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(xiang)東(dong)北經魯山(shan)(shan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、南召(zhao)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、葉縣(xian)(xian)(xian),跨過(guo)沙河直達(da)泌陽(yang)(yang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian),總長500多(duo)公里(li)(li),是(shi)我國最(zui)早的長城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。最(zui)早修筑長城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的是(shi)楚(chu)(chu)國。從現(xian)存遺址的實際情況(kuang)看(kan),又較為復雜,楚(chu)(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)并(bing)不是(shi)單(dan)一的線(xian)路(lu),除北面南召(zhao)至魯兩(liang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)間(jian)是(shi)單(dan)一線(xian)路(lu)外(wai),東(dong)線(xian)和(he)(he)西線(xian)又各(ge)有內線(xian)和(he)(he)外(wai)線(xian),東(dong)西兩(liang)線(xian)形成四條(tiao)線(xian)路(lu)。 確定的楚(chu)(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)體(ti)30.51公里(li)(li),被歷代破壞而消失的楚(chu)(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)體(ti)約(yue)25.37公里(li)(li)、山(shan)(shan)險81.34公里(li)(li),共計(ji)137.22公里(li)(li)。此(ci)外(wai),調查(cha)和(he)(he)發掘確定了方城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)大(da)關口和(he)(he)泌陽(yang)(yang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)象河關等楚(chu)(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)關堡2個(ge),葉縣(xian)(xian)(xian)保安鎮前(qian)古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、泌陽(yang)(yang)沙河店古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)、付莊古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)等位于楚(chu)(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)線(xian)上(shang)的城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)址3個(ge)。通過(guo)此(ci)次調查(cha),目前(qian)已基本掌(zhang)握了平(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)市葉縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、舞鋼市、南陽(yang)(yang)市方城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)和(he)(he)駐馬店市泌陽(yang)(yang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)境內的楚(chu)(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)分(fen)布線(xian)路(lu)。
同地段的(de)楚(chu)長城特(te)點是(shi)不一(yi)樣的(de)。葉(xie)縣夏李鄉高樓(lou)(lou)山(shan)以(yi)東及方城縣楊樓(lou)(lou)鄉的(de)楚(chu)長城特(te)點一(yi)致,即(ji)以(yi)綿延幾十(shi)公里的(de)人工(gong)修筑的(de)墻體為(wei)主(zhu)。舞鋼境內(nei)的(de)楚(chu)長城則是(shi)山(shan)險(xian)和扼守山(shan)谷(gu)的(de)人工(gong)修筑的(de)墻體相結合(he),共同組成防御線。泌陽境內(nei)的(de)楚(chu)長城則是(shi)以(yi)山(shan)險(xian)為(wei)主(zhu),以(yi)關堡(bao)或城址扼守古道(dao)、關口為(wei)主(zhu)的(de)防御形式(shi)。