Puyi City Wall

Puyi City Wall

Puyi City Wall is a cultural heritage site under the protection of Hubei Province.

Puyi City Wall

Located in Chibi city proper, the wall was initially constructed in the seventh year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty (633). It has undergone renovations over the centuries, with the current version rebuilt in the third year of the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty (1798). The wall spans 3.5 kilometers in circumference, stands 7 meters tall, and is 5.3 meters thick. It includes six arched gateways: “JuKui,” “YingXun,” “FengLe,” “BaoCheng,” “TongHui,” and “GongJi,” each measuring 5.2 meters in height, 4.4 meters in width, and 5.3 meters in depth. The gate arches are built with vertical joint stonework and triple-layer voussoirs. The gate towers, the “BaoCheng” and “FengLe” gates, as well as parts of the wall, have been destroyed. Puyi City Wall is the most intact stone city wall remaining in Hubei Province and holds significant value for studying the defensive system construction of county-level cities in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. (Fifth Batch)

Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Hubei Provincial Cultural Heritage Sites