The Qizhou City Ruins are located to the east of Xiaotaizi Village in Haoguanton Township. Qizhou was a state under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Capital Road during the Liao Dynasty, which is now referred to as the Xiaotaizi Ancient City Ruins in Kangping County. Qizhou City was constructed during the reign of Emperor Taizu of Liao (from 921 to 926 AD) and was destroyed at the end of the Yuan and the beginning of the Ming dynasties.
From the remaining ruins, it is evident that the city was a square-shaped earthen fortification oriented towards the north and south. The perimeter of the city walls is approximately 4 li (a traditional Chinese unit of distance), with the western side measuring about 400 meters. The remnants of the city walls stand 5-6 meters high and have a base width of 10 meters, featuring three gates on the east, west, and south sides. The eastern wall’s barbican gate site is still clear, the southern gate is visible, and the moat surrounding the city can be faintly discerned. A main road runs east to west, which was constructed during the Northeast’s occupation, leading to the destruction of the western gate. The city has been converted into farmland, and the remnants of the site include some blue-gray grooved bricks, cloth-patterned tiles, and gray pottery shards, all of which are characteristic of the Liao Dynasty. In October 1980, the county declared it a key cultural relics protection unit. In October 1981, the Tieling Administrative Region announced it as a key protection unit. In December 1988, it was upgraded to a provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit. The site is open to visitors all year round, with full-day access.
