Old camp Fort

Old camp Fort

Old camp fort old camp Fort Ming Great Wall Shanxi town important pass fort. It is located in Pianguan County, Shanxi Province. According to the summary of Fang Yu's reading history, "the end of orthodoxy, the 15th year of Hongzhi (1502) and the 6th year of Wanli (1578) were added, and there were some strange things on Thursday.

brief introduction

”Laoyingbao, located 40 kilometers east of Pianguan city and on the North Bank of Guanhe River, is the second largest castle in Pianguan county.

history

Laoying, located in Guanhe River Valley, was built in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty and expanded in Wanli period. At the beginning, the general was set up, and then the guerrillas were set up, and the garrison was set up. The general was in charge of more than 3000 officers and soldiers. The castle is built on the mountain, with three gates, surrounded by the surrounding mountains in a "concave" shape. On the top of the mountain in the north of the city is the ancient Great Wall. Outside the Great Wall is Qingshuihe County in Inner Mongolia today. The west end of the city leads to Pianguan County, about 80 li away, and the east end leads to Pinglu and Shuozhou. Laoyingbao is surrounded by mountains, with flat terrain in the middle. Its East and north sides are close to the Great Wall, and the Guanhe River flows around the city to the southwest. From the strategic position, the old camp Fort controls Pinglu in the north, Pianguan in the west, and Ningwu in the East, so its military position is very important. The castle was originally built with bricks, but now most of the bricks have been removed and only rammed earth is left. The original scale of the castle can be seen from the high rammed wall. There are three gates in Laoying castle, east gate, west gate and south gate. The stone plaque on the inner gate of the east gate of the urn has been weathered, and the characters can't be distinguished. The stone plaque on the outer gate of the urn has a clear story. It is engraved with regular script "Laoying city" and the characters "six years of Wanli" and so on. The stone plaque on the inner gate of Ximen Wengcheng is inscribed with four characters of "lock key in northern Shanxi". The stone plaque on the outer gate is inscribed with the four characters of "weiwangguanhe" in regular script, and both plaques are inscribed with "the eighth year of Wanli". The stone plaque on the inner gate of Nanmen Wengcheng is inscribed with the four characters of "nankongning" and "Wanli 8th year"; the stone plaque on the outer gate is inscribed with the regular script of "Baobao Eryu" and "Longqing 5th year". On the great wall outside Laoying fort, there was the original pass of Dongguan River in Laoying. Three brick holes were built outside the pass, and the relevant buildings were built on it. It was built in 1544, the 23rd year of Jiajing, and rebuilt in 1601, the 29th year of Wanli.

present situation

The walls of the ancient city are all made of bricks and stones, which are very strong. Although they have been damaged to varying degrees, you can still see the magnificence of the city wall once upon a time. There are East-West streets in the city. Most of the houses are caves built before 1996, which are warm in winter and cool in summer. Local people like them very much. After 1996, the newly built houses are brick bungalows. There is a main road in the middle of Laoying City, with wide road. There are many shops on both sides, including daily necessities, snacks, meat shops, vegetables and fruits. In recent years, there are many migrant workers, most of them are elderly women; there are some temples and ancient theatres in the city, and the tile roofed houses and new kilns live in harmony.

The bricks and stones on the city wall have been demolished, and the exposed loess has been eroded by the wind and rain, constantly peeling off. Because the south city wall is facing the sun and the wind, and because the city wall is extremely thick, the local villagers dig holes in the city wall, which is called "tuwowo", which naturally forms the "characteristics of laoyingbao". Most of the villagers are young and vigorous. They could choose another place to build new houses, but they would rather let the soil on the wall of the old camp Fort be blown away by the wind than leave their hometown founded by their ancestors.

customs

There are two famous festivals in Laoying, one is the Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar, and the other is June 18 in the lunar calendar. Every year, opera singers will be invited to perform for the villagers. In previous years, these two festivals are very lively. Nearby villagers will also take part in them by walking, agricultural tricycle and other means of transportation. Some go to the theatre, some do business, and some go back to their hometown from other places to talk with their families and friends Friends get together, but as the years go by, the two episodes become less and less lively.

Address: 304 provincial road, Pianguan County, Xinzhou City

Longitude: 111.8507332861

Latitude: 39.525474417873

Ticket information: no ticket required.

Chinese PinYin : Lao Ying Bao