Yuanshangdu Ruins

introduce

Yuan Shangdu site is located on the north bank of Lightning River about 20 kilometers northeast of Shangdu Town, Zhenglan Banner, south of Xilinhot City. It was built in 1256 and was the capital determined by Kublai Khan, the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty when he inherited the Mongolian Khan throne. Later, after the Yuan Dynasty established Beijing as its capital, it took this place as the accompanying capital, also known as Shangjing or Luanjing.

The emperor of the Yuan Dynasty led important ministers to come here every summer to escape the summer heat and deal with government affairs, so the palace city was built into a garden-style palace. The ruins of Shangdu in the Yuan Dynasty are square in shape. Standing on the platform outside the city, one can vaguely recognize the layout of the house at that time.

In addition, there is a large garden near the capital. In ancient times, there were bamboo scripture towers, marble palaces, exotic flowers and plants. Originally, some elk and other animals were kept for hunting by the emperor. In 1358 A.D., Shangdu City was burned down in the flames of the peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Afterwards, after the war, it became a "ruin embracing a huge civilization".

There are 13 gates in Yuan Dynasty. Among them, there are 3 gates in the palace city and no urn city; there are 4 gates in the outer city, and square or horseshoe-shaped urn cities are built outside the gates.

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09:00-18:00 throughout the year; the specific business status is subject to the opening of the day

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