Local impact of the ancient city wall of Wanan

Wan'an city wall through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, with a long history of more than 900 years, although suffered countless times of mega-flooding, Japanese aircraft bombing indiscriminate bombing, but still more than 1,000 meters well-preserved, which is one of the most well-preserved city wall in Jiangxi Province today.

Extended reading: Wan'an city wall, located in Furong Town, Wan'an County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, was built in the Song Dynasty, now retains about 1,000 meters of ancient city wall of the Ming Dynasty, the wall is thick, the gate is simple and rustic, bordering on the Ganjiang River, and its superb architectural skills and monumental artistic value, showing the wisdom and strength of the ancient working people , is one of the most well-protected county-level ancient city wall in Jiangxi Province.

According to historical records, as early as the first year of the Southern Tang Dynasty (943), located in the middle reaches of the Gan River eighteen beach head of Wanan County, due to the "road when the key, back on the throat control of the Jiaoguang, Shunzhi is the leader of the rivers and lakes, land and water hazards, transportation will be passed," and set up the town of Wanan. Northern Song Dynasty Xining four years (1071), the new Wan'an County.

In the first year of Yuanfeng of the Northern Song Dynasty (1078), Zhu Junmin, the county magistrate, began to build the city wall. Yuanfeng six years (1083), Hu Tianmin served as governor built, when the earth wall. In the 25th year of Shaoxing (1155) of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Chengzhi, the governor of the city, added the city wall and set the city gate. In the 19th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1359), Peng Jiugao, the county magistrate, rebuilt the earthen wall. Make Wanan city wall extend circumference 3 miles, height 1 zhang, width 8 feet, set 4 gates. 4 years later, the lieutenant Qian Tangnu will be another one-third of the height of the wall, the width is also increased by half. But this is the earth wall, due to stand in the Ganjiang River, difficult to block the years of flooding, so the wall often partially collapsed, but collapsed and then built.

Ming Zhengde seven years (1512), the county governor Sang Chiao to brick and stone to rebuild the wall, perimeter of 714 feet, 2 feet high, 2 feet, 950 stacks, even the stacks on the wall width of 1 feet, the wall is 1 feet wide and five feet wide under the wall. *** There are six gates: in addition to the north-south-east to each of the 1 gate were named Weiyuanmen, Table Zhongmen, Tongduemen, due to the west of the city of Wan'an facing the Ganjiang River, the passenger and cargo transportation is busy, so in the pro

Wan'an city wall has nearly a dozen kinds of brick inscriptions of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Brick inscriptions record history. The most primitive standard green bricks were burnt in the seventh year of Ming Zhengde, with specifications of 35~39 centimeters in length and 18~20 centimeters in width. As a result of the establishment of the responsibility system, each place to burn the bricks were Yin printed with the name of the foreman, kiln households, etc. Inscription, the middle of the "Zhengde seven years Wanan transfer governor Sangchiao", but there are also only printed "Ji'an Province Wanan County" a few words, it can be seen that the kiln using the mold is a difference. Qing dynasty brick specifications are generally smaller than the Ming dynasty brick. Xianfeng four years" of the brick should be one or two kilns fired, because from the brick inscription can be recognized.