Wenzhou city walls

Description

Wenzhou city walls were the defensive walls of Wenzhou. First established after 323 AD, when the southern bank at the confluence of the Ou and Nanxi rivers became the seat of prefectural administration under successive dynasties, including Yongjia Commandery, Wenzhou Prefecture, Rui’an Fu, Wenzhou Circuit, and later Wenzhou Fu, the walls were repeatedly repaired and rebuilt to defend these administrative centres, the walled city defined the historic core of Wenzhou for centuries. Although most sections were dismantled during the 1920s and 1930s, the former walled city continues to constitute the urban core of Wenzhou.