Ganzhou Ancient City Wall

🔸 Ganzhou is a national historical and cultural city, known as the "Jiangnan Song City". The name Ganzhou originated from the Southern Song Dynasty. A city of Ganzhou represents half of the history of the Song Dynasty. Ganzhou is also the largest prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, governing 18 county-level administrative regions. As the ancient city area of Zhanggong, it also features Hakka culture, red culture, and historical culture. ✅ Must-visit highlights: 📍 "Ancient City Wall of the Song Dynasty", stroll along the ancient city wall to overlook Ganzhou; 📍 "Ancient Floating Bridge", more than 100 small boats joined together, it's romantic to take a photo with the sunset while sitting on the boat; Tips: A gentle reminder that it is not allowed to board the boats, so those who want to take photos must pay attention to safety~ 📍 Climb up to "Bajingtai" to see the confluence of Zhangjiang and Gongjiang rivers, the source waters of the Ganjiang River; 📍 "Song Dynasty Never Sleep City", the night view is beautiful, wearing Hanfu and watching the high stage, listening to the full song building; 📍 "Yugu Platform", "Below the Yugu Platform flows the clear river water, amidst it how many passersby's tears", which made Yugu Platform famous all over the world; 📍 "Standard Clock", a Western-style clock built after the liberation, suitable for Hong Kong-style check-ins; 📍 "Qili Ancient Town", the first town in a thousand miles of Ganzhou, "Ancient Song Kiln Port, Free Qili"; 🍃 Recommended travel route: ✨D1 Zao'er Lane → Jianchun Gate → Ancient Floating Bridge → Ancient City Wall → Yongjin Gate → Bajingtai → Song City (Hakka Courtyard, Junmen Building, Sizhen Square, Ganzhou Navel Orange Wall) → Yugu Platform → Standard Clock → Qili Ancient Town (night view + performance) ✨ Ganzhou Museum → Wei Family Courtyard → Fushougou Museum → Ganzhou Confucian Temple Tips: The night view of the city area is recommended along the river by the city wall and the Song Dynasty Never Sleep City. If you stay in Qili Ancient Town, you can choose to watch the night view of the ancient town; 🎫 Ticket information: 💡 The attractions in Ganzhou city area generally do not require tickets, which is especially friendly; 💡 Qili Ancient Town: Listed at 198, but you can buy discount tickets for about 88 online in advance, and it takes about 2-3 hours to walk around the park. 🏠 Accommodation: 💡 Near Ganzhou Station, attractions and food are relatively concentrated, convenient for travel; 💡 Near Junmen Building or Zao'er Lane, convenient for both dining and lodging; 💡 For a unique experience, you can choose a slightly farther homestay: for example, staying in Qili Ancient Town in Ganzhou County is quite quiet at night; 🍜 Food recommendations: Ganzhou is the cradle of Hakka culture, with numerous delicacies. In Zhanggong, tofu brain (sweet/salty), Aunt Xie's rice fruit, glutinous rice chicken, Rengmin Alley's Zengji radish cake, taro dumplings, Hakka pounded tea, etc., are highly recommended. 🔸 Geographic location: Ganzhou is located in the southern part of Jiangxi Province, and the main urban area is Zhanggong District. 🔸 About 'Transportation': 🚄 Ganzhou Station: Very close to the city center, you can choose nearby options; Ganzhou West Station: Farther from the city center, about half an hour by taxi. For traveling in Ganzhou, you can choose to take a taxi, which is not too expensive; ✈️ Ganzhou Huangjin Airport: About 20 kilometers from the city center, you can choose to take a taxi or a bus. 🚴 In the city area, you can choose shared electric bikes, which are very convenient; 🍠 If you have other questions, you can also follow or ✉️ comment~

The main attractions of the old city of Ganzhou also include the city walls built during the Northern Song Dynasty. To view the Ganzhou city walls, one should start from the Xijin Gate. Although the Xijin Gate was rebuilt during the Republic of China period, the connected city walls have been preserved. Ascend the city walls and follow the Zhang River to the Bajingtai, then from Bajingtai along the Gong River passing through Yongjin Gate, Jianchun Gate to the vicinity of Housheng Gate. This section has preserved four city gates, authentic and with minimal human interference, making it worth taking a full round. The Ganzhou city walls are a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Ganzhou city wall is located on the banks of the Zhangjiang and Gongjiang rivers in the Zhanggong District of Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province. The ancient city of Ganzhou was founded during the Jin Dynasty. The well-preserved brick city wall that stands today was built during the Northern Song Dynasty. The Ganzhou city wall stretches from Xijin Gate along the Zhangjiang River to Bajingtai, and from Bajingtai along the Gongjiang River passing through Yongjin Gate, Jianchun Gate to the side of the former Baisheng Gate, now near the Donghe Bridge, totaling 3,664 meters. The wall height ranges from 5 to 7 meters, and the width of the wall surface is between 4 to 6 meters; it retains four city gates: the North Gate, Xijin Gate, Jianchun Gate, and Yongjin Gate, two artillery forts at Bajingtai and Xijin Gate, one horse face, and some guard posts. It is a type of defensive architecture of ancient Chinese cities, with walls connecting the towers, serving both military defense and urban flood control, forming a solid barrier for the ancient city. The Ganzhou city wall is of great historical value for the study of ancient Chinese military defense, urban flood control, and urban construction and development. A walk along the ancient city wall of Ganzhou, to experience the grandeur and majesty of the ancient walls and the elegance of the Chinese nation, is quite rewarding.

