In spring, the feeling is deeper for northerners. The vast land is full of bleakness, the north wind howls, and there is little ice and frost in Luhui, and the spring breeze brings warmth into Tusu. Entering the vernal equinox, the thick spring is coming. The wind changes from bitter to warm, the tree grows from withered to tender buds, and the flowers are just about to bloom. Suddenly, like a spring breeze overnight, thousands of trees and pear trees bloom. Traveling during this time period must be "the most beneficial thing in the spring of the year, when thousands of miles of birds sing and green reflects red". On March 20th, my wife and I started our spring journey following the footsteps of spring.
journey
Day1 (2019, March, 20): 6.26, departure from Daxing, Beijing, G4 highway, 12.06, arrive at the Yinxu ruins (the odometer shows 495km). 12.40-15.20, lunch at "Shengdeli" and visit the ruins of Yin Ruins. 15.48, Ma's Manor. On 17.20, stay at Lavande Hotel (543km). 19.38, "76ers old-fashioned handmade noodles" dinner.
Day2 (2019, March, 21): 6.47, departure from Anyang Lavande Hotel, Nanlin Expressway, 8.17-12.10, Hongqiqu Youth Cave Scenic Area (631km). On 16.59, Dayuncheng Manxin Hotel (1050km). 18.33, dinner at "Longxingmei Noodle Restaurant".
Day3 (2019,3,22): 7.46, check out, 8.00-8.50, Colorful Salt Lake (1057km). 9.22-11.00, Jiezhou Guandi Temple (1082km). 11.56-12.43, lunch, Yongji Puji Temple (1150km). 13.10-14.26, Guanque Tower (1157km). On 17.25, check in Xi'an Aegean Sea Hot Spring Hotel (1327km). 18.45, "Lintong Impression" dinner.
Day4 (2019,3,23): 8.10-12.08, Huaqing Palace. 12.50-15.10, Big Wild Goose Pagoda (1396km). 15.41, stay at Ibis Hotel (1405km). 18.00-21.08, "Liuxiang Noodles" dinner, shopping Muslim Street.
Day5 (2019, March, 24): 8.50-11.55, Xi'an City Wall. 12.10, (Old Tongguan) lunch. 12.43, set off for Hanzhong. At 16.30, stay at Hanzhong Riverside Garden Hotel (1670km). 18.00-21.00, hang out by the Han River, have dinner.
Day6 (2019,3,25): 6.22-7.50, walk along the Han River. 8.42, check out. From 9.19 to 13.50, Xiema Township, Hongfu Road, Hanshan Peak, Yangchun Town, Nanzheng Nanhu Lake, viewing rapeseed flowers (1750km). 14.00, heading towards Guangyuan. At 15.50, stay at Hampton by Hilton Guangyuan (1915km). 18.05-20.30, dinner, hang out.
Day7 (2019,3,26): 8.28, departure. 9.16-12.08, Zhaohua Ancient City, "Zhaohua Taste" lunch (1946km). On 17.08, stay at Leshan Golden Begonia Hotel (2389km). From 17.30 to 21.10, the confluence of three rivers, Leshan Giant Buddha, and "Leshan Taste" dinner.
Day8 (2019,3,27): 6.50-8.00, take a walk along the river. 8.42, check out and depart (2406km). 9.41-14.25, Jianwei Jiayang train (2471km). At 16.40, check in Ya'an Yucheng Impression Hotel (2642km). 17.05, hang out, dinner at "Fatty Fish Mansion".
Day9 (2019,3,28): 8.40, departure. 12.42-15.48, Qionghai National Wetland Park (2943km). 16.04-17.30, Lushan. On 18.08, stay at the Beautiful Landscape Hotel in Xichang (2957km). 19.20, "Niu Mu Ke" dinner.
Day10 (2019,3,29): 8.00, depart for Lugu Lake direction (2960km). 13.45, the gate of Lugu Lake in Yanyuan County (3201km). 14.30-15.18, Caohai, Walking Marriage Bridge (3205km). On 16.03, Daluoshui Village parking lot (3221km), on 16.20, stay at Manidui Hotel. 16.50-20.00, walk by the lake, dinner.
Day11 (2019,3,30): 6.50, taking pictures by the lake. 9.20-15.40, tour around the lake (3299km). 18.30-20.00, hang out, dinner.
