Huiyuan ancient city

Huiyuan ancient city is located in Huocheng County, Yili, Xinjiang. Historically, Yili was an important channel from Xinjiang to Central Asia. In order to strengthen the governance of Yili area, Qianlong of Qing Dynasty set up Yili general here to build Huiyuan City, and successively built eight satellite cities around it, collectively known as "nine cities of Yili". Huiyuan City, the first of the nine cities in Yili, is well preserved. The former site of the general's residence is still preserved in the city.

The main building of the general's mansion is a quadrangle courtyard. The civil structure is a flying eaves style "Renzi" beam bungalow. The eaves are simple and elegant, and there is no painting and carving of beams. At the entrance are two stone lions lying on their faces. The delicate shape of Southern stone lions is combined with the rough carving techniques of Xinjiang. The ancient trees in the courtyard are towering, and the four ancient trees are living witness of history. Standing in the vestibule, looking forward, it seems that there is a messenger galloping to report the battle news.

In the center of Huiyuan ancient city stands the grand bell and Drum Tower. You can have a panoramic view of the city. Lin Zexu once led the people to open water conservancy here, which was respected by general Yili and people of all nationalities.

Huiyuan ancient city

Huiyuan ancient city (Huiyuan city): located in Huocheng County, Yili, Xinjiang, Yili was an important channel from Xinjiang to Central Asia in history. In order to strengthen the governance of Yili area, Qianlong of Qing Dynasty set up Yili general here to build Huiyuan City, and successively built eight satellite cities around it, collectively known as "nine cities of Yili".

Huiyuan City, the first of the nine cities in Yili, is well preserved. The former site of the general's residence is still preserved in the city. The main building of the general's mansion is a quadrangle courtyard. The civil structure is a flying eaves style "Renzi" beam bungalow. The eaves are simple and elegant, and there is no painting and carving of beams. At the entrance are two stone lions lying on their faces. The delicate shape of Southern stone lions is combined with the rough carving techniques of Xinjiang. The ancient trees in the courtyard are towering, and the four ancient trees are living witness of history. Standing in the vestibule, looking forward, it seems that there is a messenger galloping to report the battle news. In the center of Huiyuan ancient city stands the grand bell and Drum Tower. You can have a panoramic view of the city. Lin Zexu once led the people to open water conservancy here, which was respected by general Yili and people of all nationalities.

Historical evolution

In history, Yili was an important channel from Xinjiang to Central Asia. In order to strengthen the governance of Yili area, Qianlong of Qing Dynasty set up Yili general here, built Huiyuan City, and successively built eight satellite cities around it, collectively known as "nine cities of Yili". Huiyuan City, the first of the nine cities in Yili, is well preserved. The former site of the general's residence is still preserved in the city.

Huiyuan ancient city, a famous historical city in Xinjiang, used to be the political, military, economic and cultural center of Xinjiang. After years of vicissitudes and ups and downs, now when you enter Huiyuan ancient city and general's residence, you are still overwhelmed by the solemn and elegant historical atmosphere.

At the gate of the general's residence, two stone lions lie on their faces. The delicate shape of the southern stone lions is combined with the rough carving techniques of Xinjiang. They are different from the ferocious and dignified stone lions in the north. They are simple and simple. The main building of the general's mansion is a quadrangle courtyard. The civil structure is a flying eaves style "Renzi" beam bungalow. The eaves are simple and elegant, and there is no painting and carving of beams. The ancient trees in the courtyard are towering, and the four ancient trees are living witness of history. Standing in the vestibule, looking forward, it seems that there is a messenger galloping to report the battle news.

The name of Huiyuan was given by Emperor Qianlong himself, and it was taken from the Qing emperor's benefaction. Huiyuan old city was prosperous for a time. At that time, the buildings in the city were neat, with four main streets leading to four gates: Jingren in the east gate, shuoze in the west gate, xuankai in the south gate and Laian in the north gate. In the center of the city, there is a tall and towering bell and Drum Tower, which is located in all directions of the town. There are many military facilities inside and outside the city, and there are military training schools for officers and soldiers. There are many temples inside and outside the city. Mosques and Lama temples are the main places for religious activities of ethnic minorities. The streets and alleys of the city are full of shops, department stores and shops, which are known as "little Beijing". The Wangjiang tower in the south of Huiyuan city is located on the Bank of the Ili River, with red bars and blue tiles. Some officials and celebrities often go to the tower to enjoy the scenery of the Ili River.

Lin Zexu, a famous patriotic general, once lived here for two years and one month, leaving many memorable deeds. He was famous all over the world for leading the vigorous anti smoking movement, but he was slandered and framed by the capitulators and exiled here by the reformers. Many tourists who come to Huiyuan ancient city also want to know about Lin Gong's life here.

Because of the war and the invasion of tsarist Russia, the buildings in the city were destroyed and many of them were demolished. Since then, Huiyuan city wall has been eroded by the Yili River year by year. Most of the cultural relics left underground have been submerged by the Yili River, and the buildings in the city have disappeared. Today, there are still some walls in the north and East and the old east gate, namely Huiyuan old city.

