Miaojiang Great Wall

The Miaojiang Great Wall (or Southern Great Wall) is a series of fortifications in Southern China. It is located in the present-day Xiangxi Autonomous Region of Tujia and Miao in the western province of Hunan, China. It is a 190-kilometre (120-mile) wall, the largest part of which is in Fenghuang County.[1] It was built in 1554 during the Ming Dynasty to protect against the minorities in Southern China[2] and was completed in 1662. The wall is 3 metres (9 feet 10 inches) high and 2 metres (6 feet 7 inches) wide.

References
  1. http://www.enghunan.gov.cn/hneng/Tourism/TourHunan/xiangxi_1/TouristAttractions_13/201507/t20150724_1806800.html
  2. http://lsc.chineselegalculture.org/Documents/Project_outcome?ID=4
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