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WISDOM OF CENTURIES: An arched bridge from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) discovered in the ruins of Hailongtun fortress, in Zunyi, southeast China's Guizhou Province (GYWB.CN) |
The Hailongtun fortress, located in Zunyi, was constructed by the Bozhou Tusi government in 257 during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) and destroyed during the war against Ming Dynasty rule in 1600.
The term Tusi refers to local minority chieftains during Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. For hundreds of years, imperial officials governed remote areas and borderlands via such hereditary leaders.
The well preserved site is surrounded by a 6-km-long wall and consists of a combination of fortresses, an administrative office as well as palace of varying ages.
Bai Yunxiang, an archeologist, said Hailongtun fortress provides important clues as to the local Tusi system, which was eventually abolished during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
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