Zijin City

Zijin City, also known as the imperial city and red city, encircles the peak of Tianzhu, which is named after the golden palace. Zijin City, built by Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty in 1419, is a city wall built around the top of Tianzhu peak, in which the golden palace is surrounded. This is the "jade capital" built by Zhu Di of Ming Dynasty for emperor Zhenwu according to the "Forbidden City" he lived in.

Each side of Zijin City built a wooden and stone imitation Tianmen, which symbolized tianque. However, the east gate, the north gate and the west gate are facing a precipice, and only the south gate is accessible. The gate of South Heaven also has the gate of God, the gate of ghost and the gate of man. The middle gate is tall and majestic, which is the gate of God, and also a special passage for the royal family. In the Ming Dynasty, after Zhu Di, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties had to send Imperial Envoys to Wudang Mountain to worship Zhenwu, and the Imperial Envoys entered the golden hall through the divine gate. On the left side of the gate is the ghost gate, although it has the shape of a gate, there is actually no gate; on the right side of the gate is the human gate, from which the majority of tourists climb to Jinding.

Zijin City

Zijin City, also known as Huangcheng and Hongcheng, encircles the top of Tianzhu peak, the main peak of Wudang Mountain. It is named after the golden palace. Ming Chengzu built the city wall around the top of Tianzhu peak in 1419, which was built by Zhu Di in accordance with the "Forbidden City" he lived in and built the "jade capital" for emperor Zhenwu.

Development history

Zijin City, also known as imperial city and red city, was built by Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty in 1419. It is a city wall built around the top of Tianzhu peak. It is named after the golden palace. This is the "jade capital" built by Zhu Di, Emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty, for emperor Zhenwu according to the "Forbidden City" he lived in.

Zhu Di also specially wrote an imperial edict: "Zhang Xin, Marquis of Chi Long Ping, and Mu Xin, commander in chief of his son-in-law: today, on the top of Taihe mountain, we should build walls all around, and the mountain itself should not be repaired. Its wall business in with the mountain, regardless of height, but people can not get through. We must be strong and strong, and be with heaven and earth for thousands of years. Therefore, the imperial edict was issued It can be seen from this edict that emperor Chengzu of Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the construction of Zijin City and strictly abided by the Taoist doctrine of advocating nature and the unity of heaven and man. According to the imperial edict of lighting Chengzu, craftsmen built a thick wall with stone strips weighing up to 1000 kg according to the rock situation. The height of the wall varied from several feet. The perimeter of the wall center was 344.43 meters, winding up and down. From the outside to the inside, the wall tilts inward. From the inside to the outside, the wall tilts outward. From a distance, it looks like a halo around the golden hall, which is magnificent.

Main attractions

Each side of Zijin City built a wooden and stone imitation Tianmen, which symbolized tianque. However, the east gate, the north gate and the west gate are facing a precipice, and only the south gate is accessible. The gate of South Heaven also has the gate of God, the gate of ghost and the gate of man. The middle gate is tall and majestic, which is the gate of God, and also a special passage for the royal family. In the Ming Dynasty, after Zhu Di, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties had to send Imperial Envoys to Wudang Mountain to worship Zhenwu, and the Imperial Envoys entered the golden hall through the divine gate. On the left side of the gate is the ghost gate, although it has the shape of a gate, there is actually no gate; on the right side of the gate is the human gate, from which the majority of tourists climb to Jinding.

Entering the south gate is the corridor of Lingguan hall. It is dark and gloomy, and the stone is cold. Climbing a section of stone steps, it is a small flat field. A small stone hall is built according to the rock. The hall is built with a small tin hall, called Lingguan hall. It is a rare tin building in the whole mountain. It was originally made of tin and was later destroyed. There are several imperial edict stone tablets beside the hall, which have important research value. There are several steel whips in front of the hall, each of which weighs more than 100 Jin.

Cultural legend

It is said that if the pilgrims are not pious, they will be knocked down by Lingguan Ye's steel whip. They can't go to Jinding to worship Zhenwu emperor. This legend has scared some people so much that their legs softened and they even fainted to the ground. Out of Lingguan hall, you can see the famous Golden Hall at home and abroad along the winding Jiulian road built according to the mountain. Zijin City has a total of 9997 houses of different sizes, each with its own characteristics.

Address: Tianzhu peak, the main peak of Wudang Mountain, Hubei Province

Longitude: 111.04368785729

Latitude: 32.454816208405

Chinese PinYin : Zi Jin Cheng