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Capitals on the Plain and Mountain; Grapes through the Cold

In Ji’an, two Koguryo city plans show how political geography shifted between plain and mountain. Their walls and surrounding tombs invite close readings of urban design, stonework and the protection of royal graves. In Tonghua’s wine country, Beibinghong emerged from decades of breeding for cold-climate vineyards, while a published mountain-wine specification documents cellar decisions from harvest through fermentation and oak aging. Follow the old city walls and burial stone, then discover the work behind mountain wine.

Two Capitals, Two Terrains

A stone wall runs along a rocky hillside with grasses and shrubs.

A stone wall shown in Ji’an’s municipal tourism feature under its Guonei City wall ruins section; the exact stretch is not identified.

When Guonei and Wandu Shared a Capital System

Two very different city plans, one on the plain and one in the mountains, help explain Koguryo’s changing political geography in Ji’an.

Guonei’s plain-walled plan and Wandu’s palace-centered mountain city explain a changing capital system; the companion tomb story reads a stepped structure through recorded stone counts and chamber placement.

Seven Tiers, More Than a Thousand Stones: Jiangjun Tomb

An archaeological dictionary records the stepped structure, masonry count, and chamber placement of this Ji’an tomb while leaving its owner uncertain.

From a Cold-Hardy Grape to Oak-Aged Wine

Beibinghong: A Grape Bred to Stay Through the Cold

The Beibinghong cultivar connects decades of breeding with the possibility of frozen-on-the-vine fruit in Ji’an’s mountain-grape country.

Beibinghong follows decades of breeding toward a grape suited to severe cold. The separate wine-process account follows the published specification from harvest to fermentation, pressing and oak aging.

Tonghua Mountain-Grape Wine: From Harvest to Oak

A Jilin agriculture reply describes Tonghua-area grape varieties, while a Dongchang District government account records harvest timing, processing within 24 hours and oak ageing.

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A stone wall shown in Ji’an’s municipal tourism feature under its Guonei City wall ruins section; the exact stretch is not identified.Source: Ji’an City People’s Government tourism article; photographer not named. · Rights status unknown Photo source ↗