I am a native of the Northeast, and I love cycling and traveling. I finally reached the retirement age last year, and my heart that always loves to travel has begun to sprout again. In the summer of 2018, I finally married my favorite Yufeng RV home, and started a life of slow travel. Last autumn, I traveled around the Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains twice in the Northeast, which was regarded as training for the life of the RV. After several months of use, I also made some adjustments to the life of the RV. I set off from the Northeast in the twelfth lunar month of last year, and traveled all the way to Hainan and Guangdong. After the Spring Festival. This spring I decided to go to Tibet, and started a slow-moving caravan life. I will slowly record the scenery along the way, and the running account will be an account of myself! Depart from Tianjin, enter Tibet via Taiyuan, Xi’an, Chengdu.
Let’s start with Qin Shihuang, Qin Shihuang (the third day of the twelfth lunar month in the first 259 years – 210 years ago), the surname Ying, the Zhao family, the name Zheng, also known as Zhao Zheng (Zheng), Qin Zheng, or Zulong, King Zhuangxiang of Qin the son of. A well-known politician, strategist, and reformer in Chinese history, an iron-handed politician who completed the unification of China, and the first monarch in China to be called emperor.
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the first emperor’s cemetery in Chinese history. Its huge scale and rich funerary objects rank first among the imperial tombs of all dynasties. The cemetery was built in the shape of the Chinese character “Hui” in accordance with the principle that Qin Shihuang could still enjoy prosperity and wealth after his death. The large-scale ground buildings found in the mausoleum area are the relics of the bedroom hall, the side hall, and the official house of the garden temple. According to historical records, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is divided into two parts: the cemetery area and the burial area.
Buried pot for cooking
Kuanzhai Alley is located near Changshun Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. It is composed of Kuan Alley, Narrow Alley, and Well Alley arranged in parallel.
In the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi (1718), after the Zhungeer Rebellion was put down, more than a thousand soldiers were selected to garrison Chengdu and build Shaocheng. Today’s Kuanzhai Alley is a remnant of the old Shaocheng. Kuanzhai Alley originally had more than 70 courtyards and more than 300 rooms. Now the old city wall, Jinshui River, etc. have disappeared. Kuanzhai Alley is composed of three parallel old-fashioned streets and courtyard groups of Kuan Alley, Narrow Alley and Jing Alley. It is one of the three major historical and cultural protection areas in Chengdu. The last remnant of the architectural pattern is also the “orphan” of northern hutong culture and architectural style in the south. This Qing Dynasty block records the vicissitudes of old Chengdu, and its architectural style combines the characteristics of western Sichuan folk houses and northern courtyards.
Can anyone tell me the history of this monument?
Show off the RV for this trip, Yufeng. In the follow-up, the photos along the way will be sorted out and sent out slowly.
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Xi’an Heihe Forest Park, the water source of Xi’an people.
monument
short stop on the way
The campsite for the night is very suitable for RV camping.
Leshan Giant Buddha
Leshan Giant Buddha from another angle
The Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area is crowded with people during the Ching Ming Festival holiday
On April 8, itinerary: Mount Emei.
Mount Emei is located in Emeishan City, Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China. It is one of the “Four Famous Buddhist Mountains” in China. It has a steep terrain and beautiful scenery. It is more than 2700 meters out of the Emei Plain.
I show myself
Leshan City Rest
parking lot nap
Monkeys on Mount Emei
resplendent
another angle
Huazang Temple, the full name of which is “Yongming Huazang Temple”, is located on the main peak of the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, with an altitude of 3077 meters. Huazang Temple was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is one of the eight key temples in Mount Emei and one of the key temples in the country.
Huazang Temple has three halls. The first hall is Maitreya hall. On the gate of the hall hangs a golden plaque of “Huazang Temple” inscribed by Mr. Zhao Puchu. The bronze statue of Maitreya Buddha is enshrined in the temple, and the bronze statue of Wei Tuo is behind it. There are also cultural relics such as a three-legged bronze tripod and a bronze stele in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The second hall is the Daxiong Hall. In the hall, there is a three-body Buddha with a bronze and golden body, sitting 3 meters high. In the hall, there are copper pans, bronze bells and other ritual instruments, as well as Buddhist cultural relics such as bronze statues and bronze statues of Samantabhadra. The third hall is the Puxian Hall, namely the Golden Hall and the Golden Summit, which is the highest hall in Mount Emei. The plaques on the gate of the hall include “Golden Roof”, “Endless Wishes”, “Psalmite Vows to Mount Emei’s Golden Summit Sea”, “Huazang Majestic” and so on.
