Dragon Boat Festival Red Journey--Shijiazhuang Travel Notes

D1: Liangxiang - Xibaipo, take the G5 expressway to Taihangshan expressway, 310 kilometers, depart at 6:00 am, and arrive at Xibaipo at 9:00 am.

Located in the middle of Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, Xibaipo has a total area of 16,440 square meters and is the last rural headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. It is one of the sacred places of revolution in my country, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and a national 5A-level scenic spot.

Heritage Monument

Statues of the Five Secretaries in front of the Xibaipo Memorial Hall

Statues of members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at that time

The five secretaries are studying combat

war scene

The telegram drafted by Chairman Mao in the three major campaigns

Small scene in the museum

dynamo

The Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao directed the three major battles of Liaoshen, Huaihai, and Pingjin that shocked China and the world, held the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee and the National Land Conference with great historical significance, and liberated the whole of China. "Come here" and "China's destiny is set in this village" reputation.

Photo wall of personnel participating in the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Site of the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Interior scene of the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Outline of Chinese Land Law

dugout

Former Residence of Comrade Dong Biwu

Furnishings

Former Residence of Comrade Zhu De

Furnishings

Chairman Mao's former residence is under renovation

monument

Statue of Chairman Mao in the sculpture garden

Statue of Ren Bishi in the sculpture garden

The Xibaipo National Security Education Museum contains various historical materials on the hidden front from the establishment of the Communist Party to today, which are rich and detailed, and are worth a glance.

Xibaipo sculpture at the entrance of the expressway

After visiting Xibaipo, I found a small shop for lunch and set off for Tiangui Mountain. Xibaipo-Tiangui Mountain, 45 kilometers, drove for about 1 hour, and arrived at Tiangui Mountain Xinghe Summer Resort at 3 o'clock. It was a thunderstorm that happened unexpectedly, so I had to open the room and rest in the room.

Tiangui Mountain Xinghe Summer Resort

Around 17 o'clock, the rain gradually stopped, because this is the hometown of the white-haired girl, so I decided to visit the village. Not far from the hotel is Yanwei Village, which is said to be the hometown of the white-haired girl. There is a stone sculpture at the entrance of the village, with the words "Hometown of the White-haired Girl" written in red.

Stone Carvings of the Hometown of the White-haired Girl

Yanwei Village Mountain Gate

According to the old man in the village, this is Huang Shiren's house

The White-haired Girl Art Memorial Hall, unfortunately, the gate was locked when we came here

I took a picture of the statue of the white-haired girl through the crack of the gate

White Haired Girl Memorial Hall

Along the way, which is about 500 meters, there are many temples scattered along the road. Although they are not big, you can see the devout heart of the local people.

Guandi Temple

Guanyin Temple

Earth Temple

Wudao Temple, Wudao Lord is a little deacon who leads from the yang to the underworld. After a person dies, he will go to the Wudao Temple outside the village to burn "end papers" or "buy routes" for the dead. In order to show that the deceased announced the end of life in the yang world, he officially reported to the "Five Lords" in the underworld. After receiving the report, Lord Wudao forwarded it to Lord Chenghuang, indicating that another citizen had come to the underworld to apply for a household registration. If the children in the world do not say hello, the ghost will kneel in front of Wu Daoye and dare not get up.

Dragon King Temple

mountain temple

D2: Visit Tiangui Mountain

Get up in the morning and prepare to visit Tiangui Mountain. On the other side of the parking lot is Tiangui Nanshan. Nanshan Hotel is located on the mountain. Because we had dinner at his restaurant the night before, the boss agreed for us to go up for a visit. If we live in Their home is free to visit.

