Ganzhou Ancient City Wall, A Millennium of Resilience and Elegance

50 meters north of Bajing Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province

I often go to the ancient city wall in Ganzhou on weekends with friends

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Introduction

The ancient city wall of Ganzhou is a long-standing brick city wall with an important flood control function today. It is the only preserved brick city wall from the Song Dynasty. Its origin can be traced back to the end of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, it was a soil city wall, which was later changed into a brick wall by the governor of Beisong, Kong Zonghan. Other city walls in places such as Xi'an, Nanjing, Jingzhou, and Shouxian in Anhui were built after the Ming Dynasty, whereas Ganzhou's city wall underwent repairs for more than 900 years during the Southern Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, and Republican periods, with a circumference of 13 huamis and complete facilities, including city gates such as Xijin Gate, Zhennan Gate, Baisheng Gate, Jianchun Gate, and Yongjin Gate. In addition, in response to the Taiping Rebellion's attack on the city, Ganzhou also built five cannon towers, including Dongmen, Xiaonanmen, Dananmen, Xijinmen, and Bajingtai, at the main transportation intersections. The entire city wall was extremely strong and was known as the "Iron City of Ganzhou." Currently, Ganzhou still retains four city gates and six cannon towers, including the Beimen, Xijinmen, Jianchunmen, and Yongjinmen gates, as well as the Bajingtai and Xijinmen cannon towers, which have become popular tourist attractions for sightseeing while also playing an important role in local flood control. Every year, the Ganzhou municipal government allocates special funds to maintain the ancient city wall.

Address

50 meters north of Bajing Road, Zhanggong District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province

Opening hours

All day (Monday-Sunday, January 1st-December 31st)