連城要(yao)塞遺址和友誼關全國重(zhong)點文物保護單位,近現代有(you)代表性的邊關建筑。位于廣西壯族自治區北海市(shi)、防城港市(shi)、寧明縣(xian)(xian)、憑祥市(shi)、龍(long)州縣(xian)(xian)、大(da)新(xin)縣(xian)(xian)、靖西縣(xian)(xian)、那坡(po)縣(xian)(xian)。
明清時代南方邊(bian)(bian)防連(lian)(lian)(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)要塞(sai)(sai)遺址(zhi)自東而西分(fen)布(bu)在北(bei)海(hai)、防城(cheng)(cheng)至崇左、百色一(yi)(yi)線。主要有(you)(you)(you)憑(ping)祥市北(bei)3公里處的大連(lian)(lian)(lian)城(cheng)(cheng),清光緒十(shi)一(yi)(yi)年(nian)(nian)(1885年(nian)(nian))廣西提督蘇(su)元春(chun)(chun)在此設大本營,沿山(shan)脊(ji)山(shan)峰(feng)連(lian)(lian)(lian)續(xu)修(xiu)筑城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、炮(pao)臺,故名(ming)大連(lian)(lian)(lian)城(cheng)(cheng),城(cheng)(cheng)內有(you)(you)(you)練兵(bing)場(chang)(chang)、跑馬場(chang)(chang)、軍事指(zhi)揮部(bu)“白玉洞”,現城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、碉堡尚(shang)存。又(you)有(you)(you)(you)北(bei)海(hai)市鐵(tie)山(shan)港區營盤鎮的珍珠(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng),又(you)名(ming)白龍城(cheng)(cheng),建于明洪武年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(1368-1398年(nian)(nian)),城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)中間(jian)用珍珠(zhu)貝殼摻和(he)黃泥夯筑,故名(ming)珍珠(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)。城(cheng)(cheng)垣(yuan)表(biao)面砌青磚,長(chang)1106米(mi),高6米(mi),東西南北(bei)設門及城(cheng)(cheng)樓,登城(cheng)(cheng)可瞭望全城(cheng)(cheng)和(he)大海(hai)。還有(you)(you)(you)龍州縣(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)西北(bei)5公里將山(shan)上的小連(lian)(lian)(lian)城(cheng)(cheng),也是清光緒十(shi)一(yi)(yi)年(nian)(nian)廣西提督蘇(su)元春(chun)(chun)所建,沿山(shan)巔筑城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)、設炮(pao)臺,山(shan)峰(feng)間(jian)石(shi)墻(qiang)(qiang)(qiang)連(lian)(lian)(lian)環,內有(you)(you)(you)工事、兵(bing)房、火藥(yao)庫。主峰(feng)有(you)(you)(you)德國造大炮(pao)一(yi)(yi)尊,其余山(shan)峰(feng)也有(you)(you)(you)軍事設施。半山(shan)石(shi)洞內保元宮是軍事指(zhi)揮機構所在地,防御體系完整,為戍邊(bian)(bian)險塞(sai)(sai)要地。
著(zhu)名(ming)的邊(bian)關(guan)(guan)(guan)友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)位于憑祥(xiang)市(shi)南(nan)(nan)(nan)大青山與金雞嶺之間,南(nan)(nan)(nan)鄰越南(nan)(nan)(nan),是中越交通咽喉(hou)。與龍州水口關(guan)(guan)(guan)、平而關(guan)(guan)(guan)并稱“南(nan)(nan)(nan)天邊(bian)陲(chui)三(san)關(guan)(guan)(guan)”。初名(ming)雍雞關(guan)(guan)(guan)、雞陵關(guan)(guan)(guan),后有(you)(you)(you)界首關(guan)(guan)(guan)、大南(nan)(nan)(nan)關(guan)(guan)(guan)等(deng)稱。明洪武年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(1368-1398年(nian)(nian)(nian))建關(guan)(guan)(guan),永樂年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(1403-1424年(nian)(nian)(nian))稱鎮夷關(guan)(guan)(guan),清初稱鎮南(nan)(nan)(nan)關(guan)(guan)(guan),1953年(nian)(nian)(nian)改(gai)稱睦南(nan)(nan)(nan)關(guan)(guan)(guan),1964年(nian)(nian)(nian)更今名(ming)。歷史上,1885年(nian)(nian)(nian)愛國將領馮子材率(lv)軍痛殲(jian)入侵法(fa)軍于此。清光緒年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(1875-1908年(nian)(nian)(nian)),廣西(xi)(xi)提督蘇元春又在關(guan)(guan)(guan)兩側山上筑(zhu)炮臺、營壘防守。1965年(nian)(nian)(nian),友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)改(gai)建為(wei)(wei)拱式門和三(san)層關(guan)(guan)(guan)樓(lou)。額(e)書(shu)“友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)”為(wei)(wei)陳毅所書(shu)。此外,友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)西(xi)(xi)側有(you)(you)(you)金雞山炮臺,是中法(fa)戰爭紀念地舊址(zhi)。中法(fa)戰爭后提督蘇元春為(wei)(wei)鞏固(gu)邊(bian)陲(chui),用(yong)石材砌成鎮南(nan)(nan)(nan)、鎮中、鎮北三(san)座(zuo)炮臺,裝炮三(san)尊,炮臺上有(you)(you)(you)指揮所,下(xia)有(you)(you)(you)臥室、彈藥庫、地下(xia)室,并有(you)(you)(you)石墻與友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)樓(lou)相(xiang)連。