Looking at the Golden Dome from another angle
ride like clouds
sea of clouds
Mount Emei buries pots for cooking, and old friends get together happily.
full of interest
Come to a panoramic view to end the trip to Mount Emei.
On April 9, the trip to Ya’an, Sichuan.
Known as the “Throat of Western Sichuan”, “Gateway of Tibet” and “National Corridor”, Ya’an is located at the intersection of Sichuan-Tibet and Sichuan-Yunxi West Highway, 140 kilometers away from Chengdu. National highways 108 and 318 pass through the city, Ya’an Expressway and Chengya Expressway are connected to it, national highways 108 and 318, and G5 Jingkun Expressway all pass through Ya’an.
Stop for a rest on the way.
Meet walking travelers and salute them!
station
Zishiguan is located in Zishi Township, Tianquan County, Sichuan Province, 19 kilometers away from Erlang Mountain. It has a wooden structure and a city wall made of bricks. The original city gate was circular, and the city tower was an archway-shaped building built of wood. The Zishiguan Tower was built in the Yuan Dynasty. Compared with the newly built tower today, the gate of the original Zishiguan Tower was shorter.
Burying pots for cooking in front of the post station
Hard work all the way, my BMW horse!
In front of Zishi Pass.
On the itinerary on March 25, I passed by Xiong’an New District, and I buried a pot to cook at the Shunping Bus Station Square in Hebei at night.
On March 26, there were peach blossoms on both sides of Shunping Road.
Shunping County is located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, with a total area of 708 square kilometers. It is adjacent to Mancheng in the east, Tang County in the west, Wangdu in the south, Yi County in the north, Qingyuan in the southeast, and Laiyuan in the northwest. The land surface slopes from northwest to southeast, and is divided into three types of landforms: mountainous areas, mountainous areas, and plains, with mountainous areas accounting for three-fifths and plains accounting for two-fifths. The county has a total population of 300,000, governs 7 townships, 3 towns, and 237 administrative villages; the mileage of highways is 234 kilometers, forming a traffic network with 107 National Highways, Beijing-Guangxi Line, Baolai, Baofu, and Gaoshen as the skeleton .
Shunping “Peach Blossom Festival” is one of the 15 major tourism festivals in Baoding, held in April every year. While enjoying the flowers, you can also pick strawberries and fresh peaches in the greenhouse, which is the first choice for outings in early spring. During the Peach Blossom Festival, there are “farmhouses” and hotels in the county for tourists to eat and rest. I was passing by, came early, and took a few photos by the way.
Shunping hurried past, passing Baodu village in Shijiazhuang.
Baodu Village is adjacent to the North China Plain in the east, and the Taihang Mountains in the west. One peak protrudes, majestic and majestic, surrounded by cliffs and cliffs. Lush vegetation, like a paradise. It has the reputation of “the strange village in the world” and “the blessed land of Baodu”.
Baodu Village has built the largest mountaintop gate in the country——
, the country’s first underground stone carving hall of five hundred arhats on the top of the mountain, the country’s largest Hanxin Temple decorated with gold lacquer murals, and the Walled Wall of the Great Wall. “Xiyuan——
——Baodu Village Passenger Cableway with a total length of more than 1,800 meters is the only transfer station in China. There is no intermediate tower, a fully enclosed round-trip passenger cableway, and the highest suspension is 271 meters, which has become a major landscape of Baodu Village.
Itinerary on March 27: Shanxi Taiyuan Jinci Temple, Qiao Family Courtyard, overnight stay in Pingyao. Jinci Temple, located in
Jinci Town , Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province
, formerly known as Jinwang Temple, first named
The temple is to commemorate Tang Shuyu, the founding prince of the Jin Kingdom (later posthumously named the King of Jin) and his mother.
built later. It is the earliest surviving royal garden in China and is the ancestral hall of the state of Jin. There are dozens of ancient buildings in the temple, with
feature.
On Jinci Road, I met a group of lovely primary school students, full of vigor and vitality!
The future of the motherland!
Woodcarved Panlong Jin Temple is the second of the three unique ancient buildings. The wood-carved Panlong is the earliest surviving Panlong carved column in China, carved in the second year of Song Yuanyou (1087). Each of the eight dragons holds a big pillar, with glaring eyes and sharp claws, and the wind around them is born from the clouds, and they are full of vitality.
