Daguan is also called Fenghuang Pass and Dapeng Pass. In ancient times, it was the second pass that the official road to Zunyi and Sichuan had to pass after exiting Guiyang City from Liuguang Gate and passing through the Xiaoguan City Gate. Therefore, it is also

A very famous pass, one of the "Thirteen Passes" around the Guiyang Basin.

Most of the "Thirteen Passes" in Guiyang are just the mouth of a gorge between two mountains, with no architectural remains. However, Xiaoguan and Daguan both had city gates and city walls built as late as the Qing Dynasty.

The Xiaoguan City Gate is still there, but unfortunately the Daguan City Gate has collapsed, and only the stone foundation is still identifiable.

Nowadays, few people know about this Daguan ruins. In fact, the location is not remote. It is in Daguan Village at the west end of Xiaoguantee Bridge on Guanshan East Road. On the slope below the pass, there is still a small section of ancient post road ruins that can still be identified.

Brother Gai often drives through Daguan Village, but he never knew that this historic site had survived until he saw relevant photos in the "Guiyang Place Names Stories" series a few years ago, and then went to the site to look for this historic site.

When asking for directions in Daguan Village, an old man who happened to be resting in front of his house knew where the Daguan Pass was.

The old man was afraid that Brother Gai would not be able to find the specific location, so after pointing to the road, he hurriedly chased after him after a while and personally confirmed that the remaining walls on both sides of the road were the Guancheng of Daguan.

The fat old man also explained very enthusiastically that the direction of the ancient post road has now been built into the sewage ditch of Daguan Food Village, leading to the sewage treatment plant halfway up the mountain.

Some smooth and polished stone slabs can be vaguely seen next to the sewage ditch. They must be old items from the ancient post road.

The old man also said that there used to be a city tower on the gate of Daguan; here at the pass, there used to be an ancient well on the left. The original site has been covered and now it is the foundation of a restaurant; the house on the right side of the pass used to be

A small Three Kings Temple (or Shanwang Temple).

There are wells and temples, so there must have been many residents living here in Daguan in ancient times.

The old man said that not far from here, the village that was relocated for the construction of Guiyang North High-speed Railway Station was formerly called Taipingshao. The green peak behind the village was called Cuifeng Mountain. There once was an ancient temple called Cuifeng Temple. This is similar to Brother Gai.

The information found in the "Geographical Names of Wudang District, Guiyang City" is completely consistent.

The old man also told a local legend: During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, when monk Chisong built Hongfu Temple in Qianling Mountain, he moved the building materials from Cuifeng Temple not far away. This is not recorded in any literary and historical materials.

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Unexpectedly, when I came to visit the Daguan ruins, I unexpectedly gained such an unprecedented piece of folk oral history.

Next to the sewage ditch under the stone wall at the pass, there is still a remnant of the ancient post road that can be vaguely discerned.

I hope the relevant departments will pay attention to the Daguan site. This cultural relic is not far from Daguan Food Village and Xunmeng Valley Villa (the old man also said that many tourists who eat in the village restaurants will choose

If you take a shortcut to Xunmeng Valley, you will also pass by the Daguan Ruins). If the Daguan Ruins can be listed as a cultural relic protection unit and an explanatory stone monument can be erected, guests who come here to visit and spend money can also learn a little about the history of Guiyang.

, feel the profound historical heritage of Daguancun.

In the book "Stories of Place Names in Guiyang 4", there is an article by Mr. Zhao Xiuchao that mentions the history of Daguan, saying that this is the Laoyaguan Fort built in the Ming Dynasty, which belongs to Qianhu of Weizuo, Guizhou. No wonder there were once wells and temples.

Woolen cloth.

The photo attached to the article should have been taken a few years ago, just before the development of the food industry in Daguan Village, and before the sewage pipelines were built, so the ancient post road in front of the Guanlou site is still relatively intact.

You can compare the changes with the photos taken by Brother Gai. Attached below is a satellite map of the vicinity of the Daguan ruins. If you take a bus, you can get off at Daguan Station No. 48, 58, 70, 262, and 281, and then get off at Daguan Station.

Enter Daguan Village at the intersection next to the station. When you encounter a fork in the road, turn right and walk down the mountain for a few steps. At the end of the road, you can see the remaining Daguan Wall.

Friends who want to drive there can also park their car in the parking lot at the entrance of Xunmeng Valley Villa, and then walk a few dozen meters up the mountain along the drainage ditch next to it, which is the ancient post road, and you will see the Daguan ruins.

In fact, when driving from Guiyang Old Town to Guanshan Lake District and passing the Xiaoguante Bridge, you can overlook these two stone walls on the northwest side of the bridge. Passers-by may not even know they exist.