Where is the small south gate of Yichang?

According to research, Yichang, as a port market town, appeared at least in the Tang Dynasty. "The Big Dipper sits in the middle of the night, and the ship is in the Wan Li of Xijiang River", a poem by Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, vividly describes the water transport scene in Yichang at that time.

In the Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu once again recorded this grand occasion in The Story from Zhou Xia to Xiting: "Yiling is a state, a gorge, and the river flows out of the gorge, which is only advection. Therefore, if the boat people come here, they will drink and congratulate each other again, thinking that they will be reborn. " In the past, the place where merchants stopped was probably the Zhenchuanmen area today.

In the 12th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1377), an ancient city was built on the riverside of Yiling House, with eight gates, namely Nanfanmen (south gate), Wenchang Men Site Ruins (small south gate), Xisaimen (Zhenchuan gate), Xishengmen (middle gate) and Beizuomen (small north gate) leading to the waterway wharf.