Chéngshān

Chengshan projects into the sea at the eastern end of the Shandong peninsula. Its headland has long been associated with imperial journeys and ceremonies facing the rising sun. In the late fourteenth century the Ming established Chengshan Garrison to guard this exposed coast against maritime raiders. Soldiers and their households settled behind the fortifications, making the garrison part of the chain of coastal defences. Its position gave it a view over the waters and approaches around the end of the peninsula.