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Jiangweicheng Site, Weizhou 姜维城遗址Jiāngwéichéng Yízhǐ
National heritage site · Aba, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Aba
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Jiangweicheng Site, Weizhou
On a ridge above the Min River at Weizhou, Wenchuan's county town, are the remains of a walled hilltop fortress traditionally linked to the Three Kingdoms general Jiang Wei, though historians doubt he built it. More than 100 metres of wall survive, from Han rammed earth to Ming stonework, with an earthen mound said to be a generals' review platform, on a site settled since Neolithic times. The national listing also covers the Neolithic Yingpanshan site near Mao County town.
How to get to Jiangweicheng Site, Weizhou
On the hillside just above the centre of Wenchuan county town (Weizhou).
Nearby
- Taoping Qiang Village 桃坪羌寨 10 km
A lived-in Qiang stone village of watchtowers, rooftop paths and hidden water channels - Dujiangyan Irrigation System 都江堰 50 km
A 2,200-year-old waterworks that tamed the Min River without a dam and still runs today
Also within 20 km: Yu the Great Cultural Area, Wenchuan 汶川大禹文化旅游区 (20 km).
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