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Native name Chinese language: 永泰古城 | |
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| Type | Fortress |
| Location | Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu |
| Coordinates | 37°08′08″N 103°50′48″E / 37.13564°N 103.84662°E |
| Built | 1608 |
Yongtai Fortress is a village and historical fortress town in Sitan Township, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu, China.[1][2][3] Built in 1608 by the Ming dynasty rulers to defend against attacks from northern minorities, it stationed 2000 infantrymen and 500 cavalry units.[4] The entire fort is enclosed by a rammed earth wall including defensive towers. Due to desertification, the village is now mostly abandoned, dropping from 1500 people in the 1950s, to around 100 today.[5][6][7]
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- ↑ "A Slow Odyssey: The Great Wall of China". United Kingdom: Radio Times. https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/hnf2cv/a-slow-odyssey-the-great-wall-of-china/.
- ↑ "Yongtai village, 400-year-old 'turtle city'[2- Chinadaily.com.cn"]. China: China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2015-03/10/content_19771501_2.htm.
- ↑ "永泰古城：军事要塞的样板城_科学探索_科技时代_新浪网". http://tech.sina.com.cn/d/2010-04-09/15324038954.shtml.
- ↑ "甘肃永泰古城因生态恶化人口锐减变枯城(图)_新闻_腾讯网". https://news.qq.com/a/20131020/000568.htm?pgv_ref=aio2012&ptlang=2052.
- ↑ "永泰古城 | 放完羊，看星星，被大西北戈壁上的这座龟城感动到了！_旅游_央视网(cctv.com)". http://travel.cctv.com/2017/06/14/ARTIp5TAc6MI3XO2FIq5pYM7170614.shtml.
- ↑ "甘肃景泰县：永泰古城最大修复项目完成-新华网". http://www.xinhuanet.com//local/2017-12/15/c_1122117984.htm.
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