太原地区周围分布有数量众多的明清时期堡址,通过文物普查及查阅文献了解到,从其历史功能和用途来讲,明清堡址主要为当时居民用以战争和防匪患为主,随着局势的日趋平稳,民族融合和贸易快速发展,堡址又逐渐成为了集镇和商品的集散地。 Throughout the Taiyuan area, there are numerous sites for the Ming and Qing dynasties. Through the census of cultural relics and access to the literature, it is learned from the historical functions and purposes that the Ming and Qing dynasties were mainly occupied by war and anti-banditry residents. The situation is becoming more and more stable, the national integration and the rapid development of trade, the site has gradually become a market town and commodity distribution center.