Jun 182008
One of the main features of Qingshanguan is the watergate located east of the fortress town and used as the main entrance today.
Presumably the gate used to have a one ton bronze floodgate. It could be closed to store water and opened to wash away any invading troops.
It is believed that the bronze gate was washed away in a flood in the 13th year of the Qing Emperor Guangxu (1871 – 1908).
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