Xinguangwu City

Xinguangwu City

Xinguangwu City is located in Shanyin County, Shanxi Province. It was built in the seventh year of the Hongwu reign during the Ming Dynasty (1374 AD) and rebuilt in the third year of the Wanli reign (1575 AD), covering an irregular area of about three li in circumference. The site of Xinguangwu City has long been a strategic military location. Along and around the Great Wall, numerous fortresses were scattered, and Xinguangwu City is one of them. During the Ming Dynasty, such fortresses served dual purposes: they functioned as agricultural hubs and garrison towns in peacetime, while also mobilizing troops during wartime. In peaceful times, they additionally served economic functions as trading and market hubs.