JUMENBU

'Jumenbu' (), is a fortress of the Ming Great Wall Shanxi Section, located in Datong city in Shanxi province, China.
Jumenbu is a fortress for guarding the Great Wall of China, and it is a part of the Great Wall defence system. Jumenbu is situated in a brae 2.5 km away from the Great Wall. It is designed to defend against invasion and harry the nomads of Mongolia. The original name is Jumengbu, which means a fortress used to resist the Mongolia, and was renamed afterwards.
The fortress is not big, and has only a gate on the east with ''wengcheng'' (barbican entrance to the fortress) on the east. The wall is built from earth with bricks on the surface.

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