Yongtai Fortress

Yongtai Fortress is a village and historical fortress town in Sitan Township, Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu, China.^[1][2][3] Built in 1608 by the Ming dynasty rulers to defend against attacks from northern minorities, it stationed 2000 infantrymen and 500 cavalry units.^[4] The entire fort is enclosed by a rammed earth wall including defensive towers. Due to desertification, the village is now mostly abandoned, dropping from 1500 people in the 1950s, to around 100 today.^[5][6][7]

Yongtai Fortress
Native name 永泰古城 (Chinese)
Type	Fortress
Location	Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu
Coordinates	37.13564°N 103.84662°E / 37.13564; 103.84662
Built	1608