連(lian)城要塞遺址和友誼關(guan)全國重點文物保護單位,近現代有代表性的邊(bian)關(guan)建筑。位于廣西壯族自(zi)治區北海(hai)市、防城港(gang)市、寧(ning)明(ming)縣(xian)、憑祥市、龍州縣(xian)、大(da)新縣(xian)、靖西縣(xian)、那(nei)坡縣(xian)。
明(ming)清(qing)時(shi)代南(nan)方邊防(fang)(fang)連(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)要塞遺(yi)址自東而(er)西(xi)分布在北(bei)海(hai)(hai)、防(fang)(fang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)至崇左、百(bai)色一線(xian)。主要有(you)(you)憑祥市北(bei)3公(gong)里處的大連(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),清(qing)光緒(xu)(xu)十(shi)一年(1885年)廣西(xi)提督(du)(du)蘇元春(chun)在此設(she)大本營(ying),沿(yan)山(shan)脊山(shan)峰(feng)連(lian)續修筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)、炮臺,故名大連(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內有(you)(you)練兵場、跑馬場、軍事指揮部“白玉洞”,現城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)、碉堡尚(shang)存。又(you)有(you)(you)北(bei)海(hai)(hai)市鐵山(shan)港區(qu)營(ying)盤鎮的珍(zhen)珠城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),又(you)名白龍城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),建于明(ming)洪武年間(1368-1398年),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)中間用珍(zhen)珠貝殼(ke)摻和黃泥夯(hang)筑,故名珍(zhen)珠城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垣表面(mian)砌青磚,長1106米,高6米,東西(xi)南(nan)北(bei)設(she)門及城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓,登城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)可瞭(liao)望(wang)全城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和大海(hai)(hai)。還有(you)(you)龍州縣(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)北(bei)5公(gong)里將山(shan)上的小(xiao)連(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),也是清(qing)光緒(xu)(xu)十(shi)一年廣西(xi)提督(du)(du)蘇元春(chun)所(suo)建,沿(yan)山(shan)巔筑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)、設(she)炮臺,山(shan)峰(feng)間石墻(qiang)連(lian)環(huan),內有(you)(you)工事、兵房、火藥(yao)庫(ku)。主峰(feng)有(you)(you)德(de)國造(zao)大炮一尊,其余(yu)山(shan)峰(feng)也有(you)(you)軍事設(she)施。半山(shan)石洞內保元宮是軍事指揮機構所(suo)在地(di)(di),防(fang)(fang)御體系完整(zheng),為戍邊險塞要地(di)(di)。
著(zhu)名的(de)邊(bian)關(guan)(guan)(guan)友誼關(guan)(guan)(guan)位于(yu)憑祥市南大(da)青山(shan)(shan)與金(jin)雞嶺之(zhi)間(jian)(jian),南鄰越(yue)南,是中(zhong)越(yue)交通(tong)咽(yan)喉(hou)。與龍州水口關(guan)(guan)(guan)、平而關(guan)(guan)(guan)并稱(cheng)(cheng)“南天邊(bian)陲(chui)三(san)關(guan)(guan)(guan)”。初名雍雞關(guan)(guan)(guan)、雞陵關(guan)(guan)(guan),后有(you)界(jie)首(shou)關(guan)(guan)(guan)、大(da)南關(guan)(guan)(guan)等稱(cheng)(cheng)。明洪武年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(jian)(1368-1398年(nian)(nian))建關(guan)(guan)(guan),永樂年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(jian)(1403-1424年(nian)(nian))稱(cheng)(cheng)鎮夷(yi)關(guan)(guan)(guan),清初稱(cheng)(cheng)鎮南關(guan)(guan)(guan),1953年(nian)(nian)改稱(cheng)(cheng)睦南關(guan)(guan)(guan),1964年(nian)(nian)更今名。歷史上,1885年(nian)(nian)愛(ai)國將領馮子材(cai)率軍(jun)痛殲入侵法(fa)軍(jun)于(yu)此。清光緒年(nian)(nian)間(jian)(jian)(1875-1908年(nian)(nian)),廣(guang)西(xi)提(ti)督蘇元春又在關(guan)(guan)(guan)兩(liang)側山(shan)(shan)上筑炮(pao)(pao)臺、營壘防守(shou)。1965年(nian)(nian),友誼關(guan)(guan)(guan)改建為拱式門和三(san)層(ceng)關(guan)(guan)(guan)樓(lou)(lou)。額(e)書(shu)“友誼關(guan)(guan)(guan)”為陳毅所書(shu)。此外,友誼關(guan)(guan)(guan)西(xi)側有(you)金(jin)雞山(shan)(shan)炮(pao)(pao)臺,是中(zhong)法(fa)戰(zhan)爭紀念地舊址。中(zhong)法(fa)戰(zhan)爭后提(ti)督蘇元春為鞏固邊(bian)陲(chui),用石(shi)材(cai)砌成鎮南、鎮中(zhong)、鎮北三(san)座炮(pao)(pao)臺,裝炮(pao)(pao)三(san)尊,炮(pao)(pao)臺上有(you)指揮(hui)所,下(xia)有(you)臥室、彈藥庫、地下(xia)室,并有(you)石(shi)墻(qiang)與友誼關(guan)(guan)(guan)樓(lou)(lou)相連(lian)。