from Guangzhou to the west, reaching Zhaoqing City, Guangdong, which is one of the most historical cities in Guangdong. Zhaoqing was called Duanzhou in ancient times. It has become the political and cultural center of Lingnan many times from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, especially in the past 200 years, it was the garrison of the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi in the past 200 years. There are many historical monuments preserved in the old city of Zhaoqing, which is worth visiting.
In the city center of Zhaoqing, the most iconic tourist attraction is the ancient city wall. The ancient city wall in Zhaoqing is a city wall of the Song Dynasty, which is relatively rare in the country and has a history of more than 900 years. Since the Song Dynasty, the gate and wall location of Zhaoqing Ancient City Wall have not changed. Now the ancient city wall is open for free, and tourists can climb the city wall to visit.
According to records, the ancient city of Zhaoqing was built in the middle of the Song Dynasty (1053), and in the third year of Zhenghe of Song Dynasty (1113), the dirt city was expanded and built into a brick city. The most important function of the city wall is military defense. After more than 20 repairs in history, the ancient city wall has become the most iconic historical building in Zhaoqing. The total length of the city wall is about 2800 meters, and the best protected is the northern section of the city wall, which is the essence of the entire city wall. There are four city gates on the wall, which are called "Song Chong" in the east, "Zhenxi" in the west, "Duanxi" in the south, and "Chaotian" in the north. In the northern section of the city wall, there is a Piyun Tower, which is the symbol of the ancient city wall.
Click onto the ancient city wall to visit. The city wall is very wide. Now there are new buildings inside and outside the city wall, making this section of ancient city wall more precious. During the Qing Dynasty, the ancient city walls were damaged many times in the war. In order to strengthen defense, in the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1651), General Xu Erxian and Prefect Zhang Zhibi built 6 forts, 148 Wopus and 2 Shuicheng forts on the city.
1924-1926, the city gate tower, corner tower, , scepter, and urn city on the city wall were all demolished to fill the city gate and moat to facilitate traffic and cause great damage to the city wall.
Now, large-scale construction is underway within the ancient city wall, striving to restore the ancient style. There were Duanzhou Government Office, Guangdong and Guangxi Governor's Office, Duanxi Academy, Schoolyard, Guangji Warehouse and commercial street market in the ancient city.
Liqiao Tower in the ancient city, which was once the entrance to the ancient Duanzhou Prefecture. Because Duanzhou was the fief of Duan King Zhao Ji in the Song Dynasty, he was later made emperor, which is Song Huizong . He believed that Duanzhou was his birthplace and brought him good luck. He changed Duanzhou to Zhaoqing Prefecture and wrote the imperial book "Zhaoqing Prefecture". Local officials built a high platform in front of the government office to worship imperial books, so it is also called the imperial book building. It was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty and renamed Liqiao Tower.
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