Wan'an City Wall

Wan'an City Wall

Wan'an City Wall is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a classic red tourism destination.

Wan'an City Wall is located in Furong Town, the county seat of Wan'an County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, China. It was originally built during the Song Dynasty, and about 1,000 meters of the Ming Dynasty city wall remains today, making it one of the most well-preserved county-level ancient city walls in Jiangxi Province. Two major restorations were carried out between 2006 and 2010. The Wan'an City Wall was one of the main battlegrounds of the Wan'an Uprising. In 1990, it was listed as part of the second batch of county-level cultural relics protection units in Wan'an County; in 1997, it was included in the first batch of patriotic education bases in the county; in 2006, it was listed as part of the fifth batch of Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units; and in 2013, it was designated as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

In the first year of the Yuanfeng era of the Northern Song Dynasty (1078), County Magistrate Zhu Junmin began constructing the city wall. By the sixth year of Yuanfeng (1083), when Hu Tianmin was magistrate, the wall was completed, initially built as an earthen structure. In the 25th year of the Shaoxing era of the Southern Song Dynasty (1155), County Magistrate Zhao Chengzhi expanded the ramparts and installed city gates. In the 19th year of the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty (1359), County Magistrate Peng Jiugao rebuilt the earthen wall. In the seventh year of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty (1512), County Magistrate Sang Qiao reconstructed the wall using bricks and stones. The wall was 714 zhang in circumference, 2 zhang 2 chi in height, and featured 950 crenels, along with six city gates: Weiyuan Gate (east), Biaozhong Gate (south), Guanlan Gate (west), Wuyun Gate (southwest), Furong Gate (northwest), and Tongdu Gate (north). In the winter of 1927, the Wan'an Uprising began with an attack through Wuyun Gate, leading to the establishment of the first county-level Soviet government in Jiangxi Province. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, most of the wall was demolished, leaving only about 1,000 meters near the Gan River, including two remaining gates: Guanlan Gate and Wuyun Gate.

The Wan'an City Wall has a long history of over 900 years, having stood through the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Despite being battered by numerous severe floods and heavily bombed by Japanese aircraft, over 1,000 meters of the wall remain intact, making it one of the most completely preserved city walls in Jiangxi Province today.

Furong Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Wan'an County and the location of the county government. Established as a street people's government in 1949, it was renamed Chengguan Town in 1952, changed to Chengguan Commune in 1961, reinstated as Chengguan Town in 1972, and finally renamed Furong Town in 1984. Located in the central part of the county on the east bank of the Gan River, it covers an area of 3.3 square kilometers and has a population of 25,000. The town government is located on Jianguo Road in the county seat. It is the terminus of the Tai-Wan Road and the starting point of the Wan-Shun (Wan'an to Shunfeng) and Wan-Xia (Wan'an to Xiazao) highways. It also has a Gan River water transport dock. The town administers Chengnei and Chengjiao neighborhood committees and the Furong Village Committee. Local enterprises include food processing, agricultural machinery repair, cement production, and... More details about Furong Town++

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units