From hinterland granary fort to frontier mountain fortress: Initiation, construction, and expansion of the Diaoyucheng Fortress, Hechuan, China, in the wars during 1125-1279  

作　　者：Wen Huang Jiang Feng 

机构地区：[1]School of Architecture,South China University of Technology,Guangzhou 510641 China [2]Department of Architecture and Design,Politecnico di Torino,Turin 10125,Italy [3]State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building and Urban Science,South China University of Technology,Guangzhou 510641,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of Architectural Research》2025年第1期1-19,共19页建筑学研究前沿(英文版)

基　　金：supported by China Scholarship Council,China,under Grant No.202206150002;by South China University of Technology,China,under Grant No.D623206016。

摘　　要：The Southern Song planned and constructed the Diaoyucheng Fortress at Hezhou ofthe Sichuan Theatre, during the 13th century. This fortress became famous for its 36-yearresistance against the Mongols and the death of Mo¨ngke Khan in 1259. Based on historical documents and data from re-analysis of archaeological report and field survey, this study exploresits initiation, construction and transition, to build a coherent narrative for its transformationfrom a hinterland transport hub during the Song-Jin War (1125-1234) to a frontier strongholdduring the Song-Mongol War (1235-1279), which experiences the establishment of ZhuanbanGranary in the 1130s, the construction of Xinyuguan Fort in the 1160s-1170s, the transformation into a refuge in 1240, and the expansion into the Diaoyucheng Fortress in 1243e1279. Bycombining spatial analysis with military history, this study discusses how the peninsular site,the “dustpan” form, and the fort cluster were formed under the influence of military strategies in different war periods and the topography in Sichuan. With the comparisons with the fortifications across Eurasia around the same period, this study illustrates this fortress epitomizesthe development of knowledge system for fortification design in ancient China, especially theriver defense fortress taking advantage of topography and navy.

关 键 词：The Diaoyucheng Fortress Logistical system River defense system Mountain fortress “Dustpan”form Paradigm 

分 类 号：F42[经济管理—产业经济]