Chaling Ancient City Wall


Chaling  Ancient City Wall is located in Qianjin Village, Chengguan Town, Chaling County. The ancient city wall was first built in 1231 during the Southern Song Dynasty. It was repaired dozens of times in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There are 1536 meters of 4 sections of the existing city wall, including 2 city gates (Yingxiang Gate and Yingxun Gate), 1 horse path, 1 moat more than 700 meters along the river , and 1 iron rhinoceros town embankment built in the Song Dynasty. The remaining city-based sites still exist.

Chaling  Ancient City Wall is a must-see place while you travel in Chaling County, as well as one of top ten attractions in Zhuzhou City.

Chaling  Ancient City Wall is a masterpiece of the perfect combination of ancient Chinese military defense and dikes. The ancient city wall is circulated by Mishui River in the south,  east and north. It is Yunyang Mountain to  the western suburbs, which forms a military defense system based on the mountains with the river as the screen. Due to the characteristics of the combination of city and embankment, an embankment system has been formed to protect the city by embankment.

Travel Tips
Address: Chaoshui River, Chaling County, Zhuzhou City
Opening hours: 09: 00-17: 00.
Entrance Fees: CNY 50



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