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Bajiao Ancient City - a defensive city pool with no dead ends octagonal ancient city, located on the eastern side of the Ganga grassland. The ancient city broke the convention of square-shaped urban buildings in China and foreign countries, and constructed the city pool according to the "hollow cross shape". Since there are one piers in each of the eight directions protruding outward, the city has 8 corners and 36 faces. The shape, the Tibetan literature called it "Karl Zhongcheng", meaning "" city. Because of its unique architectural structure, when the enemy attacks, one can only enter one person at a time, and can not ride horses. It is a very representative and easy-to-understand city. The local residents said that the city was built in Xixia, and archaeologists consulted the literature that Qizhong City was formed for the Western Han Dynasty.
Posted: Jun 13, 2019
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