Baiya Village

Baiya Village

Baiya village is located on Baiya mountain in Zhifeng Township, Susong County, Anqing City, Anhui Province. It is named Baiya village because it was built on Baiya mountain.

Baiya village was built in the late Yuan Dynasty. Because of its precipitous terrain, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it has become a must for military strategists in the past dynasties. As an ancient military stronghold with a long history and large scale, it is known as the "Great Wall of southern China".

After nearly 700 years of wind and rain erosion, Baiya village is still well preserved. Therefore, as a relic of the fortress culture and military culture left by Chinese history, Baiya village has important historical, artistic and scientific value.

In 2001, baiyazhai was announced as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

On January 14, 2019, it was learned from the culture and Tourism Department of Anhui province that the baishanzhai scenic spot in Susong, Anqing city was approved as a national 4A scenic spot.

Historical evolution

Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties

Baiya village was built in the late Yuan Dynasty.

In 1363, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought a seesaw war between Anqing and Jiujiang. They trained and fought here, which laid the foundation for the final victory of the Poyang Lake war.

In 1637, Shi Kefa, the Minister of the Ministry of war, fought against Zhang Xianzhong's rebel army. When he was besieged, he wrote a couplet on the stone wall: listen to the sound of the spring at the bottom of the stream, call heaven and earth as a song or cry, look at the moonlight in front of the steps, and ask the hero whether he is still alive or dead. Prepare to die in service. When the reinforcements arrived, Shi Kefa turned defeat into victory, that is, he ascended the West Peak to reward the troops, and inscribed "the best" on the stone wall to record his achievements. Later generations called it Jigong stone.

In 1642, the 15th year of Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty, when the war broke out, Xiang Xiang, a native of the county, was born and Xu Xing rebuilt the walled city.

In 1853, the West army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom fought fiercely with the Qing army. The Qing army was high and firmly defended. The Taiping army was unable to attack for a long time, so it had to sigh and retreat.

In October of the ninth year of Xianfeng (1859) of the Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan led the Xiang army stationed in Baiya village, and was besieged by Chen Yucheng, king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, for more than two months. Because the soldiers in the village were brave and had enough food, the Taiping army could not break through the village for a long time, so they had to transfer troops to Hualiangting and Erlang river.

In the 26th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1900), He Qi, the head of the Ministry of punishment, and He Xin, the head of the Ministry of work, lost money to expand the village.

the Republic of China era

In October 1932, part of the Red Army and local armed forces in the revolutionary base areas of Hubei, Henan and Anhui entered baiyazhai by way of Zhifeng River and became the Red 27 army.

Liu Shiqi served as commander, Guo Shushen as political commissar, and Xu Haidong as division commander of the 29th division. There are about 4000 people in the army. Here the red army launched a fierce battle with the Kuomintang. After annihilating an enemy regiment, a celebration meeting was held at Guandi temple in the village. Soon after, Qichun, Susong and Taihu working committees were established. It left an immortal chapter in the history of revolutionary war. To this day, there are still several tombs of unknown Red Army martyrs beside the hundred flowers stone outside the west gate.

In 1947, Liu Deng's army marched into the Dabie Mountains, where General Chen Xilian once lived.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China

In November 1983, the people's Government of Susong County officially listed baiyazhai as the first batch of county-level cultural relics protection units.

In July 1986, it was listed as the key cultural relics protection unit of Anhui Province by the people's Government of Anhui Province.

In July 1987, the people's Government of Anhui Province approved baiyazhai as a provincial scenic spot.

In 1997, Mr. Zhao Puchu, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference and President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, wrote the name of Baiya village.

On June 25, 2001, baiyazhai was announced as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

Architectural pattern

Baiyazhai city wall is 4264 meters long, 1-4 meters high and more than 1 meter wide. In dangerous and important areas, double-layer buildings are built, all of which are built with large stones, along the direction of the mountains or along the hillside. It is surrounded by six peaks, including Shandong peak, Xifeng peak, Beiling peak, yanlianpo peak and dayinpo peak.

There are five gatehouses in the pass, East, West, North and south of the wall. They are named chaojiu in the East, Baihua in the west, Tingyu in the south, Chengfeng in the north and Panlong in the southwest. At present, there are only three gates, namely "Tingyu", "chaojiu" and "Panlong". The gatehouses are all built with large stone barriers, and they are half moon shaped and arch shaped. It is more than 10 meters high, 8 meters wide and 5 meters thick. There is a muzzle on the top, which can also be used for lookout. Shanzechong outside panlongmen is the main access to Baiya village. On the way, there are boat helm stone, gate stone, boat shaped stone, bird cliff, keel stone and other landscapes.

