Lijingmen

Lijing gate was built in Sui Dynasty. It has long been a place where hundreds of officials and people worship gods. It is the west gate of Luoyang Ancient City.

--Lijing gate was rebuilt on the original site of Luoyang Municipal government, which is composed of gate tower, urn, arrow tower, city wall, Lijing bridge and moat.

--It is a comprehensive scenic spot integrating historic sites, folk customs, catering, entertainment and accommodation. It is also the most distinctive symbol of the history and culture of the ancient city of Luoyang.

--Every year, on the occasion of farewell to the old and welcome to the new year, there is an activity called "welcome to the new year at zero". You can personally climb the city and ring 108 rings, which symbolize the prosperity, auspiciousness, peace and happiness of the new year.

--You need tickets to climb the building. If you don't have faith, it's not recommended to climb the gate.

Lijingmen

Formerly known as lijingmen, it was officially renamed lijingmen on March 10, 2009. It is a city building that reproduces the style and features of the ancient capital Luoyang. It is rated as the new eight sceneries of Luoyang. It has the reputation of "if you don't get to lijingmen, you will come to Luoyang in vain".

Lijing gate was first built in the Sui Dynasty. According to the records of Tang Dynasty, there are two gates in the west of the eastern capital, Lijing gate in the South and xuanhui gate in the north. It is the west gate of the ancient city of Luoyang.

Lijingmen was built in Sui Dynasty. The whole lijingmen scenic area is composed of gate tower, urn, arrow tower, city wall, lijingqiao (suspension bridge in ancient times), moat and other parts. Its wall is high and thick, the moon city is vast, the gates are stacked and the clouds are floating on the wall. It has become the leader of the historical and cultural ancient block of Luoyang. It has become one of the most distinctive historical and cultural symbols of the ancient city of Luoyang, and has been rated as one of the Eight Sights of Luoyang.

background

Luoyang, the ancient capital, gave birth to Xia, the first country in Chinese history in the 21st century BC. By the 10th century AD, 13 dynasties, including Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Sui, Tang, Houliang, later Tang and later Jin, successively established their capitals here, with 104 people claiming the title of king and Emperor, (among them, the statues of Nine Emperors with outstanding achievements are offered in the Jiulong Hall of lijingmen Tower Scenic Area for later generations to worship.) Luoyang is known as the cradle of Chinese culture, which makes Luoyang famous for its rich historical and cultural heritage in the world.

Since the nine cauldrons representing the imperial power of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were placed in Luoyang, Luoyang, which was called "Tianzhong" in ancient times, has become a competitive place for all dynasties, with heroes and heroes competing to perform. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, lijingmen was the office of all the provinces (NEISHI Province, Menxia Province, Dianzhong Province, etc.), the government (zuoyouli Prefecture, zuoyuwei Prefecture, etc.), the government (zuoyoujian Prefecture, zuoyuwei Prefecture, etc.), the government (zuoyoujian Prefecture, zuoyouweiwuwei Prefecture, etc.), the Tang (East and West Dynasty hall, etc.), the hall (sifangguan Prefecture, etc.), the Bureau (shangnianju Prefecture, etc.), the Taiwan (silitai, Yushitai, etc.), and the temple (Taifu temple, Guanglu temple, etc.) There are also inner square, left and right spring square for officials to live in. On the right side of the Lijing gate is Dashe, where officials and people worship earth God and grain God. From the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, the names of government offices in different dynasties were different, but the names of provinces, prefectures, Taiwan and Wei were mostly the same. In 1945, when the Japanese invaders surrendered at lijingmen and liberated Luoyang, all the other city gates were broken. Only lijingmen could not be attacked for a long time. The Kuomintang was besieged and surrendered automatically. Lijingmen tower was destroyed and repaired repeatedly. Therefore, Sima Guang, a great historian of the Song Dynasty, said, "if you ask about the rise and fall of ancient and modern times, please only look at Luoyang City.". According to Heluo folk customs, lijingmen has long been a place for all officials and people to worship gods, praying for good weather, peace of the country and people, prosperity and auspiciousness, and peace of the family. This shows that the prosperity of lijingmen is closely related to its geographical location.

New Lijing gate

Today's Lijing gate was rebuilt at the original site in 2002 with an investment of more than 30 million yuan by Luoyang Municipal government. It covers an area of 18000 square meters. The gate building is a four storey reinforced concrete structure, which was completed in 2004. The whole project is composed of gate tower, urn, arrow tower, city wall, Lijing bridge (suspension bridge in ancient times), moat and other parts. Its wall is high and thick, the moon city is vast, the gates are overlapped and the clouds are floating on the wall. It has become the leading historical and cultural block of Luoyang. Its grand scale is the first among the antique buildings in Henan Province. It has become the most distinctive symbol of the history and culture of the ancient city of Luoyang. It is the first building in the Central Plains and the first gate of the ancient capital. The newly built lijingmen was rated as the new eight scenic spots in Luoyang.

Lijingmen, the first floor of the Central Plains and the first gate of the ancient capital, is the only one in Luoyang, the ancient capital, which collects food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, etc

China Sancai Art Museum, enjoy the visual impact. As a large-scale comprehensive tourist attraction integrating entertainment, some poets praise its infinite charm with "Luoyang peony is the best in the world, and Lijing tower is the best in the world".

