Li Zicheng's Palace

Li Zicheng's palace was built in the Ming Dynasty (1573). Li Zicheng ordered his nephew Li Guo to build it after he founded the Dashun state in Xi'an. The palace is built on the mountain. It has two floors and 90 steps. It is composed of seven parts: lelou, Meihua Pavilion, Pengsheng building, ertianmen, Yuhuangge, Qixiang hall and Zhaoqing palace. After Li Zicheng's defeat, Mizhi people made a statue of Zhenwu ancestor in the lobby, and changed the palace into Zhenwu temple, which made it preserved. Now, there is an exhibition of the revolutionary history of Mizhi women in the palace. You can have a panoramic view of the beautiful mountains and rivers by climbing on the fence.

Li Zicheng's Palace

Li Zicheng's palace is located on Panlong mountain in the north of Mizhi County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province. It is the palace of Li Zicheng, the famous leader of peasant uprising and emperor of Dashun regime in the late Ming Dynasty.

Li Zicheng's palace was built in 1643, the 16th year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty. It was built by Li Zicheng's nephew Li Guo who was ordered to return to Mizhi after he founded the Dashun state in Xi'an. The palace is close to the mountain, solemn and majestic. From a distance, it looks like a giant dragon taking off. There are 90 steps on the front and back of the palace, connecting the beautiful and chic music tower, plum blossom Pavilion, Pengsheng tower, the second heaven gate and the flying Jade Emperor Pavilion, winding up to the top of the mountain in an orderly way.

Li Zicheng palace is the most complete group of ancient buildings in Northwest China. It is a unique group of ancient buildings and a scenic spot with rich garden style in Shaanxi Province. It is a national AAA tourist attraction.

On May 25, 2006, Li Zicheng's palace was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Introduction to scenic spots

Li Zicheng's palace is located on Panlong mountain in the north of Mizhi County. In the 16th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng called himself "Xinshun king" and built the Dashun kingdom in Xi'an. Then he ordered people to build a palace and a ancestral tomb here, and the name of the mountain came from it. Li Zicheng's palace was built by Li Zicheng's nephew, Li Guo, after he founded the Dashun state in Xi'an. The palace is close to the mountain, with 90 steps on the front and back, connecting the beautiful and unique music tower, plum blossom Pavilion, Pengsheng tower, the second heaven gate and the flying Jade Emperor Pavilion, winding up to the top of the mountain in an orderly way. At the top of the mountain, a vast flat land is built with magnificent Qixiang hall and Zhaoqing palace. Its architecture is magnificent, straight and magnificent.

According to the Ming history, Li Zicheng returned to his hometown twice after the uprising. One was in April 1636, when Li Zicheng's rebel army captured Yu Jiaoxiao, the commander of Yan Sui army, and defeated the Ming army. North back to Mizhi, stationed in Ma'anshan. It is said that when people of Mizhi saw Li Zicheng returning to his hometown, they all cheered and carried censers on their heads and liquor in their hands, such as yingwangshi. In order not to disturb his parents and villagers, he ordered them not to attack the city. He also called the magistrate Bian Dazhu and said to him, "don't take my parents away from my hometown." Later, he left 30000 taels of silver to rebuild Confucian temple, set up righteous schools and cultivate talents in his hometown.

Li Zicheng's palace is a unique Palace Garden Tourist Area in Northern Shaanxi, with exquisite conception and unique shape. Its main buildings are le Lou, Mei Hua Ting, pangsheng Lou, Yu Huang Ge, Qingxiang hall and Beiqing palace.

There is also a history exhibition of Mizhi women's revolution in Li Zicheng's palace.

Features of scenic spots

Li Zicheng was the leader of the peasant army in the late Ming Dynasty. So far, with its wonderful structure and rigorous layout, Li Zicheng's palace has become a unique wood structure complex and a scenic spot full of garden style.

Along the ancient stone paved streets, step out of the north gate of Mizhi County, you will see a magnificent and straight mountain peak, which is Panlong mountain. Li Zicheng's Palace on the mountain is built according to the ups and downs of the mountain. The buildings are stacked and the pavilions and halls are crisscrossed. It is like a giant dragon lying on a plate. It goes straight from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. The outer ring of the palace is decorated with grey brick walls, which are elegant and solemn. It can not help but make people relaxed and happy, and it is said to be absolutely unique. Not far away, that is, to the foot of Panlong mountain, the first thing you can see is a magnificent Pavilion. The Eight Diagrams Pavilion (also known as plum blossom Pavilion) is flying in the air. A huge crown is embedded in the center like a jewel, shining in all directions.

Opposite the Bagua Pavilion is a music building. The back of the tower is upright, the front is arched, and the bottom is supported by four columns. The building structure is very unique, giving people a strong and beautiful feeling. Xiang Lou is on both sides of Le Lou, arranged orderly. These buildings form a harmonious world. Around the pavilion eastbound, is a steep stone steps, inclined to go up the mountain. Next to it stands a stone tablet square.