Day12 (2019, March, 31): Visit Daluoshui Village and Lugu Lake.
Day13 (2019, April, 1): 9.30, towards Lijiang, 14.00, check in Shuhe Mozhu Washe Inn (3496km). 14.30-17.30, "Small Pot Rice" lunch, tour Shuhe Ancient City. From 18.20 to 22.00, visit the ancient city of Lijiang, and have dinner with "Pharaoh next door".
Day14 (2019, April, 2): 6.20-8.40, stroll around the ancient city of Shuhe. On 9.26, head towards Panzhihua, and on 15.48, stay at Zhuxia Hotel in Panzhihua (3763km). 18.20-22.00, hang out, "a handful of bones" dinner.
Day15 (2019,4,3): 8.50, heading towards Dongchuan Red Land. From 15.02 to 18.10, visit Dongchuan Red Land and take pictures (4165km-4205km). On 19.26, stay at Century Regent Hotel in Dongchuan (4249km).
Day16 (2019, April, 4): 7.50, towards Bijie, 12.30-17.40, Baili Rhododendron Scenic Area (4689km). 21,55, stay at Bijie Southern Excellence Hotel (4770km).
Day17 (2019, April, 5): 9.00, departure to Longsheng, Guangxi, 15.49, ticket office of Longji Terraced Fields Scenic Area (5351km), 17.38, Ping’anzhai parking lot (5392km), 18.35, stay in "Seven Stars with the Moon Resort Hotel ".
Day18 (2019, 4, 6): 6.30-8.00, taking pictures of the Longji Rice Terraces. At 9.40, depart for Dongjiang Lake, Zixing City, Chenzhou, Hunan, and at 15.10, stay at Zixing Dongjiang Lake Kistler Hotel (5856km). 16.00-19.00, take a walk, and have dinner with the "snake fish".
Day19 (2019,4,7): 7.20-11.30, travel to Dongjiang Lake, 12.10, go to Jiangxi Yingtan, 18.45, check in Yingtan Fontainebleau Hotel (6451km).
Day20 (2019, April, 8): 7.00, to Jiande City, Zhejiang Province, 11.00, Jiande Qili Yangfan Scenic Parking Lot (6785km). 11.40-13.35, play along the Fuchun River and have lunch at Kaiyuan Fangcaodi Country Hotel. At 14.30, stay at Tonglu Daman Hotel (6841km). 18.00-21.40, Tonglu County,:
Day21 (2019,4,9): 6.30-8.00, play along the Fuchun River, 9.50-11.30, Daqishan National Forest Park. From 18.20 to 21.10, stroll and dinner in Tonglu County.
Day22 (2019, April, 10): 9.50-15.00, Fuchun Riverside, Tianmu River, Phoenix Mountain, Tongjun Cable Bridge, Binjiang Park, "mother-in-law" lunch. 19.00-20.40, stroll and dinner in Tonglu County.
Day23 (2019, April, 11): 9.00, to Nanjing (6885km), 12.02, Yixing "Dushunxing Zhenjiang pot cover noodles" lunch. On 14.08, check in Nanjing Orange Crystal Hotel Yixianqiao Branch (7247km). (A laboratory test will be done in Nanjing, and I will see a doctor in two days).
Day24 (2019, April, 12): 8.45, to Xinghua, 11.06-13.50, Xinghua Qianduo Scenic Area (7466km), 16.50, check in Suzhou Geya Hotel (7696km), 17.30-21.20, Jinji Lake, dinner.
Day25 (2019,4,13): 9.40-13.45, Jinji Lake. On 14.20, stay at the Love All Suite Hotel. 17.40-21.30, Pingjiang Road, "Ding Sheng Xian" dinner.
Day26 (2019,4,14): 8.50, to Tianmu Lake, 10.59-13.30, Tianmu Lake Landscape Garden, lunch (7876km). On 14.45, stay at Nanshan Zhuhai Inn (7921km). 16.20-19.30, Tianmu Lake Yushui Hot Spring.
Day27 (2019, April, 15): 9.17, to Nanjing, 12.30, Nanjing Zhongshan Hotel (8056km). (Nanjing General Hospital takes the test sheet and sees a doctor). On 15.15, go to Xuzhou, and on 18.50, check in Xuzhou Pengcheng Hotel (8394km).
