Atlas of China
Tianshengcheng Fortress Ruins 天生城Tiānshēng Chéng
National heritage site · Chongqing, Chongqing
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Chongqing
- Region
- Chongqing
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tianshengcheng Fortress Ruins
A natural rock mesa above Wanzhou with sheer cliffs on every side, fortified in the 13th century as one of the Southern Song mountain strongholds against the Mongols; the Song general Shangguan Kui held it through a siege of more than a month, and local tradition says Liu Bei of Shu Han once camped here. The ruins on the summit look out over the city.
How to get to Tianshengcheng Fortress Ruins
On a hill in Zhoujiaba Subdistrict in northern central Wanzhou, Wanzhou District, a taxi ride or walk up from the Tianshengcheng tourist street.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Wanzhou Riverfront (Three Gorges Pinghu) & Xishan Clock Tower 三峡平湖·西山钟楼 (under 10 km), Chongqing Three Gorges Immigration Memorial (Wanzhou Museum) 重庆三峡移民纪念馆 (under 10 km).
On the map
Open Tianshengcheng Fortress Ruins on the illustrated map to see the terrain around it and what else is close, and to add it to a trip.
Open Tianshengcheng Fortress Ruins on the map