Address: Xiguan, old city of Luoyang

Renamed bus route: No.41 from railway station to lijingmen, No.9 from Wangcheng park to lijingmen

On March 10, 2009, in the historical and Cultural District of the old city, several construction workers were removing the plaque of "lijingmen" and replacing it with the plaque of "lijingmen". So far, the argument between "lijingmen" and "lijingmen", which are concerned by people in Luoyang, has come to an end.

It is understood that after the completion of "Lijing gate" in 2004, many experts and citizens proposed that "Lijing gate" should be "Lijing gate". According to historical records and expert research, the relevant departments of the municipal government finally determined that "lijingmen" should be "lijingmen".

There are many scenic spots, such as Tianhou palace, Heluo cultural corridor, Luoyang imperial history museum, etc., as well as catering, accommodation and entertainment facilities, which become a window for tourists to understand the historical features of Luoyang.

(Qiao Yang, director of lijingmen Scenic Area Office: the change from lijingmen to lijingmen is based on historical records, after the argumentation of historians and the general public, and finally, through historical books and ancient books, lijingmen was officially changed into lijingmen.)

(Zhang Nannan, manager of lijingmen scenic spot: we are also an old site of Sui and Tang Dynasty city and the west gate of old Luoyang City. There are some records in ancient times. The basis for the change is that we should respect some cultural and historical facts of Luoyang and recreate the style of old Luoyang City.)

Notes on ticket purchase

1. Tickets of lijingmen scenic spot are 30 yuan, and online booking is 20 yuan.

2. Ticket collection method: collect tickets at the ticket office of the scenic spot with the SMS of successful reservation.

3. Opening hours: 08:00-21:00 in summer and 8:00-18:30 in winter

4. Address of the scenic spot: lijingmen, Xiguan, old city of Luoyang.

5. Free policy: children under 1.2 meters in height and the elderly over 70 years old are free of charge with relevant certificates.

6. Preferential policies: children between 1.2-1.4 meters tall, the elderly between 60-70 years old, students, the disabled, book half price tickets with relevant valid certificates.

Traffic information

Take bus No.101 (from west to East) in the city and get off at the terminal.

Tourist routes

Lijing gate, the old city, was built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. At its peak, the city wall was four feet high, the moat was five feet deep, and the width was three feet. There were 120 lines in the south, north, and west of the city. There were more than 3000 shops and 400 shops on the four walls. Here is also the intersection of the north and South Grand Canal. "It's a collection of boats from all over the world. There are more than ten thousand boats, filling Heluo. Commercial Bank trade, car and horse filling.

Talking about the protection of lijingmen, Li Xinzhong, director of the protection and Management Committee of historical and cultural blocks in the old city, said: the municipal Party committee and the municipal government attach great importance to the protection of lijingmen, and have invested more than 30 million yuan in the protective development of lijingmen. The restored lijingmen covers an area of more than 18000 square meters, and the city gate building is divided into four floors. It is known as the first gate in the Central Plains and the most distinctive symbol of Luoyang It's one of the most important buildings.

The protected Lijing gate, with its unique green bricks and grey tiles, reproduces the style of ancient Luoyang City and promotes local tourism. Visitors can have a panoramic view of the ancient Luoyang City from the tower of Lijing gate. Ms. Wang, a tourist from Handan, Hebei Province, sighs: if you don't get to Lijing gate, you will be wasted to Luoyang City, The bustling commercial district, as well as the taverns, teahouses and Jinshi study with the guise of inviting guests, is really a bit of a journey through the past and the present.

The root of Chinese civilization lies in Heluo, and the charm of ancient capital lies in the old city. The protection and construction project of lijingmen is only a microcosm of the cultural relics protection in the old city. Talking about the future cultural relics protection work, Zhu Jingying, the propaganda director of the old city committee, said that the district government will build the old city into a multi-functional scenic spot integrating tourism, shopping, leisure, film and television shooting: the restoration project of the ancient city, covering an area of 2.2 square kilometers and crisscrossing more than 70 streets, will be completed The restoration of the old Luoyang city with the historical and cultural blocks of Ming and Qing Dynasties as the core includes the protective construction projects of more than 60 national, provincial and municipal cultural relics protection units, as well as the construction of some antique houses and commercial blocks. The project is in the process of preliminary planning and design. After being approved by the national cultural relics, planning and design departments, it will be completed in stages and in batches, presenting an authentic old Luoyang City to Chinese and foreign tourists.

There are large numbers of palaces in Thean Hou Temple, Kowloon hall, Xian Liang temple, Guanyin Pavilion and Town God's Temple. Empress Wu Zetian and other nine emperors with outstanding achievements were worshipped in the Jiulong hall. Lijingmen ancient solemn layout and brilliant momentum, visitors can feel the breath of the ancient culture of the Millennium imperial capital.

Lijing gate tower is not like the city wall of Xi'an, which stretches more than ten kilometers. It is also different from the primitive Pingyao. It has the ancient charm of Nanjing and the vicissitudes of Kaifeng.

Lijingmen is the image of the ancient city of Luoyang

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