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'''Jumenbu''' ({{zh|s=拒门堡 |t=拒門堡 |p=jùménbǔ}}), is a [[fortress]] of the [[Ming Great Wall]] [[Shanxi]] Section, located in [[Datong]] city in Shanxi province, [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web |first= |title=晋北6日 |trans-title=North Shanxi on the 6th |url=http://thegreatwall.com.cn/_datacenter/Chan002/Chan001/Col002/200201/3.html |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042023/http://thegreatwall.com.cn/_datacenter/Chan002/Chan001/Col002/200201/3.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=thegreatwall.com |language=zh-Hans}}</ref>

Jumenbu is a fortress for guarding the [[Great Wall of China]], and it is a part of the Great Wall defence system. Jumenbu is situated in a brae 2.5&nbsp;km away from the Great Wall. It was designed to defend against invasion and harry the nomads of [[Mongolia]]. Its original name was Jumengbu, which literally means "Mongol-resistant stronghold", but it was later renamed.

The fortress is not big, and has only a gate on the east with a ''wengcheng'' ([[barbican]] entrance to the fortress) on the east. The wall was built from earth with bricks on the surface.

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