Day28 (2019, April, 16): 5.40, depart for Beijing, 12.46, arrive at Beijing Daxing Zhongzhong (9076km).
route
Beijing—Henan—Anyang—Red Flag Canal—Shanxi—Yuncheng—Yongji—Shaanxi—Xi'an—Hanzhong—Sichuan—Guangyuan—Leshan—Qianwei—Ya'an—Xichang— Lugu Lake - Yunnan - Lijiang - Sichuan - Panzhihua - Yunnan - Dongchuan - Guizhou - Bijie - Guangxi - Longsheng - Hunan - Zixing - Jiangxi - Yingtan - Zhejiang --Tonglu—Jiangsu—Nanjing—Xinghua—Suzhou—Liyang—Nanjing—Xuzhou—Beijing.
Yuncheng
Maybe many people don't know much about Yuncheng, and even some people just know that there is such a place. In fact, Yuncheng is not simple.
Yuncheng, known as Hedong in ancient times and the hometown of Guan Gong, is named after the "City of Salt Transport" and is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. Legends such as Nuwa mending the sky and Huangdi fighting Chiyou all happened in Yuncheng. Yuncheng has outstanding people and is not only the hometown of Guan Yu, a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty, but also Zhang Yi, Sima Qian, Wang Wei, Liu Zongyuan and other civil and military masters emerged.
It is about 400 kilometers from Hongqi Canal to Yuncheng, arriving at 5:00 pm, and staying at Manxin Hotel in Yuncheng.
The hotel is very cozy. Although the room is not big, it is very clean and comfortable.
Not far from the hotel, there is a "Longxingmei" noodle restaurant with a good environment. The Kungfu Yellow River carp is so-so, the sweet potato in honey sauce is delicious, and the yam is the first time I eat it, it is very fresh.
Nanfeng Square at night is a lively place, several dance troupes are scattered in different places, and the dancers are having a great time.
In the morning, come to Yuncheng Salt Lake. In the distance, the white embankments like snowdrifts are salt fields, and some workers are working with shovels. The nearby water surface seemed to be frozen, with a white layer of salt oozing from the surface.
Salt Lake is the most representative landscape in Yuncheng. It is also known as "the world's three major sodium sulfate-type inland salt lakes" together with "Augdin Salt Lake" in Utah, USA, and "Kuchuk Salt Lake" in Siberia, Russia. It was the earliest developed by Chinese ancestors. salt lake. According to historical records, our ancestors discovered and ate salt in Yuncheng Salt Lake more than 5,000 years ago.
"Song of the South Wind" written by Mr. Zhao Puchu: "The fragrance of the south wind can relieve the embarrassment of our people; the time of the south wind can enrich the wealth of our people." According to legend, Yu Shun once sang the oldest ballad in Chinese history while playing a banjo in Woyungang, beside the Salt Lake.
Yuncheng Salt Lake is known as the "Dead Sea of China". As a 4A scenic spot, it is a bit suspicious. It is deserted and lonely. You can neither see tourists nor staff. There is not even a guide. I know how to play, and I don’t know if the salt water floatation, black mud health preservation, hot spring spa, etc. advertised on the billboards exist. It may also be due to the season. It feels like it is closed. Anyway, we walked around the door and said goodbye.
The sky seems to be foggy, and the salt pond is quiet, without any ripples, as if frozen. If the weather is good, it may look like a thin layer of ice, or like a mirror.
Xiezhou Guandi Temple
Another famous landscape in Yuncheng is the Jiezhou Guandi Temple located in Jiezhou Town.
Changping Village in the southeast of Jiezhou is the birthplace of Guan Yu. This heroic, courageous, righteous, and upright general of the Shu Kingdom in the Eastern Han Dynasty was conferred the title of "Emperor" and "Sage of Martial Arts" by later generations. The ancients said that "the sage of literature in Shandong and the sage of martial arts in Shanxi". In the Chinese world, the sage of martial arts is famous for his virtue and is honored as the "God of Wealth", ranking first among the gods of wealth and wealth.
