Imperial City Relic of Balhae Shangjing

Located in the south of the Palace City, Shangjing Imperial City is nearly rectangular in plane view, with a perimeter of 3,291 m, its south wall is 1,045 meters long and without walls in the north. There are three gates in the city, namely the East Gate, the South Gate and the West Gate.

The imperial city is divided into eastern, central and western areas. Eastern and western aress are in the shape of rectangle that was 413 m in length from east to west and 355 m in width from south to north, where the Administration of Three Ministries and Six Agencies were located. The square between the two areas with 220 m in width is situated between the main entrances of the Palace City and the south gate of the Imperial City at which great ceremonies being held. In the eastern region there is a round building site commonly known as “water dungeon”. In the west region there is a square earth platform, commonly known as “Call-officers-roll Platform”, which may be ritual building.
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