Photos of Haizhou Ancient City

The ancient city was built in the 11th year of Emperor Wu's Tianjian in the Liang Dynasty and the 16th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. It was built with a city wall, with a total length of nine miles and 130 steps, a height of 2.5 feet, and four gates. It is located in the north of Jinping Mountain, far from the city. The heart is only 5 kilometers away. It was here that the Longhai Railway was built. After Qin Shihuang unified China, Que County was built in Haizhou in 212 BC, and Shique was established as the "East Gate of Qin". Haizhou is mountainous. Yuntai Mountain and Jinping Mountain are surrounded by east and west, Nanda Mountain and Kongwang Mountain can be seen from north to south, and Shipen Mountain is crawling at the foot of the rolling Nanda Mountain. Now, a highway from Haizhou Ancient City to Kongwang Mountain is unimpeded. It connects famous scenic spots such as Haizhou Ancient City, Shipen Mountain, Spider Mountain, Ta Mountain and Kongwang Mountain into a line, forming a unique scenic belt. In recent years, the construction of the ancient city of Haizhou has developed rapidly, and the gate of the ancient city has been built, with the handwriting of Zhao Puchu, the chairman of the Chinese Buddhist Association - "Famous County in the East China Sea, the ancient city of Haizhou"; restored Quyang Gate, restored the Bell and Drum Tower, built More than 100,000 square meters of imitation buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties have been built, restoring the image of the old town. The ancient city has scattered buildings along the streets, painted beams and carved buildings, and colorful colors. It is praised by tourists as "the Confucius Temple in Northern Jiangsu".