A PLACE, A STORY / Zunyi
Hailongtun Fortress
Stone fortifications follow a wooded hill above Zunyi. Their remains recall the tusi system of hereditary local rulers.
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Hailongtun’s stone remains belong to more than a military story. The fortress is one of UNESCO’s Tusi Sites, which record a system in which hereditary local rulers governed on behalf of imperial authorities. On the hill, the relationship between terrain and defensive construction becomes easier to imagine. Look at a gateway or stretch of wall, then consider the work of moving and fitting its stones. A small architectural detail can make distant history feel tangible.
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