The Guandi Temple was built to worship Guan Yu. He has become an integral part of Chinese traditional culture, and it is also a moral model and spiritual sustenance for thousands of people. It can be said that the belief in Guan Yu and the worship of Guan Gong spread all over the world with the construction of the Guandi Temple. Guan Gong temples are all over the world, and incense is burned everywhere on the five continents. According to statistics, there are currently more than 30,000 Guan Gong temples built in more than 30 countries and regions in the world.
Jiezhou Guandi Temple was founded in the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang (AD 589). It was expanded and rebuilt in Song and Ming Dynasties. Temple". No matter in terms of history, scale, momentum, content, or art, Xiezhou Guandi Temple can be called "the sacred palace of traditional Chinese moral culture", so there is a saying that "all Guan Temples in the world look at Shanxi, and Shanxi Guan Temple is in Xiezhou". Say.
Before entering Guandi Temple, the stone archway outside the bell tower attracted me. Shifang was built in the tenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1637). It is a building with four pillars, three doors and five roofs.
On the front of the square, the forehead reads "Thousands of generations pay homage".
On the back of the square, "righteousness always exists".
The carvings on the stone workshop are unique, no matter the characters, auspicious animals, or birds are vivid and lifelike, the exquisite knife workmanship and vivid shape are rare stone carving art works.
The bell tower is a relic of the Qianlong period, and there is a Drum Tower on the west side of it.
Come to the gate of Guandi Temple Scenic Area, buy tickets here to enter Guandi Temple. The Guandi Temple faces south and has a regular layout, with the front facing the rear and sleeping quarters. The central axis is used as the benchmark to connect two parts in series - Jieyi Garden and the main temple, with bell and drum towers and other ancillary buildings on both sides.
The current Jiezhou Guandi Temple actually consists of four parts: Guandi Ancestral Temple, Guandi Family Temple, Guandi Ancestral Mausoleum, and Imperial Garden. Guandi Family Temple is located in Changping Village, the birthplace of Master Guan, about 8 kilometers away. The ancestral mausoleum of Guandi is located in Shipangou, Zhongtiao Mountain, south of Guandi's family temple. There is a statue of Guandi with a total height of 80 meters, the tallest and largest statue of Guandi in the world. This part of Jiezhou town is the Guandi Ancestral Temple and Imperial Garden.
Entering the Guandi Temple, the first thing that catches your eyes is a garden landscape. As far as you can see, there are beautiful peaches and plums, green tiles and red walls, ancient pines and weeping willows, pavilions and pavilions, as if you have entered a large garden.
The name of this garden is "Jieyi Garden". It is opposite to the main temple. From south to north, there are architectural landscapes such as Sanyi Pavilion, Junzi Pavilion, Lotus Pond, and Jieyi Garden Archway.
At the southernmost point is the Sanyi Pavilion, also known as the Jieyi Pavilion, which is named after the stone statues of Liu Guan and Zhang Taoyuan Jieyi enshrined in the pavilion.
After the Sanyi Pavilion is the Junzi Pavilion. The Junzi Pavilion was built in the first year of tomorrow (AD 1621). It was originally called the Lotus Pavilion. It was built on a tall platform surrounded by corridors and supported by bright pillars.
Inside the pavilion hang many plaques in which believers praise Guandi. A 1.5-ton root statue of "Immortal Guan Gong" made of camphor wood with a thousand years of history is exquisite in workmanship and lifelike in shape.
Pavilions, pillars, carved beams and painted buildings, green pines and cypresses, swaying and graceful.
Jieyi Garden was formerly known as the Lotus Pond, which was once occupied by the unit. Later, it was restored to form a garden with mountains, water, flowers and greenery, and it is integrated with the temple of Guandi. Now is the most beautiful time.
Jieyi Square is the gate of Jieyi Garden, facing south and facing north, opposite to the main temple. The structure is pure wood, and the bucket arches under the eaves are gorgeous. Different from the shape of the general archway, the Yiyi Archway is connected with a roll-up shed-style building, which looks magnificent and generous as a whole. On the front of the square, there is a book "Jieyi Garden", and on the back, there is a book "beautiful mountains and wide waters".
On the central axis on the north side of Jieyifang, there is an ancient screen wall - the Four Dragon Wall. This screen wall separates Jieyi Garden and the main temple area, and is the southernmost building in the main temple area.
