Ruins of Yongxie Camp

Ruins of Yongxie Camp

Ruins of Yongxie Camp

The ruins of Yongxie Camp are located on a mountain peak at an elevation of 1501.0m, approximately 500m southeast of the confluence of Baohe Stream and Zhichang Stream in the eastern part of Houzhiugou Scenic Area. It was a military camp built in the third year of the Xianfeng reign during the Qing Dynasty (1853) by a person surnamed Luo.

Historical records show that during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty (1851–1860), people of various ethnic groups in Guizhou rose up in rebellion under the influence of the Taiping Rebellion (for example, Long Zhou Mountain, the leader of the Baiyi people in Balong County of Longli, also took the opportunity to start an uprising). Militia forces were established across Guizhou to assist government troops in defense. Yongxie Camp was one of these defensive installations.

The camp was built atop a mountain top measuring approximately 600m in length and 300m in width, covering an area of about 15 hectares. It is surrounded by cliffs on the east, west, and north sides, with water on the east and west, and only the southern side is relatively gentle, leading to the Lanba Mountain plateau. The terrain is extremely steep and strategic, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

On the site of the camp, remnants of a stone-built wall along the southern line remain, standing 2.5–4m high and 2.5m wide. The top of the wall features preserved structures such as patrol paths, crenellations, and arrow slits. Other remains include a camp stele, a double gate, and a rock fissure spring within the camp that provides clear, sweet water year-round.

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