Anshan Post Fort

Anshan Post Fort

Anshan Post Fort is a cultural relic protection unit of Liaoning Province.

Anshan Post Fort, also known as "Anshan City," is located in Dong’anshan Town, Qianshan District, in the southern suburbs of Anshan City, Liaoning Province. It is the best-preserved Ming Dynasty ancient city within the current urban area of Anshan. Situated between East and West Anshan Mountains, it gets its name from the mountain’s horseshoe-like shape. As an auxiliary structure of the Ming Dynasty Liaodong Great Wall, the fort is a trapezoidal-shaped castle and is designated as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. Administered under the Dingliao Qianwei military division, it was established in 1387 (the 20th year of the Hongwu reign in the Ming Dynasty), and was rebuilt in 1578 (the 6th year of the Wanli reign), when it was reconstructed with brick walls. Initially functioning as a relay station, the post was bustling with carts and horses and thrived with merchants. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was a strategic military stronghold and a key transportation hub. After the development of railways in the late Qing Dynasty, the post station lost its function and gradually became a mountain village. It is now called "Anshan City." The stone plaque inscribed with "Anshan Post Fort" on the southwest gate was added during the 1986 renovation, bearing the calligraphy of the renowned artist Wen Tongchun. Anshan Post Fort is one of the few well-preserved Ming Dynasty military fortress structures still existing in Liaoning Province and serves as important physical evidence for the study of local history in Northeast China during the Ming and Qing periods. It was designated as a municipal-level key cultural relic protection unit by the Anshan Municipal People's Government in 1962, and as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit by the Liaoning Provincial People's Government in 2003. Anshan Post Fort is an iconic architectural landmark of Anshan with significant historical value.

Protected area: within the city wall and within 5 meters outside the outer base of the city wall.

Construction control zone: a Category II construction control zone within 45 meters outside the protected area, and a Category III construction control zone within 15 meters outside the Category II control zone.

Further reading:

· Sixth Batch of Liaoning Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units