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(xiang)縣(xian)(xian),再向東北經魯山(shan)縣(xian)(xian)、南召縣(xian)(xian)、葉(xie)縣(xian)(xian),跨過沙(sha)(sha)河直達泌陽縣(xian)(xian),總長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)500多公里(li),是我(wo)國最(zui)早的(de)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)城(cheng)。最(zui)早修筑(zhu)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)城(cheng)的(de)是楚(chu)國。從現存遺址的(de)實(shi)際(ji)情(qing)況看,又較為(wei)復雜,楚(chu)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)城(cheng)并不是單(dan)(dan)一(yi)的(de)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)路(lu),除北面南召至魯兩縣(xian)(xian)間是單(dan)(dan)一(yi)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)路(lu)外(wai),東線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)和西線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)又各有(you)內(nei)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)和外(wai)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian),東西兩線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)形成四條線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)路(lu)。 確(que)定的(de)楚(chu)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)城(cheng)墻體30.51公里(li),被(bei)歷代破壞而消失的(de)楚(chu)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)城(cheng)墻體約25.37公里(li)、山(shan)險81.34公里(li),共計137.22公里(li)。此外(wai),調(diao)查和發(fa)掘(jue)確(que)定了方(fang)城(cheng)縣(xian)(xian)大關(guan)口和泌陽縣(xian)(xian)象(xiang)河關(guan)等楚(chu)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)城(cheng)關(guan)堡2個(ge),葉(xie)縣(xian)(xian)保安鎮前(qian)古城(cheng)、泌陽沙(sha)(sha)河店古城(cheng)、付莊古城(cheng)等位于楚(chu)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)城(cheng)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)上(shang)的(de)城(cheng)址3個(ge)。通過此次調(diao)查,目前(qian)已基本掌握了平頂山(shan)市葉(xie)縣(xian)(xian)、舞(wu)鋼市、南陽市方(fang)城(cheng)縣(xian)(xian)和駐馬店市泌陽縣(xian)(xian)境(jing)內(nei)的(de)楚(chu)長(chang)(chang)(chang)(chang)城(cheng)分布線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)路(lu)。
同(tong)地(di)段的(de)(de)(de)楚(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)特點是(shi)不一樣的(de)(de)(de)。葉縣夏(xia)李鄉高樓山以(yi)東及方城(cheng)(cheng)縣楊樓鄉的(de)(de)(de)楚(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)特點一致(zhi),即以(yi)綿延幾十公里的(de)(de)(de)人工修筑的(de)(de)(de)墻(qiang)體為主。舞鋼境內的(de)(de)(de)楚(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)則是(shi)山險(xian)和(he)扼守山谷的(de)(de)(de)人工修筑的(de)(de)(de)墻(qiang)體相結合,共同(tong)組成(cheng)防御線。泌陽境內的(de)(de)(de)楚(chu)長城(cheng)(cheng)則是(shi)以(yi)山險(xian)為主,以(yi)關(guan)堡或城(cheng)(cheng)址扼守古道、關(guan)口為主的(de)(de)(de)防御形式(shi)。