Stele square. On the front is a pair of couplets. The first couplet is "Lingqu Zhiyi Penglai scenery", and the second couplet is "Fudi Kaidou Liugong", which has a strong Taoist flavor. Take a few more steps, there are two flagpoles rising from the sky. After the flagpole, there is a steep stone step, like a ladder thrown down from the mountain. On the stone steps, you will enter the "gate of heaven". Each of the two chambers has a side hall and an attic. When you enter the "Er Tian Men", you have to go through an upward stone arch road. When you suddenly look up at the end of the South Road, your eyes suddenly become bright, and then you enter the main part of the building. Looking around, you can see the Jade Emperor Pavilion, the magnificent Qixiang hall, Zhaoqing palace, and the second floor of bells and drums.

In particular, the two main halls of Qixiang and Zhaoqing are very solemn, the corridor waist is full, the painted beams and carved buildings are resplendent. Panlongshan, formerly known as Ma'anshan, had a Zhenwu temple built in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng's palace was rebuilt on the basis of this Zhenwu temple.

According to the Ming history, Li Zicheng returned to his hometown twice after the uprising. One was in April of the ninth year of Chongzhen (1636 AD), Li Zicheng's uprising army held a celebration in Yan'an after he captured Yu Jiaoxiao, the commander of Yan Sui army, and defeated the Ming army. North back to Mizhi, stationed in Ma'anshan. It is said that when people of Mizhi saw Li Zicheng returning to his hometown, they all cheered and said, "this is my hometown. Don't take my father and me. " Later, he left 30000 taels of silver to rebuild Confucian temple, set up righteous schools and cultivate talents in his hometown.

This time, they also attracted a large number of suis and Mi Jianer to join the volunteer army, such as Liu Fangliang, Liu tichun and Ren Jizhong. When he was about to go south, he received the news that the king of Chuang had died. The whole army was grieved, so they gathered in the camp of the Chinese army in Ma'anshan to support Li Zicheng. After inheriting the title of king of Chuang, the whole army went to Gansu.

Personage introduction

Li Zicheng returned home for the second time in 1643, when he had established the Dashun regime in Xi'an, Yongchang. In the first year, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Bian Dazhu, magistrate of Mizhi County, to destroy Li Zicheng's ancestral tomb in sanfengbei mountain and burn his bones. He threatened that he had cut off the "dragon vein" of Chuang Wang's family and could rest easy from then on. In order to revenge for the destruction of the tomb and the reconstruction of Zuying, Chuang Wang ordered his nephew Li Guo to unite 30000 soldiers and return to Mizhi to prepare for the mausoleum sacrifice. After returning to Mizhi, Li Guo saw that there were mountains behind Ma'anshan in the north of the city, and Wuding River in front of it. It was so majestic that he imitated the style of Tianfu and rebuilt the original Zhenwu temple on the mountain into Chuang Wang's palace to welcome Chuang Wang. After the completion of the palace, the whole building became more majestic and dignified, and opened up the site of the emperor. In November of that year, Prince Chuang led his army back to his hometown to attend the memorial ceremony, "ten thousand horses and tens of thousands of banners." Along the way, the people supported the old and the young, cheered and thundered to welcome Chuang Wang. When he got to Mizhi, he dismounted in front of the palace. King Chuang was very happy to see the magnificent terrain and solemn architecture of the palace, so he named it "Panlong mountain". The main hall of the palace was "Qixiang hall", and the back hall was "Zhaoqing Palace". He entertained Mizhi's folks and sang for three days in lelou, enjoying with the people.

Today, a glass fiber reinforced plastic statue of King Chuang is placed in the main hall. Its bright eyes are staring into the distance, and it seems to be shining with the light of hope. Its head, which is made of iron and copper, is unyielding and slightly raised, showing the awe inspiring spirit of bravery. Standing in front of the statue, people can't help remembering his earth shaking heroic achievements. This unique wooden structure group has been well preserved due to the importance of protection in the past dynasties. It is now open to tourists.

Traffic information

Take a bus from Yulin to Mizhi for about 2 hours or take Xi'an to Beijing

The direct train journey of Mizhi is about 9 hours, the bus fare is about 6 yuan (one-way), and the train ticket is about 80 yuan (one-way).

Legend

Panlongshan, formerly known as Ma'anshan, is located outside the north gate of Mizhi city. It is an independent earth stone hill, named after its saddle like shape. In 1643, after Li Zicheng established the Dashun regime in Xi'an, he sent his nephew Li Guo back to his hometown the next year to expand the original Ma'anshan into a palace. In November of that year, Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, led his troops back to his hometown to worship his ancestors. Seeing that the Palace was majestic and located in the dragon's land, he named it "Panlong mountain".

It is adjacent to Yinma River, Wenping mountain in the south, Wuding River in the West and Yintai mountain in the north. The buildings on the mountain are built from top to bottom, covering an area of 3300 square meters and a building area of 1700 square meters. The whole building is composed of seven parts: Le Lou, Mei Hua Ting, Peng Sheng Lou, er Tian Men, Yu Huang Ge, Qi Xiang Dian and Zhao Qing Gong. The buildings are stacked, the pavilions and halls are crisscrossed, the mountains are close to the danger, the design is ingenious, and the scale is magnificent.

There is another way of saying about the buildings on Panlong mountain, that is, first there was Li Zicheng's palace, and then there was Zhenwu's ancestral temple. It is said that after Li Zicheng was defeated, the Nuzhen people came to control the Central Plains, and the Qing government ordered them to shovel

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