The most beautiful Ganzhou, the red soil in my heart. The thin fog in the early morning, like a dream, as if in a fairyland. Walking in the antique streets, feeling the history and culture of this city. Every scene makes me fascinated. Here, I found the tranquility and belonging of my heart.

Ganzhou Song City is the best preserved Northern Song city in our country today, especially the waterfront city with the most Song Dynasty relics. Entering Ganzhou ancient city, it's like being in the 'Song City Museum', hence the reputation of 'Jiangnan Song City'. Here is the 'First Grotto in Jiangnan' - Tongtian Rock, the only Song Dynasty inscription brick city wall in the country, the ancient waterway - the ancient floating bridge that has been used for nearly 900 years and is made up of 100 wooden boats connected by iron chains, the only ancient drainage system still in use in China - the ancient Fushou ditch, the birthplace of China's eight scenic spots culture - Bajing Platform, and the Yugu Tower where the Southern Song Dynasty poet Xin Qiji left the eternal song 'Buddha Savage·Book Jiangxi Zao Kou Wall'. Here, you can not only taste the ancient style, but also the combination of national tide. Here, you can stroll around the ancient city, live in Song Street, cross Song Bridge, watch eight scenes, wear Song clothes, wander between heaven and earth, live a hot life in the small city, and enjoy the world's fireworks. Song City recommends everyone to go at night! At night, the ancient city + lights give me a special prosperous feeling, just like the bustling night market of the Song Dynasty! There are some small stalls in the middle of the road, selling some exquisite hairpins, sachets, handmade products and Song City's cultural creations, and the gate will also have projection storytelling, very historical~ Song City is quite large, my good friend and I strolled for more than 2 hours, everywhere is the ancient scenery. Ganzhou·Jiangxi

Where is Zhangzhou? I believe that some foreign friends do not check the information, do not check the map can not tell why, this city is a famous guest, the history is very long, more rare is the ancient city wall with a history of more than 2,000 years in the city center near the river . The Chuzhou ancient city wall was built in the Han Dynasty, and the existing part was built during the Northern Song Dynasty. The ancient city wall of Zhangzhou is a brick wall structure. Although it has undergone dynasty changes and erosion of wind and rain, it has not been devastated. Walking on the trail, the seven-meter-high, 3.6-kilometer-long ancient city wall looks magnificent and vicissitudes. The mottled wall tells the history, and the green grass growing on the wall indicates the vitality of life. The ancient city wall of is the same as the ancient city walls of Pingyao, Xi'an, Xingcheng and Jingzhou. It is called the fifth largest city wall in China and the largest existing ancient city wall in the Jiangnan area. The ancient city walls along the Luzhou and surrounding areas include eight mirrors, ancient pontoon bridges, and Zaoxiang alleys. Whether it is the opposite of the river or the perspective of the city walls, the ancient walls of Luzhou are like an elegant dragon. In the city of Zhangzhou, it is like the patron saint of the city, witnessing the positive changes that are changing with each passing day. The dynasties have been repairing the ancient city walls of Zhangzhou, which is an invaluable treasure of Jiangxi. Because there is no famous big attraction in Zhangzhou, the ancient city wall of Zhangzhou has not received much attention, so visitors are very rare. There is no ticket gate at this ancient city wall. Visitors can freely climb the wall to overlook the square and feel the extraordinary charm of ancient architecture!

Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, is located in the southern part of Jiangxi Province and is the second largest city in the province. Quzhou is still a historical and cultural ancient city. It still has a good old city wall, which is rare in the country. There are many cities in China that have preserved ancient city walls. The more famous ones are Xi'an, Nanjing, Pingyao, Dali, etc., but these ancient city walls are generally in the Ming Dynasty, while the Zhangzhou city walls are different. The existing ancient city walls in Zhangzhou were first built in The Northern Song Dynasty is a domestic orphan. The earliest city walls in Zhangzhou were built in the Han Dynasty and have a history of more than 2,000 years. Since the Song Dynasty, through the continuous construction of various dynasties, Zhangzhou has formed a 13-mile-long, majestic wall. The relatively intact ancient city wall was built in the Jiayou Period of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is the largest existing ancient city wall in Jiangnan and one of the few brick walls in the Northern Song Dynasty. The city wall is 7 meters high and 3.6 kilometers long from the east gate to the west gate. The wall, the gun city, the horse face and the city gate are all well preserved. From the wall of Yugutai, you can walk along the city wall to the Eight Horizons. Yugutai and Bajingtai are very representative attractions in the old city of Zhangzhou, and the history is profound. Chuzhou's Northern Song Dynasty ancient city wall to thank one person, this is Confucius's 46th Sun Kong Kong Zhanhan. During the Jiayou Period of the Northern Song Dynasty (10561063), Kong Zonghan served as the state of Minzhou, and built the city wall in order to relieve the flooding of the city.