Dahe Tang City

Dahe Tang City

Dahetang city is located in the east of dongtouqu village, Dahe Town, Balikun, and the central area at the bottom of Balikun basin. The terrain is flat, flat, fertile and rich in water. It is suitable for farming. It is 15.5km away from the county. There is a highway leading to the township government and the county, with convenient transportation.

Dahe Tang City, 1644 meters above sea level, is the largest and best preserved ancient city site of the Tang Dynasty in Hami area, so it is called Dahe Tang city or Dahe ancient city.

Historical origin

Dahe Tang City, located in the east of dongtouqu village, Dahe Township, Balikun, is 26 kilometers away from the county seat, with an altitude of 1644 meters. The terrain is flat, flat, fertile and rich in water. The famous "Dahe" originates from the underground spring in the East, which is very suitable for farming. It is the largest and best preserved ancient city site of Tang Dynasty in Hami area, so it is called Dahe Tang city or Dahe ancient city.

Cultural relics protection

Dahetangcheng was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Xinjiang in 1957 and a national cultural relic protection unit in July 2001.

Main features

This is the best place for the production of military grain at the border of tunkenxu. Until modern times, it has always been a "granary of Barkol" to keep the income from drought and flood. The ancient city is rectangular. There is a wide wall in the middle of the city, which divides the ancient city into two small cities: the main city and the subsidiary city. The two cities are 357 meters in length from east to west; the main city is 210 meters in length from south to North and 180 meters in width from east to west; many relics are collected in the city, mainly pottery and bronze, with less iron, including bronze mirrors, body protecting bronze Buddha, money, copper rods, etc., and the building materials are gray lotus tiles and lotus tiles, which are typical relics of the Tang Dynasty.

The city is dotted with large-scale waste pottery and large-scale stone grinding plates. All these show the grand occasion of agricultural production at that time and prove that this place was once a large-scale grain base.

In 1957, it was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Xinjiang.

In July 2001, it was listed as a national cultural relic protection unit.

Cultural relics unearthed

A lot of relics were collected in the city, mainly pottery and bronze, less iron, including bronze mirrors, body protecting bronze Buddha, money, copper sticks, etc. the building materials include gray lotus tiles and lotus tiles, which are typical relics of the Tang Dynasty. The city is dotted with large-scale waste pottery and large-scale stone grinding plates. All these show the grand occasion of agricultural production at that time and prove that this place was once a large-scale grain base. According to historical records, after calming down the Gaochang rebellion, the Tang Dynasty strengthened its rule over the western regions, set up the prefectures of Xizhou and Beiting, and followed the example of the Han Dynasty to implement the military garrison system here.

Classical records

According to the records in volume 7 of the six canons of Tang Dynasty, there were 20 garrisons in the western regions of Tang Dynasty, including Anxi garrison, Shule garrison, Yanqi garrison, Beiting garrison, Yiwu Garrison and Tianshan garrison, with a total of 56 garrisons. Every 50 hectares is a village. According to the geography annals of the old Tang Dynasty, "Yiwu army is in ganluchuan, 300 Li northwest of Yizhou (Hami), with 3000 soldiers, 5000 mu of land and 300 horses." Yiwu's troops are both soldiers and peasants. They are self-sufficient in farming. It reduces the state's financial expenditure, avoids the trouble of long-distance transportation of supplies, increases the supply, and increases the living ability of the soldiers. It's really an excellent way. What's more, guarding the East-West crossroads of the silk road also expresses the position that permanent military presence will never give separatists any chance.

On other important military roads far away from the city, the Tang army also built many beacons. The city and beacons were facing each other. They could observe and understand the military situation at any time and report to the headquarters in time. Most of the soldiers stationed at the beacon tower also cultivated land around it. Facing each other, Yiwu army, Han Navy garrison in Gaochang and Tianshan Army garrison in Beiting were mutual horns, which stabilized the situation of Tang Dynasty in the north of Tianshan. At this time, Luo Binwang, one of the four outstanding poets in the early Tang Dynasty, came to Yiwu military station. Seeing the hard life of garrison officers and soldiers and the heroic spirit of guarding the frontier, he wrote the poem xicipu leijin: "the two courtyards are far away, and the guests are worried. The mountain road belongs to the south, and the river flows from the north.

The evening wind and the new moon shine on the edge of autumn. The kitchen fire leads to the army wall, and the beacon smoke goes up to the garrison building. Longting but hard, Yanyan will be marquis. Mo zuolan mountain, empty make Han shame A crescent moon, cool and bright, the cold air in the North blew ice on the soldiers' armor. The cooking fire reddened the inside and outside of the tent and the faces of the soldiers who came back from farming. Bring you some warmth.

After a hot dinner, it's time to get into a warm bed and have a good sleep to eliminate the fatigue of the day. All of a sudden, the beacon fire on the beacon tower in the distance was on fire, and a sudden clapping sound urged the soldiers to go up to the garrison building, armed and ready for fierce fighting.

Well preserved

The ancient city was built in the fourth year of Jinglong (710) of the Tang Dynasty. It is rectangular. There is a wide wall in the middle of the city, which divides the ancient city into two small cities, the main city and the subsidiary city. The two cities are juxtaposed from east to west. The main city is 210 meters long from north to South and 180 meters wide from east to west. The highest wall is nearly 10 meters. It's 12 meters wide.

There is only one door on the west wall, which is 4 meters wide. At the north end of the gate there is a horse face, and at the south end there are two. There are two horse faces on the north wall, and the well preserved one is 8 meters wide and 9 meters high. There is an enemy platform in the middle of Nancheng. The east wall is the west wall attached to the city. There is only one channel leading to the main city. There are three horse faces in the attached City, one in the north and two in the south. There are turrets at the four corners of the city wall, and only the northwest and southwest corners are well preserved.

It is 240 meters long from north to South and 177 meters wide from east to west. The wall is 4-5 meters high and 10 meters wide.

Management measures

Since the opening to the outside world, there has been no safety accident in dahetang City, and the management is orderly. The management staff have Balikun's unique enthusiasm, considerate service and reasonable price, which are highly praised by tourists. Beautiful environment, no pollution source. The architectural facilities match the style of the tourism environment, and perfectly combine the natural landscape with the cultural landscape.

The famous "big river" originates from the underground spring in the East, so it is extremely suitable for farming. From here to jiuhuxi village, it is called ganluchuan in ancient times.

"Ganluchuan", a place name in pure Chinese, is a big clear and sweet river, which can irrigate thousands of hectares of good farmland. It is the best place to cultivate troops and produce military grain. Until modern times, it has always been a granary of Balikun where the harvest is guaranteed by drought and flood. "Here is one of the eight scenes of Balikun where" the villages are planted and the clouds are piled up ".

Address: East of dongtouqu village, Dahe Town, Balikun Kazakh Autonomous County, Hami Prefecture

Longitude: 93.003601074219

Latitude: 43.59880065918

Ticket information: market price: 20.0 yuan

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