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Shuangchengzi Ancient City Site

Batch and Announcement Date: Sixth Batch, May 31, 2007

Address: Danchengzi Village, Bianggan Township, Dehui City

Period: Liao and Jin Dynasties

Category: Ancient Ruins

Managing Unit: Dehui City Cultural Relics Management Office

Open to Public: No

This city is divided into a southern and a northern section. The southern city faces zero degrees and is square-shaped, with each of its east, west, south, and north walls being 400 meters long, and a perimeter of 1600 meters. The northern city, which is at a 30-degree angle to the west of the southern city, faces 25 degrees. Its east wall is 400 meters long, the south wall is 400 meters, the west wall is 270 meters, and the north wall is 400 meters, totaling 1470 meters in circumference. All walls are 1.6 meters high and were built with rammed earth. The middle of the eastern wall of the northern city has a 40-meter-wide gate, with corner towers at all four corners, each 1.6 meters high and 22 meters wide. The northern wall has three evenly spaced battlements, each 1.70 meters high and 14 meters wide. Around the walls, the surface is scattered with abundant architectural remains such as fabric-patterned tiles and grey earthenware fragments, as well as pottery shards. Outside the city, there is an 8-meter-wide moat encircling the walls.

Information Source: Haishu District Cultural Relics Management Office

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