Essay about the places of interest and historical sites in Hanzhong

Hanzhong Scenic Spots 1. East Lake is located in the southeast corner of Hanzhong City. Area 6358 square meters. According to legend, Liu Bang, the king of Han Dynasty, once drank his horses here, which is commonly known as the horse drinking pool. There are existing stone carvings of "The dragon can make rain for the people, and the horse that drinks it always carries the wind of the Red Emperor". The terrain of East Lake is low-lying, and it is quite troublesome for the people every time it rains in autumn. It was renovated twice during the Jiaqing and Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty. 2. Hantai is located in the southeast corner of Hanzhong City. It covers an area of ??more than 40,000 square meters and is 9 meters high. According to legend, it was built in 206 BC and was the base for the palace built by Liu Bang when he was granted the title of King of Han. From the stage, you can overlook the whole city and the Han River. The platform was originally covered with pavilions and pavilions, with painted buildings and clouds, and the scenery was beautiful. However, due to disrepair over time, it was dilapidated and abandoned. Only the Wangjiang Tower built in the Qing Dynasty remained. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was repaired and restored to its Hantai style. 3. Jingming Temple Pagoda is located in Dongguan, Hanzhong City. It is a square brick tower with dense eaves. It is 15 meters high and has 11 floors. There is a niche in the middle of each side, and a single-story small square tower is hidden in the brickwork on both sides of the niche. The construction is unique and simple, and the shape is beautiful and majestic. "East Tower and West Shadow" is one of the "Eight Scenic Spots in Hanzhong". 4. The General Worship Platform is located in the south of Hanzhong City. There are two square high platforms arranged in the north and south, each about 10 feet high. On the south platform was erected the monument "Han Dynasty General Han Xin's Worship Altar". There is a pavilion on the north platform. The two platforms are more than a hundred steps in circumference and cover an area of ??7840 square meters. Liu Bang adopted Han Xin's policy of returning the Three Qin Dynasties to the east to compete for the world, and finally destroyed Qin and Chu, completing the great cause of unifying the Western Han Dynasty. According to legend, Liu Bang, the king of Han Dynasty, was very courteous to Han Xin. He "selected a good day to fast and set up a mandala with rituals" and worshiped Han Xin as his general. In the past, the altar for worshiping generals was this platform. 5. The Baoxie Road Stone Gate and its cliff carvings are located in the Baohe Reservoir, 17 kilometers north of Hanzhong City. This was originally a 250-kilometer-long canyon. The south entrance was named "Baoxie Valley" and was located in the former Baocheng County. The north entrance was called Xiegou, which was in Mei County, so it was collectively named Baoxie Valley. The plank road in the valley was named Baoxie Road. The Shimen is located in a section of tunnel at the southern end of the canyon plank road. On the east and west walls and the cliffs on both sides of the Bao River, there are a large number of inscriptions carved from the Han and Wei dynasties, commonly known as the "Thirteen Products of the Han and Wei Dynasties". In 1970, due to the radical control of the Baohe River and the construction of a reservoir in the canyon where Shimen is located, 17 major stone carvings in Shimen Cave and nearby areas were moved to the Hanzhong City Museum for preservation. 6. Shanhe Weir is located along the Bao River in the old Bao City, 17 kilometers north of Hanzhong City. According to "Hanzhong Prefecture Chronicles": "Shanhe Weir was built by Xiao He, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, and completed by Cao Shen." Shanhe Weir originally irrigated farmland in parts of Baocheng and Nanzheng counties. Today, Baohui Canal basically follows the old line of Shanhe Weir. build. It has been repaired and expanded in the past dynasties. It plays an important role in the development of agricultural production in Hanzhong. 