The Panxi Nameless Memorial Archway

The Panxi Nameless Memorial Archway

The Panxi Nameless Memorial Archway is a cultural relic protection unit of Chongqing Municipality.

The Panxi Nameless Memorial Archway is located in Xianglu Bay on the northern bank of the Jialing River in Panxi, Chongqing, locally known as Xianglu Stone. The site slopes from high at the back to low at the front, with a deep ravine below and the Jialing River stretching out ahead. Only the right archway remains today, which has been protected under a pavilion and designated as a provincial-level key cultural relic protection unit.

The Panxi Nameless Memorial Archway in Chongqing had its left archway collapsed, and the remaining fragments of the archway body were transported to the Chongqing Museum for protection in the early 1950s. This archway faces west and is constructed from fine yellow sandstone. The existing right archway includes the base, the main body, and part of the upper story, consisting of six layers of stone, with a total height of 415 centimeters. The roof originally featured tile-like ridges, which still existed in the 1940s but have since been lost.

According to expert research, the nameless archway is a work from the late Han Dynasty and holds significant cultural relic value. During the Anti-Japanese War, scholars and celebrities such as Guo Moruo conducted investigations and studies here.

In 1951, the Panxi Nameless Memorial Archway was listed as a national key cultural relic, and a simple protective pavilion was initially built. In 1961, it was designated as a provincial-level key cultural relic protection unit. In 1983, the Chongqing Municipal Government allocated special funds to rebuild the Han Dynasty Archway Protection Pavilion, enclosing and protecting the archway within it.