Dashuigou

Dashuigou

Dashuigou is an important Valley in Helan Mountains. It is located in Helan Mountains, southwest of Chonggang Town, Pingluo County, Shizuishan City, Ningxia. Because of its important geographical location, this place has always been a must for military strategists. Therefore, it has accumulated profound human history and beautiful natural scenery. The rock paintings carved by nomads, the Li palace built by Xixia people, and the Great Wall wall and beacon tower built in Ming Dynasty all tell the history. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, in response to the national third line policy, countless good sons and daughters of the motherland poured into Dashuigou, established the northwest bearing factory, and established Dashuigou town at the mouth of the ditch. Now, all the glory has dissipated, the relocation of the West axis, the cancellation of Dashuigou Town, and the loss of personnel make it quiet again

Regional overview

Dashuigou is located in the north central part of Helan Mountains, under the jurisdiction of Chonggang Town, Pingluo County, Shizuishan City, Ningxia. It belongs to the northern part of the core area of Helan Mountain Nature Reserve, with good environmental protection and more wildlife. Dashuigou has been a military important place since ancient times with profound history and culture and a large number of cultural relics. Go north along National Highway 110 to Chonggang town of Pingluo County, and go up along the West intersection to Dashuigou entrance of Helan Mountain.

tourist resources

Helan Mountain Grand Buddha Temple

The great Buddhist temple of Helan Mountain is located in Dashuigou at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in Ningxia. The temple was first built in 860, the first year of Xiantong in Tang Dynasty. At that time, according to the will of Buddha, an eminent monk built a Buddhist temple at the foot of Foye mountain in Helan mountain. Holy water was given to the pilgrims to get rid of diseases and Demons and keep them safe. When Li Yuanhao, the king of Xixia, was in a battle, he was chased to Dashuigou by the Liao army. He was saved by the master of this temple, who taught the book of heaven when he was healing. Li Yuanhao, the king of Xixia, built a royal palace, a royal temple and a meeting hall here according to the master's will. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, an imperial envoy and Abbot Xin rebuilt Longquan Temple, which was damaged before the cultural revolution. In 2001, when Wang Aiqing went to xiamiao township to build a gas station, he sleepwalked in the big ditch at night and saw the original appearance of Xixia, such as Xixia palace, Xixia palace, Xixia assembly hall, barracks and ministers. The next day, Chen Hongyu, the Secretary of temple town, came to the gas station. Wang Aiqing drew a sketch of yesterday's night dream and showed it to Chen Hongyu. Chen Hongyu said that the sketch was consistent with the actual location of the site. At that time, Liu Wenbin and Chen Hongyu, the heads of xiamiao Township, led Wang Aiqing into the mountain to have a real look, which led Wang Aiqing to study here. Many miracles happened one after another, and there were many dreams of Taibai Venus coming down to earth. On the afternoon of April 3, 2003, several leading cadres went to Dashuigou to visit Wang Aiqing. When they arrived at Longquan Temple, Wang Aiqing went in to worship the Buddha alone. At this time, the mountain was shining, and people outside the temple rushed to the temple. After that, Wang Ai Qing made a deep study of Dashuigou and made a decision: on September 27, 2004, Shizuishan daily published that he officially resigned from the position of chairman of Ai Qing petroleum. Later, Mr. Wang Aiqing (now master Changxiao of the great Buddhist temple in Helan Mountain) once again entered the Longquan Temple in Dashuigou of Helan Mountain for research. It was found that in the original records of rebuilding the temple in the 11th year of Wanli, it was Wang Aiqing (now master Changxiao of the great Buddhist temple in Helan Mountain). When the restoration of the great Buddhist temple of Helan Mountain started in the autumn of 2005, the spring water was not enough for the construction. Wang Aiqing (now master Changxiao of the great Buddhist temple of Helan Mountain) paid homage to the mountain again for water. A few hours later, four springs gushed out of the mountain, which was dozens of times more than the water flow in front of the mountain. After several years of construction, the history and culture of this temple can be reappeared to the people of Ningxia.

cultural relics and historic sites

(1) Xixia Palace Site

The mouth of Dashuigou in Helan Mountain. On the right side of the gully, there is an earth built platform 66 meters high and 133.2 meters wide at the bottom, which is called "Mu Guiying's commanding platform" by local people. According to experts, it is the liyuanhao Palace site in Xixia period. Under the site, a lot of Xixia hoard coins and a large number of Xixia bricks and tiles were unearthed. One kilometer away from the pass is the well preserved Ming Great Wall. Three kilometers away, there is an ancient temple site. Rock paintings left by ancient nomads have been found in many places around shangmiao. The mountain springs in Goukou are continuous all the year round. The mountains on both sides are steep. The trees in the mountains are lush and the air is fresh. It is a good place for outing and mountaineering.

According to historical records: after Li Yuanhao ascended the throne and became emperor, in addition to the large-scale expansion of the capital Xingqing mansion (Yinchuan City), he also built large-scale construction projects in the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, and built a large number of temples and palaces along each mountain pass, which is said to be "hundreds of miles long". Archaeology has proved that there are a large number of Xixia architectural sites at gunzhongkou, huangqikou, baisikou and dashuigoukou in the eastern foot of Helan Mountain from south to north. Dashuigou is the largest site of Ligong in Xixia.