Cultural relics

Cultural relic value

Although the function of Baiya stronghold as a military ancient stronghold has disappeared, it has experienced countless wars in the past 700 years, witnessed the change of several dynasties and the rise and fall of the country in various historical periods, which has important historical significance.

Baiya village has left behind rich historical and cultural resources and a continuous line of humanistic spirit. From Wu Shijie, a righteous scholar in the late Yuan Dynasty, who fought against the invaders in order to protect the territory and the people, to He Xin, a Jinshi in the late Qing Dynasty, who discussed the strategies to prevent the invaders and generously built a mountain city, all these reflected a kind of national spirit of not fearing violence and perseverance. Therefore, Baiya village is an important cultural heritage integrating material culture and intangible culture.

protective measures

In 2006, the State Administration of cultural relics approved the overall plan for the restoration and protection of Baiya village in Susong County and the design plan for the restoration and protection of Baiya Village (phase I project). The approval number is: cultural relic guarantee [2006] No. 567.

In December 2007, the State Administration of cultural relics allocated 600000 yuan for baiyazhai restoration and protection (phase I project).

In 2008, Susong County carried out rescue maintenance on panlongmen, tingyumen and some walls of Baiya village.

In April 2015, Susong County strengthened the protection of baiyazhai resources and established the protection system of ecological environment and tourism resources.

In May 2015, Susong County repaired and protected the walls on both sides of tingyumen, jiuquju and the front and back steps of Jiumen in Baiya village.

History and Humanities

Legend

In jiuchongcheng village, there is a stone bridge about one meter wide, fifty centimeters thick and six meters long. At the hillside of the upper left side of the stone bridge, there is a natural suspended rock. There is a natural (50cm + 20cm) footprints 50 cm above and below the periphery of the stone. It is said that goddess Guanyin came here and left behind.

Ji Gongshi

At the end of Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa, the Minister of the Ministry of war, once fought with Zhang Xianzhong's rebel army. When he was besieged in Baiya village, he wrote a couplet on the stone wall, which said: "listen to the sound of the spring at the bottom of the stream, call heaven and earth is a song or cry. Look at the moonlight in front of the steps and ask if the hero is still alive or dead. " Just as he was about to die, reinforcements arrived, and Shi Kefa turned defeat into victory. He went to Xifeng to comfort the soldiers. The word "the best" was on the stone wall. Later generations called it Jigong stone.

Tourism information

Open information

Opening hours: 8:30-18:00

It is open all year round without rest days

Daily maximum carrying capacity: 5000 person times

Instantaneous maximum carrying capacity: 1500 person times

Traffic information

Self driving

Self driving route: Hefei Susong (Hefei buried hill Taihu Lake Susong).

Wuhan to Susong Baiya village self driving route: Wuhan Susong (Wuhan Yingshan Yuexi Qianshan Taihu Susong).

Self driving route: Hangzhou Susong (Hangzhou Changxing Nanling anqing Qianshan Taihu Susong).

train

Take the train from Hefei to Susong station. After getting off, you can take the local tourist bus or taxi to baiyazhai scenic spot.

automobile

The bus route of Susong Baiya village in Anqing: there is a bus to Susong from the gate of Anqing vehicle management office. All the buses to Susong pass by here and stop with a wave. Get off at Liangting town in Susong County and change to the bus to Baiya Village (Zhifeng township).

Ticket information

The ticket price of baiyazhai national 4A scenic spot is 60 yuan / person time.

Preferential policies for ticket prices of scenic spots

Free admission groups: children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.2 meters tall (including 1.2 meters); elderly people over 65 years old (including 65 years old); disabled people; active servicemen, disabled servicemen, retired military personnel; on-the-job, retired, disabled fire rescue personnel and students of fire prevention and rescue colleges; model workers at all levels and "good people" commended by civilization committees at all levels; professional families For educators, tickets are free with valid certificates.

Half of the group charged tickets: 6 years old (excluding 6 years old) to 18 years old (including 18 years old) minors, full-time undergraduate students and below; 60 years old (including 60 years old) to 65 years old (excluding 65 years old) elderly.

Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other young people entering the country can enjoy the same preferential policies as those in the mainland with valid identity certificates such as "Hong Kong and Macao residents' pass to the mainland", "Taiwan residents' pass to the mainland" or student certificates.

Address: Anqing

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