Isn't the Great Wall a defense against nomads? Why is there the Great Wall in the south?
It must be said that the city wall is one of the most important landmark buildings in the process of China, and it is also an important symbol of the development of Chinese civilization in China. China has been building city walls for hundreds of years. But as we all know, city walls are mainly distributed in North China, Northwest China and Central China. But do you know there is another Great Wall in Jiangnan? Do you know where it is?
Many netizens may guess that this is in Nanjing or Hangzhou, but no one thought that such a strategic building was built in Linhai City, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. What's more worth mentioning is that although the invention of the Great Wall began with Qin Shihuang, the Great Wall in the north we saw was built in the Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall of Taizhou, facing the sea, was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and reinforced in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, it can also be called the blueprint of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty in the north, which is even older than the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing.
There is a saying circulating in Linhai? Xiongguan is not unique to the north? In other words, there is also the Great Wall in the south. The Great Wall here refers to the coastal wall of Taizhou Prefecture, also known as? Jiangnan Great Wall? . The whole city wall was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty in 402. Its main function is to resist foreign enemies and prevent floods. At the same time, it is also the battlefield for Qi Jiguang, a famous patriotic hero, to fight against Japanese invaders. There are still statues of Qi Jiguang and traces left by wars.
Qi Jiguang has defended the enemy here for eight years, and won all nine wars. During this period, Qi Jiajun strengthened and improved the whole city wall and built a 13 double-layer hollow enemy platform, which was a great innovation. Therefore, the existing Great Wall in the south of the Yangtze River can be more than 5,000 meters long, which is very complete and rare.
But why is the Great Wall in the south of the Yangtze River the blueprint of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty in the north? In addition to the construction time earlier than the Ming Great Wall, more importantly, Qi Jiguang was transferred to the north as the company commander of Hebei and Liao after fighting the Japanese invaders here, and was responsible for the construction of the Great Wall near Beijing, so he selected 3,000 elite soldiers from this part of the people who built the Taizhou Great Wall and applied their experience in building the Great Wall in Linhai to the construction of the Ming Great Wall.
The steepest part of the Great Wall in the south of the Yangtze River is the first step you see. It doesn't count how many steps you take, but it takes some effort to climb up. Go to the top and you will see the Range Rover Gate. Entering the Range Rover Gate, we officially started the tour of the city wall. The whole city wall starts from Range Rover Gate and is built along the winding ridge of Beigu Mountain. It passes through Xia Yanting, reaches the east bank of Lingjiang River and continues to extend to the west foot of Jinshan.
It can be said that the whole Taizhou government has not changed much since ancient times. Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the geographical position of Linhai has remained unchanged except for a slight difference in the area of the city site, so this city wall has been preserved in history, avoiding man-made? Disaster? , intact until now.
Some people say that climbing the Great Wall in the south of the Yangtze River really feels like climbing the Great Wall, but my personal feeling is still somewhat different. If what you feel on the Great Wall of Wan Li is a kind of lofty sentiments and eternal momentum, then what you feel on the Great Wall of Jiangnan is the graceful and restrained style of Xiaojiabiyu. Because it is covered with lush green plants, you can reach out and touch the leaves on the wall, and it becomes a natural summer resort in summer, which is not as hot as the Great Wall of Wan Li. Therefore, it has also become a good place for some coastal people to cool off. Many people come here for a fitness walk every day.
Walking on the city wall, you can see all kinds of fortresses, gates, moats and other cultural relics, all of which are still the same. For thousands of years, the Jiangnan city wall and the state capital have lived a quiet life here. Time seems to stand still here, allowing you to savor the mountains in Jiangnan and melt into the mottled city wall.