Yang Lou Cave, belonging to Hubei, is a remote town bordering Hunan, surrounded by rolling mountains and evergreen seasons. Yang Lou Cave, located at the junction of Hunan and Hubei, is one of the six ancient towns in chibi city. It is the origin of "Songfeng Tea" and is known as "the hometown of brick tea". The origin of "Yanglou Cave" is passed down from generation to generation. Once upon a time, a foreign scribe named Lei lived here. Moved by the landscape here, he specially built an elegant and unique wooden building, on which sheep can be herded, and there is a spring hole below where fish can be raised, hence the name Yanglou Cave.

Since Camellia was planted in Zhao Pu during the reign of Tang Taihe, tea has been planted and processed locally. In Song Dynasty, brick tea was used as currency to trade tea and horses with Mongolia. The ancient tea-horse road in Yangloudong began in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the early years of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the tea industry was quite developed, and market towns followed suit. At its peak, there were more than 200 teahouses with a population of nearly 40,000. There are 5 main streets and 100 shops in the ancient town. "Cave Tea" is exported to the frontier and overseas, and Yanglou Cave is known as "Little Hankou".

Historical evolution:

1854 (Xianfeng four years) In May, Wang Xin's Xiang Army was defeated by Chen Yucheng Taiping Army in Yang Lou Cave. 10 On June 9th, Taiping Army rushed to camp on Route 4, and Luo Zenan, a soldier of Xiang Army, put an end to it, pretending that he was unprepared, and then stormed at the tail. The Taiping Army suffered a crushing defeat and more than 80 people died. The next day, Luo Zenan entered the Yanglou Cave.

10 June 17, Liao Jingshun, commander-in-chief of Chongyang of Taiping Army, found that most of them had not entered the Yanglou Cave, so he dispatched more than 3,000 people to advance into the Yanglou Cave, and Luoling Artillery Corps 12 people pretended to be defeated and left. Liao Ling pursued, Luo Zhen drummed, more than 200 people died in Liao, and 18 people were captured.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yang Lou Cave