Gaojiabao Ancient City - China Travel

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Gaojiabao Ancient City is located about 50 kilometers southwest of Shenmu County, Yulin City, and about 5 kilometers away from the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty. The ancient city of Gaojiabao was built in the fourth year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty (1439). It is a relatively well-preserved Ming Dynasty castle in Shenmu County and even the entire northern Shaanxi area.

The ancient city of Gaojiabao was originally a rammed earth city, and was rebuilt with wall bricks in the 36th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1608). Today's Gaojiabao ancient city, whether it is the city wall seen from the outside, or the streets and houses in the city, has maintained the pattern of the time. For those tourists who like the ancient city, walking around in Gaojiabao must not will disappoint you.

The plane of the ancient city of Gaojiabao is rectangular. Visitors can walk around the city wall. On the way, they can see a large section of the remaining city wall. During this period, there are defense systems such as crenels and lookout holes. A rolling door, and a urn city, these buildings that have been preserved since the Ming Dynasty have stood here for five or six hundred years.

The ancient city of Gaojiabao is still in the semi-open stage, which is undoubtedly good news for "ancient city control". The streets in the city take Zhongxing Building as the axis, and the four directions are East Street, West Street, South Street, and North Lane. South Street is more prosperous. The Zhongxing Building is not often open, but there are guards. You can ask the guards to help open the door, and then climb up to the Zhongxing Building to overlook the entire ancient city.

At present, there are not many tourists in the ancient city. You can walk in the quiet streets and look at the old houses on the side. There are many old shops on South Street, but most of them are not open. The residential buildings here are basically in the typical northern architectural style, including quadrangle courtyards, such as the Li Family Courtyard in Beixiang; There are also building courtyards, such as Li's House in Shizi Lane, Liu's House in Tongxin Lane, etc. Or you can find a place in the city to be in a daze, and take a time-travel trip like a fugue.