Archaeologists recently excavated 800-year-old city walls and gates at site in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

Baidi Township, located in Fengjie County, was once a very important military fortress. An archeological dig was jointly launched at the site in February, by the Cultural Heritage Research Institute of Chongqing and the Cultural Relic Management Office of Fengjie County.

Over the first six months, twenty sections of city wall, gates, defense towers and armories have been found in the site. The walls and gates have been confirmed as dating from the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) to Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).

More than 300 relics, mainly iron weapons and some ceramic, copper and stone artifacts, have also been unearthed, Chongqing Cultural Heritage Research Institute said.

The project has identified the layout of the town. Other sites discovered outside Baidi have shown that a complete defense system existed at that time, the institute said.

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