7. Zhangliang Temple in Liuba County Zhangliang Temple is located in the west of Miaotaizi Town in Liuba County and at the southeast foot of Zibai Mountain. Also known as Liuhou Temple. According to legend, it was the place where Zhang Liang lived in seclusion in his later years in the Western Han Dynasty. The buildings and relics were all made in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are six courtyards and more than 150 rooms. The banner engraved on the lintel brick reads "Zhang Liuhou Temple of the Han Dynasty". As soon as you enter the gate, you will see the Jinlu Bridge, a long wooden bridge connecting the two gates. There is a wooden plaque hanging on the forehead of the second door, which reads "Guanbao Guan". There are more than 40 inscriptions inscribed by celebrities from the Ming and Qing Dynasties embedded in the corridor. The teaching building is made of marble and Nanyang jade, and is built on a rockery more than 100 meters high. To climb the building, you have to climb up and down the stairs for about 1 kilometer before reaching the top. Looking around, you can see a green area dotted with nine red buildings. Han Zhangliu Hou Temple, commonly known as Zhang Liang Temple, is a temple dedicated to Zhang Liang (also known as Zifang), the founder of the Han Dynasty and the founder of the Han Dynasty. Because Zhang Liang was once granted the title of Marquis of Liucheng, it is called "Han Zhangliuhou Temple". Legend has it that it was built by Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and was rebuilt and expanded in all subsequent dynasties, with the largest scale in the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties. The existing ancient buildings in Zhang Liang Temple were rebuilt during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It took hundreds of years to reach its scale. It is the largest and most complete ancient monument among all the temples dedicated to Zhang Liang in the country.

There are 156 buildings, halls, pavilions, pavilions, corridors and pavilions, 39 existing steles, 51 cliff inscriptions, more than 50 plaques, more than 40 couplets, 10 ancient trees, and covers an area of ??14,200 square meters. It is a precious cultural heritage for studying the social history of Qin and Han Dynasties. It is one of the early Taoist activity resorts in China and an excellent tourist and leisure resort. The temple's architectural skills are exquisite and its layout is unique. It is in harmony with the natural scenery and complements each other. In the courtyard, the spring water and bamboo shadows are full of interesting sounds and colors; ancient cypresses and tall pines are in various shapes; exotic flowers and plants have a rich and fragrant fragrance; the steles, calligraphy and paintings are all unique in their own way; the stone paths and rock ladders turn thousands of times; and the cultural relics and allusions are full of interesting things. Visit the nine courtyards, large and small, with different styles, and you will be immersed in them, as if you have fallen into a fairyland. Zhenba County 8. Banchao Food Monument 9. Zhang Fei Shuan Maling 10. Haoping Temple Ancient Bell Chenggu County 11. Zhang Qian’s Tomb is in the west of Lihe Village, 4 kilometers west of Chenggu County. The tomb is 13 meters long from north to south, 8 meters wide from east to west, and 5 meters high. It is slightly oval in shape. The original cemetery covers an area of ??170 meters from north to south and more than 80 meters from east to west. There are several tombstones erected during the Qianlong and Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty, as well as a pair of stone tigers. The heads are incomplete, but the style of the carving art of the Western Han Dynasty can still be seen. Zhang Qian (? - 114 BC) was granted the title of Bowang Marquis by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In the second year of Jianyuan (139 BC), he was ordered to send an envoy to Dayuezhi, and they made an appointment to attack