The Puxi City Wall

The Puxi City Wall

The Puxi City Wall is a cultural relic protection unit of Fujian Province.

The Puxi City Wall is located in Puxi Village, Shanting Township on the northern bank. It was built as a garrison post in 1387 during the 20th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty to defend against Japanese pirates. In 1544, the 23rd year of the Jiajing reign, local soldiers and civilians led by Bai Ren, the garrison commander of Xinghua Guard’s Zhongsuo unit, and Yao Fengxiang, the regional inspector, repelled the pirates here and captured 14 enemies. In 1562, the 41st year of the Jiajing reign, the pirates besieged the city for over 50 days before finally being annihilated by the Qi family army. The wall was constructed with strip stones, surrounded by sea on three sides, facing Meizhou Island in the distance, and backed by the land to the north. Originally, the wall was 2,300 meters long, 7 meters high, with a base width of 5 meters and a top width of 2.9 meters. It featured complete structures such as gates, watchtowers, alarm platforms, and crenellations. At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, parts of the wall were dismantled. Within the city, there remains the Temple of the City God, the Tianfei Palace, a cross-shaped stone-paved road, and small buildings over passageways. In 1984, the city wall was restored along with some of the crenellations, and outside the wall lies an Eight Trigrams Well built during the Ming Dynasty. This structure provides physical material for the study of ancient architecture in Putian.

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