The Jinci Temple has been established for a long time and is located in a superior geographical location. With a large number of ancient buildings, sculptures, inscriptions, murals, and ancient and famous trees, it reflects ancient Chinese politics, economy, architecture, gardens, sculptures, religion, and culture from different aspects. developments in many fields. The history, art, science and appreciation value of Jinci Temple make it the only example with the longest and most representative history of the combination of ancient ancestral halls and garden art.
And a precious heritage in the treasure house of human architectural art.
In the afternoon, Qiao’s compound.
Joe’s Courtyard aka
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Qiaojiabao Village was first built in 1756. The entire courtyard is in the shape of double “Xi”, divided into 6 large courtyards, 20 small courtyards inside, 313 houses, with a construction area of 4175 square meters, facing the street on three sides and surrounded by The fully enclosed green brick wall is more than 10 meters high, and the gate is a city gate-style cave. It is an ancient house with the architectural style of northern traditional houses.
The Qiao Family Courtyard faces the street on three sides and is not connected to the surrounding houses. Entering the gate of Qiao’s Courtyard is an 80-meter-long straight stone-paved corridor, which divides the six courtyards into two rows, north and south. There are slope protections against the walls on both sides of the corridor. At the west end is the ancestral hall of the Qiao family, corresponding to the gate. The compound has four main buildings, gate tower,
, Six overlooking pavilions. There are walkways on the roofs of the courtyards, which are used to patrol the courtyards, showing the living style of the feudal big families in northern China.
Now the Folklore Museum of the Qiao Family Courtyard, the courtyard has specially opened an exhibition room – “Family Light”, which exhibits Qiao Ti’s bust and life stories, and proposes couplets:
“Benevolence is tied to one family, sacrifice one’s life for righteousness, and return one’s soul to one’s hometown.
Loyalty and filial piety may not be the best of both worlds, to resist the enemy and maintain strength, to be magnificent. ”
Overnight in Pingyao, Shanxi.
On March 28, itinerary: Pingyao Ancient City.
The ancient city of Pingyao has basically maintained its original layout since it was rebuilt in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370 A.D.). The key dwellings in Pingyao City were built between 1840 and 1911. The layout of the residential buildings is rigorous, the axis is clear, the left and right are symmetrical, the primary and secondary are distinct, the outline is undulating, the appearance is closed, and the courtyard is deep. Exquisite wood carvings, brick carvings and stone carvings, together with paper-cut window grilles with a strong local flavor, are lifelike and lifelike, embodying the 14th to 19th century A.D.
Its historical and cultural characteristics have important reference value for the study of social form, economic structure, military defense, religious belief, traditional thought, ethics and morals of human settlement in this period. It is the most complete ancient residential community preserved in the Han nationality area .
Ancient city gate
Ancient city streets and alleys
There are six ancient city gates in Pingyao City, two for the east and two for the east. A bird’s-eye view of the ancient city of Pingyao looks like a turtle that wants to move but does not move. The “turtle” has its head south and its tail north, and the four gates from east to west are compared to the four legs of a turtle.
Outside the south gate, the river of Zhongdu meandered past in ancient times, which aroused the emotion of ancient literati “playing in front of the turtle, the mountains and rivers facing the sun, and the city is built for use”. Turtles are auspicious, A symbol of longevity, the term “Turtle City” originated from the worship of the “Four Spirits” by the ancients.
Pingyao Cultural Exhibition Hall
Panoramic view of a corner of the ancient city
Ancient city streets and alleys
The traffic network of Pingyao Ancient City consists of four criss-crossing streets, eight small streets, seventy-two streets
Alley composition. South Street is the central axis of Pingyao Ancient City, starting from the junction of East and West Streets in the north and ending in the south.
(Yingxunmen), with ancient market buildings running through the north and south, on both sides of the street, there are many time-honored and traditional shops. It is the most prosperous traditional commercial street. During the Qing Dynasty, South Street controlled more than 50% of the country’s financial institutions. Known as China’s “Wall Street”. West Main Street, from West to Lower West Gate (
), and the north ends of East and South Streets intersect, forming a straight through main street with East Street. The famous first bank in China, Rishengchang, was born in West Street of the ancient city.
