Cultural Relics and Historical Places in Guazhou
Guazhou has a long history and many cultural relics and historic sites. In terms of ancient city sites, there are 66 ancient city sites of Han, Tang, Ming and Qing Dynasties. For example, Suoyang City site was built in Han Dynasty, flourished in Tang Dynasty and revived in Xixia period. In 1996, it was identified as a national key cultural relic protection unit. It was a part of the road network of Chang 'an-Tianshan Corridor. It was a collection of ancient city sites, ancient canals, ancient reclamation areas, ancient monasteries, ancient tombs, and many other relics. Its main body was divided into the inner city and the outer city. The inner city was divided into the west city and the east city by the inner wall. There were many relics and cultural relics in the city. There was also the ruins of Qiaowan City, which was built during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. It was once a military stronghold and was known as the "Kangxi Dream City." Although it was not as large as the previous two, the museum at the scenic spot had many cultural relics, local wild animal and plant specimens, dried corpses, and murals. In addition, the newly discovered Yingpanliang Ancient City Ruins are located in Yingpanliang Grass Beach 3.5 kilometers southeast of the ancient city ruins of Bloemji Township, Guazhou County. In terms of ancient tombs, there were more than 8600 ancient tombs from the Neoliths to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. For example, the ancient tombs around Suoyang City had unearthed three-colored horses and various tomb guarding beasts. In terms of grottoes, there are Yulin Grottoes, located in Nanshan Canyon about 75 kilometers south of Guazhou County. There are 43 existing caves, including caves from different periods such as Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties, Song Dynasty, Uighur, Xixia, Yuan Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. There are a total of 4200 square meters of murals and more than 250 colored sculptures. In 1961, it was announced as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. There was also the remains of the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty, which stretched across the county from east to west for 183.5 kilometers. There are 465 immovable cultural relics in the county, including 1 world cultural heritage, 10 national key cultural relics protection units and 16 provincial cultural relics protection units. Read more exciting novels for free
Cultural Relics and Historical Places
The following is some information about cultural relics and historical sites: ** 1. The domestic part ** 1. Changzhou - There was a book, Changzhou Cultural Relics and Historical Places, co-edited by Bao Liben, Lu Kaiyu, and Xu Boyuan. It was published by the local chronicles publishing house in November 2007, but the specific content of the cultural relics and historical sites described in the book was not obtained. 2. ** Summer Region (Description by listing the ruins)** - ** Wangping Ruins **: It is located on a platform 7.5 kilometers north of Xichuan City, covering an area of 1,000 acres. Discovered in 1975, it was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit by the provincial people's government in 1982. It was a site of the late Neoliths around 2000 B.C., with typical "Anfura" pottery jars unearthed, as well as Xindian culture-related relics, mainly around 1000 B.C., distributed in different areas of the site. - ** Luojiagayuan Ruins **: Located about 6 kilometers east of the city, the second platform on the north bank of the Daxia River, covering an area of nearly 100 acres. It was discovered in 1975 and announced as a cultural relic protection unit by the Revolutionary Committee of Linxia County on June 15,1976. It is a site where "Majiayao culture","Banshan type","Machang type","Qijia culture" and "Xindian culture" coexist. There are a large number of ash layers, ash pits, tombs, pottery, stone tools, etc. - ** Forest Protection Mountain Ruins **: Located 4 kilometers south of the city, the third platform on the east bank of the Daxia River. It covers an area of 4000 square meters. There are exposed ash layers, pottery pieces, and tombs. It belongs to the "Half-Mountain Type" and "Qi Family Culture". - ** Fengjiatai Ruins **: It is located 4 kilometers southeast of the city, the second platform on the east bank of the Daxia River. It is a site where the "Xindian culture" and "Machang type" coexisted. Many tombs were found at the south end. Some of them were eroded by the Yagou River, and there were pottery pieces, bones, and fragments of artifacts in the soil. - ** Zhang Jia Zui Ruins **: Located 2.5 kilometers south of the city, the second and third platform on the south bank of the Daxia River, covering an area of 54000 square meters, belonging to the coexisting ruins of the "Majiayao culture","Banshan type" and "Qi family culture". It was discovered by Pei Wenzhong in 1947 and excavated by the Yellow River archeological team of the China Academy of Sciences in 1955. In 1961, it was announced by the provincial people's government as the first batch of cultural relics to be protected. Later, due to the destruction of some sites, the cultural relics protection site was cancelled in 1981. 