the Xiongnu together. In the third year of Yuanshuo (126 BC), he returned to the Han Dynasty and stayed away for thirteen years. On the way, he was detained by the Xiongnu for eleven years. In the fourth year of Yuanshou (119 BC), he went to Wusun as an envoy, and sent deputy envoys to Dayuan, Kangju, Daxia, Anxi and other places. He went to the Western Regions twice. In September 1990, the Zhang Qian Memorial Hall was established. Zhang Qian Memorial Hall Zhang Qian, a famous diplomat, explorer and pioneer of the "Silk Road" during the Western Han Dynasty, was born in Bowang Village on the bank of the Han River, 2 kilometers south of Chenggu County, Hanzhong. The cemetery is located in Raojiaying Village, 2.3 kilometers west of the county. It is now the Zhang Qian Memorial Hall. It is one of the first batch of provincial key cultural relics protection units announced by the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government in 1956. Zhang Qian's tomb faces south, 35.6 meters long from north to south, 20 meters wide from east to west, and 5 meters high, in the shape of an overturned bucket. Surrounded by towering ancient cypresses and dancing bamboo shadows. In front of the tomb is a pair of Han Dynasty stone tigers with rough carvings, majestic posture and generous layout. The people commemorate Zhang Qian and endow the stone tigers with a mythical color: Legend has it that they are a pair of supporting stones from the Weaver Girl in the Heavenly Palace that Zhang Qian obtained during his rubbings. Before liberation, the pair of stone tigers had always been the gods for local people to pray for illness, heirs and rain. The entire cemetery is symmetrically distributed with the Xian Hall as the central axis. Inside the Xian Hall are large-scale murals "Zhang Qian's Mission to the Western Regions" and "Hollowed Out" painted by the famous calligrapher and painter Zhang Chongguang. The east and west side halls serve as exhibition rooms, respectively launching the "Zhang Qian's Life Achievements" exhibition and the folk art exhibition with distinctive southern Shaanxi characteristics. The palace-style gate is made of blue bricks and tiles, which is simple and elegant. The two towers face each other and have flying eaves and brackets, which reproduce the architectural features of palace palaces in the Han Dynasty. 12. Wumenyan is located 15 kilometers north of Chenggu County and southeast of Xujiamiao Street. Legend has it that it was built during the Wang Mang period of the New Han Dynasty. During the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty (1335-1340), Pu Yong, the magistrate of Chenggu County, rebuilt it into a stone canal. There were five holes at the bottom of the canal, two in the east and three in the west, which could be opened and closed to control the amount of water, hence the name. During the Hongzhi and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty, expansion was carried out one after another, and the entire Wumenyan water conservancy project was completed. There are 36 branch canals and holes, and the irrigated farmland area is more than 50,000 acres. Nanzheng County 13. Big Buddha Cave is about 1.5 kilometers southwest of Xiaonanhai in Nanzheng County. A cave breaks out of the rock wall. The entrance is about 3 meters wide and can accommodate a thousand people. The stalactites and stalagmites in the cave are of strange shapes and are a spectacular sight. There is a Buddhist temple inside the cave, which is extremely deep. 14. Xiaonanhai is located in the mountains south of Moujiaba, about 35 kilometers south of Nanzheng County. The two peaks stand on the wall and are steep and overhanging. At the intersection of the foothills, there is a cave, from which water flows out and forms a huge pool, hence the name. The stalactites in the cave are staggered, and you can visit the cave by holding a candle. There are two arches of Hongqiao outside the cave entrance, and a Guanyin Hall is built above it. The mountains here are high and the forests are dense, making it a summer resort. 15. Shengshui Temple is located in Majiazui Township, Nanzheng County.

