Sunlü City Cultural Ruins

Sunlü City Cultural Ruins

The Sunlü City Cultural Ruins are a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangxi Province.

Sunlü City Cultural Ruins

Situated on the northern side of Xv Natural Village on Phoenix Mountain, 4 kilometers east of Anyi County, Sunlü City was constructed in 228 AD (the seventh year of Huangwu during the Three Kingdoms period) by Sun Lu, the third son of Sun Quan, King of Wu, and Marquis of Jianchang. The site dates back 1,778 years. It is documented in the "Records of the Three Kingdoms" and the "Taiping Huanyu Ji." In the seventh year of Huangwu (228 AD), Sun Quan’s third son was granted the title of Marquis of Jianchang. In the second year of Huanglong (230 AD), senior officials of Wu including Prime Minister Gu Yong and Shangshu Puye petitioned for Sun Lu to be appointed as General Who Guards the State. Sun Quan approved the request. Consequently, Sun Lu established his government office in Banshu (covering most areas west of today’s Jiujiang). Given that the regions of Jiujiang, Pengze, and Hukou were key naval bases for Wu, and in light of the Battle of Shiting (present-day Qianshan, Anhui) involving the Wu general Lu Xun, Sun Quan had to set up military strongholds around these critical water force zones. Thus, Sunlü City was strategically established. The city covered an area of 50 mu, stood two zhang high, and was more than one zhang wide, built from earth, with gates on the east, west, south, and north sides. The east gate featured a large stone pavilion, the west gate had the White Horse Hall, the south gate included a stone well, and the north gate had a pond. Outside the north gate was a dirt mound called “Muyu Dun,” said to have been a sentry post for the city’s defenders. The south gate housed a stone well that never dried up in winter or summer. Later, it was renovated and rebuilt into an octagonal shape using red stones, and thus named the Octagonal Red Stone Well. In 1937, during the construction of a road, local residents unearthed many ancient weapons at Muyu Dun and the Octagonal Well, including broadswords weighing twelve to thirteen jin, clubs and spears weighing seven to eight jin, as well as longspears, bows, and swords. The ancient site of Sunlü City still remains today and is a key cultural relic protection unit of Jiangxi Province.

Source: Anyi County People's Government Website