Jingzhou, now Jiangling County of Hubei, used to be a place of military strategic significance in history. In the year of 689 BC, the State of Chu built its capital here. During the Three Kingdoms Period Jingzhou was the city fought for by the three different kingdom armies. After that four more dynasties set up capitals here. The old Jingzhou City was said to be built more than 1,700 years ago. The existing city walls, 8.3 meters in height, 10 meters in thickness and 10.5 kilometers in length, were built in 1644. In the city there are places of historic interest, including more than 700 tombs of the Chu State nobles and ruins of the Three Kingdoms.