Located at the southwest corner of the city, the Panmen Gate was first constructed in 514 B.C. The much younger present one was built in 1351, consisting of two water passes, two land gates, an ambush area outside a city gate, a city tower and city walls on both sides, which are rarely seen in the rest of the country. Panmen Gate towers in a majestic manner.
Inside the gate are the Ruiguang Pagoda and Wumen Bridge, which, with the gate, make up the three Sights of Panmen. A seven-storey octagonal architecture, the Ruiguang Pagoda is the oldest Buddhist pagoda in the area. Taking a shape of a full moon, the Wumen Bridge is a typical over- water bridge in the Southern Reach of the Yangtze River.
