The origin of Stone Town can be traced back to the Warring States Period more than two thousand years ago.
According to historical records, in the thirty-sixth year of King Xian of Zhou (333 BC), the State of Chu (Yingdu, now Jiangling, Hubei) destroyed the state of Yue, set up Jinling City, and built a city on this Liang Qingshan. In the twenty-fourth year of Qin Shihuang (223 BC), the State of Chu perished, and the Qin Dynasty changed Jinling to Moling County.
According to legend, Zhuge Liang went to Battle of Red Cliffs on the eve of the Three Kingdoms to discuss with Sun Quan the plan to break Cao Zhi. According to legend, Zhuge Liang rode to Shitou Mountain to observe the mountains and rivers when passing through Moling County. He saw the mountains headed by Zhongshan, winding like black dragon in the southeast;
The mountains in the west, with the rocky mountain as the end point, are like tigers on the banks of the great river, so they exclaim that "Zhongshan is long and flat, surrounded by Shi Hu, which is really the residence of emperors" and suggest to Sun Quan to move the capital to Moling. After Sun Quan went to Battle of Red Cliffs, he moved to Moling (now Nanjing) and was renamed Moling Jianye. The following year, a famous stone town was built on the original foundation of Liang Qingshan.
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1990, Nanjing built Stone Town Park on the former site of Stone Town.
With the theme of "Nostalgia of Stone Town", the park organically combines the long history of Stone Town with the natural landscape, and integrates the ancient battlefield with modern national defense education. The total planned area is nearly 16.94 hectares, with the ancient city wall as the axis, reflecting the characteristics of the ancient capital of history and culture. It starts from Qingliangshan Sports School in the north, reaches Qingliangmen in the south, faces the ancient city wall in the west and reaches Huju Road in the east.
Shicheng Park is divided into national defense Xiao Chun, Shicheng Xue Ji and Shanju Qiuqing, with 2 1 scenic spot. Shicheng Snow Collection Area is located on the west side of the park, with Liang Qing in the north and Qingliangmen in the south. Strip distribution along the ancient city wall is the essence of Shicheng Park and one of the 48 scenic spots in Jinling.
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