Archeologists have found the ruins of an ancient city in central China's Jiangxi Province dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty about 2,000 years ago, according to a Xinhua News Agency report.

The site, covering about 18,000 square meters, is located on a deserted mesa atop a hill near Fujia Village in Fengcheng, Jiangxi and is surrounded by a moat, the province's institute of archeology said. About 30 meters of the city wall is still standing in its western area and pieces of broken tiles scatter the ground.

It is thought the ruins will provide new clues for research into the structure of cities of the Eastern Han Dynasty (24-220).