Where is the ancient city of Wanping?

Wanping Ancient City is located in the east of Lugou Bridge in Fengtai District, Beijing.

Wanping Ancient City, formerly known as Gongbei City, is a bridgehead. It is 640 meters long from east to west and 320 meters wide from north to south, with a total area of 208,000 square meters. Built in the 13th year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty, it is the only well-preserved double-guard city in northern China.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the early years of the Republic of China, the ancient city of Wanping was under the jurisdiction of wanping county, but it was not the seat of county administration. As one of the two counties attached to the capital, wanping county was the territory of the capital. 1928, Beijing Zhao was abolished and Beiping City was established. Wanping county was transferred to Hebei Province, and Wanping County was moved from Beijing to Gong Ji. Later, it was renamed Wanping Ancient City and became the seat of county administration. 1965, Wanping Ancient City and Lugou Bridge were listed as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. 1984 Wanping County Ya was declared as a cultural relics protection unit in Fengtai District.

Recommended scenic spots around Wanping Ancient City:

1, Lugou Bridge: Also known as Lugou Bridge, located about 15km southwest of Beijing, on the Yongding River in Fengtai District. Named after crossing the Lugou River, it is the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Beijing.

2. Xiaoyue Lake: Located on Yongding River in Lugouqiao District, Fengtai District, Beijing, it is an artificial water storage lake together with Wanping Lake in the south. The length of the lake is 1.85km, the average width is 300m, the average depth is 1.0m, and the water surface is 57 hectares.

3. Greenland Park: Located on the Yongding River in Fengtai District, adjacent to the West Fifth Ring Road, covering an area of about 65,438+005 hectares, it is the largest and most invested park in Beijing country parks. The green area of the park is over 95%, and many rare species such as Pennisetum and Achnatherum splendens have been introduced for the first time.

4. Xinqiao Garden Town: opened in July 1, 2065438. Located on the Yongding River in Beijing's West Fifth Ring Road, with beautiful scenery and convenient transportation, it is adjacent to Wanping Lake, Greenland Park and Yintai Golf. It is the closest urban agricultural park to the west of Beijing.

5. Purple Valley Garden of Eden: 20 13 opens to the public in mid-June. The planned area of the park is about 40 hectares. More than 20 landscapes, such as fountain square, windmill, moon, musical notes, piano and telephone booth, have been planned and built in the park, which has many functions such as sightseeing, leisure, wedding photography and wedding celebration.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Wanping Ancient City.