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Escort martial arts
Xiexiongqing is the Mijia of Wangzhi Village, Niedian, Yuci, and Pingyao County. It was founded in the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856)
. The initial capital of Synergy Qingpiao Bank was only 36,000 taels, while the capital of the previously opened Dapiao Banks ranged from a few hundred thousand taels to more than 200,000 taels. despite this,
And “with a mere ten thousand gold, it rose at the end of Xianfeng”. famous ticket dealer
It is believed that this is because “the one who wins alone wins, but only cooperates to celebrate a career.” Synergy Celebration is located at
, with nearly 40 semicolons all over the country.
The root of the success of Shanxi merchants lies in the spirit of Confucian merchants. At that time, Shanxi merchants, who were deeply influenced by Confucian culture, had very progressive business ideas. The root of the Confucian businessman’s spirit lies in the word “integrity”, which may also be a value that is relatively lacking in society.
Ten important things to know about synergy celebration ticket numbers:
1. It is necessary to know that exchange funds are limited, and it all depends on the name, credit stamp and loyalty of colleagues.
Second, we must know the production situation and gathering places of agriculture and handicrafts in the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
3. It is necessary to know whether the managers of overload stores in various places are loyal, what their abilities are, what their assets are, the cost of vehicles, boats, mules and horses, the number of goods delivered, and the length of time.
and many more. It also has reference significance for modern enterprise management!
In the history of modern economic development since the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China, Shanxi merchants galloping in Europe and Asia have attracted worldwide attention. Shanxi, especially Taigu, Qixian, Yuci,
The senior merchants in the Jinzhong Basin, represented by Jinzhong Basin, took the great business of commerce and trade, and their business scope was all-encompassing. They took the lead in finance. A brilliant business culture has been left on the ground.
The Empress Dowager Cixi once escaped the Eight-Power Allied Forces and passed by Pingyao, and lived in the mansion of the big shopkeeper. She cooperated with the Qing Piaohao to pay 200,000 silver taels to the imperial court, which solved the urgent need of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
underground vault
underground vault
exchange office
Guan Er Ye
underground vault
Jin merchants in Shanxi have the characteristics of official merchants, and the prevalence of imperial merchants also developed in that period and in that region. Shanxi is very close to Beijing, and it was very convenient to enter and exit customs at that time. Tea, private goods, salt, and grain had unique trading convenience. That is, the “logistics” that was conveniently realized in Shanxi at that time. Shanxi businessmen also have their own characteristics. No matter how rich and earth-shattering they are, they are still people from this land. They treat people with integrity and have many simple characteristics.
cross street memorial archway
Town God’s Temple
Tingyulou
Located in the center of the ancient city of Pingyao, it was first built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and finalized in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The earliest preserved building was built in the sixth year from Yuan to Zhengzheng (1346), which has a history of more than 600 years. The entire government office sits in the Northern Dynasty South, was
The layout is more than 200 meters long on the north-south axis and more than 100 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of more than 26,000 square meters. Pingyao County Government is one of the four well-preserved ancient government offices in China, and it is also the largest existing county government in the country.
Built on the top of the city gate, it was sometimes called “Qiaolou” in ancient times. There are six towers on the Pingyao City Wall, which were built in the Ming Dynasty and repaired and rebuilt in the 42nd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1703). The shape is simple and elegant, and the structure is dignified and stable.
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During the period, it was a rammed earth city wall. It was rebuilt in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370), and the original “nine miles and eighteen steps” was expanded to “twelve miles and eight minutes and four centimeters” (6.4 kilometers), and the rammed earth city wall was changed into a brick and stone city wall. There were 25 repairs in Ming and Qing dynasties. The plane of the city wall is square, with a circumference of 6162.7 meters, a height of 10 meters, a battlement height of 2 meters, a top width of 3-5 meters, and a body of the wall.
, outsourcing blue bricks,
Build 77 drainage channels. Build a 2-meter-high crenel wall outside the top of the wall (also known as
Wall) based on the number of disciples and sages of Confucius, set up 3,000 crenels, 72 enemy towers, and built
. There are four turrets in four corners, and there are four towers on the east wall.
, built on the top of the southeast corner of the city
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March 29, itinerary: Zhangbi Castle, Mianshan, Hongdong.
