The greatest battle of the Mongol invasions between Kublai Khan and the Song Dynasty, known as the Battle of Xiangyang, took place somewhere around here. It was the siege of the largest fortress in the world at that time. The siege lasted for 30 years, with the main battle occurring between 1267 and 1273. Kublai Khan emerged victorious thanks to counterweight trebuchets—the most powerful medieval...
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Read more襄陽古城牆是中國十大古城牆之一 亦是世遺古跡 城牆長7千多米 護城河最寬處250米 三面環水一面靠山 而且外有漢江 所以是自古以來軍事必爭之地 城牆有分日景和晚景兩種不同氛圍 絕對值得到來一遊...
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