Old city of chujinan, also known as Ying JI, as a national key cultural relic protection units. In the North of Jiangling District in Jingzhou city 5 km, in the mountains south of the JI, thus come the name, is the spring and autumn and warring States period state capital. Chuwenwangyuannian (689 BC) "started Ying" to hectare King Xiang of Chu 21 years (278 BC) white pulling Ying Qin, King found a capital of 20 generations, more than 400 years, is the political, economic, and feet of Center of Chu, was the South's largest city. Soil for the year to build the city walls, is still kept, lots up to 6-7 meters, the town near the square, 4.5 km long, North-South width of 3.5 km, area of 16 square kilometers. Four-week open-gate 7, explore West of the North wall Gate 3 road, on both sides there are architectural remains similar to the Porter; nanyuan North wall and ancient river outlet, and Watergate two. Rammed earth building dense base within the city, some as high as 6 meters, magnificent towering; ancient wells, kilns all over; pantile, Imbrex and tegula, construction materials and the Eastern Zhou dynasty cultural relic abound, also found the cast copper workshops. Houses in the Eastern Zhou period of excavation of the South-East of the city wall bed 60 meters long, 14 m wide, the larger, should be a part of the palace buildings.

Outside the city there are three tombs area, holds when the tombs of Kings and nobles of large and medium mass graves more than more than 700, over more than 20 at the city week explore cemetery, thousands of clean small-Chu tomb. In the city of Phoenix mountain, Chu Chen for Migration (now Huaiyang, Henan province), reduced to a cemetery in Qin and Han, the famous mummy of Western Han dynasty, large numbers of Han and beautifully painted lacquer, that unearthed from here. Top of the magnificent ancient city, look as far as the eye can see look: Pat Ling, Ji Shan hills, rain Taiwan Youyou been received from the North to the East, undulating hills adjacent to, good wood on it with verdant, ancient tomb barrier-barrier, looking East at long Lake, mists and ripples, fields razor, still exist in former years male winner.