Yubi City Ruins

Yubi City Ruins

Yubi City Ruins is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Yubi City Ruins

Yubi City Ruins (Fourth Batch of Provincial Protected Sites)

Era: Northern Dynasties

Address: Around Bajiazhuang Village, Taiyang Township, Jishan County

Yubi City is situated on the southern bank of the Fen River. During the Northern Dynasties, it was located on the boundary between the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi, making it a highly strategic site and a much-fought-over military stronghold throughout various dynasties. It is one of China’s famous ancient battlegrounds. The city was initially constructed in the fourth year of the Datong era of the Western Wei (538 AD), the Xianzhou commandery was established here in the second year of the Baoding era of the Northern Zhou (562 AD), and by the sixth year of the Jiande era of Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou (577 AD), the city had fallen into disuse. In ancient times, a major north-south thoroughfare passed through the city, which was surrounded by sheer cliffs on its western, northern, and eastern sides. The ruins of the ancient city stretch 420 meters from east to west and 500 meters from north to south, with remnants of the southern city wall standing 0.8 to 3 meters high.

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Shanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units