Aerial photography of Tiangui Nanshan

suspension bridge

Lake Pavilion

Impression of Tiangui Nanshan

Tiangui Nanshan Archway

Tiangui Nanshan Baishou Picture

Impression of Tiangui Nanshan

Overlooking Tiangui Mountain from Tiangui Nanshan

Coming down from Tiangui Nanshan, we went to visit Tiangui Mountain. Tiangui Mountain Scenic Area is located in the middle section of Taihang Mountain, 50 kilometers west of Pingshan County, 90 kilometers east of Shijiazhuang City, the highest peak is 1054 meters above sea level, and the area of the scenic spot is 60 square kilometers. It is divided into 8 small scenic spots, mainly Qinglong Temple and Wanfo Rock , Xuanwu Peak, Dicui Valley, etc. It is a typical karst landform, with high mountains, steep cliffs, many springs, karst caves, dense forests, intact vegetation, and excellent natural scenery. It is known as "Northern Guilin".

Aerial photography of Tiangui Mountain

Tianguishan archway

Tiangui Mountain--A Lingguan

Tiangui Mountain is also known as North Wudang

Sanfengdian

In the Sanfeng Hall, I prayed for a talisman and hung it on the tree, entrusting a good life.

Nine Heavens Wonderland, above which is Houwang Temple

Houwang Temple dedicated to the Monkey King

Erdao Lingguan, let people lament the tenacity of vitality

Cangyan Palace is the second largest building complex in Tiangui Mountain. It was originally the harem of Emperor Chongzhen's residence, and was later changed to Cangyan Palace. ,

It is commonly known as Grandma Temple among the people. The Sanhuanggu, the daughter of Emperor Sui Yang, is enshrined.

Jade Emperor Palace

The Jade Emperor Hall, also known as the Great Bright Hall and the Beamless Hall, is the oldest building in Tiangui Mountain.

Buddha Hall and Guizi Stele

When welcoming the return of Hong Kong in 1997, the 97.7-meter-high and 49-meter-wide "gui" character, which is the largest in the world, was carved and was listed in the Guinness Book of World Books.

Impression of Tiangui Mountain

According to legend, Qinglong Temple was originally built by Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Dynasty as a retreat palace. According to local historical records, there were four uprisings at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Chongzhen felt deeply that the Ming Dynasty was about to run out, so he ordered his confidant eunuch Lin Qingde to go out to Beijing with an order to build a palace in a secret place as a place of refuge in the future. Lin Qingde came to Tiangui Mountain in Hebei one day, saw that the mountain was dangerous and the scenery was beautiful, so he started large-scale construction and built the palace. When it was about to be completed, Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged Meishan to death. After Lin Qingde heard the news, he had no choice but to become a Taoist monk and changed his residence to the Qinglongguan Taoist Temple.

Chongzhen Palace

Archway of Chongzhen Palace

Zhenwu Hall is the main building of Qinglong Temple. It is located on a 5-meter-high stone platform with the words "Yunjitai" engraved on the cornerstone.

Hall of True Martial Arts

Impression of Qinglong Temple

Kuixing Pavilion

dominate

Wenchang Court

After visiting the Qinglong Temple, walking to the back of the mountain is the White Haired Girl Cave.

Road sign of Baimaoxiangu Cave

Xiangu Cave

cave sculpture

The thuja on the rock wall at the entrance of the cave is showing its vitality

corona

Ladder

After the ladder is the stone forest

Impression of Stone Forest

elephant array

Impression of Tiangui Mountain

golden dome

Qinglongquan

Impression of Tiangui Mountain

Zhenwu Cave

Sculpture in Zhenwu Cave

Guizi Monument

Three Lingguan

Tired, take the slide down, save some energy

Impression of Tiangui Mountain

After visiting Tiangui Mountain, we drove to Zhengding Ancient City, 100 kilometers, about 1.5 hours by car, and stayed at Jinhe Hotel in Zhengding for the night. After settling down the luggage, we took a rough tour of the streets of the ancient city.

Zhengding Jinhe Hotel

Aerial photography of Zhengding ancient city

Impression of Zhengding Ancient City

D3: Visit Zhengding Ancient City

Zhengding ancient city has the characteristics of "both new and old", "elegant and vulgar", and has the famous four towers.

