Yingpan ancient city

Yingpan ancient city

Yingpan ancient city is located in the South East of Bayinguoleng, on the North Bank of Kongque River, 137 km away from Korla City, 170 km away from Yuli County, on the Gobi desert south of Xingdi mountain, a branch of Kuluke mountain, with an altitude of 848.8 meters and longitude of 87 ° 47 'e and latitude of 40 ° 56' n. Yingpan ancient city is surrounded by flat terrain. It is backed by Kuluke mountain, facing the Taklimakan Desert, connected with the Yadan wonder of Longcheng in the East and the Tarim green corridor in the West. It is a famous ancient city on the Silk Road at home and abroad, and is called "the second floor orchid" by historians.

History of the ancient city

It is said that during the Western Han Dynasty, troops were gathered in the field. Swede svenhoding, Russian Kozlov and British Stein excavated wooden slips of Han Dynasty, you Qu Lu Wen, wooden slips of other characters and Chinese coins here. In October 1989, a large number of cultural relics were excavated by Bazhou Cultural Management Institute. In September 1992, the relevant departments transported the unearthed wooden wares, knives and arrows, needles and threads, carpet, wool mattress, wool embroidered pillow, yellow flower skirt and wool trousers to Japan for exhibition, which caused shock. In 1995, the valuable national treasures such as colorful coffins were excavated, which once again attracted the attention of the world.

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Yingpan ancient city is divided into four parts, one is the city wall, the second is the Great Buddha pagoda, the third is the beacon tower, and the fourth is the ancient tomb of Yingpan.

Yingpan ancient city is the capital of one of the thirty-six states in the western regions. It is a must pass place of the North Road of the silk road. The wonder of Yingpan ancient city is that it is a round city with a diameter of more than 350 meters and an area of 95000 square meters, The thickness of the city wall is 5 meters, the height is generally 5 meters, and the highest point can reach 7-8 meters. Rammed earth dry base building, that is, a layer of wet soil about 0.5 meters, with a layer of 5 cm branches, another layer of rammed earth and another layer of tree branches, is just like the principle of building several layers of bricks and placing a layer of reinforcement to increase the tension in our modern buildings. There are three gates in the East, West and North. Recently unearthed Han Dynasty pottery pieces and other cultural relics prove that there are three or four architectural relics inhabited by human beings in the city.

Cultural relics

The traditional Han culture in the Central Plains is characterized by Fangcheng, such as Loulan, Jiaohe and Gaochang. The great value orientation of Yingpan lies in its western cultural tradition and round city. Several round cities, such as Niya and Andier, have been excavated one after another in the Tarim Basin, but the shadow of the city wall has disappeared. Yingpan has been built for more than 2000 years However, it is a great blessing to keep it so intact. Its existence proves that the blending of eastern and Western cultures has been fully reflected in many architectural arts in Tarim Basin. It is the fusion point and collision point of the four civilizations, and also shows that Chinese people of all ethnic groups have a friendly and open tradition since ancient times. They are good at absorbing all kinds of foreign cultures, making Chinese civilization more extensive and profound.

The Great Buddha pagoda is also round at 60 meters of the west gate of the city. It is more than 10 meters high and more than 10 meters in diameter. The beacon tower is 4 kilometers away from the east gate of Xingdi mountain, in the northeast of the city, with a diameter of more than 4 meters and a height of more than 4 meters. The ancient tomb site is about 3 kilometers away from the north gate, and most of it is built on the hills of Xingdi mountain.

Now the children of all ethnic groups in Bayinguoleng are strongly protecting the ancient city of Yingpan. Iron fences have been built in four parts of the ancient city. It's very convenient to travel here. 8 kilometers away from the ancient city of Yingpan, there is a large mountain spring that has been gurgling and singing. Since 1958, more than 100 workers of the 35th regiment of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps have been working here to reclaim thousands of acres of good land. Recently, more than a dozen new houses have been built for tourists to stay here. In October 2000, Bayinguoleng people began to build a 137 km asphalt highway from Korla to Yingpan ancient city, which takes more than an hour to reach Yingpan ancient city. In addition, roads from Dunhuang, Yuli and 35th regiment all lead to Yingpan. The Lan Qing Qian railway, which is to be built by the state, also passes through here. Chinese and foreign tourists can show their charm.

Address: located in Ruoqiang County, Southeast of Bayinguoleng, on the North Bank of Kongque River, about 200 km west of Loulan ancient city

Longitude: 87.783325195312

Latitude: 40.93330001831

Chinese PinYin : Ying Pan Gu Cheng