Luotuo Fortress

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Also known as

建康古城

City

Zhangye

Coordinates

39.3495463, 99.5687908

About Luotuo Fortress

The ancient city of Jiankang, also known as the Camel City, and its foreign name is The ancient city of Jiankang, is an ancient city ruins from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It is located 20 kilometers southwest of Gaotai County, Gansu Province, with a total area of 300,000 square meters. It is the largest ancient city ruins from the Han and Tang Dynasties in Hexi. The city was built in the fourth year of Guanghe (181) of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was originally the county seat of Biao County, and was later relocated and rebuilt. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was upgraded to Jiankang County, and became the birthplace and capital of the Northern Liang regime in 397 AD. Juqu Mengxun, the king of Northern Liang, built additional city defenses in 417 AD. The Tang Dynasty established the Kangjun Army, but it was later abandoned in the first year of Guangde (763).

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