3. ** Mianchi * - Mianchi cultural relics and historical sites are represented by Yangshao cultural sites, including more than 50 Yangshao village sites. The site had four layers of culture, from early to late, from the middle of Yangshao culture to the late of Yangshao culture to the early of Longshan culture to the middle of Longshan culture. In January 1957, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Mianchi County. On March 4, 1961, it was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relic protection units. 4. ** Dunhuang Region ** - ** Mogao Grottoes **: A series of Buddhist grottoes in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, China, with thousands of caves and murals. It was the representative of the world-famous cave temple, but it faced many protection problems, such as light erosion of paint caused by tourists, vibration, temperature and humidity changes, natural disasters, historical wars, etc., which led to the loss of statues and murals in the grottoes every year. - Yulin Cave: also known as the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave, was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was located in Guazhou County, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province. Next to it was the Yulin River. It was completely excavated on the vertical cliffs on both sides of the Yulin River Canyon. The existing 43 caves are of the same origin as the Mogao Grottoes in terms of content, artistic style and painting form. They are known as sister caves with the Mogao Grottoes. Because it was not famous and was relatively well protected, the artistic value of the Xixia murals surpassed that of the Mogao Grottoes. The Xixia Water Moon Guanyin in Cave 2 was praised. 5. ** Hebei Region ** - ** Xiangtangshan Grottoes **: Located in Gushan, Fengfeng Kuangqu, Handan City. It was first excavated during the reign of Emperor Wenxuan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Yang (550 - 559). Later generations of Sui, Tang, Song, and Ming Dynasties had small-scale excavation, but the main cave statues were carved during the Northern Qi Dynasty. It was looted in 1912, and many exquisite statues were chiseled and stolen. Most of the heads of Buddha and Bodhisattva statues were chiseled and lost. Many fine sculptures were lost in Japan, America, Europe and other places. It was one of the cave temples with the most serious loss of cultural relics in China. 6. ** Ningxia ** - ** Mount Sumeru Grottoes **: It was first excavated in the Northern Wei Dynasty, more than 1,400 years ago. After the Western Wei Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and other dynasties, it was continuously excavated and later repaired. It formed the current Big Buddha Six, the Descendants Palace, the Yuanguang Temple, the Xiangguo Temple, the Peach Blossom Cave, the Songshuwa, the Three Caves, and the Black Stone Gully. It was one of the top ten grottoes in China and also one of the most beautiful grottoes on the Silk Road. It was severely damaged by the Haiyuan earthquake in 1920, and it was eroded by the wind in the later period, so it needed to be protected. 7. ** Shaanxi Region ** - ** Zichang Zhongshan Grottoes **: located in Zichang County, Shaanxi Province. According to historical records, there were originally 18 caves, and only five caves were excavated at present. The middle cave was the most well-preserved. There were more than 10,000 Buddha statues in the cave, also known as Ten Thousand Buddha Rock. It was built in the fourth year of Song Pingzhi. Chinese and foreign scholars believed that its historical and artistic value was not inferior to Yungang, Longmen, and Dunhuang. 8. ** Qingyun (Hebei)** - ** Qingyun Old City **: In the sixth year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1373), Qingyun County was set up. The magistrate moved the county seat here and created the city wall. It was repaired in the second year of Zhengtong (1437) and rebuilt in the second year of Chenghua (1466). The city wall was four miles in circumference and 1.5 feet high. There were also related buildings such as the city gate. In 1964, a new county was built. This place has been the county seat for more than 590 years. The name of Qingyun was related to the local geographical phenomenon and the theory of auspicious signs. In 2012, Qingyun Town was named "Famous Historical and Cultural Town of Hebei Province" by the People's Government of Hebei Province. - ** Mount Tai Palace **: It was built in the sixth year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1373 AD). It was one of the Eight Sceneries of Qingyun. It was said to be built in connection with Bluecloud Progenitor. Sitting facing north, the layout was a central axis scale style, composed of Bell Pavilion (gatehouse), palace hall, screen wall, etc. There were pines and cypresses in the palace. In 1986, the Cultural Relics Bureau of the Hebei Provincial Department of Culture allocated special funds to repair the main hall. On July 20, 1993, it was announced by the Hebei Provincial People's Government as a key cultural relic protection unit in Hebei Province. The main hall had many unique features, such as the scale, structure, and decoration. ** 2. Foreign Part ** 1. Egypt - The Pyramid of Egypt was the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, such as the Pyramid of Giza and the Pyramid of Giza. 2. India - The Taj Mahal was located in the northern Indian city of Agra. It was a mausoleum built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife. - ** Jaipur Maharaja City Palace **: It was a palace complex in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It included many gorgeous palaces, courtyards, and gardens. 