During the Tang dynasty, in addition to the Great Wall in the Qin and Han on the basis of the construction of the Great Wall, but also set up a "three off five city" and were heavily guarded. Among them, the most eastern one passes the Great Wall to bear its Yanshan, South lapel Bohai Sea, therefore called for "Shanhaiguan." Throughout the ages, Shanhaiguan due to difficult terrain, for strategic ground, it is off to the city.
Shanhaiguan city a total of four gates, the East Gate to lock the east, west called Ying En Gate, South Gate call Mangyang gate, north gate, said Weiyuan door. Shanhaiguan city's East Gate, because it is the starting point of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, and the difficult terrain and other factors, known as the "best in the world off."
Shanhaiguan is the Ming Dynasty Hongwu years, the generals commanding the construction Weiguo Gong Xu Da. As the Shanhaiguan only 700 li away from Beijing, so the construction segment is unusually strong. However, 200 years later, Wu Sangui for the reported seizure of Aiqie Chen Yuanyuan Li Zi Cheng chuangwang hate, joint customs bannermen outside forces, attacking Li Zicheng forces, coalition forces fighting and repeated-sheng, Li Zi Cheng was finally taken over from the Chu dynasty banner seized political power. Although the reported large-Qiu Wu Sangui. However, soon after it happened, "Jia Ding 3 Tu" and "Yangzhou on the 10th."
Under the rule of the Manchu government in China, Guan and beyond Shanhaiguan become an important channel. The late Qing and early Republican periods, Shanhaiguan a result of years of war destroyed, damage to bear. In 1985, restoration work began Shanhaiguan. Today, Shanhaiguan has become a tourist attraction, the long Great Wall and the tourists rolling seamless magnificent.
Author: tanpei
