Longyan City

Longyan City

It is a battle defense city built to resist the Mongolian army in the late Southern Song Dynasty. The gate of Longyan City has three precipices, and only one path can go up. It can be said that one man is in charge of the pass, and ten thousand people are not allowed to enter. Because of the dangerous terrain, Longyan city was not captured by the Mongolian army until the end, so it was known as the invincible city and the first barrier in the south.

Related introduction

Mazui mountain is a branch of Jinfo mountain which extends to the northeast. The shape of the mountain is like a horse flying high in the sky. The neck of the "horse" and the shape of the mountain are similar to a dragon head. The gate of Longyan city is built on the dragon head. It has three cliffs and only one way to go up. It can be said that "one man is in charge of the pass and ten thousand men are not allowed to open". It has an important strategic position in the military and has been a must for military strategists since ancient times.

The anti Mongolian site longyancheng site is a battle defense city built in the Southern Song Dynasty, covering an area of 2400 square meters. There are residual walls around it, with a height of 1.2 meters. It has a lookout and shooting holes. It is high and open. There is a narrative text under the "ancient Moya stele" of Longyan City, which describes the construction of that year: "in the fourth year of song Baoyou, there was a purpose to build four cities of Nanjun. Shi qiegu, the garrison Minister of Nanping army, built the city Manaoshan according to the binding order. He planted it in Dingmao in April and finished it in Wuyin in June..."

The gate of Longyan city is made of stone strips. It is a round arched gate. The door frame is 1.8 meters high and 1.26 meters wide. A long stone strip is inlaid on the lintel, on which the three characters "panlongzhai" are engraved, with a diameter of about 30 cm. The inner top of the gate arch is also inlaid with long stone strips, with two lines of small characters: "built in the year of Guichou, 461 A.D."

Historical story

In the sixth year of song Baoyou (1258), Mongolian Khan mengge led 800000 troops into Sichuan. The Mongolian army drove straight in, and the army of the Song Dynasty was defeated or demoted. In the spring of 1259, this troop, known as the "magic army" which had leveled most of Europe, entered Fuling. Its main force was stationed in Linshi Town, 60 miles west of Fuling. A Mongolian army advanced southwest to the foot of Longyan city. According to the inscription, "in the first month of the year, the bandit chieftain attacked the city heavily. In the second month, they attacked again, killed the envoys and burned the fake books. The generals fought against each other, and the bandits retreated after defeat. They offered their captives and gave them a reward. They made different contributions." The Mongolian army attacked the city twice, which lasted for two months. After a long attack, it was rolled down by the garrison. According to the inscription, "tie up the platform to the whole city, but the enemy heard of the Gong Dynasty, and praise the benediction of the emperor. Prime Minister Tsai Kuo Xuan Jun Han followed, which is Xianyue's creation since it was built." Due to the meritorious service of Song Dynasty officers and men in guarding the city, they were praised by the emperor and called Longyan City "the first pass in the city."

There is an inscription on the cliff on the left side of xialiangfengling in Longyan city. It was written by a company commander named Zhao Mian under Yuan Shikai when he became emperor in the early Republic of China. According to the inscriptions, Yuan Shikai changed the name of the country when he was called emperor. All the provinces agreed with him, but Yun and GUI generals Cai E and Tang Jiyao didn't agree with him, so they "launched an army against Sichuan.". The 12th company of the 3rd Battalion of the 60th regiment of the 36th infantry brigade of the 15th division of the army was ordered to attack and arrived at mazui in January of the 5th year of the Republic of China. After two battles, on April 7, Hong Xian was cancelled, Yuan Shikai fell and the northern army retreated. Zhao Mian only defended Longyan city with a company's troops, which made Cai E and Tang Jiyao's subordinates unable to win the two sieges.

The monument is carved on the precipice about 30 meters to the right of the gate. It is 3.5 meters high and 4.2 meters wide. The inscription is 257 characters with a diameter of 14 cm. It is written in regular script with double hooks. It is powerful, simple and powerful. It was carved in the first year of Kaiqing in the Southern Song Dynasty. On the top of the stele is a horizontal ditch about 5 meters long and 5 cm deep, which is used to drain water and protect the inscription. As a result of years of stripping, few figures appear fuzzy. This is the earliest and most complete existing gold and stone treasures in Nanchuan, which is a valuable cultural relic for the study of the history of the song and Yuan Dynasties.

Address: mazui mountain, 38 km southeast of Nanchuan, Chongqing, China

Longitude: 107.09425408466

Latitude: 29.172098441588

Chinese PinYin : Long Yan Cheng