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Ruian Fort 瑞安堡Ruì'ān Bǎo
National heritage site · Wuwei, Gansu
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Wuwei
- Region
- Gansu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Ruian Fort
A fortified manor begun in 1938 at Santao village south-west of Minqin, where a landowner's family compound sits inside high rammed-earth walls with honeycomb battlements; it is one of the best-preserved fortified farmsteads in north-west China, nicknamed the 'Palace Museum beyond the frontier'. Its courtyards follow a symmetrical 'front hall, rear chambers' plan with carved brick and timber detail, and the fort is managed together with the Minqin County Museum.
How to get to Ruian Fort
About 5 km south-west of Minqin town in Sanlei, a short taxi ride.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Shajing Culture Folk Museum and Village 沙井文化民俗旅游区 (under 10 km), Shengrong Temple, Minqin 圣容寺 (under 10 km).
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