the Imperial City of Minyue State Scenic Zone

Also called the Ancient Han City and the Imperial City of Min State, the Imperial City of Minyue State is 24 kilometers south of the Wuyi Palace Scenic Zone. Construction of the imperial city began in 202 B.C., when Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty  (206 B.C.-A.D.24) conferred upon Cheng Wuzhu, the king of Minyue State. The imperial city is located on hillock with a hill at back and stream in front. It covers an area of 480.000 square meters. On top of the 2, 896-meter-long loam city wall are city towers and beacon towers arranged according to a well-knit layout and built in the style of the city walls at the palaces of the Qin and Han Dynasties. The palace, halls and houses encircled with rails reveal a local cultural color. Rich and colorful historical relics were unearthed, and quite a few of the unearthed historical relics were the best or the first of their kind when they were brought to light. Water from a well in the backyard of the Imperial Palace is pure and crystal-clear. The well is known as the No.1 Well in China.

The Imperial City of Minyue State is the best preserved city of the vassal States during the Han Dynasty in southern China. It is an important part of the world cultural heritage in Mountain Wuyi and a bright window on Fujian Province's civilization in the remote ages.

On the site of the imperial city is a time-honored secluded village full of cultural charm. The village was built by migrants from the Central plains after residents of the ancient Minyue State letf. It is called Guyuechengcun (Village of the ancient Yue State's City), for it is in the site of the imperial city of Minyue State. The imperial city and the village are rare historical and cultural tourist attraction.

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