The seventh beauty on the road? One-day tour of Daming Ancient City, the ancient capital of Beijing

Passing through Handan, I stayed in Daming for one night. I want to see the ancient famous city of Beijing and experience the feeling of walking on the high wall of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Daming Ancient City, Daming Mansion Ming City Wall and Daming Mansion Ming and Qing City Wall all refer to one place. Located in daming county, Handan City, Hebei Province, it is the site of daming county City Wall in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The name "history" is associated with too many "numbers, names and events". The name seems easy to understand, but it takes a lot of thought to really study it thoroughly. After all, there are too many figures, historical figures and historical events that are inseparable and closely connected with Daming.

The Ming and Qing walls of Daming Mansion were built in the Ming Dynasty, and the first wall was an earthen wall. The city wall is basically square, with a length of 4232.9 meters, a length of 4 135 meters, a height of 13 meters, a bottom width of 8.33 meters and an upper width of 4. 12 meters. There are 36 batteries.

There is a 2-meter-high crib on the outer edge of the top of the city wall, and there is a square hole between each crib wall for watching and shooting in wartime. A 0.85-meter-high fence was built along the inner edge of the city top to prevent foot soldiers from falling when walking. There are turrets in every corner of the city wall, which is an important stronghold of defense. A ramp is built on the right side of each city gate, which leads directly to the tower. In wartime, army chariots and horses can also land quickly from this road.

Dig a moat around the city wall, with a depth of 15m and a width of 30m. Outside the first gate of Wengcheng, there is a stone bridge on the moat. According to legend, in 1757, that is, in the twenty-second year of Qianlong, Zhangzhou and Weifang flooded, and the city was flooded, but the people in the city were safe.

In the second year of Li Qing, Song Renzong (A.D. 1042), the capital was established, which was called "Beijing" in history.

In the third year of Emperor Wendi in the Ming Dynasty (140 1), Zhanghe River and Weihe River flooded together, the water level was higher than the city wall, and the silt was more than ten feet deep, and Daming Fucheng was buried underground. Later, Daming House moved to Daming Ancient City.

The planning and construction of famous cities are carried out in accordance with the ancient etiquette system, and combined with its topographic characteristics, a regular and harmonious urban spatial form has been formed.

Four famous cities in Ming and Qing Dynasties were named after the words "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom". The east gate is called Tijen Gate, the south gate is called Chongli Gate, the west gate is called Leyi Gate, and the north gate is called Duanmen Gate.

There are four gates in the southeast and northwest, and the names of the gates of the four cities are also very particular. According to the different orientation, it is called "Chaoyang" in the south and "facing the west" in the east.

Shi Zhuan under the whole city wall is solemn and tall, majestic and simple, just like an iron wall. The solid city wall has powerful functions of flood control, thief prevention and fire prevention, which protects the people in the city to live and work in peace and contentment.

"The Feeling of Climbing the Great Ming City Wall" (network excerpt, by Wang Zheng) is about celebrities and the changes of the times in this famous ancient city-

"Imagine the Spring and Autumn Five Deer, Daqin East County, which is well known; Weibo Festival, Beijing Tianxiong, full of voices; Heshuo Town, the capital for three times; Lock the key in the north gate, after nine dynasties. Famous cities, counties, prefectures, governments, roads and roads in Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang and Song Dynasties. Di Gong, Kou Zhun, Han Qi and Bao Zheng are all great names of their generation. Ouyang, Su Zhe, Liu Kai and He are contemporary writers. Guo Yong fought against gold with death, shining in history; Longzhen joined the revolution and left a name in the air for generations. "

Daming Ancient City was repaired and strengthened three times in Ming Dynasty and nine times in Qing Dynasty. It is very solemn and straight. The scale and style of the city wall are also complete. After more than 600 years of ups and downs, it has not declined.

The famous city wall played a positive role in protecting the social, economic and cultural development at that time, especially the development of industry and commerce.

At 9: 30 pm on the 22nd, I finally settled down in the Seven Days Express Hotel opposite Daming Ancient City. I specifically asked the front desk for a room with a view of the city wall.

I've always wanted to walk on the ancient city wall for many years, but other ancient city walls, such as the Ming city wall in Xi 'an, the Ming city wall in Nanjing, the Qing city wall in Kaifeng and the ancient city wall in Xingcheng, have never been there except when I was studying in Beijing. Some of the reasons for not climbing the city wall are that they are in a hurry and have no time to visit the city wall, some are unwilling to spend money to climb the city wall because of the high ticket price, and some are really because the city wall is not open due to unfortunate events.

So, I asked the receptionist "whether I can enter the ancient city and how much it costs". The waiter, a warm and cheerful girl, replied brightly, "You can go to town without a ticket. I do morning exercises on the Ming city wall every day, and it takes about 50 minutes to walk around. " It's a little long, but the vision is wide, the air is fresh, and it feels great to do morning exercises on the wall. "

Hearing her say this, I can't help secretly rejoicing. I also want to ask if I can climb the wall at night, but I'll give up at this late hour. A trip to Daming can also fulfill my dream of "climbing the ancient city wall" for many years, and it is free. I will be elated when I think about it.

I didn't have time to put my luggage in my room after I checked in, so I went directly to the north gate of the ancient city wall to see the night view.

