Ruins of the Three Kingdoms New City

Ruins of the Three Kingdoms New City

The ruins of the Three Kingdoms New City is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a major historical and cultural site protected at the national level, and a patriotic education base.

The ruins of Hefei New City from the Three Kingdoms period are located at the eastern foot of Jiming Mountain, 15 kilometers west of Hefei City. It is one of the historical sites where the states of Wei and Wu vied for dominance during the Three Kingdoms era. In the first year of the Qinglong reign (233 AD) during the Wei Dynasty, the governor of Yangzhou, Man Chong, built the new city to resist the Wu forces. In the second year of the Jiaping reign (233 AD), Sun Quan, the emperor of Wu, led an army of 100,000 to besiege the city but failed to capture it. According to the "Records of the Three Kingdoms": “In that year, (Sun) Quan advanced on Hefei New City and sent General Quan Cong to attack Lu’an, but both efforts ended in failure and retreat.” The following year, in the fifth month of summer, “(Sun Quan) led a large force to besiege Hefei New City,” yet still could not take it. To the southeast of Hefei lies Chaohu Lake, which was a key military stronghold contested year after year between Wei and Wu. The famous quote often cited in later times, “I’d rather have a son like Sun Zhongmou (Sun Quan),” was uttered by Cao Cao when he observed the well-disciplined Wu navy from Ruxu Fort at the mouth of Chaohu Lake. During the Western Jin Dynasty, the Huainan Commandery was once headquartered here. In the first year of the Taikang reign (280 AD), after the fall of the Wu Kingdom, the city was abandoned.

The Hefei Three Kingdoms Ruins Park opened to the public on September 28, 2006. It is now a key cultural relic protection unit of Anhui Province and a patriotic education base in Hefei. The park covers an area of 530 acres, bordered by the ancient course of the Feishui River (historically known as the Shi River) to the south and adjacent to Jiming Mountain and General Ridge to the west. The park boasts fresh air and beautiful scenery, with a rich accumulation of Three Kingdoms historical and cultural heritage. Attractions include the New City Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall, Golden Tiger Terrace, Juxian Hall, Man Chong’s Thatched Cottage, East Conquest Gate, ruins of the east side gate, military drill command platform, ancient weapon casting kiln site, garrison camp ruins, Horse Watering Pond, and the Time Tunnel. Combining historical culture, sightseeing, and leisure entertainment, it serves as an open-air museum where natural and cultural landscapes coexist, making it a shining jewel in Hefei’s efforts to become a national ecological garden city and a modern lakeside metropolis.

It is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a key cultural relic protection unit of Anhui Province, and a patriotic education base in Hefei, with a history of approximately 1,800 years.

Protected Area: The area within the revetment outside the city moat of the ruins, covering a total of 21 hectares.

Construction Control Zone: A surrounding area of 100 meters beyond the protected zone, covering a total of 44 hectares.

Further Reading:

· Eighth Batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level