Miaojiang Great Wall
Coordinates: 27°56′00″N 109°27′48″E / 27.9333°N 109.4634418°E The Miaojiang Great Wall (or Southern Great Wall) is a series of fortifications in Southern China. It is located in the present-day Xiangxi Autonomous Region of Tujia and Miao in the western province of Hunan, China. It is a 190-kilometre (120-mile) wall, the largest part of which is in Fenghuang County. It was built in 1554 during the Ming Dynasty to protect against the minorities in Southern China and was completed in 1662. The wall is 3 metres (9 feet 10 inches) high and 2 metres (6 feet 7 inches) wide.
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