Baimaguan Fort is a fort in the town of Fanzipai, north of Beijing

Beijing

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 and close to the Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China

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. It was built in the period of Emperor Yongle (1402-1424) of the Ming Dynasty.

The fort consisted of 500 guards and beacon towers and along with Qiangzilu Fort and Gubeikou Fort, these forts were additional defence along China

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's northern front.

Only ruins of the fort remain.