Ganpu City West Gate, Haiyan, Zhejiang

Ganpu City West Gate was built in the 19th year of the Hongwu period of the Ming dynasty (1386). To prevent Japanese pirates from invading, the military and civilians of Ganpu built a city wall together. It was originally a dirt wall, but during the Yongle, Zhengtong, and Jiajing periods, it was repeatedly covered with stones. There were four gates in the east, south, west, and north, as well as a water gate. A moat was dug under the city wall, which was more than 4.5 km long and more than 7 m high. It was a well-prepared and solid city wall along the coast of northern Zhejiang. In 1991, Ganpu Town repaired the west gate and built a Suwu Pavilion on the north side of the gate. In 2018, Ganpu Town restored the original west gate and gate tower according to the size and specifications of the city wall recorded in the "Continued Ganshui Zhi" and "Haiyan County Tujing" and built a new park square. It is a key cultural relic unit in Haiyan County.