3. ** Rome (Vatican)** - St. Peter's Basilica was the main cathedral of the Roman Church, located in Vatican City, Rome. 4. Mexico - The ruins of the ancient city of Teotivacan. The Sun Stone was an important piece of art of the ancient Aztec civilization, depicting the origin and history of the universe in Aztec mythology. 5. ** Greece * - The Parthenon of the acropolis was one of the most famous buildings in ancient Greece. It was built in memory of the goddess Athena. 6. ** Scottish ** - The castle was located on Mount Royal in the Scottish capital, and was one of the most important ancient castles in the country. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Introduction to Cultural Relics and Historical Places in Seoul, Korea
There were many cultural relics and historical sites with historical research value in Seoul. Gyeongbokgung Palace was the first palace built in the early days of the founding of North Korea. It had a history of 600 years and had a celebration building. Every day from 10 am to 16 pm, the guards and the changing of shifts would be held. It had a National Folk Museum, a permanent exhibition hall that recreated the traditional Korean lifestyle, and also held traditional clothing, folk culture, traditional musical instruments, and other displays. Changdeokgung Palace was located on the east side of Gyeongbokgung Palace. It was the palace that the North Korean royal family had used for the longest time. It was well-preserved and perfectly integrated with the architecture. The back garden was the only back garden of the palace in Korea and was listed as a World Cultural Heritage in 1997. Changdeokgung Palace and Changgyeonggung Palace are connected. The tour is divided into general tour (only visiting the palace without a guide, about one hour) and back garden tour (you need to follow a guide to visit limited places, about two hours). The ancestral temple was a royal ancestral temple of the Chosun era, which was dedicated to the memorial tablets of the emperors and imperial concubines of the past dynasties. The design was simple and solemn. Every year on the first Sunday of May, the ancestral temple festival, which was selected as a world cultural heritage, was held in the Yongning Hall in the morning and in the main hall in the afternoon. The ancestral temple festival music was ranked first in Korea's intangible cultural heritage. Deokshou Palace was a palace in Seoul that combined Chinese and Western styles. From the main entrance, one could see the handover ceremony of the original palace's water gate chief. In addition, there was also the Santiandu Monument in Seoul. It was 5.7 meters high, 3.95 meters long, and 1.4 meters wide. It had a dragon head on it and a turtle base on it. The inscription was carved in Mongolian, Manchu, and Chinese. It was a testimony that the Korean Peninsula had once surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was recognized as a cultural heritage. However, it basically did not appear in tourist guides, and there were very few visitors. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Introduction to Cultural Relics and Historical Places in America and Brazil
Brazil was a country full of history and culture, with many famous historical monuments and buildings. The following are some of Brazil's famous historical sites and buildings: 1. The statue of Jesus was located on top of Corcovado in Rio de Janero, Brazil. It was one of the most famous landmarks in the world. It was 38 meters tall and weighed 1145 tons. It was built in 1931 and was one of the most representative buildings in Brazil. 2. St. Paolo Cathedral, located in the center of St. Paolo, was one of the largest churches in Brazil. The architectural style was neo-gothic, and the interior was gorgeous. It was an important religious building in Brazil. 3. Braganza Palace, located in the center of Brasilia, is the location of the Brazilian presidential palace. The architectural style was modern and was one of the landmark buildings of Brasilia. 4. Manaus Grand Theater: Manaus City, located in the Amazon rainforest. It was one of the most important buildings in Brazil at the end of the 19th century. The architectural style was Italian Renaissance style, and the interior decoration was gorgeous. 5. Palati Historical Town: Located in the southern part of Rio de Janéré, Brazil, it has preserved a large number of buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. It is one of the important colonial buildings in Brazil. 6. Santa Catarina State Historical Site: It contains many 18th and 19th century buildings and is one of the important colonial buildings in Brazil. 7. Palatinate Islands: Located in the northeast of Brazil, it is one of the largest coral reefs in the world. Its marine ecosystem is very rich and is one of the important nature reserves in Brazil. In addition, Brasilia was the capital of Brazil and was designed by Oscar Niemeyer. Many of his architectural works, such as the presidential palace, the parliament building, and the cathedral, were located in the city. The Olympic Park was located in the city of Rio de Janero. It was the venue for the 2016 Summer Olympics and had many modern sports facilities. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
