Ancient Han City Ruins in Chengcun Village

　　    Located about 1 kilometer southwest of Chengcun Village in Xingtian Town, Wuyishan City, it is one of the three components of the Wuyishan UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage site. It has been designated as the Ancient Han City Ruins Protected Area within the Wuyishan World Heritage site and was listed as a part of the fourth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units in December 1996. The Chengcun Han City ruins were discovered in 1958. They represent one of the better-preserved ancient city sites found in Fujian Province from the Han Dynasty, and also one of the more intact ones in the southern region of China.

　　    The Chengcun Han City consists of three groups of east-west oriented hills and Gaohuping. The overall layout is an irregular rectangle, covering an area of approximately 480,000 square meters. The surface preserves relatively well-built rammed earth walls, with a measured perimeter of 2,896 meters. Except for natural deep valleys and depressions, there are generally remnants of moats outside the walls. There are two city gates located in the southern part of the site, facing each other from east to west, connected by a direct thoroughfare. Within the city, four large building complex foundations, five iron smelting workshop sites, 15 residential areas, as well as beacon towers, drainage systems, ancient roads, and more have been identified.

　　Side chambers, courtyards, skylights, and drainage ditches are all quite well preserved. A large number of pottery, ironware, and bronze items have been unearthed, including vessels such as jars, basins, bowls, pots, ewers, cups, iron spears, iron swords, bronze arrowheads, and crossbow mechanisms. According to archaeological findings, the Chengcun Han City was likely built as early as the early Western Han Dynasty, during the period when the Minyue Kingdom ruled. Its usage may have continued until the late Western Han or early Eastern Han Dynasty. Its rise and decline are closely linked to the prosperity and fall of the Minyue people.

　　     Wuyishan, Fujian