Yacheng, a historic town in Sanya with ancient buildings

Town of Yacheng    Yacheng (Chinese: ѳÇ; pinyin: Yacheng) is a town near Sanya, Hainan, China. It is located 45 km west of Sanya downtown area. Yacheng is a quite popular tourist destination and a famous ancient town. It is the southmost township in ancient China, noted for its profound cultural background, the well preserved residential houses build in 1910s or 1920s, the southmost Confucius Temple in China and the unique local traditions and customs. It has been called the "Famous Historical and Cultural Town of China". History From Xia,

Archaeological discovery in Sanya: ancient Yazhou City wall found in Yacheng Town

Chinese archaeologists have discovered a 50-meter-long city wall from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) on southern China's island province of Hainan. The adobe wall, discovered in August in Yacheng Town, Sanya City, is believed to be the wall of Yazhou City, China's southern-most city more than 2,000 years ago, Dr. Liu Chang of the Archaeology Study Center of the South China Sea at Sun Yat-sen University said Monday. The discovery has proved the existence of adobe city walls in Song Dynasty as described in historical records, said He Qingguo of the city's cultural relics protection

Ancient city wall from Song Dynasty discovered in Yacheng Town, Sanya

  Chinese archaeologists have discovered a 50-meter-long city wall from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) on southern China's island province of Hainan. The adobe wall, discovered in August in Yacheng Town, Sanya City, is believed to be the wall of Yazhou City, China's southern-most city more than 2,000 years ago, Dr. Liu Chang of the Archaeology Study Center of the South China Sea at Sun Yat-sen University said Monday. The discovery has proved the existence of adobe city walls in Song Dynasty as described in historical records, said He Qingguo of the city's cultural relics

Adobe wall from Song Dynasty discovered in Yacheng Town

  Chinese archaeologists have discovered a 50-meter-long city wall from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) on southern China's island province of Hainan. The adobe wall, discovered in August in Yacheng Town, Sanya City, is believed to be the wall of Yazhou City, China's southern-most city more than 2,000 years ago, Dr. Liu Chang of the Archaeology Study Center of the South China Sea at Sun Yat-sen University said Monday. The discovery has proved the existence of adobe city walls in Song Dynasty as described in historical records, said He Qingguo of the city's cultural relics
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