The Four Dragon Wall was built in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty (1426-1435 A.D.). It is made of fired glass. The picture is composed of four dragons flying around, lined with phoenixes, unicorns, jade rabbits and other auspicious animals. Due to its long history and poor protection before (it is said that there was originally a road between Yingbi and Jieyi Garden), Yingbi has now tilted to the south, and wooden piles can be seen on the back to support it. Although the dragon shape on the front is mottled and some components have fallen off, the exquisiteness and momentum of the time can still be felt from the remaining parts.
There are quite a few dragon walls left in China, such as Datong, Beijing and other places. Nine Dragon Walls are the most regulated, and they are generally singular, such as one, three, five, and seven. The four dragon walls seem to be unique to this place.
The three iron bars in front of the four dragon walls are cross-connected and planted in the ground stones, with a very special shape. Later, I checked the information and learned that this is called "梐枑" [bihu], also known as "walking horse", commonly known as "blocking the crowd", it is a fence in front of the ancient government office to block pedestrians.
Seeing "梐枑", the most intuitive feeling is that the three interconnected iron bars symbolize the three righteousness in Taoyuan. Further, this "righteousness" is deeply rooted in the earth and in the hearts of the people. Judging from the function of "blocking the crowd", it is also a symbol of Master Guan's status. In the past, when passers-by came here, civil officials got off their sedan chairs and military officials dismounted from their horses. Even the emperor had to get off his sedan chair to show respect. Another meaning is that Guan Gong is not only respected by Confucianism, but also by Taoism and Buddhism, so Guan Gong has become the only god in China that crosses the three major sects of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. The three small iron bars are a symbol of loyalty and integrity, and a symbol of the unity and cohesion of the Chinese nation. I gradually understood why the Chinese nation's worship of Guan Gong is not only to bless health, safety, and wealth, but also to uphold loyalty and integrity, and to pay attention to a spiritual pursuit.
The four dragon walls are facing the main entrance of the main temple - Duanmen. It is unknown when Duanmen was first built, but it was rebuilt in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It has a brick structure, brick carvings on the outside, simple and elegant shapes. "Guandi Temple" is engraved in the middle of the lintel, a plaque of "Fu Han Characters" is inscribed on the back of the door opening, and the banners on the east side of the door openings on both sides read "Jing Zhong Guan Ri" and in the west read "Great Righteousness".
A pair of iron lions stand on both sides of the Duanmen, looking quite old. The iron lion was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It has a mighty shape, tall and domineering.
After the Duanmen, you come to the Pheasant Gate, which is the second gate in the main temple. It is one of the "Five Gates of the Son of Heaven" in "Zhou Li".
The pheasant gate has dual functions, it is not only a gate, but also a "passing stage".
Continuing to the north is the Meridian Gate, which is the main entrance of Guandi Temple. In the middle of the lintel, there are three golden characters of "Guandi Temple", and in the middle of the footpath there is a piece of Erlong Xizhu Danbi stone, which is a symbol of the emperor's power.
After passing through the Meridian Gate, you can see the second archway on the central axis - "Shanhai Zhongling" archway, with a pure wood structure, a Dougong Ling shaped like a fishing net, and extremely exquisite wood carvings on the forehead.
To the north of the "Shan Hai Zhong Ling" archway is the "Yu Shu Lou", the existing building is a relic of the Kangxi period, and the "Yu Shu Lou" is the Qianlong imperial pen. The appearance of the building is elegant and flying, beautiful and beautiful. The stone carvings on the stone railings on the side of the building and the wood carvings inside the building are rare works of art.
On the back of the building, the horizontal plaque "Juelun Yiqun" is Zhuge Liang's evaluation of Guan Yu, and it was inscribed by Jiezhou Zhizhou Yan Rusi.
The last building in the main temple area is the main hall - Chongning Hall, which was first built in the reign of Chen Sui and the third year of Chongning in Song Dynasty (1104 A.D.). In the hall, there is a treasure statue of Guan Yu wearing a crown and wearing an emperor's costume, accompanied by his left and right courtiers. In front of the hall, there are green pines and cypresses, a pair of onyx watches, two incinerators, and a pair of iron flagpoles. The platform is spacious and the railings are winding.
Under the eaves of the main hall hangs a giant plaque of "Shen Yong" appointed by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.
