Shibaozhai

Shibaozhai

Shibaozhai is a national AAAA tourist attraction, a national key cultural relic protection unit, one of the 30 best new tourist attractions of the Three Gorges, one of the seven wonders of China and one of the eight fantastic buildings in the world. Shibaozhai is located on the North Bank of the Yangtze River in Zhongxian County, Chongqing, known as the "pearl on the river", 45 kilometers away from Zhongxian County. There is a huge stone which is more than ten feet high and pulled up by the steep wall and isolated peak. It is said that it is a multicolored stone left by Nu Wa to mend the sky, so it is called "Shibao". This stone is shaped like jade seal, also known as "jade seal mountain". At the end of Ming Dynasty, Tan Hong revolted and called himself "king of Wuling", so he called himself "Shibao village". Shibaozhai was built in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, and was completed in Kangxi and Qianlong periods. The tower is built on Yuyin mountain, towering against the mountain, with flying eaves and wings. The whole building is composed of the gate, the body and the attic (the stone temple on the top of the village), with a total of 12 floors and a height of 56 meters. It is of wooden structure.

Shibaozhai, originally built on 9 floors, has an ancient temple Tianzi hall on the top, implying the meaning of "nine heaven". The top three floors were built when the building was repaired in 1956. In 2009, the rescue protection project, which lasted more than three years and cost nearly 100 million yuan, was fully completed and reopened to the outside world. Surrounded by a huge dike, xinshibaozhai has become a large-scale "bonsai" on the Yangtze River, enjoying the reputation of "little Penglai" on the Yangtze River.

In February 2020, in order to thank the national medical staff for their dedication, from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, the scenic spot implemented a free and open preferential policy for medical workers with medical related certificates.

Historical origin

At the end of Ming Dynasty, Tan Hong, the leader of the peasants, revolted. According to this, he called it Shibaozhai. The temple of the emperor at the top of Shibaozhai peak was built in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1572-1619). It was founded by Yin Yu, the governor of Zhongzhou, more than 400 years ago. In the middle of Kangxi and the beginning of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, it was repaired many times, and the last time was in 1858. The construction of zhailou was later than that of Tianzi hall. It was built in the early years of Qianlong and rebuilt in 1795 by Gong Sheng Deng Hongyuan.

Zhailou is built close to the mountain, with flying eaves and wings. The attic has 12 floors, with a height of 56 meters. On the top of the village is the temple of the emperor, which is surrounded by rocks and walls. The temple is towering and magnificent. There are also cultural relics exhibition rooms, duck cave and Liumi cave.

World famous

Shibaozhai is famous for its unique architecture and many interesting legends. It is listed as one of the "eight fantastic buildings in the world". Since its opening to the outside world in 1979, it has received nearly 220000 Chinese and foreign tourists annually, and has been praised as the "pearl on the river" by Chinese and foreign tourists.

Shibaozhai is an isolated peak rising from the ground and its four walls are as sharp as a chip. In the early years of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, a temple was built on the top of the mountain with the help of the iron rope on the stone wall. During the Jiaqing reign, a skillful craftsman was hired to study how to replace the iron rope on the mountain, so the nine storey pavilion was built according to the mountain situation From then on, pilgrims and tourists can avoid climbing the tightrope and go upstairs to the top of the mountain. In 1956, it was built into a 12 storey building. Now it has become a "little Penglai" for tourists to enjoy the scenery of the Yangtze River.

Shibaozhai is located in Zhongxian County, Chongqing, on the North Bank of the Yangtze River, 45 kilometers away from Zhongxian County. There is a huge stone which is more than ten feet high and pulled up by the steep wall and isolated peak. It is said that it is a multicolored stone left by Nu Wa to mend the sky, so it is called "Shibao". This stone is shaped like jade seal, also known as "jade seal mountain". At the end of Ming Dynasty, Tan Hong uprising, according to which the village was named "Shibao village".

