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Forts of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu 汉霸二王城Hàn Bà Èrwáng Chéng
National heritage site · Zhengzhou, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhengzhou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Forts of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu
The remains of two forts built facing each other across the Honggou ravine by Liu Bang and Xiang Yu in the Chu–Han war at the end of the Qin, a stand-off remembered as the origin of the river dividing the board in Chinese chess. Erosion by the Yellow River has carried away most of both forts, leaving chiefly their southern rammed-earth walls, about 460 m of Liu Bang's fort and 260 m of Xiang Yu's as measured in 2009, on the bluff above the river.
How to get to Forts of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu
In Guangwu town on the Yellow River about 20 km north-east of Xingyang and 30 km north-west of central Zhengzhou, best reached by car.
Nearby
- Henan Museum 河南博物院 30 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Also within 20 km: Zhengzhou Yellow River Cultural Park 郑州黄河文化公园 (under 10 km), Fengle Farm Resort and Malawan Wave Pool 丰乐农庄·马拉湾海浪浴场 (under 10 km), Site of Ancient Xingyang and Guxing Ironworks Museum 荥阳故城 (10 km), Jiaying Temple (Jiayingguan) 嘉应观 (10 km), Thousand Buddha Pavilion, Wuzhi 千佛阁 (20 km), Miaole Temple Pagoda 妙乐寺塔 (20 km).
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