Yongtai Ancient City - China Travel

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Yongtai Ancient City, located in Sitan Township, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, is a national cultural relic protection unit. Because the castle looks like a golden turtle, it is also known as Yongtai Turtle City. Turtle City was built in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. The entire city is oval in plane, surrounded by half-moon-shaped cities. The city gate opens to the south, and the gate is slightly westward, resembling a turtle. There is a moat around the city, which is a complete military barrier and fortification, and has an important strategic position in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Yongtai Ancient City has experienced more than 400 years of vicissitudes since it was built. The influence of the three generations of Yue Zhenbang, Yue Shenglong, and Yue Zhongqi on Turtle City has made Yongtai Turtle City famous. Movies and TV dramas such as "Beautiful Big Feet" and "Gone with the Snow" were filmed here.

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Open all year round; the specific business status is subject to the opening of the day

lhoka

An ancient city of more than 400 years, known as the textbook of ancient Chinese military fortresses. Many movies such as "The Battle of Shama Town" were also filmed here. Every shot is like a blockbuster movie, the desert, the sunset, the lonely city... it's shocking

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刘二拐

A very nice place, I will definitely come here again next time.

hayse1226

Yongtai Ancient City is currently located in Sitan Township, Jingtai County, Gansu Province. It was built in the 36th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1608). It has a history of more than 400 years. It was built by the Ming government to defend against the invasion of ethnic minorities in the north. After it was completed, it became a military fortress, and Lanzhou generals were stationed in this castle. At that time, there were more than 2,000 soldiers and 500 cavalry stationed in the city, and there were gunpowder fields, fodder fields, mills, horse farms and other institutions attached to it.

措手不及

An ancient city with a very rich cultural background, an important town in the northwest frontier, few people know

天鹅湖的青蛙

Yongtai Ancient City is located about 25 kilometers southwest of Jingtai County, Baiyin, Gansu Province, at the northern foot of Shoulu Mountain, an isolated city of Wanren Mountain. In 1606 (the thirty-fourth year of Ming Wanli), the city began to be built, and it was completed in 1608 (the thirty-sixth year of Ming Wanli).

秒懂风景

Located in Yongtai Ancient City, Sitan Township, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, it is a national cultural relic protection unit. Because the castle looks like a golden turtle, it is also known as Yongtai Turtle City. Turtle City was built in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. The entire city is oval in plane, surrounded by half-moon-shaped cities. The city gate opens to the south, and the gate is slightly westward, resembling a turtle. There is a moat around the city, which is a complete military barrier and fortification, and has an important strategic position in the Ming and Qing dynasties.