明代太原府的城防建设

Urban Defense Construction of Taiyuan in Ming Dynasty

城池修筑体现着中国古代的智慧和文明。明代是我国古代筑城的最后一个高潮时期。太原府在明代发生过三次大规模的筑城浪潮,明初明太祖吸取元朝拆毁城墙捣毁城池而难以抵挡义军进攻的教训,采纳朱升"高筑墙"的策略,开始重视城池的修筑,这一时期太原府主要对旧有城池进行了修复;明中期明蒙冲突加剧,筑城也与明蒙冲突紧密相连,贯穿于明蒙交战的始终,太原府各城采取增高城墙、增设瓮城、设置重门等措施提升了城市防御能力;明末农民战争频发,太原府各地纷纷通过城池建设来加强城防,砖砌城池逐渐普及,各种防御设施越来越齐全。纵观整个明代太原府的城池修筑情况,防御的目的贯穿始终。在多次修筑之后,太原府各地城池的城墙越来越坚固,城防设施越来越完善,军事防御功能显著提升。

City building embodies the ancient Chinese wisdom and civilization.The Ming Dynasty was the last climax of our ancient fortification.Taiyuan,the Ming Dynasty had a total of three large-scale fortification of the fortification.At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty,the Emperor Taizu of Ming began to pay attention to the construction of the city,during which the Taiyuan government mainly repaired the old city.Mid-Ming exacerbated Ming-meng conflict,fortification is also closely linked with Mingmeng conflict,Taiyuan increased every city walls,additional Urn,set the heavy doors and other measures to improve the city’s defenses.late Ming Dynasty,peasant wars happened frequently Taiyuan around the city through the construction to strengthen the city defense,brick city gradually popular,a variety of defense facilities more and more complete.Throughout the Ming Dynasty,the construction of Taiyuan,the purpose of defense throughout.After many years of construction,Taiyuan walls around the city more and more solid,more and more perfect urban defense facilities,military defense function significantly improved.