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Tong Pass
🇨🇳 China · 2nd century
Tongguan, or Tong Pass, was a former mountain pass and fortress located south of the confluence of the Wei and Yellow Rivers, in today's Tongguan County, Weinan, Shaanxi, China. It was an important chokepoint, protecting Xi'an and the surrounding Guanzhong region from the North China Plain. Tong Pass was built in 196 AD by the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty. The fortress was the seat of Tongguan County, but was demolished in the 1950s to make way for the Sanmenxia Dam and reservoir.
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Tong Pass ranks #1,679 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 115 mapped in China. Founded 196, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 20 atlas entries founded in the 2nd century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,760 times in the last 60 days, more than 79% of the atlas. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Tong Pass?
Tong Pass stands in China, at 34.606°, 110.286°.
When was Tong Pass built?
The atlas dates its founding to 196. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Tong Pass?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,679 of 7,738 worldwide, and #35 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 Tong Pass?
Daming Palace, about 127 km away.
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