December 15, Jiangxi Daily-The Ganzhou Ancient City Wall in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province is expected to be included on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), according to local governmental department concerned.

The ancient city wall dating to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) has been listed for preservation by the municipal government of Ganzhou. It measures 3,664 meters long, with intact moat, battlements, tower and cannon buttress. Tens of thousands of wall bricks were inscribed with 521 types of messages and articles.

Ganzhou had spent around 20 million yuan (about 2.4 million US dollars) in restoring the original look of the city wall and beautifying the surrounding environment.

Under the support of the central and provincial governments, Guanzhou allocated over eight million yuan (about 967,352 US dollars) to launch repair and reinforcing work to the city wall.

The municipal government had established a green belt along the eastern part of the city wall and invested over four million yuan (about 483,676 US dollars) in pulling down irrelevant buildings aside the wall and resettling the residents.

The brick city wall was enlisted state-level cultural relic in 1996. Archaeologists said that it would be of great value for the studies of city construction and development in ancient China.