介紹
楚長城西起湖北省竹溪縣,跨漢水輾轉至河南的鄧州市,往北經內鄉縣(xian)(xian)(xian),再向東北(bei)經(jing)魯山縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、南召縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、葉縣(xian)(xian)(xian),跨過沙河直達泌(mi)(mi)陽(yang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian),總長(chang)500多公(gong)里,是我國最(zui)早(zao)的(de)長(chang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。最(zui)早(zao)修筑長(chang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)是楚國。從現存(cun)遺(yi)址的(de)實際情況看,又(you)較(jiao)為復(fu)雜,楚長(chang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)并(bing)不是單(dan)一的(de)線路(lu)(lu),除北(bei)面南召至魯兩縣(xian)(xian)(xian)間是單(dan)一線路(lu)(lu)外(wai),東線和西線又(you)各有內線和外(wai)線,東西兩線形成四條線路(lu)(lu)。 確定的(de)楚長(chang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻體30.51公(gong)里,被歷(li)代破壞而(er)消(xiao)失(shi)的(de)楚長(chang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻體約25.37公(gong)里、山險(xian)81.34公(gong)里,共計137.22公(gong)里。此(ci)外(wai),調查(cha)和發(fa)掘確定了方城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)大關(guan)(guan)(guan)口和泌(mi)(mi)陽(yang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)象河關(guan)(guan)(guan)等(deng)楚長(chang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)關(guan)(guan)(guan)堡2個,葉縣(xian)(xian)(xian)保安(an)鎮前古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、泌(mi)(mi)陽(yang)沙河店古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、付(fu)莊(zhuang)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)等(deng)位于楚長(chang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)線上(shang)的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址3個。通過此(ci)次調查(cha),目前已(yi)基本掌握了平(ping)頂山市(shi)(shi)(shi)葉縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、舞鋼市(shi)(shi)(shi)、南陽(yang)市(shi)(shi)(shi)方城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)和駐馬店市(shi)(shi)(shi)泌(mi)(mi)陽(yang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)境內的(de)楚長(chang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)分(fen)布(bu)線路(lu)(lu)。
同(tong)地段的(de)(de)(de)(de)楚長(chang)(chang)(chang)城特點是(shi)不一樣的(de)(de)(de)(de)。葉(xie)縣(xian)夏李鄉高樓山以東及方城縣(xian)楊樓鄉的(de)(de)(de)(de)楚長(chang)(chang)(chang)城特點一致,即以綿延幾十公里的(de)(de)(de)(de)人(ren)工修筑(zhu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)墻(qiang)體為(wei)主。舞鋼境內的(de)(de)(de)(de)楚長(chang)(chang)(chang)城則是(shi)山險和扼(e)守(shou)山谷(gu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)人(ren)工修筑(zhu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)墻(qiang)體相結合,共同(tong)組成防御線。泌陽境內的(de)(de)(de)(de)楚長(chang)(chang)(chang)城則是(shi)以山險為(wei)主,以關堡(bao)或城址扼(e)守(shou)古道、關口為(wei)主的(de)(de)(de)(de)防御形式。