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Miaojiang Great Wall

🇨🇳 China · 16th century

Miaojiang Great Wall in China
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The Miaojiang Great Wall (Chinese: 苗疆长城; pinyin: Miáojiāng Chángchéng or Southern Great Wall, Chinese: 南方长城; pinyin: Nánfāng Chángchéng) is a series of fortifications in Southern China. It is located in the present-day Xiangxi Autonomous Region of Tujia and Miao in the western province of Hunan, China. It is a 190-kilometre (120-mile) wall, the largest part of which is in Fenghuang County. It was built in 1554 during the Ming Dynasty to protect against the minorities in Southern China and was completed in 1662. The wall is 3 metres (9 feet 10 inches) high and 2 metres (6 feet 7 inches) wide.

Text adapted from “Miaojiang Great Wall” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Miaojiang Great Wall ranks #4,735 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #60 of the 119 mapped in China. Founded 1554, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,548 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. See how China compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Miaojiang Great Wall?

Miaojiang Great Wall stands in China, at 27.9333°, 109.4634°.

When was Miaojiang Great Wall built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1554. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Miaojiang Great Wall?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,735 of 8,134 worldwide, and #60 in China. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Miaojiang Great Wall?

Laosicheng, about 129 km away.

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