Sanjiao Ruins

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Also known as

西海郡故城遗址

City

Zhangye

Coordinates

37.9986431, 100.7612934

About Sanjiao Ruins

The ancient city site of Xihai County, commonly known as the Triangle City, is located about 1 km west of Haiyan County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. It is located in the northeast of Qinghai Lake and the Jinyintan grassland on the south bank of Huangshui River. It is the site of a large-scale Han Dynasty (1st century) city in the Huangshui River basin. The city site is square in plan, covering an area of about 300,000 square meters. The city walls are rammed. The east wall is 621 meters long, the south wall is 602 meters long, the west wall is 593 meters long, and the north wall is 622 meters long. The highest remaining height is about 4 meters. There are four existing gates in the east, west, south and north.

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