An Introduction to the Cultural Relics and Historical Places in Chengde City
There were many cultural relics and historical sites in the Paddock, which witnessed its long history and rich cultural heritage. Inside Mulan Paddock, there were many cultural relics and historical sites of the Qing Dynasty emperors hunting and northern patrol, such as Dongmiao Palace, Qianlong Tiger Cave and stone carvings, and more than a dozen ancient Great Wall steles. There were also ancient battlefield sites such as General Platform, General Bubble, and Twelve Lianying. Manchuria Ruins was one of the important historical sites of Weichang County. It was located in Manchuria Village, more than 20 kilometers east of Weichang County. It was an important border town during the Liao and Jin Dynasties. There were remnants of city walls, ancient buildings, pottery, bronze ware and other unearthed cultural relics in the ruins, surrounded by ancient woodlands and grasslands. Beitai Temple was located in Chuntai Village in the north of Weichang County. It was built in the Liao and Jin Dynasties. It was a large-scale Buddhist building complex, mainly composed of the Great Buddha Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Sutra Building, etc. There were many exquisite Buddha statues, murals, and inscriptions in the temple. The Yanzikou ancient battlefield was where the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian army fought fiercely. There were rich historical and cultural relics left. There were also Nanguan Tower and Lao She's former residence, which were also unique historical buildings in the yard. The Half-Pagoda Ancient City was a city site of the Warring States Period, and it had been used until the Liao and Jin Dynasties. There was a temple and a tall stone tower in the northeast corner of the ancient city ruins. Legend has it that this tower was built to worship the undead in the battlefield, and it is now called the Half-Tower. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
An Introduction to the Cultural Relics and Historical Places of Xinyi in Maoming City
Xinyi had many cultural relics and historical sites. The following is a partial introduction: - ** Ancient City of Douzhou **: It was the "Douzhou" of ancient times. It was the place where the prefectures and counties of the past dynasties were governed. It had a history of more than 1400 years. - Xinyi Civilization Gate: Located in Bafang Village, Zhenlong Town, Xinyi City, Maoming City. - The former site of the Dahong Royal Palace (Xinyi Academy) was located in Bafang Village, Zhenlong. The Dahong Royal Palace from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom period was still preserved in the village. - Qifeng Academy was a historical site in Xinyi. - ** Yang Guowei's Tomb **: A cultural relic belonging to Xinyi. - ** Yu Xi San Wu Xian Gong Temple **: This house is located in Shuangdi Village, Zhusha Town, Xinyi City. It covers an area of more than 4000 square meters and has a total of 99 rooms. It is made of green brick and wood and has been preserved to this day. In the middle was the Yu family ancestral hall, and on both sides were buildings used as houses. They were connected to the middle, and the scale was grand and extraordinary. At that time, Yu Xi was a military officer in the court. He was a major landlord and had worked in Guangxi. - ** Ye Family's Former Residence **: Located in Lion Mountain Village, Huaixiang, covering an area of more than 2000 square meters. It has a civil structure and two houses with a total of 99 rooms. Some of them have been destroyed. After the liberation, it used to be the headquarters of Lion Mountain Brigade and Lion Mountain Middle School. The words Lion Mountain Middle School on the door can still be seen. - King Cave: It is a key cultural relic protection site in Xinyi City, also known as the Wing Palace. It has a certain value for studying the struggles of the ancient Yao people. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Introduction to Jordan's Cultural Relics and Historical Places in Asia
Jordan was rich in cultural relics. Amman, the capital, had many cultural relics from the Greek, Roman, and Arabian periods. For example, the only Greek building left behind by Heracles other than Athens, the Mayer Palace, the church built during the Byzantine period, and the ancient Roman theater embedded in the cliff. The theater was still used as a cultural event venue until 2011. In addition to the capital, the 3,600-year-old Migudol Temple echoed the ancient city of Petra, another great relic of Jordan, and was regarded as one of the world's great cultural heritages. The ancient city of Petra was originally named "Sela"(meaning "rock"). It was rediscovered in 1812 and listed as a World Heritage site in 1985. It was located near Ma 'an, an important town more than 200 kilometers south of Jordan's capital, Amman. It was a "stone city". Palaces, temples, mausoleums, theatres, bathhouses, and other buildings were all excavated from the rocks. It was even larger than the Ajanta Grottoes in India. Because the color of the rocks was rose under the sunlight, it was also known as the "Rose City." To enter the ancient city, one had to pass through a canyon that was about 1.5 kilometers long, about 7 meters wide at the widest point, and only a carriage could pass through at the widest point. The canyon was filled with winding paths and stone walls. In addition, there were about 100,000 historical sites in the country. When tourists came to Jordan, it was like entering an open museum. They could appreciate the ruins of various periods from the Stone Age to Greek, Roman, and Muslim civilizations. The Umar Mosque was built by Umar I, the first caliph of the religion of islam, and was one of the earliest monasteries in the world. There was also the Roman palace, Hermitage, which had been restored into a museum, where exquisite works of art and the lifestyle of the time could be seen. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
An Introduction to the Cultural Relics and Historical Places of Lichuan in Enshi Prefecture
There were many cultural relics and historical sites in Icheon City. In the southeast of Maoba township, there were 15 places in the Guba area, 18 ancient tombs, 35 ancient buildings, 6 cave temples and stone carvings, and 17 modern and important buildings. In the southeast of Moudao Town, there was an ancient Metasequoia tree that was more than 600 years old. It was known as the "world's number one cedar". It was also known as the living fossil of plants and the giant panda of China's flora. The local government had built the Chinese Metasequoia Botanic Garden here. Tenglong Cave Scenic Area was located on the outskirts of Icheon City. It was the largest karst cave in China and one of the largest caves in the world. It was composed of water cave, dry cave, catfish cave, cool wind cave, Dujia Village, dragon gate and Huaxian pit. The cave had a large space and was warm in winter and cool in summer. There were strange landscapes such as Guancai Gorge, White Jade Forest and Sanlong Gate. Outside the cave, there were high mountains, boardwalk around the cliff, and magnificent waterfalls. Wuling Cave Village was located in Tuanbao Town, Icheon City. It had the largest Tiankeng Tiankeng in Central China, 535 meters long, 300 meters wide and 108 - 267 meters deep. The bottom of the pit was wide and surrounded by cliffs. There were four natural karst caves in the east, west, north and south, namely Bazu Cave, White Tiger Cave, Yanshen Cave and Xuanwu Cave. There was also a mysterious nameless cave hidden in the depths of the half-cliff forest. Yumu Stronghold was located in Moudao Town of Icheon City. It was a well-preserved Tujia village. The terrain was dangerous and surrounded by cliffs. There was only a two-meter-wide stone road leading to the village. The ruins of Bijiashan Cave Stronghold and Stone Slab Road were built in the first year of Tongzhi (1862) and the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865) respectively. Bijiashan Cave Stronghold was an important material material for studying the activities of Taiping Army in western Hubei, and the ancient Stone Slab Road was of great significance for studying the ancient traffic conditions of Lichuan. The tomb of Zhu Tinghuai and his wife was built in the 19th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1893). The stone carvings on the tombstones were rich and exquisite, and the text was rich. It was of great value to the study of funeral customs and stone carving art in Lichuan. The Chen family cemetery was composed of the tombs of Chen Dunren and his wife, and the tomb of Chen's mother, Manjun. The two tombs were 30 meters apart and occupied a total area of about 100 square meters. The high embossed and hollowed-out carvings on the stele were rich and exquisite. It was a treasure of the Qing Dynasty stone carvings in Lichuan and was of great value to the study of the burial culture in Lichuan. It was unknown when the Kamen Battle Ruins in Shibanling were built. It was rebuilt in the seventh year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1881). The existing narrow walls, stone roads and some couplets witnessed the important historical events of the liberation of Lichuan. Chuantou Village was located in Moudao Town of Icheon City. There were many cultural relics and historical sites. Among the more than ten Kamen left, there was a famous stone rock Kamen, Liuye Rock. There were three holes in the cliff tombs of the Jin and Sui Dynasties, one hole in the natural cliff tomb of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, ten checkpoints of the Ming Dynasty, five rock houses and soldier caves of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, two groups of 23 large tombstones of the Xiang and Ma families of the Qing Dynasty, one stele house of the Republic of China, one Tujia school of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, three ancestral halls of the Qing Dynasty, one manor of the Republic of China, one stone bridge of the Ming Dynasty, one stone archway and stone bridge of the Qing Dynasty, an ancient stone road of more than 8,000 meters in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and four stone inscriptions of the Republic of China and modern cliffs. As of 2024, Lichuan had a total of 96 cultural relics protection units, including 2 national key cultural relics protection units, 6 state cultural relics protection units, and 68 county (city) level cultural relics protection units. There were 264 cultural relics and historic sites in Icheon City, including 58 revolutionary sites. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