Layout structure

Shibaozhai tower built on yuyinshan

The gate of the village is made of brick and stone, more than 6 meters high, with the inscription "Xiao Penglai" inlaid in porcelain. On both sides of the gate, there are reliefs such as "Five Dragons holding saints" and "Nezha naohai", which are exquisite and vivid.

There are three groups of sculptures in the village, one is the story of bamanzi cutting his head to protect the city, the other is the story of Three Kingdoms in which Zhang Fei released Yan Yan, and the third is the story of heroine Qin Liangyu. There is an ancient temple at the top of the village, named "lanruo hall"; at the bottom of the village, there is a simple and elegant Shibao street.

Shibaozhai: marvelous architecture

Shibaozhai is the largest timber structure building with the most floors in China. After the impoundment and power generation of the Three Gorges Project in 2003, the water surface of the Yangtze River will rise to the gate of daozhai, a lake with an area of more than 120 mu will form around Muzhai, and Shibaozhai will become a "water village" from a mountain village.

Cultural relics protection

The rescue protection project of Shibaozhai in Zhongxian County started in December 2005. The project consists of five parts: dike and slope protection project, dangerous rock treatment project and traffic bridge project.

Opening of scenic spots

According to Huang Jianhua, director of Chongqing Zhongxian Cultural Relics Bureau, the Shibaozhai protection project has been completed, and the cultural relics and historic sites have been well preserved. Zhongxian will reopen the Shibaozhai scenic spot on April 17, with a maximum ticket price of 50 yuan. It is estimated that the scenic spot can attract more than 400000 tourists from home and abroad every year, and achieve a tourism income of about 30 million yuan. Shibaozhai, located on the North Bank of the Yangtze River in Zhongxian County, Chongqing, was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It is the largest existing wooden structure with the most floors in China. It is known as one of the "eight strange buildings in the world" and also enjoys the reputation of "little Penglai" of the Yangtze River.

In order to solve the problem of a large amount of water seepage in the landslide area in front of the mountain gate, they dug 30 meters down in the landslide area and built a 50 meter high cement retaining wall to form a slope dike. On April 17, 2009, the rescue protection project of Shibaozhai, Zhongxian County, Chongqing City, a state-level key cultural relic protection unit, which lasted more than three years and cost nearly 100 million yuan, was completed, and the scenic spot was reopened to the public. The new Shibaozhai, which reappeared, has become a large-scale "bonsai" in the Yangtze River surrounded by a huge dike. On April 17, 2009, it reopened.

Honorary title

Shibaozhai: marvelous architecture

"The treasure seal of the South Heaven was banished to Jiangqiu (beside the gold). It was skillfully carved on the 12th floor. I can't take the painting's side stamp with me. I'll leave it as the mainstay of Zhongzhou. "

Zhou Beixi's poem accurately depicts the whole picture of Shibaozhai, which is known as one of the eight strange landscapes in the world.

Great significance

The village is divided into two parts, 9 floors below the mountain and 3 floors above the mountain. From a distance, the 12 floors are towering with double eaves, which are integrated and magnificent, with a total height of 50 meters. The top of the mountain is a flat stone dam with an ancient temple, the emperor's hall. It was founded in the reign of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong, and is the highest point of the village. Ascend the palace to overlook, rolling Yangtze River, blue sky, boundless scenery, at a glance.

tourist guide

traffic

Chongqing Chaotianmen transportation Square bus station takes a long-distance bus or takes a speedboat at Chaotianmen wharf to Zhongxian in 4 hours, and then transfers to the bus (30 minutes) at Zhongxian bus station to Shibaozhai.

Free policy

In February 2020, in order to thank the national medical staff for their dedication, from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, the scenic spot implemented a free ticket policy for all medical workers with valid certificates. Medical workers who participate novel coronavirus pneumonia in China can enjoy preferential treatment such as free admission tickets and so on. For details, please call the scenic spots.

Address: No.18, Yinshan street, Shibao Town, Zhongxian County, Chongqing

Longitude: 108.191577

Latitude: 30.421546

Tel: 023-54215063

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