taking the city as the gateway. The city is 14 meters high and 7 meters thick, with four main doors and various defensive buildings. Including "the first pass in the world" Arrow Tower, Jingbian Tower, Muying Tower, Lulin Tower, Wengcheng and 1350-meter-long Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty Plain.
The value of Shanhaiguan
Wan Li Great Wall-Shanhaiguan Ancient City is an important military defense system on the Great Wall of Wan Li in Ming Dynasty. The east building of Dongmen Town is magnificent. Because it is located in the key pass, the situation is dangerous, and it is the first pass east of the Great Wall in Wan Li, so it is called "the first pass in the world" and is the landmark building of the ancient city of Shanhaiguan.
There are Jingbian Building, Muying Building, Zhendong Building, Lulin Building and Weiyuan Hall on its left and right sides respectively. The five watchtowers are lined up and evenly distributed on the Great Wall line more than 1000 meters long, which is called "Town East of Wuhu". There is a bell and drum tower in the center of the city, the streets and lanes of Guancheng are in a chessboard layout, and four wengcheng guards outside the city, forming a trend of protecting the city; The outer layer consists of Los Angeles, Yicheng, Acropolis and Shaocheng, which shows the architectural style of the ancient city of China with strict defense.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Wan Li Great Wall-Shanhaiguan.