Miaojiang Great Wall

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.

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Miaojiang Great Wall ranks #3,586 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #58 of the 120 mapped in China. Founded 1554, it is older than 43% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 495 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how China compares in the castle statistics.

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