The Ligong site of Xixia is located on both sides of the mouth of Dashuigou. It is about 10 kilometers north from Shahu, 4 kilometers long from north to south. "Pingluo County annals" records: "located in the lower Temple of Pingluo

The grand Xixia Palace on the side of Dashuigou has more than 10 platforms, each of which is more than 100 meters long and 70 meters wide, about 12 meters above the ground. " There are dozens of building platforms in the site. You can see the majestic, splendid and magnificent momentum of that year by climbing the mountain. Looking back at the back mountain, it is very similar to the four sitting Buddhas. On the hillside about 3 kilometers before leaving the palace, there is a north-south waste canal, which is liwang canal. Into Dashuigou about 3 kilometers west, there is a temple, known as the temple. When you go to xiamiao village outside the ditch, you will find xiamiao. As the saying goes, if there is upper, there is lower symmetry.

(2) Pingluo section of the West Great Wall

The West Great Wall, also known as "xiguanmen wall of border defense", was built before the first year of Hongzhi (1488). This section of the Great Wall in Pingluo starts from xifenggou in the South and ends at guitougou in the north. According to the danger of Helan Mountain, this section of the Great Wall was built intermittently in the dangerous places of each ditch. It was mostly rammed with soil and stone. The wall was 3-5 meters high, and there were parapets and enemy platforms on the wall. Some of them are built of massive rocks. Along the West Great Wall, a beacon tower is built on the top of a high mountain.

Scope of protection: within 20 meters on both sides of the Great Wall.

Construction control zone: within 30 meters on both sides of the protection area.

(3) Inscription of Dashuigou

The inscription of Dashuigou is located on the stone wall behind the shangmiao site in Dashuigou at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain. The original inscription has four sides, all of which are engraved vertically. The first inscription, 46 cm high and 62 cm wide, is 7 meters above the earth's surface. The inscription reads as follows: when Qinyang, the local general of Pinglu, who was appointed by the emperor to guard Ningxia North Road, was rebuilt in the autumn of the 11th year of Wanli, In March of the 12th year, he was born in Ningxia; Xu Yingdeng, Guan yingchong, Xia Yuanzhong, Xu Dong, Liu Youtian, Chen Shouwang, ye Yushi, etc.; the second inscription is located 6 meters west of the first one, 24 meters below the surface of the earth. The contents of the inscription are as follows: in May of the Western Xia Dynasty of Wanli, Zhu qinchai, the imperial censor of Ningxia, guarded Zhang Jie, the commander in chief of Ningxia, patrolled the border to the present moment. On September 15, 2005, it was announced as the third batch of cultural relics protection units in the autonomous region.

Scope of protection: within 30 meters around the inscription.

Construction control zone: take the protection scope line as the baseline, and extend within 20 meters.

(4) Dashuigou site

Dashuigou site is located on both sides of Dashuigou mouth at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain. It is about 4 km long and has more than 10 abutments. The largest platform is 100 meters long and 80 meters wide, about 12 meters above the ground. The rest of the abutments are of different heights. There are three groups in the north of the gully, with four layers in the middle and traces of the corridor in the middle. There are two layers in the South and two layers in the north. There are blue bricks, porcelain fragments, tiles and other exposed. In the south of the gully, the foundation surface is damaged more, which is similar to that in the north of the gully. However, about 200 meters in front of the abutment, there is a abutment about 1 meter high and 9 meters wide, which is suspected to be the exit of the corridor. The bricks and tiles are similar to those in the north. According to the research of archaeologists in Ningxia Museum, it is the site of Xixia palace. On September 15, 2005, it was announced as the third batch of cultural relics protection units in the autonomous region.

Scope of protection: with the site as the center, the area is within 20000 square meters.

Construction control zone: within 150 meters of the four directions outside the protection area.

(5) Dashuigou rock painting

Dashuigou is located in the east foot of Helan Mountain, Changqing village, Chonggang Town, Pingluo County, 46 kilometers southwest of Pingluo County. There is a huge stone on the north bank 3 kilometers into the ditch, which is relatively flat, about 3.5 meters high and 2.3 meters wide, carved with rock paintings. The contents include human face, deer, war, copulation, etc. chiseling and grinding are mixed. The main part is broken, overlapped and partly weathered. This rock painting, discovered in Dashuigou of Helan Mountain, is superimposed layer upon layer. According to the old and new degree of the marks, it can be inferred that this rock painting on the stone wall should have been made by the ancestors of different periods. The overlapping part of the picture has mixed rock paintings, and it has been blurred due to long-term weathering. At the top of the picture, there are two groups of scenes of entertainment, dancing and fighting, and a large animal is still clear. From this rock painting, we can see that the ancestors in this area lived and produced on a large scale and lived for a long time.

Scope of protection: Based on the center of the rock painting, within 20 meters.

Construction control zone: within 20 meters outside the scope of rock painting protection.

(6) Dashuigou Beigou rock painting

There is a stone wall about 1-2 meters high, on which there are three groups of ground rock paintings. One group was male and female heads, the other group was carved deer and argali with lines, and the three groups were unidentified objects. In particular, the heads of men and women are the clearest, with an area of 20

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