連(lian)城要塞遺址和友(you)誼關全國重點文物保護單(dan)位(wei),近(jin)現代有代表性的邊關建筑。位(wei)于廣(guang)西壯族自治區北海市(shi)(shi)、防城港市(shi)(shi)、寧明縣、憑祥市(shi)(shi)、龍(long)州縣、大新縣、靖西縣、那坡縣。
明清(qing)時代南(nan)方邊(bian)防連城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)要塞(sai)遺(yi)址(zhi)自東(dong)而(er)西(xi)分布在北(bei)海、防城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)至崇(chong)左、百色一(yi)(yi)線。主(zhu)要有憑(ping)祥市北(bei)3公里處的大(da)連城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),清(qing)光緒(xu)十一(yi)(yi)年(nian)(1885年(nian))廣西(xi)提(ti)督蘇元(yuan)春在此設(she)大(da)本營,沿山脊(ji)山峰(feng)連續修(xiu)筑(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻、炮臺,故名大(da)連城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內有練兵場、跑馬場、軍(jun)事指揮部(bu)“白玉洞”,現城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻、碉堡尚存。又(you)(you)有北(bei)海市鐵山港區營盤鎮的珍珠城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),又(you)(you)名白龍城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),建于明洪武年(nian)間(jian)(1368-1398年(nian)),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻中間(jian)用珍珠貝(bei)殼摻和黃泥夯(hang)筑(zhu),故名珍珠城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣表面砌青磚,長1106米,高6米,東(dong)西(xi)南(nan)北(bei)設(she)門及(ji)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓(lou),登(deng)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)可瞭望(wang)全(quan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和大(da)海。還有龍州縣城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)北(bei)5公里將(jiang)山上的小連城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),也(ye)是清(qing)光緒(xu)十一(yi)(yi)年(nian)廣西(xi)提(ti)督蘇元(yuan)春所(suo)建,沿山巔筑(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻、設(she)炮臺,山峰(feng)間(jian)石(shi)墻連環,內有工事、兵房、火藥庫。主(zhu)峰(feng)有德國造大(da)炮一(yi)(yi)尊(zun),其余(yu)山峰(feng)也(ye)有軍(jun)事設(she)施。半山石(shi)洞內保(bao)元(yuan)宮是軍(jun)事指揮機構所(suo)在地,防御體系完整,為(wei)戍(shu)邊(bian)險塞(sai)要地。
著名的邊關(guan)(guan)(guan)友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)位于憑祥市(shi)南(nan)(nan)大青(qing)山(shan)與金(jin)雞(ji)嶺之間,南(nan)(nan)鄰越(yue)南(nan)(nan),是中(zhong)越(yue)交通咽喉。與龍州水口(kou)關(guan)(guan)(guan)、平(ping)而關(guan)(guan)(guan)并(bing)稱(cheng)(cheng)“南(nan)(nan)天(tian)邊陲三(san)關(guan)(guan)(guan)”。初名雍(yong)雞(ji)關(guan)(guan)(guan)、雞(ji)陵關(guan)(guan)(guan),后有界首關(guan)(guan)(guan)、大南(nan)(nan)關(guan)(guan)(guan)等稱(cheng)(cheng)。明洪武(wu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(1368-1398年(nian)(nian)(nian))建關(guan)(guan)(guan),永(yong)樂年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(1403-1424年(nian)(nian)(nian))稱(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen)夷關(guan)(guan)(guan),清初稱(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen)南(nan)(nan)關(guan)(guan)(guan),1953年(nian)(nian)(nian)改稱(cheng)(cheng)睦南(nan)(nan)關(guan)(guan)(guan),1964年(nian)(nian)(nian)更今(jin)名。歷史上(shang)(shang),1885年(nian)(nian)(nian)愛國將(jiang)領馮子材(cai)(cai)率軍痛殲入侵(qin)法(fa)(fa)軍于此。清光緒(xu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)間(1875-1908年(nian)(nian)(nian)),廣西提督(du)蘇元春(chun)(chun)又在關(guan)(guan)(guan)兩側山(shan)上(shang)(shang)筑(zhu)炮(pao)(pao)臺、營壘防守(shou)。1965年(nian)(nian)(nian),友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)改建為(wei)拱式(shi)門和三(san)層關(guan)(guan)(guan)樓。額書“友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)”為(wei)陳毅所書。此外(wai),友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)西側有金(jin)雞(ji)山(shan)炮(pao)(pao)臺,是中(zhong)法(fa)(fa)戰(zhan)爭(zheng)紀念地舊址。中(zhong)法(fa)(fa)戰(zhan)爭(zheng)后提督(du)蘇元春(chun)(chun)為(wei)鞏(gong)固邊陲,用石材(cai)(cai)砌成鎮(zhen)南(nan)(nan)、鎮(zhen)中(zhong)、鎮(zhen)北(bei)三(san)座炮(pao)(pao)臺,裝炮(pao)(pao)三(san)尊,炮(pao)(pao)臺上(shang)(shang)有指揮(hui)所,下(xia)有臥室(shi)(shi)、彈藥庫、地下(xia)室(shi)(shi),并(bing)有石墻與友(you)誼(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan)樓相連。