Ruins of the Jiankang Capital of the Six Dynasties

Ruins of the Jiankang Capital of the Six Dynasties

The ruins of the Jiankang Capital of the Six Dynasties are a protected cultural heritage site of Nanjing.

The ruins of the Jiankang Capital of the Six Dynasties are located on Hanfu Street in Xuanwu District, at the Nanjing Library in Daxinggong, and at Youfu West Street Primary School in Baixia District, dating back to the Eastern Wu to Southern Dynasties period.

The ruins of the Jiankang Capital of the Six Dynasties are the remnants of the Jiankang City from the Six Dynasties era, situated in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. On March 20, 2012, they were announced as part of the fourth batch of protected cultural heritage sites of Nanjing.

In 548, during the Rebellion of Hou Jing, when Hou Jing entered the palace city, most of the former palaces of the Liang Dynasty were reduced to ashes. During the Chen Dynasty, some repairs were made. In the ninth year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui Dynasty (589 AD), after the Sui conquered the Chen, an imperial edict was issued to completely level the palaces, mausoleums, city walls, and residences of Jiankang City. None of the relics from the Six Dynasties survived.