The Ancient City Ruins of Zhungaer

The Ancient City Ruins of Zhungaer are located 5 km east of the county seat of Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County (1 km from Provincial Highway 318), making them very easily accessible. The ruins form a square shape, covering an area of 500 x 500 square meters. The city walls are made of earthen material, standing 5.2 meters high, with a base width of 8 meters and a top width of 5 meters. They can be divided into...

The Ancient City Ruins of Zhungaer

The Ancient City Ruins of Zhungaer are a cultural tourism attraction.

The Ancient City Ruins of Zhungaer are located 5 km east of the county seat of Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County

(1 km from Provincial Highway 318), making them very easily accessible. The ruins form a square shape, covering an area of 500

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500 square meters. The city walls are made of earthen material, standing 5.2 meters high, with a base width of 8 meters and a top width of 5 meters. The walls can be divided into two parts: the outer facing and the core. The outer facing is built with adobe bricks, each measuring 0.4 meters in length, 0.25 meters in width, and 0.11 meters in thickness. The core is rammed earth, with layers 0.15 meters thick and spans of 4 meters. The earthen bricks of the wall are gray-black in color and remain well-preserved to this day. At each of the four corners of the city wall there is a circular watchtower. There is one gate each on the northern, western, and southern sides. Most of the remains within the city are concentrated in the northern part, including remnants of houses, broken walls, and rammed earth platforms. Scattered blue bricks, simple tiles, roof tiles, and tile ends feature patterns such as animal heads and floral designs. In the northwest corner of the city, there are ruins of a Tibetan-style Buddhist stupa. Artifacts discovered include clay Buddha statues and copper prayer beads, which still existed in 1972 but were later destroyed by lightning. The Daoben Elute Ancient City Ruins are among the few relatively well-preserved ancient cities that remain undeveloped. Surrounded by a beautiful environment, they hold significant potential for archaeological and tourism development.