Yanmen Kang`s Ancient Castle
　　Yanmen Kang`s Ancient Castle has a history of over 600 years ago, the ancient their covers an area of more than 30 acres, 78 the total number of households and total population of 398 people. Has four doors, has built-in wooden five layer 2, 3, strewn at random have send, are connected, the whole castle on landscape, different groups, to shape the image of space and the settlement landscape; ZhangYang the simple truth, unique skills, exuberant spirit of personality and emotion, is most representative of the han nationality in xiangxi area ancient village, castle style.
　　Yanmen Kang`s Ancient Castle was built up to the mountain, red sandstone stone wall is oval shape for land, made up of a castle in the wall, clay brick wall, closed their perimeter defense. Their central wind volcano in a horsehead walls compound as the core to the surrounding radiation, conversion of yard, not stick to each other, but there is no lack of again the traditional axis, the orientation, enclosing the idea. Roadway network, close illicit close space to build settlements internal skeleton, the craftsmanship of the door, window, railings, frontal fang, supports the arch, flower opposite sides-to hold the and so on, through the relief, valuable.such handiwork, characterization techniques such as the ornament in eye-catching, daylighting, ventilated wait for place, all reflect the craftsman superb techniques. The whole Ancient Castle on landscape, different groups of shaping the image of space and the settlement landscape.
　　Yanmen Kang`s Ancient Castle with xiangxi scenic wall series military remains an important archaeological value. Pu, is southwest traffic arteries in history, geography position is very special and important. Ming dynasty, dynasty court suppression of xiangxi drum at all costs, successively Yu Hongwu first year (AD 1368) to wanli twenty-four years (AD 1606), in the town of drum set up stream object, five village, 18 posts, HuGuang guarding company commanders in the provincial capital, the town of rod in joining 1 person, 1 Fielding, stationed troops of more than 6000 people, formed the Ming dynasty in xiangxi drum encircling control. Yanmen Ancient Castle is also the history of this pattern. Because of the war is frequent, the integral design of the Yanmen Ancient Castle and residence architectural style embodies the features to adapt to the war, mesh narrow roadway, ghosn gable, populated when observing, multiple doorways, both monomer and the whole show should be closed to each other, become the xiangxi scenic wall series military remains another representative.
　　In Ming qing dynasty, door began to build a brick housing structure, and beside the house built granaries.
When the qing dynasty, Kang Zuxi built a brick structure house. Next to have a civil structure of the grain, on the topic "valley product such as towns". There is a basement for hidden treasure. The county too ye give flat piece, on the topic "push and people".
　　In 1946, rock village door long due to the landlord's house a fire, fire, brick and wood of the burnt down CunDong between a total of about thirty.
　　In 1950s in Xiangxi, the people's liberation army stationed in rock on the ancient door leaves some however. On the top of the mountain of the village northwest dig trenches, with the headquarters in wartime.
In 1960s,during the cultural revolution of "breaking capitalism", red guards force it will come to home Kang Qiwu Kang Zuxi house built on fu lu shou samsung reliefs stripped. Kang Qiwu quietly beautiful window will be removed.
　　In 1970s, the beautiful window installation Kang Qi military commanders. Due to the village to the task force, hide and beautiful window will be removed.
　　After 1980s, Kang Qiwu installed the beautiful window again.
　　In October 2008, LuXi county cultural relics survey teams in the third national cultural relics census found the Yanmen Ancient Castle.
　　In November 2008, LuXi county people's government listed Yanmen Ancient Castle as a county-level units to be protected.
　　on December 20, 2008, Hunan Discovery trip came to the Yanmen to interview and reported it on the relevant medias.