Introduction to the Zushi Stone Archway: The Zushi Stone Archway is located in the middle section of South Street in the ancient city of Xingcheng. It has two squares, one south and one north. The south is the "Loyalty, Courage and Wisdom" square, commonly known as the "Toudao Arch"; the north is "Dengtan Junlie" square is commonly known as "Erdao archway". The two stone buildings are 85 meters apart. They are both carved from blue granite. They are roughly the same size and both have four pillars, three bays and five floors. The Zushi Stone Square was originally built by Sizong of the Ming Dynasty to encourage the Zushi brothers to loyally defend the territory of Liaodong. However, in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, the Zushi brothers were defeated and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the "Battle of Songshan". This incident became a laughing stock in history. The two stone buildings also lost their luster.

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