Ruins of Lianchuan Castle

　　  The ruins of Lianchuan Castle are located in Shinan Village, northwest of Chuan Kou Town. They were built by Tufa Wugu, the Grand Chieftain of the Western Xianbei under the Later Liang Dynasty. The remaining city walls and fortress bastions are still extant. The castle is backed by Alagu Mountain, faces the Huangshui River, commands the approach to the Old Crow Gorge on the right, and guards the entrance of Xiangtang Gorge along with the Hao Gate River on the left — a stronghold naturally fortified by strategic terrain.