Hongshanbao in Ming Dynasty

Hongshanbao is named for its location in Hongshan area. According to historical records, in ancient times, under the sun's rays, the mountains here were bright red. Because they were named "Hongshan", they were falsely called "Hengshan", and "hongshanbao" was also called "hengshanbao" in the old days. It is a city barrier in the defense system of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty. It was built in 1503, the 16th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty. It was built by Qin Dan Qin, the Minister of the Ministry of military affairs of Shaanxi Province. It has been more than 500 years. Hongshanbao is a garrison city adjacent to the great wall of Ming Dynasty in the north. It was built for Shi Yong, the commander of Ningxia. It is 50 Li from Qingshuiying in the East and 20 Li from hongshanbao in the West. There are 251 troops stationed in Hengshan fort. There are one official guarding the fort and one integrity officer. They lead the peak and wait for BaDun (beacon tower) to guard the great wall about 30 miles from east to west. In peacetime, hongshanpu is a place for people of all nationalities to carry out business exchanges inside and outside the Great Wall. Today's hongshanbao, although it has experienced the destruction of war and years of erosion, but its walls are still intact and towering. Although the Wengcheng gate of hongshanbao has been buried by sand, the magnificent gate still stands tenaciously in the earth. In the castle, you can also see the original house base. If every five people live in a barracks according to the Ming Dynasty military system, there may be more than 50 houses in Hongshan castle. In the northwest platform of the castle, you can also see a large number of broken bricks and building components piled up. This may be the house where the castle guard officials live. Before the destruction, it may be a high-grade grand building.

Transportation: get off from xiaolongtou of the Yellow River, walk along the Great Wall to Lingwu, pass Shuidonggou, and finally reach hongshanpu, about 20 kilometers away.

Hongshanbao in Ming Dynasty

Hongshanbao is a garrison city adjacent to the great wall of Ming Dynasty in the north. According to historical records, hongshanbao was built in the 16th year of Zhengde of Ming Dynasty (1521 AD) and was built by Shi Yong, the commander of Ningxia. It is 50 Li from Qingshuiying in the East and 20 Li from hongshanbao in the West. There are 251 troops stationed in Hengshan fort. There are one official guarding the fort and one integrity officer. They lead the peak and wait for BaDun (beacon tower) to guard the great wall about 30 miles from east to west.

In peacetime, hongshanpu is a place for people of all nationalities to carry out business exchanges inside and outside the Great Wall. Today's hongshanbao, although it has experienced the destruction of war and years of erosion, but its walls are still intact and towering. Although the Wengcheng gate of hongshanbao has been buried by sand, the magnificent gate still stands tenaciously in the earth. In the castle, you can also see the original house base. If every five people live in a barracks according to the Ming Dynasty military system, there may be more than 50 houses in Hongshan castle. In the northwest platform of the castle, you can also see a large number of broken bricks and building components piled up. This may be the house where the castle guard officials live. Before the destruction, it may be a high-grade grand building.

Address:

Address: Shuidonggou scenic spot, Linhe Town, Lingwu City, Yinchuan, Ningxia

Longitude: 105.98381164551

Latitude: 38.456179456174

Tour time: 3 hours.

Traffic information: self driving route:

1. Starting from Yinchuan, go to Binhe Yellow River Bridge, go straight to new provincial highway 203, turn right to Shuidonggou tunnel, turn left to provincial highway 103, drive 4 km to Shuidonggou tourist area

2. Yinchuan departure - Yinchuan Expressway airport direction - Linhe exit - Yinchuan Qingdao Expressway auxiliary road Ningdong direction - Shuidonggou

Special tourism line:

Yinchuan North Gate tourist bus station 9:00 and 10:00 altogether two buses arrive at Shuidonggou.

Yinchuan Xinnanmen bus station to buy Shuidonggou tickets, 7:50 every hour.

Ticket information: you need to buy a set of tickets for Shuidonggou scenic spot

Opening hours: 08:00-18:00

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