Kangxi Hotel in the twilight The residence at No.4 Gulou West Street in Zhangjiakou Blockhouse is called Kangxi Hotel. It is said that Kangxi stayed here when he visited Zhangjiakou incognito. The exterior wall, which has been washed a little faded by history, still feels a heavy sense of history. As the saying goes, things have changed, and we are fortunate enough to look up at this ancient building in the twilight and see through the scene of that year. Kangxi went to Zhangjiakou incognito, unwilling to make public, so he pretended to be a businessman and lived in a big store of chariots and horses, which was Daxing Stack in Gulou West Street, Zhangjiakou Blockhouse at that time. The owner, Wang Zhanggui, was hospitable and soon became more involved with Kangxi. Kangxi visited privately during the day and chatted with Wang Zhanggui in the shop at night, staying for more than ten days. When Kangxi left, he asked Wang Zhanggui to help him buy some local products of Zhangjiakou and wrote a list, but he didn't leave any money. Kangxi left a letter to Wang Zhanggui, stating the place of delivery and stamping it with his personal hand. Wang Zhanggui made the goods and sent them to the delivery place. When Kangxi learned about it, he announced him to the temple. Wang Zhanggui was surprised to see that his old friend turned out to be the emperor. Wang Zhanggui insisted on not asking for the emperor's money, so Kangxi gave him a pair of boots that he had worn in Zhangjiakou. Soon after Wang Zhanggui returned home, Kangxi issued an imperial edict, saying that Wang Zhanggui had made meritorious service in taking care of his home and gave him two thousand silver. Wang Zhanggui renovated the adobe house into a tile house, and enshrined the imperial edict and boots. Later, this inn was called "Kangxi Hotel". The general of the atmosphere was named Ding 'an, a Manchu aristocrat, surnamed Huang, whose date of birth and death is unknown. When I was young, I conquered the Nian Army with Zeng Gelinqin and was promoted to a top hat. Later, the emperor sent him to the customs to train the children of the Eight Banners, and he began to live in Zhangjiakou, becoming the commander-in-chief of training the children of the Eight Banners in northern China. Legend has it that General Ding has 13 concubines and 13 houses in Zhangjiakou Blockhouse. Now, the address of General Ding's mansion is a combination of seven houses, which shows that seven concubines once lived together. There are at least 31 houses in each of the seven houses. Legend has it that General Ding has 99 shops in Zhangjiakou, most of which are run by his aunts, their relatives and children outside Zhangjiakou Blockhouse. His business is a feudal monopoly, and grain, jade, oil and salt, military uniforms ... are exclusively managed by him. Legend has it that General Ding is cunning and cruel. When he went to the Nian Army, he killed countless people in order to destroy the mass base of the Nian Army. He employs martial arts experts from the Great Wall to guard the home and has a private bodyguard team, some of whom are his relatives. At that time, he belonged to the "Qing gang" and often intercepted bandits who sold cigarettes and soil privately. But he loves the people very much, is good to the people, and can also pay attention to people's livelihood. He never deducts the wages of Ding Ding, and he must personally express his condolences if there are patients in Ding Ding's family. In every disaster year, he opened a warehouse to help the disaster, leaving what he needed at home and giving all the rest to the people. The small north gate in the afterglow of the setting sun Zhangjiakou Blockhouse's small north gate is a unique landscape: it is said to be a city gate, but it is small enough for pedestrians to enter and exit; It is said that it is not a city gate, but there is only such a passage in the huge North City. At dusk, standing in front of the small north gate in the afterglow, the setting sun shines gently on the top of your head, and the breeze passing through the door slowly strokes your face, which is really infinite. According to folklore, when the city was built in Zhangjiakou Blockhouse, some scholars suggested that only three gates, namely, east gate, west gate and south gate, should be set up, while the north city only had a small sinus where pedestrians could enter and exit. It turns out that the Kanyu family believes that the northern gang is too strong, and if the north gate is opened wide, it will be difficult to block it; If you don't open the door, you will be afraid of being isolated from the ground and angry. Therefore, only a small door is opened in the north city, called "Little North Gate". Later, the Jiao family in Caochang Lane, Zhangjiakou Blockhouse, JiaHe Zhang, got married. Both Zhang and Jiao were big businessmen, and they had chariots and horses. The frequent exchanges between the two sides are very inconvenient. As soon as the two families discussed it, they converted the small north gate into a gate that can accommodate cars and cars. Soon after, the residents in the fort were infected with epidemic diseases, causing numerous deaths and injuries. People were so scared that they thought it was a disaster caused by the invasion of the northern gang, so they took Zhang and Jiao to the yamen. When the lawsuit hit Xuanhua House, the adults, after understanding the people's feelings, ordered Zhang and Jiao to restore the North Gate to its old state quickly and never dared to move. The iron spoon on the door is managed by the Zhang family, and it can't be wrong in the morning. Descendants of the Zhang family have inherited their ancestral business for a long time. In this way, the small north gate stayed, silently witnessing the rise and fall of history. General Ding and the Legend of Ancient Paintings General Ding heard that the shopkeeper of a pawnshop was surnamed Chang and knew a lot about cultural relics, so he wanted to try the authenticity. He sent someone to take the scroll banner given to him by the emperor to the pawnshop and asked the housekeeper how much it was worth. The housekeeper opened the scroll, recognized it as a genuine royal product, and refused it politely. But when I want to roll up the scroll, I find that the original diameter of the scroll is not more than an inch, but now it is nearly a foot, much larger than the original. The housekeeper invited the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper asked the clerk to take a brazier and roll it while baking, and rolled the scroll into its original size. General Ding didn't believe that the shopkeeper was a real expert until he heard about it. After General Ding died, one of his sons got a painting. The son took the painting to a pawnshop called Yibaoxuan to pawn it. The shopkeeper opened the picture and saw a bamboo forest in which a pig was faintly visible. Inscription on the painting: There are pigs in the bamboo. This painting is very ordinary and worthless, but the son asks for 31 taels of silver. The shopkeeper paid the money, and the shop assistants felt that the shopkeeper had been taken in. In the evening, the shopkeeper asked the clerk to latch the door and open the picture. Unscrew the bamboo scroll, which contains four peerless pearls, wrapped in yellow satin and priceless. The original meaning in the painting is "there are pearls in the bamboo". The general thought that if the children and grandchildren are savvy, they can get the treasure. If they can't see through the meaning in the painting, they have to let the treasure be obtained by the right person. (