Nantou Ancient City

Nantou Ancient City, also known as "Xin'an Old City", is located north of Nantou Skybridge in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, covering an area of about 385,000 square meters, with a construction area of about 517,000 square meters. Nantou Ancient City includes more than a dozen cultural and historical landscapes such as archways, the South City Gate, Xin'an County Yamen, Xin'an Prison, Coastal Defense Office, Dongguan Guild Hall, Guandi Temple, Wen Tianxiang Ancestral Hall, Opium Smoking House, Reception Hall, Juxiu Tower, Yili Pawnshop, and Taomi Gong Money House. Since the establishment of Dongguan Prefecture in the sixth year of Xianhe during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (331 AD), it has a history of nearly 1700 years. It is known as the "Root of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Historical Culture", "the Capital of Eastern Guangdong, the Source of Hong Kong and Macao", and is the origin of Shenzhen city. The main street of Nantou Ancient City is characterized by the architectural style of Lingnan Guangfu.