Ruins of Gaojuli

The Ruins of Gaojuli are to be found some 300km/190mi south of Changchun, near the Korean border. Gaojuli is the name of an ancient kingdom which was founded in 108 BC and destroyed in 427 BC. Today only a few remains bear witness to its existence.

Guoneicheng, the kingdom's capital, was built near the present-day Ji'an, on the west bank of the Yalu river. Its well-preserved defensive walls have a circumference of 2713m/8139ft. Square in plan, the town was also protected by a wide moat on its east, south and north sides, while the west was bordered by the Donggou river.

Close to the ruins can be seen some ten thousand graves dating from the same period; made of stone or clay, the sepulchers have survived the ravages of time