Tongwan City Ruins - China Travel

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Tongwan City is located about 60 kilometers north of Jingbian County, Yulin City. Because the city wall is built with large sand, clay and lime, and the wall is white, the local people call it Baichengzi. And because it was built by the Southern Huns "Helian Bobo" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (founded in 413 AD), it is also called Helian City. Most of this ancient city with a history of 1,600 years has been buried by yellow sand. What tourists see is only the ruins, and the public transportation to get here is not very convenient. Most of the people who can come here are Tourists who are very interested in history and frontier fortresses.

If you are also a tourist interested in historical attractions or frontier attractions, you can take the shuttle bus to Batu Bay, Inner Mongolia in Jingbian County, get off at Baicheng and walk for 15-20 minutes to reach the scenic spot. It should be noted that there is probably no shuttle bus back to the county seat in Baicheng that afternoon (the bus back to the county seat in the afternoon is sometimes canceled), and there is only a shuttle bus back to Jingbian county seat in the next morning, and maybe you can find a ride back to the county seat on the same day.

Tongwan City is the only remaining capital site of the Huns in history. The whole city is composed of the inner city and the outer city, and the inner city is divided into the east city and the west city. The existing ruins are all rammed earth architectural remains. At that time, the materials for building the city were mainly sand, clay, lime and glutinous rice water. According to legend, Tongwan City was in charge of Chigan Ali, who was very cruel. If he could penetrate an inch into the city wall with an awl, he would kill the builders. The city built with these raw materials has already stood tall in the Mu Us Desert in the north of the Great Wall. More than a thousand years.

When tourists come here, they can circle the city from the southeast corner, with a total length of about 5 kilometers. At present, the part that is above the ground and has not been buried by yellow sand is mostly the southern section of the city wall. On the southern section of the city wall, if you walk from east to west, you can see the ruins of many enemy towers. There is a high tower near these enemy towers. Going west from Yong'an Terrace, you can see a pier about 30 meters high. This place has become a paradise for birds, and many birds build their nests on the pier.

It is said that the application for world cultural heritage has already started here, and the Xiongnu Cultural Square is also planned to be built. If you like the original Tongwan City, it is recommended to visit it as soon as possible. There are no decent hotels near Tongwan City, so you can stay in the homes of the surrounding villagers. The service facilities around the scenic spot are not very complete, and tourists can bring some drinking water and dry food by themselves.

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Shan姗

When it comes to Tongwan City, you have to calm down and talk for a while. There are too many things to say about this city. This is the fourth time I went to Tongwan City. It rained heavily, and the weather conditions were different from the previous few times. But every time this city gives me the feeling is shocking! Some people think that there is nothing to see in this city, but those who know history and stories understand the historical significance of this city! Those who don't know can't be compared.

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关裕年guanyunian

If it is a late night, a moonlit night with a bright moon, if it is a moonlit night with a clear sky, and you stand on the top of the highest horse-faced slope in Tongwan City, you will see a white city ruins in front of you. Xiabaichengzi is even more pure and unfathomable. Facing this empty city, what kind of whimsical ideas will you arouse? How many unspeakable reveries do you have? Whether it's contemplation or daydreaming on the edge of the universe, you will be fascinated by Tongwan City... It can be concluded that it is very difficult for anyone to go to this ruin in the real midnight, and no one will go to this abandoned for hundreds of years. Baichengzi, because, so far, this relic is still undeveloped, there are no more tourists to patronize, and there is not too much damage

博士小美女

Tongwan City is the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom built by Da Shan Yu Helianbo, the last king of the Huns during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Kingdoms period. It is also the only capital city site left by the Huns in the long river of human history. It is located in Baichengze Village, Hongdunjie Town, Jingbian County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, 50 kilometers away from Jingbian County, facing the Mu Us Desert in the north and the Loess Plateau in the south. Military town.

李少鹏-匈奴泪

There are stories in Tongwancheng, and there are people who tell stories, and people who need to listen to stories. I am an ordinary person who can tell you the story of Tongwancheng. I have stories and wine, and if you have time, I will look for the Huns' footprints with you when the sun goes down.

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If there is an afterlife, I will be a free-flying bird, flying over grasslands, rivers, deserts and snowfields. The scenery I see is the most unique. The aerial photography of the ruins of Tongwan City after the heavy snowfall is admirable. When we are used to knowing the ruins of an ancient city through hearsay, it is better to experience it in person. (Aerial photos are from Gaozhan of Tongwancheng Cultural Management Office)