An Introduction to the Cultural Relics and Historical Places in Jiande, Hangzhou City
There were many cultural relics and historical sites in Jiande. The key cultural relics under national protection include the Turtle Cave Ruins, Xishan Bridge, the local architecture of Xinye Village, the South Peak Pagoda and the North Peak Pagoda of Meicheng. The local architecture of Xinye Village was from the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China. The provincial cultural relics protection units include the Dabai Mountain kiln site, the local architecture of Li Village, the local architecture of Shangwu Fang Village, Nanpu Bridge, and Xin 'anjiang Water Power Station (including Baisha Bridge). City-level cultural relics protection units include many historical sites such as Ye Da Ancestral Hall, such as Liushanyan Neolith Ruins, Zhu Maichen Tomb, Lingqi Cave Wall Inscription, etc. There are a total of 82. These historical sites covered various types, from the ruins of the Neoliths to ancient buildings, ancient tombs, ancient bridges, cliff carvings, and so on. They reflected the historical and cultural features of Jiande from ancient times to modern times. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Huludao City, Xingcheng City, Cultural Relics and Historical Places Introduction
Xingcheng City had many cultural relics and historical sites: - ** Xingcheng Ancient City **: Also known as Ningyuan Wei City, located in the center of the old city of Xingcheng City. It was built in the third year of Xuande of the Ming Dynasty (1428 AD). It was supervised by the garrison commander Wu Kai and the imperial censor Bao Huaide to defend against the harassment of the northern Mongolian Wuliangha tribe. It was called Ningyuan Weicheng in the Ming Dynasty and Ningyuanzhou in the Qing Dynasty. In 1914, it was renamed Xingcheng and is still in use today. It was one of the top ten ancient cities in China and one of the most complete ancient cities of the Ming Dynasty in China. It was on the same level as the ancient cities of Xi'an, Jingzhou, and Pingyao. The ancient city was a square-shaped citadel with four gates in the east, south, west and north. There were historical sites such as Xingcheng City Wall, Xingcheng Bell and Drum Tower, Ming Dynasty Zu Shi Fang, Xingcheng Confucian Temple, Gao Family Residence (General Mansion), Jiliao Military Governor Mansion, etc. It was a key cultural relic protection unit in the country. It had also filmed films such as "Sanjin Mountain City" and "Jinan Battle". In 1988, it was designated as a national key scenic spot and a national AAA-level tourist area. - ** Brothers Archway **: The last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian, built two archways in recognition of the two Zu brothers who guarded the important town of western Liaoning. They were the "Loyalty and Courage" archway built in the fourth year of Chongzhen and the "Ascending Altar and Junlie" archway built in the eleventh year of Chongzhen. The two memorial archways were made of grayish-white granite, with four pillars, three rooms, and a five-story single-eave roof. The embossed on the surface were lifelike, such as two dragons playing with pearls and a picture of riding a horse to battle, showing the scene of gold and iron horses in western Liaoning. The exquisite words on the memorial archway interpreted the great achievements of the four generations of Zu's family. After more than 390 years, they still stood tall. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Matsubara City Changling County, Cultural Relics and Historical Places Introduction
The cultural relics of Changling County were as follows: 1. ** Nanchengzi Stone Carving Group **: It is located 5 kilometers south of Fuqing Changtun, where the Qianjin Township Government of Changling County is located, and 1 kilometer southwest of Dongyinjiatun. It is located on the southern slope of Damangang, which is about 800 meters long and runs southeast to northwest. 100 meters to the south was a low-lying swamp, 300 meters to the southeast was Babao Lake, 200 meters to the northeast was a north-south ditch about 5 meters deep, and 500 meters to the east was Chengdong Village. The ancient city was in the shape of a ladder. 2. Yaojingzi Beigang Ruins: It was located in Yaojingzi Village, No. 30 Township, Changling County. It was a large area of grassland and swamp. 50 meters to the north was a large sand mound that was about 3 kilometers long and ran from east to west. The site was the fourth batch of ancient ruins announced on October 20, 1987. It was in the Neoliths Era and was managed by the Changling County Cultural Management Office. It was not open to the public. 3. ** Nanchengzi City Site **: It is located in Nanchengzi Village, Qianjin Township, Changling County, Matsubara City. It is an ancient site and the seventh batch of provincial cultural relics protection units. 4. ** Nanchengzi Cemetery **: Located in Nanchengzi Village, Qianjin Township, Changling County, Matsubara City, it is an ancient tomb from the Liao and Jin Dynasties. It is also the seventh batch of provincial cultural relics protection units. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>