Dapeng Ancient City, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China

Published on March 8, 2010 by Rebecca | This story has been viewed 242 times

大鹏所城

Add: Pengcheng Community, Dapeng Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen

Transportation:

(1) By bus: take No. 360, 364 to Dapeng Station, then change No. 818 to Nuclear Power Station.

(2) Driving:

From Shenzhen: go east from Shennan Avenue, Binhe Road, Sungang Road, Buxin Road, go to Shatoujiao by way of Liantang and Wutong Mount; go to Kuichong through Yanba Express-way from Yantian; turn to Pingxi First-Class Highway; exit at Dapeng Ancient City/Nuclear Power Station; turn left from Dapeng Sculpture, and go ahead 6 kilometers.

From Guangzhou, Dongguan, Zhuhai: go on to Guangshen Express-way until 1 kilometer before the airport; trun to Jihe Express-way, turn to Yanhui Express-way at the terminal He’ao; exit at Longgang/Pingshan Intersection and turn right to the direction of Dapeng Town.

Dapeng Ancient City, the state-level major cultural relic preservation site and the top village of Chinese history culture, is the origin of Shenzhen known as “Peng Cheng”.

Dapeng Ancient City, set up in Hongwu 27th of Ming Dynasty (AD 1394), covers an area of over 100 thousands square meters, is a strategic post of coastal defense in Ming and Qing. There are more than ten generals born here, such as Wulue General Liu Zhong and Xu Xun in Ming Dynasty, five general in three generations of Lai clan, General Liu and his son in Qing Dynasty, consequently the city is reputed to be the “General Village”.

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