Site of the Chongyang Marquis City

Site of the Chongyang Marquis City

The Site of the Chongyang Marquis City is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Site of the Chongyang Marquis City

Dating back to the Han Dynasty, it is located in Yangjiaping Town, Ningyuan County, Hunan Province. This is one of the better-preserved ancient city sites from the Han Dynasty in the province.

The Site of the Chongyang Marquis City is square-shaped, with rammed earth city walls still standing on all sides. It is 135 meters wide from east to west and 158 meters long from north to south, with remaining wall heights of 2 to 6 meters. The layers of the rammed earth walls are clearly visible. There are remnants of gate structures on the western, eastern, and northern walls, and the site is surrounded by a moat. Currently, parts of the city walls have been turned into vegetable plots by villagers, while the inner area and the moat have been cultivated as rice fields. Approximately 2 kilometers east of the city lies the tomb of Liu Mai, the Chongyang Marquis.

In the 24th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang (223 BCE), the County of Chongyang was established. During the reign of Emperor Jing of Han, it was under the jurisdiction of the Changsha Kingdom. In the 5th year of the Yuanshuo era of Emperor Wu of Han (124 BCE), Liu Mai, the 13th son of Liu Ding, the King of Changsha, was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Chongyang, and the Chongyang Marquisate was established. In the 4th year of the Yuanyou era of Emperor Yuan of Han (65 BCE), Liu Ren, the grandson of Liu Mai, requested relocation to Baishui in Nanyang (present-day eastern Zaoyang, Hubei). The county existed for 99 years, and the marquisate for 79 years. The "Geographical Map" unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tombs in Changsha features a marking for the County of Chongyang. The city wall foundations and the cultural layers within the city are relatively well-preserved, offering significant research value for studying the politics and economy of the Qin and Han periods.

On October 10, 1983, the People's Government of Hunan Province designated it as a Provincial-Level Cultural Relics Protection Unit, with the serial number 136-11.

Baijiaping Village: 【Baijiaping】Bǎijiāpíng

The village got its name because the land used for building houses when it was established was a wasteland belonging to Baijia Village. The village committee is located in Baijiaping and governs 23 villager groups, including Baijiaping, Yuejia, and Zhoujia. The total area is 1.6 square kilometers, with 55.4 hectares of arable land, 539 households, and a population of 1,844. …… More detailed information about Baijiaping Village ++

Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units