The Ancient Wall of the Southern Song Dynasty

The ancient city wall of Chaling, commonly known as "the ancient city of the Southern Song Dynasty", is located in Qianjin Village, Chengguan Town, Chaling County. The ancient city wall of Chaling was built in the fourth year of Shaoding in the Southern Song Dynasty (1231) and was completed the following year. It was repaired dozens of times from Ming to Qing dynasties, including major repairs in the 22nd year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1389) and the 29th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1764). There are 4 sections of the existing city wall with a total of 1536 meters. There are 2 city gates (including Yuecheng) (Yingxiang Gate and Yingxun Gate), 1 horse road, more than 700 meters of moat along the river, and 1 iron rhinoceros on the town embankment in the Song Dynasty. These ground remains The main building is basically intact, and the rest of the city foundation remains. In 2001, the People's Government of Chaling County restored the 484-meter section of the ancient city wall from Yingxiang Gate to Chaling Tiexi, including one Yingxiang Gate tower and one corner tower. The ancient city of Chaling is a masterpiece of the perfect combination of ancient Chinese military defense and dikes. The south, east and north sides of the ancient city wall are surrounded by water circulation, and the western suburbs are towering and straight Yunyang Mountain, forming a military defense system with the mountain as a screen, relying on the river as a danger, using Hao as a moat, and defending the city; , Due to the combination of the city and the embankment, a dike system was formed that protected the city with the embankment, used the city to prevent floods, released floods with the Hao, and warned with the rhinoceros.