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Ancient Mountain Stronghold Found in SW China

A mountain stronghold of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was discovered in Yunyang County of Chongqing Municipality, southwest China.

The grand stronghold was built along the Jincheng Mountain, looking like the world famous Great Wall in Beijing, archaeologists said.

There were three beacon towers at the both ends and in the middle of the stronghold, connected by city walls, which were five kilometers long, five to seven meters high and 1.2 meters wide.

Archaeologists said that the stronghold had three gates. Words on a stele near a gate said that it was built in the Ming Dynasty.

Many parts of the stronghold were built on the cliffs of the Jincheng Mountain, using huge stones.

Experts were interested in and would make researches on how people managed to convey the stones onto the 1,400-meter-high mountain.
 
(Xinhua News Agency February 27, 2004)

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