In the square outside the moat, some people are taking a leisurely walk, some are drawing by hand, some are chatting, and a couple are riding an electric car with their children.

I strolled leisurely into the city and found that there were residents and some shops, all with their doors closed and their lights turned off. The street lamp was dim and a little timid, so I hurried out of the ancient city. Then walk east along the moat, walk slowly, watch the night scene and take photos. Just after walking more than a kilometer, we arrived at the corner of the moat and looked at the northeast corner of the ancient city along the moat: the hazy moon, the tall wall, the quiet river and the less bright lights suddenly made us feel lonely and severe.

It is said that in order to restore and preserve the features of the ancient city of Daming, the Daming government has formulated a transformation plan of "returning houses to green, returning houses to rivers, returning houses to cities, and reshaping Daming House". Perhaps because of the firm action of the government, the Ming and Qing city walls appeared with a brand-new pride.

Sighing at the strength of Daming ancient city and enjoying the night under the ancient city wall, I went back to the hotel. Baidu did the homework of "Ancient City Tour", so it is good to walk around the city wall in the dream first.

I woke up at 9 o'clock on the morning of 23rd, complaining that I slept too late in the ancient city last night. Because the hotel is just across the street from the ancient city, you can go shopping first and then come back to pack your bags. Simply wash and eat breakfast and go straight to the ancient city.

Enter the corner gate on the right side of the ancient city, turn right and there is a long ascending ramp. In addition to the wide paved road, there are steps beside the city wall. The ancients fully considered wartime needs in their design. The wide paved road can directly transport weapons such as guns, and people can quickly reach the city wall by climbing the stairs.

Arriving at the city wall, the vision is suddenly broadened, the famous city is brand-new, pedestrians and vehicles come and go, the winding moat is full of clear water and green willows, the houses with red bricks, gray bricks and gray tiles in the city, the watchtower that can be seen from front to back, and the colorful flags fluttering on the city wall.

Walking on ancient bricks, listening to the wind, watching the beautiful scenery, striding on the city wall, there is a feeling of crossing the ancient times and visiting its territory in person.

It may be the cause of the epidemic, or it may be the reason why I arrived in the city a little late. There are few people on the city wall, so it is easy to distinguish between "morning exercises" and "tourists". It should be the local residents who come to "walk along the city wall" alone or in groups. They occasionally look at the scenery and pedestrians, but rarely stop to take pictures; Those who wander around, look around, look at the scenery, often stop to look at the signs and take pictures every time they visit the scenic spots must be tourists.

Ha ha! Should the "morning exercisers" and "tourists" who met or passed me be confused about my "identity"? I'm walking or running or staying for a while; For a while, look down or look up or look down; For a moment, think or think or think.

On the high ancient city wall, it feels really great! You can occasionally overlook the red walls and green tiles inside the wall and the moat hidden by green willows outside the wall. Looking at the turret in front, and then moving on through it, it's like crossing your past and moving towards a new future! The blue dragon and white tiger flag fluttering in the wind on the wall is like a soldier guarding us, even if a person climbs the wall, he is not afraid!

How wonderful it would be to walk around the city wall every day! No wonder great celebrities have always had the habit of "walking along the wall". It is said to be a folk custom left hundreds of years ago, called "walking along the wall", and there is a legend that "every day along the wall, all diseases are not born".

Unconsciously, I have stayed on the city wall for more than an hour, and the plump movements have reported more than 3 kilometers. So I was reluctant to go to the north gate, so I had to check out before noon 12, and I had to leave time to visit ancient churches (Catholic churches), ancient pagodas (Wolong Pagoda in Ming Dynasty) and other scenic spots.

I suddenly understood why the ancients had to climb high because of their sentimentality. At this moment, standing on the tall and majestic ancient city wall, I am really deeply touched and sad. Looking at the old and new houses gives birth to vicissitudes; Looking at the height of the courtyard shows that the world is cold; When I think of all kinds of people, I suddenly feel that life is quite difficult; I am worried about myself and feel that the future is in a fog; When we look back on the past, we still need to cherish the present!

If you have the chance, you must visit this famous ancient city again and walk around the Ming and Qing walls more.

The architectural style and ancient rhyme of the ancient city wall are not only reflected in one brick and one tile, but also show the ancient civilization and profound cultural heritage.

The ancient city walls are generally square with due south, due north, due east and due west. The flags on the ancient city walls are divided into four different patterns: "Dragon, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu".

These four patterns are the four mythical beasts in ancient legends of China: Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu.

Four animals are represented by different colors: oriental blue is wood, western white is gold, southern red is fire, northern black is water, and middle yellow is earth.

Nowadays, people often pay attention to geomantic omen when buying houses, "East Black Dragon, West White Tiger, South Suzaku and North Xuanwu."

Therefore, the city wall divides the light poles and flags on the east, west, north and south walls into: East Qinglong, West White Tiger, South Suzaku and North Xuanwu.

The direction of Qinglong is east to left, representing spring; The orientation of the white tiger is west to right, representing autumn; Suzaku's orientation is south and front, representing summer; The orientation of Xuanwu is north and back, representing winter.

If you get lost on the city wall, you can identify and confirm your direction by the patterns of light poles and flags on the east, west, south and north walls.