Qiansuo ancient city

--Qiansuocheng is the first city outside the pass. It is the key point and the situation is dangerous. When the Ming and Qing Dynasties were at war, the Ming Dynasty sent a general guard here. In Ming Dynasty, there were 125 Suocheng built outside guanwai, and qiansuocheng was the only one with relatively complete preservation.

--It not only reflects the connotation of local historical science and culture, but also reflects the close historical, military, economic and cultural exchanges between the north and the south of China.

--As a typical representative of Suocheng in the Ming Dynasty, Suocheng witnessed the military activities in western Liaoning in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, which is of great historical research value.

Qiansuo ancient city

It was renamed in 1931. There is a strong River in the west of the city, winding and clear, circling the city. It's the qianhusuo built by Ye Xing. The city is basically square, 510 meters long from east to west, 502 meters wide from north to south, and 10 meters high. It has three gates, but no north gate. The Zhenwu temple was built on it, which was destroyed by the war. Luocheng (also known as Wengcheng) was built at each gate, but now only Ximen Luocheng still exists.

Historical evolution

Qiansuocheng is the first city outside the pass. It is the key point and the situation is dangerous. When the Ming and Qing Dynasties were at war, the Ming Dynasty sent a general guard here. In Ming Dynasty, there were 125 Suocheng built outside guanwai, and qiansuocheng was the only one with relatively complete preservation.

In the second Zhifeng war in 1924, Fengjun took qiansuo city as an important position to attack Shanhaiguan.

Research value

Qiansuo ancient city is located in the special geographical location of the western Liaoning Corridor. It not only reflects the connotation of local historical science and culture, but also reflects the close historical, military, economic and cultural exchanges between northern and southern China. Qiansuo ancient city is a typical representative of Suo city in the Ming Dynasty. It has witnessed the military activities in western Liaoning in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and has high historical research value.

Address: qiansuo Town, Suizhong County, Huludao City

Longitude: 119.9639647007

Latitude: 40.104287924266

Tour time: 2 hours

Traffic information: qiansuo ancient city is located 42 kilometers west of Suizhong County.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

Chinese PinYin : Qian Suo Gu Cheng