Today's Huiyuan city was built by the Qing government in 1882, 15 Li north of the old Huiyuan city. At the same time as Huiyuan new town and Yili general's mansion, there are Huiyuan bell and Drum Tower. Located in the center of the ancient city, the bell and Drum Tower faces four city gates in the East, West, South and north directions. The bell and Drum Tower is a four story wooden structure with three eaves on the top of the hill, with a total height of 23.76 meters. The outside of the base layer is built with blue brick storehouse, the edge of the platform is built with blue brick wall, the base ceiling is paved with square wood, with eight diagrams, and the inner wall is also built with square wood and green brick. A small gate is opened on the right wall of the South arch, which can climb up to the base platform. On the platform, there are wooden structure, three-story eaves, bucket arches, painted pillars and carved beams; on the four ends of the main ridge of the roof, there are big ridges, in which there are treasure bottles and iron halberds; on the top of the ridge, there are immortal and animal decorations; on the eaves of the tile ridge, there are hook heads and dripping water. The eaves and roof of each floor are covered with green glazed tiles, and the beams, columns and beams under the eaves are painted with color paintings. In the old days, copper bells were hung at the eaves of each floor, and the wind was blowing "jingle", which was clear and pleasant. On the second floor, there is a big bell and a big drum, which are used to strike the time. The gate is opened by day and closed by night, which is used as a signal. The whole building is tall and straight, magnificent and shining. The bell and Drum Tower was repaired three times in 1927, 1964 and 1981. Now it is well preserved. It is the only traditional high-rise wooden structure building with a long history in Xinjiang.

In 2004, the construction project of Yili Huiyuan ancient city Linzexu scenic spot, approved by the state, began to be implemented. The project tries its best to restore the original appearance of the ancient city, with a total investment of 180 million yuan, including 18.93 million yuan for supporting infrastructure construction of the scenic spot, with a total construction area of 3313.9 square meters. The restoration of the ancient city takes the bell and Drum Tower as the center, and plans to build four streets leading to the city gate, East, West, North and south, with each square meter The street is 1.5 km long and 8 m wide, of which the south, North and west streets are asphalt pavement, and the East Street is imitation qingqingshi pavement;

In addition, the existing ancient buildings such as Yili general's mansion, East Gate (Jingren), North Gate (Lai'an) and ancient city trunk wall will be restored, and the general hall, management room, wax museum, general garden gate, Folk Museum, museum, gallery, Zhaobi, Lin Gong's former residence, Mingshi Pavilion, east gate and other ancient buildings will be built. According to the original style, some famous hotels and shops such as Huifang garden were restored. 87% of the five bid sections have been completed, except for the general Museum and Folk Museum. The picture shows the new appearance of the general's residence.

Traffic information

Take a plane from Urumqi to Yining City, and then transfer to Huocheng County by bus. Then charter a car to the scenic spot, the price is about 100 yuan.

Main attractions

Yili general's residence

The "Yili general's house" in the Qing Dynasty, located in the East Street of Huiyuan ancient city, Huiyuan Town, Huocheng County, is a garden style ancient building complex with tall walls. When you step into the majestic black paint gate, you will see the spacious courtyard with towering ancient elms, left and right barracks, East and West Wing rooms, main hall, courtyard and other buildings, black column cornice, winding corridor, simple and deep. The six corner Pavilion in the back garden, with red pillars and green tiles, is antique. In the garden, the trees are luxuriant, the birds are singing harmoniously, the flowers are in full bloom, the butterflies are attracted and the bees are attracted. It looks like a famous garden in the south of the Yangtze River. The scenery is quiet, so it is the best summer resort. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a member of the general, his family members and guards. Attached with the camp, the seal room, the food room

Camel and horse, merits and demerits, etc. are responsible for all matters. In order to show the history of Yili general's mansion, the four "historical exhibition rooms of Yili general's mansion in Qing Dynasty" and the interior furnishings of the buildings restored according to the layout of Qing Dynasty fully show the history of Yili general's mansion for a century and a half. Xinjiang is closely linked with the destiny of the motherland, sharing weal and woe. Inspired by the spirit of patriotism, people of all ethnic groups maintain the unity of the motherland and oppose foreign invasion It is also a witness of the glorious history of opposing national division. It is engraved with the humiliation of foreign invasion, loss of power and land, and carries forward a national spirit of fearing no violence, close unity, fighting, defending territory and indomitable.

Huiyuan bell and Drum Tower

Located in the center of cross street in Huiyuan City, Huiyuan bell and Drum Tower was built in 1883. Its overall structure is a wood structure building with four stories and three eaves. The first layer is the base layer, each side is 22 meters long, which is made of rammed earth, and the outside is wrapped with blue bricks. There are blue brick walls on the edge of the platform. There are arches on all sides of the base, with a width of 4.10 meters. There are cross passages in the base, which lead to four main streets. The ceiling of the cross passage on the base is made of square wood, with eight diagrams, and the inner wall is also made of square wood and green brick. Each corner of the cross passage has a wooden column leading to the top of the building. A small gate is opened on the right wall of the South arch, which can climb up to the base platform. On the platform, there are three layers of color building with wooden structure, cornices and brackets, painted pillars and carved beams; on the four ends of the main ridge of the roof, there are big ridges, in which there are treasure bottles and iron halberds, and at the end of the ridge, there are immortal and animal decorations,

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