Site of Luozhou City

　　It is located in Luozhoucheng Village, Caoh River Town, Qichun County, and served as a city site from the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty. Covering an area of about 10,000 square meters, it consists of an inner and an outer city. The outer city has an irregular rectangular layout, with the surviving eastern wall measuring 1,420 meters, southern wall 760 meters, western wall 390 meters, and northern wall 420 meters. The walls are 5–38 meters wide and 1–4.5 meters high. The inner city is located slightly northwest of the center of the outer city, with an irregular square shape and an area of about 150,000 square meters. Two archaeological excavations were carried out in 1993 and 2001, unearthing celadon ware, glazed pottery, and earthenware from the Han to the Song Dynasties, as well as revealing Han Dynasty pottery wells and Song Dynasty brick wells. According to the Jiājìng Qīzhōu Zhì (Records of Qizhou from the Jiajing Era), Luozhou City was built during the Southern Qi Dynasty, and survived through the Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties until it was destroyed by Yuan troops in 1263, the fourth year of the Jingding era of the Southern Song. The archaeological findings at this site align with historical records, giving it significant academic value.

　　Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau