Taiyuan Ancient County opening time
Taiyuan Ancient County is expected to open in May this year.
Taiyuan Ancient County covers an area of about 0.8 square kilometers, with more than 300 buildings including city walls, stores, residential compounds, film and television bases, and hotels. There are many historical buildings in the city, and the cross-street pattern is clear, following the ancient architectural pattern of Jinyang Ancient City, which is a continuation of the 2,500-year cultural lineage of Jinyang Ancient City. There are 79 existing cultural relics in the city, and 49 historical buildings listed by Taiyuan Municipal Government for protection. Among them, the Temple of Literature is listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. The ancient city wall of Taiyuan is divided into four sides, east, south, west and north, and is fully enclosed, with a length of 3,700 meters and a total floor area of 77,000 square meters.
The ancient county town, which is about to open, has a variety of businesses distributed in different neighborhoods: the South Street is dominated by non-heritage cultural creations, museums and exhibition halls, the North Street is dominated by snacks of Shanxi specialties, the East Street is dominated by historical and cultural scenic spots, such as the Temple of Literature, Jinshi Di, and the County Yamen, and the West Street is dominated by leisure and rest.
The whole cross street integrates the functions of life support, non-heritage creation, catering and dining, specialty retail, hotel and lodging. Walking along the streets and alleys, you can see familiar snack signs such as Wang Ping Dough, Old Tongguan Meat Sandwich, Ancient City Lamb Soup, and Shanxi Knife-shaved Noodles. You can also see stylish restaurants such as Old Jinyang and Shengyixuan. Cultural relics and monuments such as the County Yamen, the Temple of Literature, the Temple of Guandi, the Temple of City God and Wang Qiong's Mansion are the most important attractions of the ancient county.
When the ancient county opens, traditional sports programs such as dragon dance, lion dance, tug-of-war and sandbagging will be held on the city wall, and there will be a large-scale live performance program in Jinniu Lake Park. People can also learn about the culture of many courtyards, such as the Wang and Qin family compounds .
Introduction of Scenic Spots
Taiyuan, the county town of Minggu, is located in the Jinyuan District of Taiyuan and belongs to the southern end of the city, not far from the Mengshan Giant Buddha and the Jin Temple.
In the southwestern part of the parallel state, there is Feng. Jinyang ancient city site a corner, has been basically rebuilt Taiyuan ancient county town architectural pattern, like a spreading feathers of the phoenix, meteorological.
After years of restoration, the continuation of the cultural lineage of Jinyang, since ancient times, "Phoenix City" reputation of the ancient county, is now a majestic facade and many Ming and Qing Dynasty style buildings in front of the world. After the fire rebirth, "Phoenix" again shine.
Tracing back to the ancient city
Taiyuan Ancient County, located in Jinyuan District, southwest of Taiyuan City, was founded in the early Ming Dynasty and is a continuation of the Jinyang culture.
In 497 B.C., Dong An, a servant of Zhao Jianzi, an official of the state of Jin, built a dangerous city west of Hangweng Mountain and east of the Fen River. It was named Jinyang because it was on the sun of the Jin Water. In the fourth year of the Song Taipingxingguo (979), Zhao Guangyi and Emperor Taizong of Song ordered the burning of Jinyang City. In the north of Jinyang City, which is now Xiaodian District of Taiyuan City, a new Pingjin County was built, and then Tangming Town, which is now Taiyuan Old Town, more than 10 kilometers to the northeast, was chosen to build a wall to construct Taiyuan Prefecture City.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Pingjin County was flooded, and the governor of Shanxi and the governor of Taiyuan reported to the court, requesting it to be rebuilt. Upon approval, Taiyuan Prefecture was established in 1375 AD in Nanguan Village on the site of the ancient city of Jinyang, west of the Fen River. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Taiyuan Prefecture City coexisted with Taiyuan County with subordinate relationship. During the Republic of China, Taiyuan Prefecture, which had been in use for more than 1,200 years, was abolished, giving rise to the name Taiyuan City, and in 1947 Taiyuan County was changed to Jinyuan County, which means "source of the water of the Jin River". After the founding of China
In 2013, the restoration and preservation project of the ancient county of Taiyuan was launched. After 8 years of construction, it has been basically completed. Walking into the ancient city of Taiyuan, you can only see the city wall stretching, the city building towering, the moat sparkling, green willow surrounded. The whole city is simple and thick, very visual impact and sense of picture.
The ancient county town of Taiyuan covers an area of about 0.8 square kilometers. The city wall is divided into four sides: east, south, west and north. It is 3,700 meters long, 11 meters high, 13 meters wide at the bottom and 7.95 meters wide at the top and inside. The city wall is mainly made of stone and adopts the plum-shaped masonry method, presenting an ancient and dignified style. The city wall has 4 city towers, 4 corner towers, 36 _watch towers, 1 kuiguang tower, 1 _watch tower, 6 doorways through the wall (****12 holes).
According to the builders of the ancient county, one-third of the city's western city wall in front of you is a historical site, which is the most surviving place. There are few historical remains of the eastern city wall, and the foundations are intact under the eastern city gate. During the construction, the entire wall was restored according to the old rules. In addition, the north urn is also a well-preserved urn in the ancient county of Taiyuan.
Taiyuan ancient county east gate called Guanlan, west gate called Wang Cui, north gate called Feng Deceive, south gate called Jinxian. Among them, the north gate facing east, east and west urn gate facing south, the south gate is south, like a phoenix spreading its wings and soaring. North urn city has two wells, like a pair of phoenix eyes. South Gate is facing the Guanwai Baohua Hall, like a phoenix spreading its wings and flying tail feathers. The cross street of the ancient city is like the stomach of the phoenix spreading its wings and flying. The whole city is called "Phoenix City".
Rich Connotation
Walking into the ancient county, looking at the various kinds of ancient buildings in front of you, one suddenly feels like traveling through history. In the city, there are the county government office, tea garden, Daodai House, drum tower, Guandi Temple, Huang Yu Temple, City God Temple, God of Wealth Temple, God Hall and other Ming and Qing architectural landscape. The city has been restored to its old appearance hundreds of years ago, forming a Qing-style ancient building complex with northern characteristics.
In the ancient county, cultural relics and monuments are scattered; among them, the Temple of Literature is the most cultural value and cultural value. Miao Wen is located in the north of the middle section of East Street, covering an area of about 12,000 square meters.In 1373, the governor Pan moved from the county's old city. It was built two years earlier than Taiyuan County.In 2013, it was announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. Now, the Temple of Literature still maintains its ancient architectural layout, and the temple is heavily guarded.
Standing at the Cross Street of Taiyuan Ancient County, you can see four main streets in the shape of east-west, south-south, north-north cross, with a clear pattern and perfect texture. Here, a variety of businesses are distributed in different neighborhoods: South Street is dominated by non-heritage cultural creations, museums and exhibition halls; North Street is dominated by snacks of Shanxi specialties; East Street is dominated by historical and cultural attractions such as the Temple of Literature, the First Scholar's Office and the County Yamen; and West Street is dominated by leisure and rest. The whole cross street integrates the functions of life support, non-heritage creation, catering and dining, specialty retail, hotel and lodging.
As an ancient city tourism project in the half-hour living circle of the city center, after the opening of the ancient county town of Taiyuan, traditional performances such as dragon dance, lion dance and tug-of-war will be held on the walls, and the Chenghuangmiao area will be built as Guochao Paradise, and gradually open the Guochao Little Theater . After the phoenix nirvana _, Taiyuan ancient county town will once again let the world marvel.