Jingzhou Ancient City

"When Yu conquered the nine states, Jingzhou emerged. The ancient city of Jingzhou is well-preserved. It is one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities announced in my country. It is a well-preserved and large-scale ancient city in southern my country.

Jingzhou Ancient City Historical and Cultural Tourism Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. The main tourist attraction is the complete ancient city wall, and it is a national key cultural relic protection unit. The history of the construction of the ancient city of Jingzhou can be traced back to more than 2,800 years ago. The ancient city wall of Jingzhou has been in existence for the longest time in my country (more than 1,800 years), spanned many dynasties (15), and evolved from an earthen city to a brick wall with the earthen wall as a supplement. Ancient City Wall.

The existing city wall was rebuilt in the third year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1646) based on the Ming Dynasty. It was made of glutinous rice lime mortar grouting joints, brick walls and earth walls relying on each other.

The ancient city wall of Jingzhou is an irregular oval, 3.75 kilometers long from east to west, 1.2 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of ​​4.5 square kilometers, with a circumference of 11.28 kilometers. The average height of the city wall is 8.83 meters, with 4567 battlements, 26 forts, and 5 hidden soldier caves. Jingzhou There are 6 old city gates in the ancient city; 2 city gate towers (Binyang Tower at the East Gate and Chaozong Tower at the Dabei Gate). The ancient city is divided into three floors, with the water city outside, the brick city in the middle, and the earth city inside. The water city (moat) is about 13,000 meters long, 30-250 meters wide, with an average water depth of 4 meters. It connects to Taihu Lake in the west, the Yangtze River in the east, and the ancient canal. When the city was built during the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent the city foundation from sinking and flooding the city, the city wall was built with stone bases and green brick walls, and glutinous rice lime mortar was used to grout the joints, making the city wall particularly strong. The city wall is equipped with urns, watchtowers, war houses, forts, caves for hiding soldiers, and city gates. It has a complete defense system and has always been easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is said that "Jingzhou can be conquered with iron".

Jingzhou Ancient City Night Tour-Jingzhou Ancient City Light and Shadow Show

The light and shadow show at the east gate of the ancient city of Jingzhou uses water as the stage, the city wall as the screen, and lights as the carrier to interpret Jingzhou's unique city brand and cultural connotation. Against the backdrop of the lights, the ancient city wall, Binyang Tower, and Golden Phoenix City symbols such as Tengfei, Nine Dragon Pillars, and Qu Yuan's Statue are full of color and sparkle. The entire light and shadow show is divided into four chapters: heaven, earth, people, and harmony. One scene and one story show you Jingzhou’s human history and tourism resources. Through the perfect combination of sound and light, accompanied by the night tour of the ancient city, it opens a new chapter for the night tour of the ancient city.

Painted Cruise

Take the Jingzhou Painted Boat to visit the ancient moat and the scenery along the river in the historical and cultural tourist area of ​​Jingzhou Ancient City. The ancient moat was formed by connecting natural lakes and pools by the ancients. The water area is wide and the river banks are winding, preserving the natural beauty of the original lakes and pools. , the shore is lined with trees and lush vegetation, fully demonstrating the characteristics of Hubei's water towns. Taking a boat ride, you can enjoy the ancient city wall of Jingzhou, Dadongmen Binyang Tower, Jiulong Bridge, the city logo of the Golden Phoenix, Mingyue Bridge, Qu Yuan Statue, and wetlands. Parks - Mingyue Park, Xiaobeimen and other attractions and scenery.

Around the city travel services

Experience the round-the-city tourism service and travel around the ancient city for about 13 kilometers. You can have an in-depth tour of the historical and cultural tourism area of ​​Jingzhou Ancient City. You can appreciate the history, humanities and customs of the ancient city from multiple angles and from inside and outside the ancient city. Along the way, you can enjoy the natural scenery of the moat and touch it. The ancient city wall of Jingzhou has undergone thousands of years of vicissitudes.

Binyang Tower (first stop) --- Mingyue Bridge --- Yuan'an Gate (small north gate) --- New North Gate --- Gongji Gate (big north gate) --- Anlan Gate (west gate) - --New South Gate---Nanji Gate (Old South Gate)---Guandi Temple---Binyang Tower (last stop), you can only get on and off at Binyang Tower and Guandi Temple, no stops along the way.