On the lintel hangs a plaque written by Emperor Xianfeng "Wanshirenji".
There are 26 giant panlong stone pillars around the temple, the eight pillars on the front are double dragons flying, and the remaining 18 stone pillars on the three sides are single dragons in deep relief.
There are two copper and iron Qinglong Yanyue knives on both sides of the hall.
On both sides of the front of the main hall, there are a pair of cast iron men and iron lions stationed in the Shunzhi year. One of the iron men's arms has been broken.
There are bell pavilions and stele pavilions on the west and east sides of the front of Chongning Hall, which were added in the Qing Dynasty. The Bell Pavilion is located on the west side. It was reset in the 14th year of Jiaqing (1809) of the Qing Dynasty, and an iron bell cast in the 17th year of Shunzhi (1660) of the Qing Dynasty was hung inside.
The stele pavilion is located on the east side, and there is a poem stele left by Prince Shuoguo in the 12th year of Yongzheng (1734).
Behind the Chongning Hall is the harem sleeping hall, and a pair of iron men and iron lions in front of the gate seem to be much more peaceful.
The Harem is the last complex of the Guandi Ancestral Temple.
Entering the courtyard gate, behind a garden, guarded by iron men and iron lions on both sides, a wooden archway with four pillars, three doors and double eaves is tall and magnificent, exquisite and gorgeous. This is the archway with the highest height and specifications on the central axis. It is unknown when it was first built. It was rebuilt in the sixth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1867). The archway is elegant in shape and exquisite in production. The center of the ridge is decorated with glazed gourds, implying prosperity, and a pair of glazed phoenix kisses on both sides. The flower panels are carved with patterns such as lotus, chrysanthemum and auspicious animals. The lower architrave in the middle of the center is embossed with dragon heads and flowers, and the columns are equipped with drum-holding stones at the front and back.
The "Qi Su Qianqiu" archway was built at the time when Cixi was in charge of the government, so this archway has the shape of "the phoenix is on top and the dragon is on the bottom", which is unique outside of Beijing.
There are a pair of iron men and iron lions on both sides of the archway. The iron lion has a unique shape, and there is a little lion lying on it. It can be seen that after years of baptism, the iron lion has holes and the words on its body are blurred.
The Spring and Autumn Building behind the "Qi Su Qianqiu" archway is the bedroom of Emperor Guan. It was rebuilt in the ninth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1870).
The Spring and Autumn Building is majestic and majestic, standing majestically among the towering ancient trees. The golden seated statue of Guan Gong in military uniform in the building is a rare art treasure.
The Spring and Autumn Building has three unique features, and the architectural structure is ingenious and unique. The colonnade of the corridor on the upper floor stands on the vertical lotus column on the lower floor. The vertical column is suspended in the air, and the interior is equipped with a support, which gives people a sense of suspension. "Like, all "Spring and Autumn" is engraved in block letters on the slab wall of the pavilion, which are called the two wonders; the building is right in front of the position of the Big Dipper, which is called the three wonders.
The Spring and Autumn Building is seven rooms wide and six rooms deep. It is a two-story, three-eaved Xieshan-style building with a height of 33 meters. There are corridors on the upper and lower floors, surrounded by fences, which can be used for overlooking. The wooden carvings of dragons and phoenixes, flowing clouds, flowers, figures, animals and other patterns under the eaves are exquisite and transparent. The roof is covered with colored glaze, which is dazzling.
The plaque in the building "True Protector of the World" is the original work of Empress Dowager Cixi.
There are Yinlou and Daolou on the left and right of Chunqiu Building. The appearance of the two buildings is exactly the same. They were both built in the 27th year of Qianlong (1762).
A new imperial garden was built outside the Guandi Ancestral Temple. It was a garden built on the site of the original back garden.
Yongji Stork Tower
On the way to the Guanque Tower, we passed the Pujiao Temple. We didn't go inside for a tour, but only had lunch nearby. A lot of local battery cars are running the Guanque Tower, Pujiao Temple, and the Yellow River Tieniu joint tour.
Pujiu Temple is located on the head of Emeiyuan, 3 kilometers east of the ancient city of Puzhou, Yongji City. It is the place where the story of the famous Chinese classical opera "The Story of the West Chamber" took place.
