Huining

Between 1115 and 1153, before the Jin conquered almost the whole of northern China, their capital city was Huining, sited about 30km/19mi southeast of Harbin, where the town of Ancheng is today.

Two sections of the old city wall and the foundations of the Wuchong Palace have survived. 300m/330yd west of the palace ruins can be seen the 10m/33ft high burial mound of Taizu, the first emperor of the Jin dynasty. In 1908 a memorial slab dated 1188 was discovered, with inscriptions describing the life and work of the Buddhist monk Bao Yan. This memorial slab is today housed in the Provincial Museum in Harbin.