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Xigu Fortress, Nuanquan 西古堡Xīgǔbǎo
National heritage site · Zhangjiakou, Hebei
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhangjiakou
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Xigu Fortress, Nuanquan
A walled fort village of the Ming and Qing in Nuanquan town, one of more than 400 fortified villages in Yuxian, which keeps its old courtyard houses, temples, lanes and an opera stage in fairly intact condition. Some of the houses now serve as guesthouses where visitors can try Yuxian paper-cutting. Nuanquan is a nationally designated historic town and the home of 'dashuhua', a show of molten-iron sparks staged at weekends and festivals.
How to get to Xigu Fortress, Nuanquan
In Nuanquan town at the western end of the Beijing–Yuxian expressway, about 13 km west-south-west of Yuxian old town; Yuxian is about 105 km south-south-west of Zhangjiakou railway station.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Huayan Temple, Nuanquan 暖泉华严寺 (under 10 km), Laojun Temple, Shazipo 沙子坡老君观 (under 10 km), Yuquan Temple, Bubeibao 卜北堡玉泉寺 (10 km), Guandi Temple, Yuxian 蔚县关帝庙 (10 km), Shijia Temple, Yuxian 释迦寺 (10 km), Nan'an Temple Pagoda 南安寺塔 (10 km).
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