Investigation And Research On The Ruins Of Gu Langsuo Castle In Ming Dynasty

In the Ming Dynasty,hexi Corridor was not only the main traffic route from the mainland to the western regions,but also blocked Mongolia in the north and protected all the tribes in the south,so the Ming court set up gansu town here.Gulang Suo is located in the eastern section of hexi Corridor,between Zhuanglang Wei and Liangzhou Wei,on the line of xia Road,choking the throat of Gansu,not only guarding the key communication road between Mongolian tribes and Fan tribes,but also controlling the road to Liangzhou along the north side of Xiaosong Mountain.In the Ming dynasty,with the change of the northwest frontier defense situation,the Ming court strengthened the construction of defense facilities in the key areas of its territory with the help of gulang’s unique geographical shape.Since the beginning of the Year of Hongwu,Ming court in ancient wave troops stationed in the territory,Hongwu ten years(1377)Liangzhou Thousands of jiangheng built in "and rong City",then changed its name to "ancient wave city" and reinforce the castle,to three years(1438)set up ancient wave guard royal dry household in this.Later,the Ming Court built fortresses in many places in Gulang.After the reign of Zhengde and Jiajing,by the end of the Wanli Period,a total of one city and 15 fortresses were successively set up in Gulang.These castles,with their side walls,passes,and pinnacles,formed a small military defence.Shan generation of Ming and qing dynasties,the frontier in mainland,and the function of the territory of the ancient sea castle gradually changes,then according to the big crossroads jing city,pine fort fort,fort fully confident,earth door still follow old fort camp,become important post on the silk road passage,and Bridges fort,fort sinopac,ning village,clip mountain fort fort,fort surabaya is transformed into people.At present,of the 16 castles under the jurisdiction of Gulang in Ming Dynasty,only 8 still have traces,but they are only partial remnants of the wall and corner pier,the rest of the castle has been destroyed,no obvious traces.In the Ming dynasty in the ancient sea castle is not only to resist the Mongolian invasion and guard the border peaceful played an important role,and through a wasteland,stores and provision supply base,at the same time,as the running to the success of hexi area of the Ming dynasty,the ancient sea with their own advantages into traffic eluu depot and transit places of trade between China and western countries.After the Qing Dynasty,with the decline of gulang’s strategic position,the change of ecological environment,and the great earthquake in the 16 th year of the Republic of China,these castles gradually collapsed and abandoned.During the Period of "Cultural Revolution",the destruction of the four Old activities,economic and social development,the removal of soil for rural life infrastructure,and the inadequate protection of cultural relics accelerated this trend.