In July 2019, I drove to Zhengding and Baodu Villages in Shijiazhuang for 2 days.

1. Shijiazhuang, Zhengding County:

Zhengding is a famous national historical and cultural city, known as the elegant name of 9 floors, four pagodas, eight temples, and 24 golden arches. It is known as the barrier of the capital and the foundation of Heshuo.

A Zhengding city, half of the history of Buddhism.

It used to be the political, economic and cultural center of central Hebei, and Zhengding has many cultural relics and historic sites.

1. Kaiyuan Temple:

Tickets are 10 yuan/person.

In the picture above, the big guy in Kaiyuan Temple is "赑屃" (bixi has four tones), a stele, unearthed in Zhengding County, is currently the largest bixi in the country, 2.6 meters high, and a total weight of 107 tons.

According to textual research, this bixie and the stone tablet it carries are the rebellious swearing-in tablet of An Chongrong, the Jiedu envoy of the Five Dynasties period. When An Chongrong was attacking the imperial capital, he was defeated by the emperor of the later Jin Dynasty. His death was revealed, and the stele was quickly destroyed and buried in the ground. Because of this, it was preserved. When the fragments were unearthed, they looked as if they were newly engraved.

In the picture above, the bell tower of Kaiyuan Temple is the only existing bell tower of the Tang Dynasty in my country.

2. Linji Temple and Chengling Pagoda:

3. Yanghe Building:

4. Hua Pagoda of Guanghui Temple:

4 small towers supporting a tall tower.

5. South Gate:

6. Lingxiao Pagoda of Tianning Temple:

Lingxiao Tower, the 123rd floor is brick and stone, the 4th floor is a brick-wood mixed structure, and the upper part is a wooden structure that stabilizes the whole tower.

In the picture above, the lion at the gate is from the Yuan Dynasty. The Mongolian lion may not be acclimatized in the Great Wall. See how thin it is.

7. Longxing Temple:

4A scenic spot, ticket 50 yuan / person.

8. Zhao Yunmiao:

Zhao Yun is from Zhengding.

Tickets are 20 yuan/person.

The second time is going straight.

Looking at the historical sites through the millennium, you can feel the prosperity and excitement of the past.

I feel that Zhengding is very grand, and there is no charge for parking in the parking lot. Except for Longxing Temple, Kaiyuan Temple, and Zhaoyun Temple, other temples and ancient city walls do not charge tickets.

2. Shijiazhuang, Baodu Village:

4A, ticket 60 yuan/person, cable car 80 yuan.

Baodu Village is located about 17 kilometers west of Shijiazhuang City. It is the general name of a mountain. Because the slope of the whole mountain is very steep, but there is a large flat ground on the top of the mountain, so the ancients built a military military village on the top of the mountain.

Baodu Village is a military cottage surrounded by Great Wall-style military buildings. The Nantianmen and Beitianmen on the north and south sides are the largest mountain-top gates in the country, which are very eye-catching. Surrounded in the middle is similar to an ancient city, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In history, Han Xin once stationed here to guard the city, so Han Xin Temple was also built in the village to commemorate the famous general.

There are also cultural attractions such as Tiantang Street, Bagua Terrace, and Arhat Temple in the stockade. The most exciting one is the Five Hundred Arhat Hall in the Arhat Temple. The five hundred golden Arhats have different shapes and characteristics.

This is my 38th travelogue.

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