Suoyangcheng Fortress

Suoyang City, also called Kuyu, is a ruined Silk Road city in of Province in northwestern China. First established as Ming'an County in 111 BC by Emperor Wu of Han, the city was relocated and rebuilt at the current site in 295 AD by Emperor Hui of the Western Jin dynasty.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Suoyang City, China
  • Also known as: “Site of Suoyang City”, “Suoyang City”, “Suoyang Site”, and “Suoyangcheng Yizhi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ta’er Temple.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Zanhe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ta'er Temple is the modern name of a ruined Buddhist temple outside of the walls of Suoyang City in , , China. It has been tentatively identified with the King Ashoka Temple recorded in historical documents, which was first built in the Northern Zhou dynasty at the latest. is situated 1¼ km east of Suoyangcheng Fortress.

Suoyangcheng Fortress

Latitude
40.24678° or 40° 14′ 48″ north
Longitude
96.20262° or 96° 12′ 9″ east
Open location code
8MGR66W3+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 402164839
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q17029168
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Suoyangcheng Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ciutat de Suoyang”
  • Chinese: “锁阳城遗址”
  • French: “Ville de Suoyang”
  • German: “Suoyangcheng Ruinen”
  • Hebrew: “סוויאנג”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Suoyang”
  • Japanese: “鎖陽城”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad Suoyang”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tower platform viewpoint and Temple ruin.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Historical information sign and start of hike and Map of the walking route.

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