Liu'ao old town

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During the Hongwu Emperor reign, a fortress was constructed at the foot of one of the hills of the Liu'ao peninsula, a bit inland from the main business district of today's Liu'ao town. This was part of a concerted program to fight the wokou pirates; other fortresses built at the same time period include Chongwu (in Hui'an County) and Pucheng (in Cangnan County). While little remains of the old Liu'ao fortress, a section of its wall has been restored, and is preserved as a historic site called Liu'ao Old Walled Town (六鳌古城).
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Coordinates:   23°56'3"N   117°44'56"E
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