Since it was first built in the Sui Dynasty, it has gone through many vicissitudes and has been revived and destroyed many times.
The Stupa, also known as "Yingying Pagoda", was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. This pagoda has a special feature. When a stone is hit on the pagoda, the pagoda will emit a kind of echo similar to that of a toad. The echo effect is different in different striking positions. This phenomenon is really rare. There are three other buildings with echo effects in my country: the Echo Wall of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the Pagoda of Baolun Temple in Henan, and the Shiqin of the Great Buddha Temple in Tongnan County, Sichuan.
Except for the stupa, the other buildings of Pujiao Temple were rebuilt after the mid-1980s according to the layout of the temple in the Tang Dynasty and the pattern of the story of "The Romance of the West Chamber". On the whole, the whole temple is built according to the mountains, with scattered heights, shaded by green trees, towers, halls and corridors, which are simple and harmonious, and form an interesting contrast.
Guanque Tower is about 5 or 6 kilometers away from Pujiao Temple, and it takes only 10 minutes to get there.
The whole scenic spot is called the Stork Garden. Walk through the long stone arch bridge and come to the downstairs of the Stork Tower.
The Guanque Tower is also called the Guanque Tower, because the storks and magpies inhabit it. It was first built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty (about 557-580 years), and after more than 700 years in the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, and Jin Dynasties, it was destroyed by soldiers in the early Yuan Dynasty when Genghis Khan's gold and iron horses attacked the Central Plains. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the old site still existed. Later, due to the flooding of the Yellow River and frequent river swings, it was difficult to find the old site. People had to use Puzhou West Tower as the "Stork Tower" (from Baidu).
It was Wang Zhihuan, a talented scholar of the Tang Dynasty, who really made the Guanque Tower famous all over the world. He once climbed the Guanque Tower and wrote "The sun is at the end of the mountain, and the Yellow River flows into the sea. If you want to see a thousand miles, you will go to a higher level." It is a swan song through the ages.
The Guanque Tower we see now was built in 2002. It imitates the Tang style and has a reinforced concrete structure. Although it lacks some ancient charm and vicissitudes, it is tall, straight and full of momentum.
The Guanque Tower has four eaves and three floors on the outside, and six floors on the inside. It is built on a high platform with a total height of 73.9 meters. The theme of the first floor is the eternal song and the magnificent scenery of Puzhou in the Tang Dynasty. The atmosphere and Chinese civilization are fully displayed.
The inside of the Guanque Tower is more like an exhibition hall, where poems, murals, musical instruments, and calligraphy are all classics, showing the splendid culture of the Chinese nation. The paint painting of the Guanque Tower is a bright spot of the whole building. The color painting art originated from the Tang Dynasty has been lost in China. After many investigations and rescues by experts from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, it was finally used for the decoration of the Guanque Tower. This Tang Dynasty-style building built with modern materials and modern technology is as simple and elegant as possible.
There is a statue of Wang Zhihuan on the sixth floor of Guanque Tower to commemorate this great poet. Except for Wang Zhihuan, many sages have left immortal chapters about climbing the Guanque Tower. Tang-Li Yi "A hundred feet west of the Stork Tower, Tingzhou is vast with clouds and trees. The Han family is empty and the water is empty, and the mountains and rivers of the Wei State are half-sunset...". Tang-Changdang "Far to the birds, higher than the world. The sky surrounds the plains, the river flows into the broken mountains...." These popular poems are sung by the world together with the name of the Guanque Tower, like the endless Yellow River flowing Forward, forever flowing.
Standing in the Guanque Tower and looking from a distance, it is no longer the scene in ancient times. There are rice paddies and fields, endless fields, and the misty Yellow River flowing to the sky.
Leaving the Guanque Tower, on the way to Xi'an, stop at the bank of the Yellow River at Fenglingdu a little earlier. This place is at the corner of the east turn of the Yellow River, which is the junction of the three provinces of Shanxi, Shanxi and Henan. It has been a fortress on the Yellow River since ancient times. There is a poem that says: If there is water in the north and south, the Qi of the Central Plains will be self-contained. Yunshan connects Jin soil, and smoke trees enter Qinchuan. Since then, cross the Yellow River Bridge and enter Shaanxi.
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