Chuang Wang Zhai

Li Zicheng crossed the Yellow River eastward in the Shanxi Shaanxi gorge in those years, leaving behind a Chuang Wang village which used to be used for garrison troops. This Chuang Wang village is located in Liulin County, Shanxi Province

Chuang Wang Zhai

On the Bank of heiqi River in the east of Shangnan County, Shaanxi Province, stands a 700 meter high mountain stronghold called Chuangwang stronghold. The mountain is not big, but it has high cliffs and precipitous cliffs. It is surrounded by rocks and flowing water. There is no road on three sides. There is only a winding path behind the western mountain, which can barely be climbed. Li Zicheng, the leader of peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty, once stationed troops here to take his wife and give birth to children. So far, there are many iron stories about King Chuang. Out of the memory of Li Zicheng, the local people took the initiative to raise funds to build a "Chuang Wang Palace" on the top of the village, with three couplets in the main hall and a portrait of "Chuang Wang" in the middle. On both sides of the palace gate, there is a couplet: born in a hero, die in a ghost hero, the destruction of Zhu Ming cares about Chuang; the dragon is not Emperor Zhou, the tiger is not a famous family, and Juntian is not named Shun Wang.

Brief introduction of the site

Jinzhong mountain is named after a farmer who dug in the mountain and got a bottle of golden bell, which is dazzling and spotless. The mountain is southeast, with emerald peaks and beautiful peaks. It stretches for more than 20 Li. On the east side of the mountain is the rolling Fushui river. The terrain on both sides of the river is open, which can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. In the north of the mountain, there is a cliff, about ten meters high. The top of the mountain is cut into a platform. It is said that this is the parade platform of Chuang Wang. Looking up from the heiqi River in the East, you can see the high cliffs of the mountain village, the steep mountains, the abrupt main peak, like a hawk preying. There is no road to the East, West and south. To climb, you have to grasp the West and detour to the south to a clump of bamboo forest. There is a trail, and then you can climb on the grass. The top of the village is surrounded by huge stones, and the house can accommodate thousands of people. There are stone pestles, stone mills, rolling wood, stone and other remains in the left and right ear rooms. Outside the wall, there is an ancient pine, standing high at the top of the peak. It is very beautiful, empty in the middle and round in the outer. It is woven and shaped. The village is surrounded by rubble, which is three feet wide and seven feet high. It is undulating and winding on the back of the mountains, like a small great wall. Far away, many mountain tops were also leveled off as platforms, which could be divided into troops to guard and form a chain with the main stronghold. They could attack, conquer and defend. It can be seen that the ramparts of the rebel army in those years were very strong.

Anecdotes and allusions

Li Zicheng (1606-1645) was the leader of the peasant uprising army in the late Ming Dynasty. His real name was Hongji, and he came from Li Jiqian village in Mizhi, Shaanxi Province. After Gao Yingxiang died in the ninth year of Chongzhen, he continued to be called the king of Chuang. He was defeated in Tongguan in the 11th year, and only led more than ten people, such as Liu Zongmin, to hide in the mountains of Shangnan. In the 12th year, Li Zicheng was defeated by Zheng Guodong and AI Wenbin in junlingchuan, Shangzhou. He went down to Shangnan and camped on Jinzhong mountain for training. At the foot of the mountain, there are general barracks, blacksmith barracks, point general arena and drum arena. From fushuiguan to Jinzhongshan, Jiulishan stockade is guarded by heavy soldiers. There is also an anecdote about Chuang Wang getting married and having children here.

The king

Li Zicheng sent troops to guard fushuiguan, which can be said to have the best location. Stepping into Chuang Wang Village, where one man is in charge and ten thousand people are not allowed to open, looking at the first "Chuang" character (about 50 square meters) carved on the stone wall and the many arrow holes left on the stone by Chuang Wang when he practiced his arrows, it's like stepping into the time tunnel and stepping into the historical vision of the late Ming Dynasty.

Li Zicheng along both banks of Fushui River, attached to the north-south direction of Tuling, started from Yuwang temple in Muhe River, extended along Dongling to Wangjiazhuang, Yangqi and wangjialou, and reached the stone Buddha Temple at the foot of Jinzhong mountain. He set up a garrison to spread out the Yan Wing array of "nine Li and thirteen stockaded villages". The headquarters of the camp was located in Jinzhong stockaded village in wangjialou. There are general barracks, blacksmith barracks, tailor barracks, point general arena and drum arena around the foot of the mountain. Fushuiguan has fertile land, abundant products and sufficient food.

Historical records

"Shangnan county annals" contains: "Shangnan East, wife Wang surnamed daughter, said Niangniang, rich Shuiguan people.". It refers to Chuang Wang and his wife. It is said that in wangjialou village at the foot of the mountain, there was a rich man surnamed Wang. Seeing that Chuang Wang had strict military discipline and had done nothing against the people, he gave his daughter to Li Zicheng as his wife. It is said that Mrs. Wang is very beautiful. Her hair stretches from the embroidery thread to the downstairs. The next year after her surname, Mrs. Wang gave birth to a son in the mountain. Li Zicheng was very happy and immediately changed the name of the mountain to "Shenglong village". "County annals" also said: "into the Village dragon, Li Zicheng falsely claimed to have a son." Later, Li Zicheng led the uprising army into Henan, and Mrs. Wang did not follow her because her child was young. For a long time, she was very concerned about her husband, so she changed the former embroidery building into "Wangjun building". The door of the building opens to the East, day and night, looking east by the window, looking forward to the early return of the expedition. A few years later, Mrs. Wang heard that Li Zicheng was defeated and killed. Unfortunately, her child died young. In extreme grief and indignation, she hanged herself. The local people sympathized with the virtuous Mrs. Wang and buried her on the mountain ridge in the south of the village. The burial place was named "xigongya", which is still in place today.

Other related

At the foot of the mountain to the east of Chuangwang village, there are two big villages. They are called Wangjiazhuang in the north and wangjialou in the south. Each of them lives in ten families. Up to now, there are still some anecdotes about Li Zicheng and Mrs. Wang. A few years ago, the land was leveled and an ancient tomb was dug in the middle of the lake field. It is said that this is the tomb of Wang Fu. In 1982, someone dug medicine in Chuangwang village, and got a sword and a bunch of arrows. After identification by the cultural relics department, it is believed that this is the relics of the volunteers of that year. The sword and the cluster are now in the county cultural museum.

Today, Chuangwang village scenic spot, built according to historical materials and relics, has a beautiful scenery. It is full of Tonglin mountains, green bamboo cages, mountain flowers bloom all the year round, kingfishers contend in spring and summer, and the ancient pine outside the village wall is still vigorous and straight. As the symbol of Chuangwang village, it can be seen from Fushui Street nine miles away, and seems to wave to tourists. Every year, tourists who come here to trace and pay homage to Li Zicheng are not welcome No way. The scenic spot is a comprehensive ecological and cultural scenic spot that highlights the connotation of Chuang Wang culture, the essence of Qin and Chu culture, the charm of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the style of ancient road. It has become a well-known anti-corruption culture warning education base in the province and a film and television shooting base to promote and spread excellent culture. Now it has become a national 3A level scenic spot and a new highlight of national cultural tourism.

Address: Yellow River Three Gorges mother peak scenic area, Liulin County, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 110.914314

Latitude: 37.468319

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