Lishui Chuzhou City Wall Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

The city wall of Chuzhou Prefecture has a long history, with a clear year of construction, a layout with distinctive characteristics of a mountainous city, and scientific and reasonable masonry technology. It is a physical example for studying the development history of ancient Chinese city walls and the layout of ancient cities, and has important historical, scientific, and artistic values. The city wall of Chuzhou Prefecture was built in the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (AD 589) and has a history of more than 1,400 years. Located in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, Lishui was called Chuzhou in ancient times. In the 27th year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty (1290), half of the old site was cut off and a new one was built. Six gates were built: Wangjing, Yanquan, Xingchun, Nanming, Kuocang and Tonghui. In the 42nd year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1563), the prefect Zhang Da It was rebuilt and added in Shao, using bricks and stones. Later, it was rebuilt and added many times during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, Kangxi period and Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.

Attractions distribution:

The main attractions of Chuzhoufu City Wall include the city wall, Nanming Gate, Chuzhoufu City Map, etc.

Scenic spot qualifications:

Provincial cultural relics protection unit

Scenic spot features:

Photography, city wall, city gate, urn, city wall