Yancheng’s inner city sprawls 1,500 meters, about 3 li (a Chinese unit of length, 1 li=500 meters) while the outer city stretches 3,500 m or 7 li. Their areas fit well in with the relevant account in Mencius. Besides, the urban desig...
Founder of Mohism is Mo Di. Those engaged in debates were called “Mobian”. Those engaged in martial arts were called “Moxia”. The leader is called “Ju Zi”. Most of the Mohists come from lower status, with strict internal organization...
Originally, Sun Wu’s Thatched Cottage was an ordinary thatched cottage. It is said that Sun Wu, the soldier saint, once lived in seclusion here to avoid war and study the art of war in memory of Sun Wu. Later generations renovated th...
The third moat in Yancheng from outside to inside is called Imperial City River, which is 500 meters long and 30 meters wide surrounding Imperial City. Imperial City, also known as Ziluo City, is located in the center of Yancheng Rel...
During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, wars erupted from time to time. Its typical figures were Sun Wu and Sima Rangju in the former period as well as others in the later period like Wu Qi and Sun Bin. In particular...