Fortress wanping fortress was built in 1638, during the reign of the imperial Ming Dynasty. The main purpose of the construction of the fortress was to protect Beijing from the rebel Li zichang county. Previously called Guntszi fortress and long time was the center of the city with the same name. In 1937 began the second Sino-Japanese War, which was marked by the fire of the fortress wanping fortress and bridge.

In the mid-20th century in Beijing began construction of the second ring road, so most of the walls of the fortress was destroyed and demolished. A little later it was restored some of its sites.

The walls of the fortress built by the rectangle. The length of the walls is 640 meters. In the fortress, there are two gates, which are located on the east and west. There is also a bridge, located on the west side. Inside the fortress passes the street that leads from one gate to another. It is a museum of the Second Chinese War, as well as various shops selling goods for tourists: souvenirs and postcards. A little further down the street there are well-preserved residential areas, as well as a museum of traditional life and culture of the Chinese population.

A fortress from all sides surrounded by beautiful green parks, which is a lot of different sculptures. Also, sculptures and statues are inside the fortress, such as the sculpture of Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong, who belonged to the Qing Dynasty.

Before the entrance to the bridge Marco Polo fitted with various sculptures in the household and historical themes. For example, a large sculptural work "Got Lion". In 2000 he opened "Sculpture Garden", entirely dedicated to China's military actions against Japan. Area entire garden - 2, 5 hectares, and in its center stands the stele, 15 meters high, with the written text of Jiang Jimin. The garden itself is surrounded by a huge beautiful park, an area of ​​8 hectares.

Along one of the walls of the fortress housed rows of stone drums, carved with lists of Japanese war crimes in the days when there was a war. By 2000 there were about 2700, but the museum administration considered that these barrels take up much space, so much of the barrels had been moved to the park, located nearby. Now such barrels there are only about 500 copies.