Authors: Xu Zhaotang, Shu (finishing) In the early Republic of China, Hefei continued the urban pattern of the Qing Dynasty, but re-planned the city. Surrounded by rivers and ditches, the city is short in north and south and long in east and west, forming an ellipse. There are seven gates: Nanermen, Nanxun (Xiaonanmen) and Desheng (Nanmen). East Gate 2, Mighty (Dadongmen) and Shihe (Xiaodongmen); West Gate 2, "Xiping" (big west gate) and "Shuixi" (small west gate); North Gate 1, "Chen Gong". The plan of Hefei County during the Republic of China (source | data picture) is also called Dadongmen. This tower is as big as five rooms and three stories high. The city gate building is called Wufeng building and HSBC building. There is a horse pit outside the city gate, abbot, which is twice as deep. Usually the pavement is paved with stone slabs, but it was demolished during the war (the horse pit is clearly visible in the photo). There are developed waterways in the history of Hefei, and Xiaoshi Port in the southeast of xiaoyaojin, so Weiwumen has become the main gate of Hefei's external traffic. When the majestic gate was in Yong Men, Yong Men was also called the Little East Gate. On the left is the Moon City, and on the right is the gatehouse, which is as big as three rooms. The depression in the middle part is Jiacheng. When Baohe River and Jiushi River pass by, the river under the external wall of Yong Men flows into Nanfeihe River. There are ten shooting holes in the wall of Jiacheng. There is a battery on the protruding city wall, and the north and south city walls extend eastward into the river bank. Cannons on the battery can block the east bank of the river. In the photo, the city gate is dilapidated, which was caused by the Japanese invaders occupying Hefei City and dismantling the city gate fortress in order to make the view of the post unobstructed. At that time, Deshengmen in Yong Men was also called the South Gate. Deshengmen is a large-scale and beautifully carved stone gate. With the relative weakening of waterway traffic in Hefei, the land traffic has been gradually strengthened, especially after the Luzhou government and Hefei county government moved to the west of the city, Deshengmen has a special significance and is the gate for troops and officials to enter and leave the city. The top of Deshengmen Wengcheng is fortified, made of stone, which is extremely strong. Before the middle of Qing Dynasty, there was a tower in Deshengmen, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was destroyed. After the Japanese army occupied Hefei, a temporary observation deck was built. 1938 Deshengmen Nanxun Gate Nanxun Gate, also known as Xiaonanmen, is located at the intersection of Huancheng Road and Huizhou Avenue, which is the east side of the Provincial Construction Department. The photos of Nanxunmen were not verified, and several elders recognized them. However, there are no signs of the city gate name in other gates in Hefei, and only this gate has the word "Nanxun Gate". Nanxun Gate? Xipingmen? Xipingmen, also known as Daximen, is between the provincial youth league school and Amber Lake. In the old society, Xipingmen was not only repeatedly attacked by peasant rebels, but also frequented by bandits, and there was no peace in the west of the city. I hope that the west of the city will be peaceful and become the wish of the rulers and people of Hefei in the old days. People not only renamed Dushanmen in the late Tang Dynasty Xipingmen, but also built a statue of Guan Gong on the tower, hoping to resolve the mutiny disaster and pray for peace. Xiping Gate Tower? Shuiximen Shuiximen is also called Xiaoximen. "Records of Hefei County, Jian Zhi" contains: "Jindou River is Hefei River, which is the city of northern Tang Dynasty (the moat north of Jindou). Song Guozhen extended the Hecheng River, but it went out through the East. " This is worth discussing. When Zhang Chong was in Shura City, he practiced Shuiluoguan to cross the Jindou River eastward. Otherwise, it is difficult to extend the city wall within the scope of "Fiona Fang 26 Li". During Zheng De's reign in the Ming Dynasty, Yu Xu took up Liu Qi, blocked Xishuiguan, and later built a Shuiximen. So the positions and names of Laoshuiximen and Shuiximen are different. The first photo of Shuiximen (taken eastward) is mainly the Shuiximen building, and the second photo is mainly the pavilion. To the east of Shuiximen, there is a tablet pavilion with Zeng Guofan's inscription "Jiang Zhonglie's martyrdom". In the third year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1853), Taiping Army attacked Luzhou, and Anhui Governor Jiang Zhongyuan led troops to defend Luzhou City, and finally died near Shuiximen. Shuiximen (shot to the west) Gongchenmen Gongchenmen North Gate of Hefei Old Town. The arch is a vault, and Chen is Polaris, which means Polaris. Chen Gong means the return of the Quartet. There are towers on the gate, three towers, an urn in front and a stone platform on the top. 1938, the Japanese bombed Hefei, and the gate of Chen Gong was bombed. The Chen Gong Gate in the photo was built later. 1949 Gongchenmen Author: Xu Zhaotang (from Hefei City Atlas), Shu (finishing) Operation: Shu Editor: Shu Production: Dingquan Media Studio