Qinhuang ancient road

Qinhuang ancient road

The ancient Qinhuang road is 30 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, 5 kilometers east of Jingxing County, and Shitai highway and Shitai railway pass by.

Qinhuang ancient road is the only ancient road in China. It is the physical evidence of the history of Qinshihuang's vehicles on the same track. The only ancient building left by the ancient road is an important type of Chinese ancient post architecture.

Historical evolution

It's surrounded by mountains and dangerous terrain. It's the transportation hub of Shanxi and Shaanxi to Beijing, and it's a must for military strategists in the past dynasties. The ancient post road is about a hundred li long, running through Taihang Mountain and built in the mountains and valleys. The history of this ancient post road can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty. It was once a traffic pass from the ancient Yan Dynasty to the Qin and Jin Dynasties, and the throat controlling the two provinces of Hebei and Jin. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he built a post road with Xianyang as the center. Jingxing ancient post road was an important section of the main line at that time. In 229 BC, Qin General Wang Jian defeated Zhao; in 204 BC, Han General Han Xin defeated many with a few; in 756 ad, Tang General Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi annihilated rebel Shi Siming and pacified an Shi rebellion; in 1900 ad, Qing General Liu Guangcai launched the gengzi war against the Eight Allied forces.

The reason why this ancient post road can be preserved intact is that the dangerous and difficult section was gradually forgotten when Zhengtai route was built in the late Qing Dynasty.

The well preserved Yifu of Qing Dynasty, built in the Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, around the ancient post road provides important material evidence for the study of ancient Chinese postal and highway history. The existing gengzi long wall, which is tens of miles long, records the shameful history of Chinese army and people in fighting against foreign invasion.

Scenic spots

The ascending stone road leading to the ancient road is steep, with incomplete stone horses, Stone Beasts and stone statues of civil servants and military generals in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Around a mountain pass, a majestic pass suddenly appears. This is the East Gate guarding the ancient post road. On the plaque, there are four blue gold characters "connecting the west to the Qin and Jin Dynasties". Dongtianmen is a Guancheng, divided into East Pavilion and West Pavilion. The distance between the two pavilions is less than 50 meters. The two peaks of the north and the South cut directly into the two pavilions, forming an integral whole. The pavilions in the middle are like two iron locks, firmly blocking the pass. Close to Guancheng, the ancient post road gradually appeared. The two tracks, 50 cm long and deep, were embedded in the thick and smooth bedrock road. The paving stones are light cyan. After many years of wheel rolling, horse hoof trampling, wind and rain erosion, the stones have become smooth as a mirror.

Every 20 meters or so on the road surface, there is a raised stone sill with a thickness of nearly 30 cm. This stone sill is a stone sill for heavy trucks to stop and slide slowly along the slope. From this, we can imagine how difficult and dangerous it was for the freight car to cross this section of road.

There is a section of bedrock under the tower, obviously lower than the two ends. This is because after years of vehicle rolling, the car marks are so deep that they hinder the traffic to a certain extent. Because of the city pass, they can't be renovated, so they have to be leveled. However, new car marks continue to hinder the traffic, and they have to be leveled again. After a cycle, the road surface will naturally be reduced. Even so, the existing ruts are more than 30 centimeters deep.

Related history

1. Train on the same track

Before the unification of the Central Plains by the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, there had always been no unified system among the countries. Take transportation as an example, the sizes of vehicles in different places were different, so the lanes were wide and narrow. With the unification of the country, it is inconvenient for vehicles to walk in different lanes. Since then, the distance between the two wheels of the vehicle has been changed to six feet, so that the tracks of the wheels are the same. In this way, it is convenient for vehicles to travel all over the country. It's called "car on the same track.". That is to say, deep ruts were left on the pavement of the city tower. 2. The fifth tour of Qin Shihuang

The fifth tour of Qin Shihuang started in October 210 B.C. and arrived in Hubei and Hunan in November to worship Yu and shun. He sailed eastward along the Yangtze River, crossed Anhui and Jiangsu provinces to Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, went eastward to Shaoxing, climbed Huiji mountain, sacrificed Dayu, carved stones to praise his merits. Then he went northward to Shandong again, climbed Taishan and Duoshan, and went downhill to Qufu. After that, he felt unwell and traveled to Hebei Province in July In Guangzong County, the disease worsened and eventually died. Zhao Gao, together with Hu Hai and Li Si, set out in a hurry to hide the stench of the corpse by placing smelly fish beside it. As soon as he arrived in Xianyang, he launched a palace coup and forced the prince Fu Su to commit suicide. At that time, Qin Shihuang passed through this road after his death.

Travel Tips

traffic

From Beijing, drive along the Beijing Shenzhen Expressway to the exit of Shijiazhuang Taiyuan expressway, then turn to Shijiazhuang Taiyuan expressway. Take the lower road at No.4 exit of Shijiazhuang Taiyuan Expressway and drive 4 km northeast through Jingxing county.

Best travel time

Shijiazhuang is located in the east of the mid latitude Eurasian continent, near the Bohai Sea, but is greatly affected by the Eurasian continent, the climate belongs to the warm temperate continental monsoon climate. There are four distinct seasons. The temperature difference between North and south is very big in winter, and it is generally high in summer. Therefore, autumn travel is the most suitable.

Special reminder

Those who are interested in Buddhist culture can take part in a two-day tour of Buddhist culture.

delicious food

Hebei cuisine, based on the salty and rough food culture in the north, combines some characteristics of the eight major cuisines. It is good at frying, frying and frying, and pays attention to color, aroma, taste and style. The dog meat banquet, golden lion fish, cucumber banquet and chrysanthemum squid are famous dishes loved by customers. Located at the east end of Jiefang Road in Shijiazhuang City, yanchunlou restaurant is famous for its Hebei style fried dishes.

shopping

Shijiazhuang is one of the most important cities in northern China, and its business is relatively prosperous. Shopping malls are full of goods. Shopping malls and taking a stroll on the road will definitely sweep away the tiredness of the journey. Qizirao cake, flower rose cake, jianwantuo, Huaimao pickles, Lahua, lantern kite, wood carving, Changshan battle drum.

Address: adjacent to Shangan Huaneng Power Plant, Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang City

Longitude: 114.19527926171

Latitude: 38.049484701073

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