Men Tou Gou Yan He Cheng and Enemy Towers

Men Tou Gou Yan He Cheng and Enemy Towers

Men Tou Gou Yan He Cheng and Enemy Towers is a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit in Beijing.

A municipal-level cultural relics protection unit. Originally named “Sancha Village,” it was initiated in the sixth year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty by Vice Censor-in-Chief Zhang Lu. It was named Yan He Cheng (Riverfront City) because it lies north of the Yongding River. The city walls on both the northern and southern sides feature arched water gates. The northern wall is 462 meters long, with corner towers at both ends, atop which stand the Temple of the Horse King, the Temple of the True Martial God, and the Temple of the God of Fire. Between the eastern and western city gates inside the city lies the yamen lane, with Lin Family Lane, Li Family Lane, Wang Family Lane, and the Provincial Surveillance Commission located along the northern side of the street. The city is approximately 500 meters long from east to west and about 250 meters wide from north to south, with a total wall circumference of 1,182.3 meters. The eastern, western, and northern walls are straight, while the southern wall is arc-shaped. The walls were built using strip stones and large pebbles. Brick-and-stone city gates are set into the eastern and western walls, named Wan’an Gate and Yongsheng Gate respectively.

Location

Northwest of Men Tou Gou District, Beijing

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Relics Protection Units in Beijing