Chengshan ancient city

Chengshan ancient city

Chengshan ancient city tourist area is located near wandetun, Chengshan Town, Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province. It is 15km away from Zhuangxiu Road, 25km away from Dazhuang Expressway and 40km away from Zhuanghe City. The traffic is very convenient. The total area of Chengshan ancient city tourist area is 31.5 square kilometers. The area is a collection of cultural relics, temples and landscape of the ancient city, which is divided into three parts: the front city, the back city and the Jiahe river. Before and after the mountain city, far away, dense forests, towering ancient trees, steep mountains, deep ravines; winding Jiahe clear and bright, nine winding ileum; natural peaks, rocks, caves, like uncanny workmanship, a variety of beautiful; tourism resources are unique, is a reasonable tourist destination.

brief introduction

Chengshan ancient city was built in Yixi period of Jin Dynasty, with a history of 1580 years. It is divided into front city and back city. In front of the city, there are South Gate, east gate, lookout tower, Forbidden City, beacon tower, point general tower, water prison, barracks and so on. It is a military important place in Sui, Tang, Liao and Jin Dynasties, and is a rare ancient battlefield site in China. There are fahua temple and wulaogong temple in the ancient city. Fahua temple was built in the Ming Dynasty, Buddhism, the five old palace was built in the early Republic of China, Taoism. The temple building is majestic, with carved beams and painted columns, which has the reputation of "the first temple in southern Liaoning". Around the front and back of the whole tourist area, the mountains are precipitous, towering and straight. The clear and flowing Jiahe river winds through the valley. The uncanny workmanship of nature has created many strange peaks, rocks and caves here. Wild rabbits and pheasants breed freely, squirrels and cuckoos play on the branches, fahua Temple of Buddhism is full of incense, and Wulao palace of Taoism is solemn and spectacular. A general view of the whole tourist area can be described as steep kaolin, crisscross valleys, long and deep gorges, winding streams, majestic power across the north of the sea; winding ancient walls, winding paths, tall buildings, exquisite temples, unique buildings in southern Liaoning; green mountains and green waters, birds singing and flowers, quiet and elegant, picturesque scenery, which can be called a fairyland on earth.

nation

The Koguryo nationality is a member of the ancient Chinese ethnic family, and the Koguryo regime is the local regime of the ethnic minorities in Northeast China. In that romantic and heroic era, the opportunities brought about many outstanding kings and leaders of the Koguryo people. They either established their own territory, or imitated the rule of literature and scenery to recuperate; or promoted the division of tiger and wolf to compete in the northeast, known as xiongliaodong. They made indelible contributions to the management of this rich land in the northeast.

In more than 700 years of painstaking efforts, the Koguryo regime has established a complete set of military defense system to meet the needs of outward expansion and resistance to foreign invasion. Among them, there are more than 170 in Liaoning and Jilin provinces of China. The characteristics of Koguryo mountain cities are that most of them are built in the steep natural trend of mountains, and most of them take a larger mountain city as the center, and are connected with several small mountain cities, so as to form a mutual echo, increase the flexibility of defense and form the overall function; from the perspective of the scale of mountain cities, they can be divided into three types: large, medium and small. The ancient city of Chengshan in Dalian is a large mountain city.

Jilicheng mountain is steep, high and dangerous. It is located on the Bank of Biliu River rolling eastward, on the North Bank of the Yellow River, and faces Weiba mountain city in the south across the river. It is like a giant forceps. It is less than 100 li from Gaizhou Chishan mountain city, sunjiawobao mountain city, tiantun gaolicheng mountain city on both sides of Biliu River; it is less than 200 Li from Jinzhou Beisha city in the southwest, and less than 300 Li from Yalu River Estuary in the East In. Northeast China is connected with Niangniang mountain city and Phoenix Mountain City, forming a complete defense system, forming a castle with both attack and defense, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Jili city can not only block the attack route of Sui and Tang army from the sea along the Biliu River Valley. Therefore, its strategic position is very important. Jili city is divided into front city and back city. The back city is surrounded by valleys, which is suitable for garrison troops; the front city is across the ridge, which is convenient for looking out and commanding operations. The back city and the front city echo each other and complement each other.

ruins

Northwest Observatory

The northwest Observatory is near the ridge in the center of the north wall of the northwest city. This square stone platform, formerly known as the "dressing house", was once used by Gai Xiuying, the sister of Gai Suwen. In fact, it is a typical Koguryo building.

When you climb to the top of the stage, you can see far and near, all within your sight. In wartime, the situation of the four sides of the enemy can be quickly gathered here, and the command orders can be quickly transmitted to the four sides. The lookout command plays a very prominent role and is where the wartime command center is.

