赣州城墙

赣州 is located at the confluence of 章河 and 贡河 (these two 河s have been promoted to 江 now).

What surprised me was: a large section (at least 25%) of its original city wall still exists! I do not know any other city in China that has any significant original city walls left. I actually assumed that Ganzhou\'s city wall was torn down, so that I never inquired about it.

1. One of the several city gates, viewed from the outside on the river.


2. A city gate viewed from the inside.


3. A path (or park) just outside the wall. This path must be a modern construction because the extra space by the city wall would help the attackers.


4. Steps leading up to the wall.


5. On the city wall.


6. One of several floating bridges on the river. The first photo was taken from this bridge.


7. A building known as 八境台, located at a turn of the city wall. It was originally built in ancient times, but was burned down during the cultural revolution. It was rebuilt about 30 years ago, using concrete for the columns instead of wood (so now, you cannot burn down the building, at least not the columns).


8. Another view


9. Some ceremonial site, viewed from 八境台.


10. An evening view of the city wall. ISO 25600 is quite usable.