簡介
蔚州(zhou)古城(cheng)墻古時非常有名,《萬歷野獲(huo)錄》記載“蔚州(zhou)城(cheng)墻,相傳李(li)克(ke)用所筑,無論(lun)精堅(jian),其(qi)甃石光澤(ze)可以照(zhao)面(mian),赫連之統萬城(cheng)不足道也”,今看到的城(cheng)墻是明朝修建的。
蔚州古城始建于(yu)北周大象二(er)年(nian)(nian),現存城墻(qiang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)明洪武十(shi)年(nian)(nian)重修,周七里十(shi)三(san)步(3800米(mi),注:明承唐制(zhi),一(yi)里為(wei)(wei)(wei)540米(mi)),高(gao)(gao)三(san)丈(zhang)五(wu)尺(11.5米(mi)),下寬四丈(zhang)(13.3米(mi)),上寬二(er)丈(zhang)五(wu)尺(8.3米(mi)),堞高(gao)(gao)六(liu)尺(2米(mi))。城門(men)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)三(san)座(zuo),角(jiao)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)四座(zuo),敵樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)二(er)十(shi)四座(zuo),各五(wu)間高(gao)(gao)三(san)層,垛口一(yi)千一(yi)百余(yu)。東門(men)為(wei)(wei)(wei)安定門(men),樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)為(wei)(wei)(wei)景陽樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou),南門(men)為(wei)(wei)(wei)景仙(xian)門(men),樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)為(wei)(wei)(wei)萬(wan)山(shan)樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou),西門(men)為(wei)(wei)(wei)清(qing)遠門(men),樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)為(wei)(wei)(wei)廣運樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou),三(san)門(men)外均建有高(gao)(gao)大雄壯(zhuang)的(de)甕城、月城,月城上樓(lou)(lou)(lou)(lou)三(san)座(zuo),各一(yi)間二(er)層。
東關(guan)城周(zhou)長二(er)(er)里二(er)(er)百(bai)一十(shi)步(1400米),門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)四(si)(si),東門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)為(wei)(wei)東作門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men),西門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)為(wei)(wei)永(yong)寧(ning)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)。南(nan)關(guan)城周(zhou)三(san)里二(er)(er)百(bai)七十(shi)步(1700米),門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)四(si)(si),東門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)為(wei)(wei)平安(an)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men),南(nan)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)為(wei)(wei)明庶門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men),北門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)為(wei)(wei)永(yong)昌(chang)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)。西關(guan)城周(zhou)長一里三(san)百(bai)三(san)十(shi)四(si)(si)步(1000米),門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)四(si)(si),東門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)為(wei)(wei)永(yong)安(an)門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)”,北門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)為(wei)(wei)鎮朔門(men)(men)(men)(men)(men)。
歷史背景
蔚縣(xian)(xian)歷(li)史源遠(yuan)流長,古稱蔚州(zhou),又(you)名(ming)(ming)蘿川,是(shi)(shi)古“燕云十六(liu)州(zhou)”之(zhi)一(yi)。蔚縣(xian)(xian)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)始建于(yu)北(bei)(bei)周大象(xiang)二年(nian),因古代(dai)(dai)蔚縣(xian)(xian)均屬(shu)于(yu)和北(bei)(bei)方少(shao)數名(ming)(ming)族爭取接壤的(de)(de)(de)地(di)段(duan),經多次戰亂,因此城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)歷(li)經多年(nian)毀(hui)建,至明代(dai)(dai),因為(wei)抵(di)(di)御(yu)北(bei)(bei)方少(shao)數民族政權,于(yu)明代(dai)(dai)洪武十年(nian)重修(xiu)的(de)(de)(de)蔚縣(xian)(xian)縣(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),將城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)大修(xiu),今所見(jian)的(de)(de)(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)即為(wei)明代(dai)(dai)遺存,蔚縣(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)是(shi)(shi)國內現存城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址(zhi)中(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)座不是(shi)(shi)方圓(yuan)建制的(de)(de)(de),而是(shi)(shi)依地(di)勢建造(zao)的(de)(de)(de)不規則城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),并且(qie)一(yi)反古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)四門或(huo)九門的(de)(de)(de)建制,而是(shi)(shi)在(zai)北(bei)(bei)方不建城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,這(zhe)是(shi)(shi)為(wei)了抵(di)(di)御(yu)北(bei)(bei)方少(shao)數政權入侵,以便預(yu)留更(geng)多的(de)(de)(de)抵(di)(di)御(yu)時間所建,為(wei)其他地(di)區古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)所罕見(jian)之(zhi)處(chu),是(shi)(shi)京西保存為(wei)完整的(de)(de)(de)、形制為(wei)特殊的(de)(de)(de)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。