Protection, Exploration and Utilization of the Historical Relics within the Ancient City of Wuhu

Investigations have shown that the ancient city of Wuhu started to be built in Ming Dynasty in 1575 and it took six years to complete the construction. About thirty historical and cultural sites of various kinds have so far been preserved within the ancient city ( some of them had to do with famous people in the history ). Among them, major sites are the architecture of Ancient Times and Modern Times, the ancient inscriptions on tablets and the traditional street networks formed in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the year of 2000, the municipal authorities decided to reconstruct the ancient city within the original site, and try every effort to ensure that those historical and cultural heritage will be effectively protected, well explored and utilized in order to make Wuhu well-known as one of the Excellent Tourist Cities of China.