Because there are five dragon springs inside and outside the temple: green, white, yellow, black, and black, which means "five dragons hold the saint", so it is named Shengshui Temple. There is an ancient osmanthus tree in the inner courtyard of the temple, which is as thick as four or five people can hug it. According to legend, it was planted by Xiao He, the prime minister in the early Western Han Dynasty, so it was named "Han Gui". Its flowers have 5-7 petals, which is different from the 3-4 petals of ordinary osmanthus flowers. The temple is backed by mountains and faces the Han River. There are pines all over the mountain behind the temple, towering cypresses in front of the temple, mountain flowers everywhere in spring, and the fragrance of Han osmanthus in autumn. Therefore, every Mid-Autumn Festival, there are countless tourists admiring the osmanthus. Yang County 16. Kaiming Temple Tower is located in Yang County. It is a square single-story brick tower with dense eaves. There is a gate in the middle of the north and a small square room inside. The tower has 13 floors and the tower body is 22 meters high. There are 52 Buddhist niches and 100 small square single-story pagodas on each side of the pagoda from the second floor onwards. Most of the stone Buddha statues in the niches have been destroyed. The pagoda was originally built in Kaiming Temple, but the temple has been destroyed. According to the shape and construction techniques of the tower, it seems to be a Southern Song Dynasty building. 17. Liangma Temple is located outside Pangjiadian Village, Shuishui Township, 20 kilometers west of Yangxian County. It was built in the second year of Zhongtong in Yuan Dynasty (1261). The original building complex in the temple was severely damaged by several floods of the nearby Shu River and wars, and only the Daxiong Hall, also known as the Juehuang Hall, remains. The main hall is five rooms wide, four rooms deep, and rests on the top of the mountain. The detailed techniques of this ancient building are similar to the Song Dynasty architectural style. There is still a huge mural with Buddhist stories as the content on the rear eaves wall between the west end. The composition, brushwork and color tone are all similar to those in Yongji County, Shanxi The Yuan Dynasty murals preserved in Yongle Palace are similar. 18. Zhiguo Temple is about 15 kilometers west of Yangxian County. Today it is the school building of Yangxian Zhiguo Middle School. The temple is famous for its collection of scriptures awarded by empresses from the Yongle, Zhengtong, and Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty. The size of the temple is quite large. The main hall was built by monks in the third year of Zhishun of the Yuan Dynasty (1332), and the sutra collection building was built in the fourteenth year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1586). The main hall is five rooms wide. The Sutra Collection Building faces north and faces south, with two floors, a single eaves, and a resting top. It is 21.7 meters long, 18.3 meters wide and about 15 meters high. It is majestic and majestic. Although these two buildings have been repaired in the past dynasties, they basically maintain their original architectural styles. They are rare ancient wooden buildings in Shaanxi. 19. Cai Lun’s Tomb is located in the south of Longtingpu Street, Yangxian County. Cai Lun (?-121) was a native of Guiyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty (the county seat is in today's Chenzhou City, Hunan Province). He is said to be the inventor of papermaking in my country. The tomb faces south and is 30 meters long from north to south, 17 meters wide from east to west and 10 meters high. There are three stone tablets in front of the tomb: the "Tomb of Cai Lun, Longting Marquis of Han Dynasty" in the 31st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1603), the "New Temple inscription" in the 41st year of Wanli and the 41st year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1776). Tomb of Cai Gonglun, Marquis of Longting of Han Dynasty" monument. About 30 meters south of the tomb is the Cai Lun Temple, which has a hall, a main hall and east and west wings. There are 19 ancient cypresses in the courtyard. Ningqiang County 20, Monument of King Yu at the Source of Hanjiang River 21, Jinniu Road Wudingguan 22, Yangpingguan 23, Zilongshan 24, Longdong Ancient Town Qingmuchuan Ancient Town Qingmuchuan "Qin opened Shu Road to build a golden bull" , Han Shuiyuan Tongxing Han Current". Li Bai's pen depicts the landscape of ancient Jinniu in this way. The ancient Taurus is now strong. Ningqiang is located at the east end of "Jianmen Shu Road", which is the throat of Qin and Shu in ancient and modern times. It is the source of Han River and Jialing Shangshui. The peaks and peaks are towering, and the trees are green, providing the scenery of Qin and Ba, and bringing together the customs of the north and the south. The territory is full of beautiful peaks, beautiful waters and majestic passes. Qipanguan Pass, Xixia Pass, Jianjiang Pass, Wuding Pass, Yancha Pass, Tiesuo Pass, Yangping Pass and Qingmuchuan have been battlegrounds for military strategists since ancient times. Yangping Pass, Zhuge Liang passed through this on his Northern Expedition, and Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty crossed the border and headed for Shu. Qingmuchuan is located at the western end of Ningqiang, adjacent to the three provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Suoyue. It has many mountains, high mountains and dangerous roads, clear streams and green bays, and splashing water. Qingmuchuan belongs to Ningqiang County, Hanzhong Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. It is located in the southwest corner of Shaanxi, at the junction of the three provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan. It is named after an ancient Qingmu tree in the river and is famous for Weifu Hall and ancient buildings. ... Qingmuchuan originated in the middle of Ming Dynasty, took shape in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, and flourished in the Republic of China. It is an area where Qiang and Han people live together.

It was successively called Caochangba, Huilong Temple, Huilongchang, Yongningli, Fenghuang Township and Qingmuchuan. Qingmuchuan is far away from the county seat and is located in a remote place. Although it is a fortress, it has always been closed. There are several winding stone paths connecting neighboring provinces and counties, providing transportation for mountain residents. Qingmu Ancient Town is famous far and wide. At the market every three days, the mountain people come and go together, carrying burdens on their backs, trading goods, and exchanging what they have. When Du Fu was passing through the border, he once recited: "The Yangling plank road is thin, overlooking the river and the trees are sparse. The place is remote and there are no nets, and the water is clear but there are many fish. Good birds do not fly rashly, and savages have half a nest. I am happy to see the simplicity and customs, and feel calm and relaxed." . "Although the sun and the moon are passing by, the face of the world is changing with each passing day, the legacy of the pre-Qin Dynasty still exists in the Qingmu River, and the style of the green mountains remains the same. Qingmuchuan has beautiful mountains and clear waters, beautiful natural ecology and simple folk customs. An ancient street called "Huilongchang" stretches the town from south to north. The Ming and Qing folk houses on both sides are connected in an orderly manner: courtyard-style, boat-shaped, and a combination of Chinese and Western styles... In the middle of the ancient street, a building The most gorgeous "Feifeng Bridge" spans both sides of the Jinxi River. The entire ancient street presents a pattern of "flat stools, carved windows and doors, concentrated courtyards, and water flowing in all directions." There are still several old-fashioned mansions that combine Chinese and Western styles. They are spacious and spacious with cloisters and patios. They were given to local residents during the land reform, and many families still live there. Wei Futang during the Republic of China was a legendary figure in this area. At that time, Qingmuchuan was very prosperous, with foreign banks, merchants, tea shops, hotels, etc. Due to its geographical location at the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan provinces, businessmen from the three provinces gathered here to conduct business. trade. Farmers are content with planting, businessmen are busy with transactions, and everything is in order, as if they are a paradise in troubled times, unaware of the existence of war. Many people who fled the war fled to Qingmuchuan and settled down, making it their home. Currently, the older generation here includes Sichuanese, Hubeiese, Hunanese, etc., and some traces of their lingering local accents can still be found. Foping County 25. Foping Giant Panda Nature Reserve Mian County 26. Ma Chao Temple Tomb is about 0.5 kilometers east of Zhuge Wuhou Temple in Mian County. Ma Chao (176-222), courtesy name Mengqi, was a native of Maoling, Fufeng, Three Kingdoms. Born into a powerful family in Liangzhou, he later became a general under Liu Bei of the Shu Han Dynasty. There are three temples in Ma Chao Temple, with works arranged in a glyph pattern and a clay statue of Ma Chao inside. In front of the temple, there is a tombstone with the inscription "The Tomb of Ma Chao, General of the Han Dynasty's Western Expedition". There is another tombstone in the temple, which reads "I have served Han for my whole life, and I hate Cao for my relics", which was erected by Feng Yuxiang. The cemetery is behind a small hill behind the temple, facing Dingjun Mountain in the distance. The tomb is about 3 meters high. 27. Tiandang Mountain is located in the north of Mian County, opposite to Dingjun Mountain. There is Tiandeng Temple in the mountain nest. The ancient trees around the temple are towering. There is a fountain next to the temple that sprays water all year round. There is a huge stone in front of the temple, which is said to be the stepping stone for Huang Zhong's horse when he returned to the camp after killing Xia Houyuan. According to "Mian County Chronicles", Huang Zhong once set up camp here. 28. Dingjun Mountain is about 5 kilometers south of Mian County. The undulating peaks along the Han River, stretching from east to west for about 5 kilometers, are collectively called Dingjun Mountain. There are twelve main peaks on the mountain, facing Tiandang Mountain in the north of the city across the river. Looking south from Wuhouping, the east and west peaks stand tall. There is another small peak among them, commonly known as Erlong Xizhu. There is a large pot-bottom-shaped depression on the west side of the peak, about 2 kilometers around, which was the Yangtian Nest where thousands of soldiers were stationed at that time. The flat area at the foot of the mountain is called Wuhouping, and it was the battlefield where Huang Zhong and Xiahouyuan fought fiercely. 