Wanping Fortress

Wanping Fortress, also known as Wanping Castle (Chinese: 宛平城; pinyin: Wǎnpíng Chéng), is a Ming Dynasty fortress or "walled city" in Fengtai District, Beijing. It was erected in 1638–1640, with the purpose of defending Beijing against Li Zicheng and the peasant uprising.

From the beginning, it functioned as a military fortress. From west to east, it measures 640 meters (2,100 ft), and from south to the north 320 meters (1,050 ft), making it a half-square shape.

The fortress has two gates: the east gate, named Ever Prosperous Gate (永昌門, Yongchangmen), then renamed as Majestic Gate (威嚴門, Weiyanmen), and the west gate, named Favorably Govern Gate (順治門, Shunzhimen).

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Wanping Fortressは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,419位（全3,734件中）、中国の17件では15位にランクされています。1638年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の31%より古い城です（17世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の285件のひとつ）。中国が他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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