The place where the famous general Yuan Chonghuan once stationed

🏮 Xingcheng Ancient City, one of the four best-preserved ancient cities of the Ming Dynasty in China, is located in the center of the old city area of Xingcheng City, Huludao City, Liaoning Province. Xingcheng Ancient City is a square fortress with four gates in the east, south, west, and north. ⛩️ In the Ming Dynasty, Xingcheng Ancient City was called Ningyuan Weicheng, where the famous general Yuan Chonghuan once stationed. Yuan Chonghuan defeated the two attacks of Nurhaci and Huang Taiji with less than 20,000 troops, which was historically known as the 'Ningyuan Great Victory', one of the classic examples of winning with fewer in Chinese history. 🔔 There is a bell and drum tower in the city center, which is 17.6 meters high and is a double-eave Xieshan Juanpeng top gallery-style tower. There is a huge drum inside the tower, with a diameter of 2.25 meters, which is the largest military drum in Asia, and the big drum is made of a whole cowhide. 🌈 Standing on the bell and drum tower and overlooking Xingcheng, the streets are full of shops, and the hustle and bustle of people coming and going. The distant Shoushan is graceful and charming, and the entire ancient city scenery is in sight.