Tianning Temple Wooden Pagoda

Located in Zhengding City, it is also known as Lingxiao Pagoda of Tianning Temple. It is the first wooden pavilion tower in my country. It was built in the first year of Xiantong in Tang Dynasty, and it was repaired in Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The body of the pagoda is a brick-wood mixed structure. The pagoda has nine levels and is 60 meters high. It is the tallest ancient building in Zhengding. The tower top, tower brake and the ninth level were affected by the Xingtai earthquake in 1965 and collapsed. The eighth level and below are still intact, and its architectural structure and architectural art characteristics are still clearly visible.

Tianning Temple

Stone lion, a thing of the Yuan Dynasty

Tianning Temple Lingxiao Pagoda

Linji Temple Green Pagoda

Linji Temple

Located in the southeast corner of Zhengding City, it is also known as Chengling Pagoda of Linji Temple. It is the mantle tower of Master Yixuan, the founder of Linji Buddhism. It was built in the eighth year of Tang Xiantong (867). The green pagoda is 33 meters high and has nine levels. The body of the pagoda is made of bricks and is octagonal. This pagoda has some origins: Monk Yixuan in Tang Dynasty founded the Linji sect of Buddhism in Zhengding, becoming one of the important sects of Chinese Buddhism. It was introduced to Japan in the Song Dynasty. Yixuan passed away in the seventh year of Xiantong in the Tang Dynasty. In the following year, Buddhists chose a site in the southeast of Zhengding City to build a pagoda to bury him, so they moved to Linji Temple and built it here. The Qingta was rebuilt during the reign of Jin Dading. This temple is still the birthplace of Linji Sect.

Linji Temple Chengling Pagoda

Hua Pagoda of Guanghui Temple

Guanghui Temple

Located in the south gate of Zhengding City, it is also known as Duobao Pagoda of Guanghui Temple. It is an ingenious combination of gold steel pagoda and flower pagoda. It was first built in the first year of Tang Zhenyuan, and it was repaired in Jin, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The tower is 45 meters high, and the lower three floors are octagonal. The fourth floor is a cone, and each of the eight lower corners is supported by a strong man. The tower wall is molded with figures, tigers, leopards, lions, elephants, etc., with unique shapes and fine sculptors.

Hua Pagoda of Guanghui Temple

Monument to Martyr Zhao Shengming

Martyr Zhao Shengming, Chief of Staff of the 28th Regiment of the 4th Brigade and 10th Brigade of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and Deputy Head of the 29th Regiment. On August 24, 1947, during the Zhengding Battle, he led a battalion to pursue the bandit leader Zhao Ziyun and returned home. The regiment broke down to the Huata of Guanghui Temple, and the enemy hid in the tower and used the high tower to shoot wildly at our army from the mouth of the ancient pagoda. In order to protect the cultural relics, Zhao Shengming decisively ordered the soldiers to attack with light weapons instead of shelling. Our army suffered heavy casualties, and Zhao Shengming died heroically after being hit on the head and chest by stray bullets. In order to commemorate the deputy head of the hero, the people of Zhengding renamed the south gate of the village where Zhao Shengming died as Shengming Street. The Zhengding County Party Committee and the county government erected a monument to the martyrs in Huata. The inscription narrates the process of heroic sacrifice. He also wrote poems and essays: The blood of the martyrs, sprinkle our soil and loess, bury your loyal bones, when the strong men are gone, mourn our people, martyrs and people, comfort your loyal soul.