Zhangbi Ancient Castle is located at the northern foot of Mianshan Mountain in Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province. There are mountains in the south, ravines in the east, west and south. There are thick castle walls in the south, north and east. The walls are made of rammed earth. There are five levels of ancient military defense system: alley gate, secondary alley gate, courtyard gate, and tunnel.
1,500 meters of ancient tunnels have been excavated underground in Zhangbi Ancient Castle, and there are still 8,500 meters of tunnels to be developed, with a total length of about 10,000 meters. It can be said that “the upper part is surrounded by a thousand-year-old castle, and the lower part is connected by a 10,000-meter underground Great Wall”, which is rare in the world.
The uniqueness of the castle is that all the intersections here are T-shaped, and there are no crosses. Its primary and secondary streets are distinct, and the north-south main road is about 300 meters long. It is paved with stones and stone strips and is called Long Street. It forms a “D”-shaped structure with the three lanes in the east and the four lanes in the west. Most of the houses in Dongsanxiang are small farmyards, while the buildings in Xisixiang are well-proportioned and the streets and alleys are well-organized. In the past, they were mostly lived by wealthy households, with exquisite lintels and exquisite brick, wood and stone carvings.
The entire castle was built along the plateau,
North low. Looking down from the north of the fort, there is a deep ditch extending downward on the left, middle and right. There are three outward passages in the south of the fort, and Yaowan ditch in the west of the fort, with steep cliffs and a depth of tens of feet. The east of the fort is condescending and blocked by ditches, which can be described as “easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there is a way to retreat”. The fort wall is made of rammed earth and is about 10 meters high. The fort has two gates, north and south, with a 300-meter-long street in the middle. There are 3 alleys in the east of the street and 4 alleys in the west of the street, extending upward from the middle of the street. There is an urn city at the gate of the North Fort, the gate of the South Fort is made of stones, and a gate tower is built on the gate of the Fort. There are elegant shops and quaint dwellings on both sides of the street; several temples covered with glazed roofs are dotted in the fort; there are also ancient locust trees holding willows and rare glazed tablets. There are historic sites and scenic spots everywhere.
Hongdong County is located in the south of Shanxi Province, at the northern end of Linfen Basin. It reaches Youbin in the north and Bashu in the south, which is the key of the Three Jin Dynasty and the key point in the south of Jin Dynasty.
Hongdong County has ancient cultural resources and unique folk customs. For more than six hundred years, “ask me where my ancestors are,
Big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi
“The ballad of the big locust tree in Hongdong became the main purpose of seeking roots and ancestors.
Hongdong Big Locust Tree Seeking Roots and Worshiping Ancestor Garden Tourist Attraction
Located in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, it is the only sacred place for folk sacrifices with the theme of “seeking roots” and “ancestor worship” in the country.
Overnight at the parking lot in front of Hongdong County Government.
On March 30, itinerary: Hukou Waterfall.
Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. The Yellow River rushes here, with steep stone walls on both sides, and the mouth of the river is as narrow as Hukou, so it is named Hukou Waterfall. In the Hukou area, the West Bank of the Yellow River descends steeply and ascends slowly. The bottom of the narrow valley is about 400 meters wide.
It is about 150 meters high, and the cliff bank is very steep. The valley above the Longwang slope is wide and wide, and the valley slope is gentle. The cross section of the Yellow River is in the shape of a valley in the valley.
To the north, the width of the river is the same as that of the narrow valley, and the river fills the narrow valley.
The flow rate is 1000-3000 cubic meters per second, and the water surface is more than 400 meters wide. Below the dragon king, the water flows to the mouth of the pot and forms a deep groove on the flat valley bottom (a small river groove is set in the big river groove). The small river channel is 30-50 meters wide and about 30 meters deep. Above the mouth of the pot, the water flows in the wide trough, and when it reaches the upper end of the deep trough, the 400-meter-wide water surface pours into the 30-50-meter-wide deep trough at once, forming a waterfall. The river bed here is shaped like a huge teapot, which collects all the water from the rushing Yellow River, hence the name Hukou.
March 31, itinerary: Xi’an
Xi’an is
The economic, cultural and commercial center of
New Eurasian Continental Bridge
And the largest city in the Yellow River Basin.
Xi’an, known as Chang’an and Haojing in ancient times, is the capital of Shaanxi Province,
,
Guanzhong Plain Urban Agglomeration
The core city, the starting point city of the Silk Road, ”
“The core area, an important central city in western China, and an important national scientific research, education, and industrial base. Xi’an is
one.
