Located at Pengcheng village in Dapeng Town, Dapengsuo Besieged City was first built at the 27th year of Hongwu of Min Dynasty (1394). It was "the besieged city for the defense of 1,000 households in Dapeng" set up against the Japanese pirates. It is abbreviated to "Dapengsuo Besieged City." Therefore Shenzhen is also called "Pengcheng." It has experienced the wind and rain for over 600 years and it still is. Inside the city the dwellings built at Ming and Qing Dynasty are still well preserved. Dapengsuo Besieged City is the primary focus for the protection of historical relics in Guangdong Province. Dapengsuo Besieged City Museum was established in 1996.