Huata before restoration (network picture)

Brick Pagoda of Kaiyuan Temple

Kaiyuan Temple

Located on Southwest Street in Zhengding City, also known as Xumi Pagoda of Kaiyuan Temple, it was first built in the second year of Xinghe in the Eastern Wei Dynasty and rebuilt in the fifth year of Tang Qianning. It still retains the characteristics of the Tang Pagoda. The brick tower is square, 48 meters high, and divided into nine levels. The four corners of the first floor of the tower are supported by stone-carved wrestlers, who are full of muscles and lifelike. On the main entrance of the lower floor of the pagoda, there are four characters "Xu Mi Qiao Li". This pagoda is similar to the famous Xi'an Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Aerial photography of Kaiyuan Temple

The left-right symmetry of the bell tower and ancient pagoda of Kaiyuan Temple is the only example of the transition of the architectural pattern of Buddhist temples in my country from pagoda-centered to Buddhist hall-centered.

Sumeru Pagoda of Kaiyuan Temple

Torta Lux

Night view of Sumi Pagoda in Kaiyuan Temple

In the ancient bell tower to the east of the brick tower, there is a huge bronze bell inside. It is said that when the bell of the bell tower rings, it can be heard in a radius of tens of miles.

Boom

Bixi, unearthed in Fuqian Street, Zhengding County in June 2000, is the stele of An Zhongrongji meritorious deeds of Chengde Army Jiedushi An Chongrongji in the Five Dynasties period, with a residual length of 8.4 meters, a width of 3.2 meters, a height of 2.6 meters, and a weight of 107 tons. The first stone carving of its kind.

Sanmenlou

Among the scenic spots and historic sites, Longxing Temple, which was built in the sixth year of Emperor Kaihuang (586 AD) of the Song Dynasty, was conferred and expanded by Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. It is magnificent and well preserved, and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. Mr. Liang Sicheng, an architect, praised it as "the first of the famous temples outside Beijing".

Aerial photography of Longxing Temple

Longxing Temple

Screen wall in front of Longxing Temple

In the middle of the colorful hanging mountain is the wall sculpture of "Avalokitesvara" who was called "the God of Oriental beauty" by Mr. Lu Xun.

"Runlun Zang" is called by physicists a model of the operation of Newton's laws, and it is also the oldest and largest Buddhist scripture cabinet in China.

The Sui Longzang Temple Stele is one of the famous ancient stele inscriptions in China. Its font is an example of the evolution from Han Li to Tang Kai. It was once praised by Kang Youwei as "the number one Sui stele".

The 22-meter-high Buddha is the earliest and tallest copper-cast standing Buddha in my country.

The planar cross-shaped "Mani Hall" is constructed using typical construction methods of the Song Dynasty

Impression of Longxing Temple

After visiting Longxing Temple, we went to Rongguo Mansion. Rongguo Mansion is located in Zhengding City. It was completely designed and built in accordance with the description in Cao Xueqin's famous book "Dream of Red Mansions" and strictly in accordance with China's "Great Qing Huidian". An antique building complex with architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is also CCTV's first location shooting base for ancient buildings.

Aerial photography of Rongguo Mansion

Rongguo Mansion Archway

screen wall

Cao Xueqin Memorial Hall

Statue of Cao Xueqin

Military officers in the Qing Dynasty

Supplementary clothing for civil servants in the Qing Dynasty

Ji'an for a long time

Impression of Rong Guo Mansion

The wax figures of Rongguo Mansion are relatively well-made

Performance

Ning Rong Street

Zhengding is also the hometown of Zhao Yun. At the east end of Xingrong Road in Zhengding City, the Zhao Yun Temple was rebuilt on the site of the original Daoguang period, and it was officially opened to tourists on April 13, 1997.

Zhao Yunmiao

Zhao Yun Hometown Monument and Zhao Yun Sculpture

Hall of Monarchs and Ministers

Interior view of the Palace of Monarchs and Ministers

stele pavilion

Interior view of Five Tiger Palace

Zhang Fei's manuscript

Zhao Yunmiao

Zhao Yun drinking manger

Interior view of Siyi Hall

Shunping Houdian, the main hall

A statue of Zhao Yun is enshrined

After visiting the Zhao Yun Temple, it was almost noon, so I found a small shop for lunch, and embarked on a journey back to Beijing.