The real name of gate tower of north gate The brightness of the wall ,Because in the north of lying in the ancient city, are commonly called as the gate tower of north gate.
The gate tower of north gate was established in the Ming Dynasty. Phoenix s ancient city yuan, it is the seat of local government of department of commanding officer of Wuzhai when being bright, have soil cities. Move from rough male genital the intersection of town and pole join on garrison duty herein, on the 35th year of Jiajing (1556 year) Jiajing Year of Ming Dynasty Reconstruct the soil city into the brick city, open four gates, each cover with the floor.
To Qing Dynasty, military status of ancient city show important day, set up the intersection of phoenix and Room, the intersection of town and the intersection of pole and the intersection of town and the intersection of time and the intersection of Yuan and the intersection of Yongjing and soldier, prepare against, say seat of local government in here successively, the construction of the ancient city is enhanced too.
The 54th year of Kangxi ( 1715) Then reconstruct the brick city into Shicheng, is named on door of brightness of the wall in the north gate ,Been keeping it so far all the time.
The gate tower of north gate adopts local red sand strip stone to build and build, exquisite in workmanship, bore smartly thinly and chisel. The city gate presents half moon to join, there are two iron sheet parcels. The button head big piton rivets the gate thereto densely. The gate tower is built by laying bricks or stones with the blue brick, the hiproof of layers of eaves, fighting timber structure is worn, the stone seat roll is carried. Gate tower foreign one side shoot two of eyes, every the intersection of layer and 4, can control, defend 180 range of level outside the city gate.
The gate tower of north gate links with city wall between the gate towers of east gate, have faced limpid small bay in a river and river ago, there is function of military defense, the function that also a city prevents flood, form a firm protective screen of ancient city, the flames of war although several times is still towering tower in the small bay in a river and rivers bank, praised highly by movie & TV classic, several dozen movies and television plays such as suppressing bandits and writing in western Hunan , suppressing bandits and writing in dark Longshan , border town , blood drum are shot here already.