🏰 Tusi Sites
UNESCO World Heritage fortresses of southwestern China's unique hereditary governance system
📋 Fast Facts
- Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015
- Three primary sites: Hailongtun Fortress (Guizhou), Laosicheng (Hunan), and Tangya (Hubei)
- Tusi system operated from the 13th century to the early 20th century
- Hailongtun built in 1257 during the Southern Song dynasty; destroyed in 1600
The Tusi Sites represent a distinctive system of governance employed across southwestern China's mountainous regions for over six ...