The site of beitingdu Mansion

The site is the site of the imperial palace of Beiting in Tang Dynasty. The layout of the site is slightly rectangular, about 1.5 km long from north to South and 1 km long from east to west. Influenced by Chang'an City in Tang Dynasty, the layout of the city is divided into inner and outer cities. The city is irregular rectangular distribution. The inner city is the center of the whole city. It is located in the middle of the outer city and slightly northeast of the outer city. The perimeter of the city wall is 3003 meters, and most of the government offices live in it. The outer city is relatively large, with a perimeter of 4596 meters. To the north of the outer city, there is a low Yangma city. The inner and outer walls have horse faces, enemy platforms, turrets and gates. In the north gate of the outer city, there is a urn city. Outside the city, there is a moat surrounded by a natural river. The construction method of the city wall is ramming. It is about 5-7 meters high and 7-8 meters wide. The site of beitingdu Hufu is located in Beiting Town, Jimusaer County, about 12 kilometers away from the county seat. There is a highway through it. The geographical coordinates are 89 ° 12 ′ 43 ″ East diameter, 44 ° 05 ′ 52 ″ north latitude, and 485 meters above sea level. Beitingdu Hufu site is located on the alluvial plain north of Jimusaer County, adjacent to dongheba in the East and xiheba in the West. In 702 ad, when Beiting Dadu Prefecture was established, it was changed to the original Tingzhou city. In 709, Tubo conquered the city; Gaochang Uighur was its summer palace; in Yuan Dynasty, xingshangshusheng was set up here to command the whole Xinjiang; the city site was abandoned in the early Ming Dynasty due to war. Beitingdu Hufu site is a famous historical city on the new North Road of the Silk Road, which has played an important role in the political, economic and cultural development of Xinjiang in history.

The site of beitingdu Mansion

Beitingdu Hufu site is located in the alluvial plain to the north of Jimusaer County, adjacent to dongheba in the East and xiheba in the West. In 702 ad, when Beiting capital was established, it was changed to the original Tingzhou city. In 711 ad, Beiting capital was upgraded to Beiting capital. In 709, Tubo captured the city; Gaochang Uighur was its summer palace; in the Yuan Dynasty, xingshangshu province was set up here to command the whole Xinjiang; the city site was abandoned in the early Ming Dynasty due to war. Beitingdu Hufu site is a famous historical city on the new North Road of the Silk Road, which has played an important role in the political, economic and cultural development of Xinjiang in history.

geographical position

Beitingdu Hufu site is located in Beiting Town, Jimusaer County, about 12 kilometers away from the county seat, with a direct road. The geographical coordinates are 89 ° 12 ′ 43 ″ e, 44 ° 05 ′ 52 ″ N and 485 m above sea level.

The site is the site of the imperial palace of Beiting in Tang Dynasty. The layout of the site is slightly rectangular, about 1.5 km long from north to South and 1 km long from east to west. Influenced by Chang'an City in Tang Dynasty, the layout of the city is divided into inner and outer cities. The city is irregular rectangular distribution. The inner city is the center of the whole city. It is located in the middle of the outer city and slightly northeast of the outer city. The perimeter of the city wall is 3003 meters, and most of the government offices live in it. The outer city is relatively large, with a perimeter of 4596 meters. To the north of the outer city, there is a low Yangma city. The inner and outer walls have horse faces, enemy platforms, turrets and gates. In the north gate of the outer city, there is an urn city. Outside the city, there is a moat surrounded by a natural river. The wall is built by ramming, about 5-7 meters high and 7-8 meters wide.

Architecture of past dynasties

In 640 (the 14th year of Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty), the city of Tingzhou was built;

In 702 (the second year of Chang'an of Empress Wu Zetian), Beiting Dufu was built. In 711, Beiting Dufu was upgraded to Beiting Dufu. It governs the Dufu of two countries (Kunling Dufu and Mengchi Dufu) and 23 Dufu. Two states manage the vast area north of Tianshan Mountain, East and south of Balkhash Lake, west of the Caspian Sea, thousands of miles across;

In Song Dynasty, it was renamed khanfutucheng, which belongs to Gaochang state. It was an important base of Gaochang Uighur Dynasty and a summer resort for the royal family;

In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a department of Shangshu in Beiting.

In Ming Dynasty, the city was destroyed. There is no detailed record about the destruction of the ancient city in history. According to folklore, the Wala people found a lot of native cats, poured oil and ignited them, making them run into the city from the ladder, causing a fire, and the ancient city was destroyed;

Cultural relics protection

In 1988, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. The site of beitingdu mansion has been abandoned, which is commonly known as "broken city". Except for some of the remains of the city wall, there are no buildings in the city. Because it was introduced to the world by Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) and others, and because of its important value, it has a high reputation. Every year, scientists and tourists from all over the world visit and investigate it.

In 1988, the site was listed as the third batch of key cultural relics protection units in China, which shows the importance of its cultural value. Now, with the development of tourism resources on the new North Road of the Silk Road, the tourism value of the ancient city is also rising.

Address: Beiting Township, jimusar County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Longitude: 87.32833984375

Latitude: 44.095386030614

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