Fúshān Qiánsuǒ

Fushan Qiansuo guarded the southern coast of the Shandong peninsula beneath the hills of Fushan. Part of the Ming coastal defences under Aoshan Guard, its thousand-household garrison watched the bays and landing places threatened by maritime raiders. Outlying posts and beacon towers, including those at Maidao and Loushan, extended its watch beyond the walls. Military households settled around the garrison headquarters, giving this stretch of coast a fortified centre of its own.

Established in the closing years of the Hongwu reign, the garrison acquired its completed walled enclosure in 1402. Two main streets crossed within the town, with the commander's offices near their junction and temples among the dwellings. Fushan and Xiongya formed the subordinate coastal strongpoints of Aoshan Guard. Their forts, roads and signal fires tied scattered settlements into a defensive system intended to warn of ships approaching the shore and bring troops to threatened landing places.