Yongtai Fortress

Yongtai Fortress
Native name 永泰古城 (Chinese)
Type	Fortress
Location	Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu
Coordinates	37°08′08″N103°50′48″E / 37.13564°N 103.84662°E / 37.13564; 103.84662
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.^{[ when? ] [5] [6] [7]}

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