Wanping Fortress

Wanping Fortress, also known as Wanping Castle, is a Ming Dynasty fortress or "walled city" in Fengtai District, . It was erected in 1638–1640, with the purpose of defending Beijing against Li Zicheng and the peasant uprising.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 54 metres (177 feet)
  • Description: fortress in Fengtai, Beijing, China
  • Also known as
    “Lu-kou-ch’iao”
    “Lugouqiao”
    “Lugouqiao Jiedao”
    “Van’pin”
    “Wan-p’ing-hsien”
    “Wanping City”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wanpingcheng and Dawayao.
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station is a station and the southern terminus on Line 16 of the Beijing Subway. is situated 360 metres southeast of Wanping Fortress.
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is a station on Line 14 of the Beijing Subway. is situated 1½ km northeast of Wanping Fortress.
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station is a station on Line 16 of the Beijing Subway. is situated 2 km east of Wanping Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wanping and Beigong.
Subdistrict, formerly known as Wanpingcheng…
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Town, formerly Changxindian Town, is a town within the Fengtai District of , China.
Subdistrict is a subdistrict located on the north side of Fengtai District, , China. is situated 3 km east of Wanping Fortress.

Wanping Fortress

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Latitude
39.84984° or 39° 50′ 59″ north
Longitude
116.22013° or 116° 13′ 13″ east
Open location code
8PFRR6XC+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 700356064
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1802118
Wiki­data ID
Q1538571

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Wanping Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “卢沟桥”
  • Chinese: “卢沟桥街道”
  • Chinese: “宛平城”
  • French: “forteresse de Wanping”
  • French: “Forteresse de Wanping”
  • German: “Wanping-Festung”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Wanping”
  • Mongolian: “Ваньпин цайз”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wanpingfortet”
  • Norwegian: “Wanpingfortet”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Wanping”
  • Russian: “Ваньпин”
  • Swedish: “Wanping”
  • Ukrainian: “Ваньпін”

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