29. Tomb of Marquis Wu is located at the foot of Dingjun Mountain, 1 km south of Mian County. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, was buried in Dingjun Mountain because the mountain was a tomb. The cemetery is shaded by ancient trees and has ancient buildings such as the main hall and verandas. Hanging plaques and couplets are lined with numerous steles, making it even more solemn and solemn. 30. Wuhou Temple is located 0.5 kilometers east of the old city of Mian County and 3 kilometers west of the new city. There are 56 rooms in the temple, including seven courtyards, verandahs, verandahs, and houses. The ancestral hall faces north, with Leifeng barrier in front and Han River surrounding it in the back. The temple is 200 meters long from north to south and 120 meters wide from east to west. The ancient trees in the courtyard are towering, and the lush jungle can be seen in the distance. In the main hall, there is a seated clay statue of Zhuge Liang, a turban and a feather fan, and standing statues of Guan Xing and Zhang Bao on the side. Celebrities from past dynasties such as Huan Wen, Li Bai, Su Shi, Wang Anshi, Lu You, Gu Yanwu, etc. all left their ink marks and carved stones in the temple.

There are more than 40 inscriptions from the Han, Jin, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Xixiang County 31. Wuzi Mountain is located next to Yankou Town, 15 kilometers southeast of Xixiang County. There were originally several large temples on the mountain, divided into three temples: upper, middle and lower temples, collectively called Wuzi Temple. Wuzi Temple is the place where Qi Ji offered incense and burned a wheel in the Han Dynasty. There are three main halls and 61 houses in Wuzi Mountain. There are 2 bronze Buddha statues and 1 iron Buddha statue in the Ming Dynasty. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795), a large iron bell was cast and there were many murals in the hall. Wuzi Mountain has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the more than 1,000 acres of white bark pine on the hillside is particularly precious. It is known as "Xiaohua Mountain in southern Shaanxi". 32. Luling Temple is 1 km northwest of Xixiang County. It is a Hui Islamic mosque. Ayun Qi Jingyi, a Muslim, was born in Hezhou, Gansu (now northeast of Linxia, ??Gansu). Under the orders of his master, he came to Xixiang to preach in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. In the fifty-eighth year of Kangxi's reign (1719), he died in Xixiang and left his disciples to build Luling Temple. The temple currently has a brick screen wall, 10 meters high and 11 meters long. In the middle there is a brick carving of peonies and two dragons grabbing treasures, and on both sides there are brick carvings of lotus seeds and lotus and double dragons playing in the clouds. The temple gate is in the form of an archway, with four pillars and three bays. It is in the middle of the verandah and has a plaque with the name "Luling Temple" hanging on the forehead. Inside the gate is the front yard of the main hall, with brick carving patterns on the east and west brick walls. The main hall is on the top of the mountain, with three rooms in width. The small courtyard on the east side of the hall is the imam's residence. Since the temple was built in the 58th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the Hui, Uyghur, Dongxiang, Baoan and other believers of this religion have traveled thousands of miles from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Heilongjiang provinces. , there is an endless stream of people coming here to pay their respects. Lueyang County 33. Lingyan Temple Lingyan Temple is located on the bank of Jialing River about 3 kilometers south of Lueyang County. The temple is located on a natural rock cave, shaped like a tiger's mouth, with two mountains facing each other, a river boiling like water, and a waterfall like white water flowing in the sky. Founded in the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty (713-741). The temple is divided into two caves, front and back. The front entrance is about 25 meters high, 50 meters wide and 60 meters deep. There are houses and buildings on the left and right sides of the cave and in the front. There are many statues of Nirvana Buddha and Arhat in the back cave, as well as natural stalactites forming white stone pillars, shaped like a hand holding the sky. There is a wooden frame suspended in the air between the two holes, which is called Naihe Bridge, or flying bridge. Climbing the cliff and crossing the bridge is like walking on thin ice, which is very thrilling. There are 118 steles in the temple, which can be roughly divided into two categories. One is the inscriptions on visiting the temple, and the other is the construction history of the temple. 34. Jiangshen Temple in Lueyang

On the Jialing River on Huancheng West Road in Lueyang County, there is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit - Jiangshen Temple, also known as "Wangye Temple" and "Dragon King Temple" ". Jiangshen Temple faces east to west, with a depth of about 65 meters from east to west, and a width of about 30 meters from north to south. It covers an area of ??nearly 2,000 square meters. The overall building layout takes advantage of the terrain difference and adopts the traditional Chinese house layout, forming upper, middle, and lower floors. The lower three-entry courtyard is composed of a theater building, a hall, a front hall, a back hall, and gallery rooms on both sides from west to east. The layout is reasonable and compact. The appearance of the group building is a closed space made of solid walls, so that the walls are visible from the outside but not the wood, and the wood is not visible from the inside. The theater floor is three rooms wide and four rooms deep. The ground floor is the entrance to Jiangshen Temple. The stage and dressing room on the second floor are separated by wooden boards. The railings and eaves are exquisitely carved. The front hall and the back hall are five rooms wide, both in width. It is a bucket-type wooden frame. All the architectural details of Jiangshen Temple are decorated with wood carvings and panels. The appearance is gorgeous and full of local and ethnic characteristics. The cornices use a large number of windshields to cover the internal beam structure of the cornices. The diagonal wooden pillars at the wing corners of the theater are a golden carved wooden tiger, which is integrated with the character shape, adding a majestic and unique style to the building. The wood carvings on the theater railings are rich in themes, including animal head patterns and paintings. The figures and relief story images, the animal head pictures are mostly animals such as bears, pigs, monkeys, etc. There are nearly 300 such pictures in the whole temple. The Qiang characters have strange images, and their clothes are very different from those of the Han people. The relief characters Most of the story images are of characters and flowers. There are only 215 wood carvings left, which have strong Qiang cultural characteristics and realistic style.

Passing the theater building to the east is a courtyard. The halls on both sides are divided into two floors. Lueyang folk songs and love songs are displayed on the walls of the ground floor. Stories and legends of Lueyang folk characters are displayed on the second floor. Going up the stairs to the east, After crossing the small and exquisite marble bridge, you will arrive at the front hall of Jiangshen Temple. Flying dragons circle the pillars. Jiangshen is sitting on the dragon, holding its horns with one hand and pointing to the sky with one hand. There are two small rooms on both sides of the front hall, which were used as boat gang lounges in ancient times. , go east after the front hall, go up the stairs, and arrive at the back hall. Between the back hall and the front hall, there is a small courtyard with two wing rooms on both sides. The back hall is a calligraphy and painting exhibition room. Once you enter the gate, you can I smelled a strong fragrance of calligraphy. Jiangshen Temple is the most complete ancient Qiang theater-style building complex in the Yangtze River Basin in my country. It has high historical and cultural research and cultural relics and archaeological values. In order to strengthen the protection of this precious cultural relics building complex, the county established it in 2000 Liaojiang Temple Folk Museum.