Tallinn

There are 8 pagodas with rounded corners in Tallinn City, which are 3.2 meters high and solemn. Pagoda is a Buddhist building, originated in India, Sanskrit called "tapa", is a place for worshiping the Buddhist relic or scriptures. Wood, brick and stone are commonly used in buildings. Square, round and octagonal planes are used in most of the buildings. Floors are usually odd.

Front city wall

The city walls of Chengshan ancient city are constructed according to the mountain situation. Except for the South and Southeast, the other three walls in the west, North and northwest are built with steep cliffs, which are integrated with the cliffs. The remnant height of the old city walls is about 1-3 meters, and the highest is more than 9 meters. From the ruins of the city wall, we can see that the ancient Gaogouli had a high level of architecture.

South Gate

There are five mountain gates in Chengshan ancient city, and the south gate is also the main gate. The restored south gate is 6 meters high. The buildings in the city are enemy towers, also known as arrow towers. They are places to watch the enemy's situation and shoot arrows to kill the enemy. Facing the gentle slope to the south, the tower is even more magnificent. The four big characters of "Chengshan ancient city" are engraved on the city tower. The characters are powerful, ancient and fragrant, which makes people feel more nostalgic.

Hokke-ji

Fahua temple is located in Nancheng, a Buddhist temple. Fahua temple has two monasteries, the upper and the lower. The lower court was built in 1614 and the upper court in 1919.

The lower courtyard of fahua temple is a typical architectural style of Ming Dynasty. Fahua temple is full of Buddhist customs and cigarettes, which add a little historical fragrance to the ancient city. Fahua temple is in the shade of green pines and cypresses all the year round, giving people a kind of artistic conception of "a little red in the green cluster". There is a poem praising: the temple is far away from the jungle, and the old monk plans to stand on his staff. Linxi asked about Zen family music, laughing at a cloud of spring mountain.

Wu Lao Gong

Wulaogong is a famous Taoist temple in the northwest of fahua temple. It was built in 1932. The building area is 1500 square meters. The upper courtyard is the palace, while the middle courtyard and the lower courtyard are composed of stone walls, stone steps, stone railings, stone lions and stone archways. Its large engineering and high technology are inferior to those of other temples in southern Liaoning, and it has the reputation of the first temple in southern Liaoning. The stone archway stands in the middle of the lower courtyard with the momentum of the mountain gate. The design is magnificent. The dragon and Phoenix are flying like a rainbow. The memorial archway is inscribed with "Purple air coming from the East", "Dao Qi always exists", "good weather", "peace of the country and the people", which gives the worshipers a sense of good luck.

In addition to the extraordinary architectural art and religious art, the five old palace is more important for people to remember their ancestors and pray, making it a popular place for Chinese people to worship and visit at home and abroad.

The Stage of Appointing Commander

Dianjiangtai is located at the northernmost end of Chengshan ancient city, which is also one of the highest points in the city. At that time, the Koguryo garrison built a point general platform here, and later generations built a two-story ancient building with a top. At that time, the commander-in-chief of the Koguryo army called on the generals here. There were banners and banners everywhere. There were many soldiers, golden drums and horns. The scene must be very spectacular. Standing here, you can have a panoramic view of the ancient city. It's a good place to take photos and view.

Liu Yuxi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once said: if the mountain is not high, there will be immortals; if the water is not deep, there will be dragons. There are traces of Eight Immortals in Chengshan mountain and traces of Tang King in Jiahe river. In Qing Dynasty, Wang erlie, a talented man from Guandong, visited Chengshan. Tian Han, a modern dramatist and lyricist of the national anthem, once visited Chengshan. Tourists who follow the footprints of these heirs and celebrities to visit Chengshan will be blessed by them. From then on, they will be blessed and have a safe life.

Legend

"Warlords"

It is said that Gai Xiuzhen, the younger sister of general Gai Suwen of Koguryo, was not inferior to her husband in fighting. Her elder brother Gai Suwen sent her to guard here. When she left, she warned her to guard the city well. Whenever someone attacks and lights a beacon, he can call in the surrounding soldiers to support him in the future. But Gai Xiuying was young and full of vigor, and had nothing to do with her day. When she thought of her brother's words, she didn't know whether they were true or not, so she rose on the spur of the moment and ignited the flames of war. When the elder brother found the alarm signal, he immediately led the army to run over. He came to see that it was all right. It was his younger sister who was joking. He was very angry and left. As a result, the enemy did come, and my sister ignited the flames of war. This time, my brother thought that my little sister, who was not sensible, was mischievous again, so he ignored it. The position was then broken.

Address: Chengshan Town, Zhuanghe City, Dalian City

Longitude: 122.574202

Latitude: 39.753727

Ticket information: free.

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