Ruins of the Ancient City of Jingzhou Road

　　   The ruins of the ancient city of Jingzhou Road are located in Chengbuzi Village, 25 kilometers northwest of Wulan Town, Siziwang Banner, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The area is surrounded by mountains, with the Tebu River flowing in from the southern mountains.

　　   The ancient city is roughly rectangular in shape, with sides approximately 800 meters long. An additional section extends about 100 meters from south to north and 50 meters from east to west in the southwest, situated at a higher elevation and now quite damaged. The city walls stand about 6 meters high. Inside the city, there are two building ruins, each about 30 meters long from north to south and 15 meters wide from east to west. Scattered across the ruins are large quantities of glazed tiles and ancient bricks. Artifacts unearthed include copper weights of various sizes, copper seals, copper stoves, and a small number of ceramic fragments. The ancient city had both north–south and east–west main streets, with over ten building foundations, where many ancient bricks and ceramic pieces have accumulated. Near the ancient city site, tombs have yielded unique ceremonial hats—known as "gugu crowns"—worn by noble Mongolian women during the Yuan Dynasty, which are valuable historical relics.

　　   The city was known as Tianshan County during the Jin Dynasty, and as Jingzhou Road during the Yuan Dynasty. After Genghis Khan’s daughter, the “regent princess” Alahai, married into the Mongol Ongud tribe, the Ongud people governed Jingzhou Road. It served as a key transportation hub between the northern steppes and the Central Plains. The tribe followed Nestorianism (a branch of Christianity), giving the ancient city ruins an even more mysterious cultural significance.

　　   In May 2006, the ruins of Jingzhou Road were designated as part of the sixth group of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level by the State Council.