Wei Dynasty Great Wall
Wei was a warring state of the Period (476 BC – 221 BC). Its territory spanned the south of Shanxi Province, the north of Henan Province and some areas of Shannxi and Hebei provinces.
Wei built the Great Wall in two places. One, called West Wei Great Wall, is mainly in Shannxi Province, in the northwest of China. The other, in today’s Henan Province,is called South Wei Great Wall.
Wei State adjoined the strong Qin State on the west, against which it had to build the Great Wall in Weinan, Shannxi. This portion of the Great Wall, known as the Wei Great Wall, is the oldest defense structure in China, and predates the current wall by 140 years.
 Wei Dynasty Great Wall |
 Wei Dynasty Great Wall |
Deserted Great Wall of Wei Dynasty
First-hand investigations based on historical data have finally determined thedirection and scope of the West Wei Great Wall. It starts from the north foot hills of the Mt. Huashan, crosses Hancheng City (in Weinan) and runs northwest along the river. It reaches Suide, Mizhi, Yulin, Shenmu and Fugu in northern Shannxi,and then it enters Inner Mongolia to terminate at Baotou City (in Inner Mongolia).
The grandest segment of the West Wei Great Wall is situated in Longting Village, about six miles south of Hancheng in Shannxi Province. Here the wall is over twelve miles long with the tallest section nearly thirty-three feet high and continue for a distance of 470 yards.
 Wei Dynasty Great Wall |
 Wei Dynasty Great Wall |
In Huayin City, located between Hancheng and Xian, there are over three miles of Great Wall ruins. The largest sector measures 400 yards long and twenty-three feet high. The wall was built by using rammed sandy earth. The former fortress and beacon tower can be vaguely seen. These ruins have helped scholars in their explorations of that era.
Shannxi Great Wall List |
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