The Chengguan East Gate "Yinbin Gate" city gate

The Chengguan East Gate "Yinbin Gate" city gate

The Chengguan East Gate "Yinbin Gate" city gate is a cultural relic protection unit of Songxi County.

The Chengguan East Gate "Yinbin Gate" city gate: Located to the east of No. 106 Dongmentou Residential Area, Songyuan Subdistrict. This Qing Dynasty structure features a rectangular plan, with a total width of 14 meters, an overall depth of 9 meters, and a total floor area of 126 square meters. The protected area extends 10 meters outward in all directions.

The Chengguan East Gate "Yinbin Gate" city gate has been designated as a county-level cultural relic protection unit.

Songyuan Subdistrict: Located at the center of the Songxi Basin, it is the seat of the People's Government of Songxi County. Established as a town in the third year of Yonglong during the Five Dynasties’ Min Kingdom (941 AD), it became the county seat after 975 AD in the Song Dynasty’s Kaibao era. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it was once named Chengguan Town, and reverted to its current name in 1984. It currently administers 6 village committees and 6 neighborhood committees, with a total population of 30,000, covering a total land area of 52.2 square kilometers, including 55,475 mu of mountainous land and 7,556 mu of arable land. Since the reform and opening up, it has developed agriculture, industry, and commerce in parallel, with a focus on five major sectors: industry, commerce, transportation, and services. Key local products include vegetables, tea, jasmine, fruit, freshwater fish, meat… More details about Songyuan Subdistrict++