Tourism characteristics of Jingzhou ancient city wall

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, the East Gate Building was called Yingbin Building, the Xiaodongmen Building was called Chuwang Building, the South Gate Building was called Qujiang Tower, the West Gate Building was called Jiuyang Building, the Dabei Gate Building was called Chaozong Building, and the Xiaobeimen Building was called Jinglong Building. Nothing has changed since then. At present, the main building still exists, the Yinbin Building has been rebuilt and other gatehouses have been destroyed. Stacked walls are built in front of the tower, followed by Shi Yu walls or stone fences. The ground is paved with bricks, and the brick ladder is divided into two layers, and there is a path. This tower is very spectacular. Chaozong Building is the best preserved building, and Qujiang Tower is the most famous. The watchtower in front of the tower no longer exists.

Qujiang Tower is commonly known as Nanmenlou. To the east of this building, there was a floor in ancient times. When Zhang Jiuling, the right phase of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was demoted to the long history of Jingzhou, he often lived upstairs, looked at the great river in the south of the Yangtze River and bought wine to write poems. Nine years old, born in Qujiang, Shaozhou (now Shaoguan, Guangdong). Fame was crowned for a while, and he was called Qujiang Gong. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhang Yi learned about Jiangling Mansion, tried to climb the building to look back on the past and admired the nine-year-old man, so she rebuilt the building and renamed it Qujiang Tower. After the building was destroyed, the south gate building was named Qujiang Tower. This tower was rebuilt in the Republic of China. It rests on the top of the mountain with a single eaves. The building plane is 15m long and 10m wide.

Chaozong Building, commonly known as Dabei Gate Building, is located in the west section of the north wall of Jiangling City. Reconstruction of Daoguang in the 18th year (1838). There was a time to rebuild this building under the roof of the gatehouse: in the eighteenth year of Qing Daoguang (1838), it was rebuilt in Ding in September, 1898. The gatehouse adopts two structures: the bucket-piercing type and the hanging beam type. The double eaves rest on the top of the mountain, five rooms wide, two rooms deep between the opening and closing rooms and three rooms deep between the secondary tips. Length 18m, width 12m. The roof is covered with black pottery tiles, and the animal parts decorated with ridges are also black pottery. The pillar is Chinese fir with a diameter of about 30 cm. There are doors and windows on the front and back eaves. The whole building is slim and simple. It shows the traditional style of classical architecture in China. The building was severely damaged during the Japanese invasion. 198 1 year for comprehensive improvement. This building is as strong as ever. On the fourth floor, you can see the new decoration of the mysterious temple in the east, which is as gorgeous as the heavenly palace, and the green trees in Taihuiguan in the west, which are as ethereal as clouds; You can see the winding Longshan Mountain in the distance, with looming peaks and hills, and you can see the streets and alleys of the ancient city nearby.

Binyang Building, formerly known as "Yingbin Building" and commonly known as Dongmen Building, was built in Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the 11th year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 186 1). /kloc-0 was designed and restored by the national institute of cultural relics protection in August, 1987, and/kloc-0 was officially opened to Chinese and foreign tourists in August, 1987. The whole tower is 9 meters high. 5 meters, east-west width 12. It is 65 meters long and 34 meters long from north to south. The use of large wooden frame structure, magnificent, unique shape, maintained the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty. The three golden characters of "Binyang Building" were inscribed by Zhao Puchu. Next to the horse path of Binyang Building, a ladder leading to the upper city was specially built with wooden blocks, and the three famous countries in Binyang Building immediately jumped into view. The bronze sculptures of Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang and Zhao Zilong are lifelike. Binyang Building is surrounded by simulated colored sculptures of warriors from stable boy and Zhou Cang. Of the 20 articles in Romance of the Three Kingdoms/KLOC-0, 72 are related to Jingzhou, and every inch of Jingzhou seems to exude the breath of the man of the Three Kingdoms. After the birth of New China, Jingzhou City Wall, which has experienced thousands of vicissitudes, has been highly valued by the Party and the government and carefully cared for by Jingzhou people. Wang Xinsheng, former deputy director of Jingzhou Cultural Relics Management Office, has directly participated in and organized almost all the city wall restoration work for more than 20 years, and is a historical witness to the protection of contemporary ancient city walls. According to him, from 1978 to now, the city wall has been repaired 32 times, including the large-scale repair *** 13 times. Binyang Building was rebuilt on 1988. Every grass, tree, brick and stone in the wall of Jingzhou is cherished and protected by the upright people of Jingzhou. The south gate and west gate towers of the ancient city, as well as the reconstruction projects of Xiongchu Building, Zhong Xuan Building and Yue Ming Building are all under planning. Today, the streets of the ancient city are clean and tidy, trees are shaded, the gatehouses on the city are flying, and the walls are green with pines and cypresses. The ancient city of Jingzhou takes on a new look.

As a famous military and cultural city in China, Jingzhou Ancient City has rich historical connotation and endless cultural charm. The classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms has 120 times, of which Jingzhou is mentioned more than 70 times. With the rapid development of national tourism, Jingzhou ancient city has become a favorite place for tourists from all directions and at home and abroad, and has been listed as an important scenic spot on the tourist routes of the three countries and a designated foreign-related tourist attraction in Hubei Province. Jingzhou is one of the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China announced by the State Council 1982. 1996165438+1October 20th, Jingzhou city wall, as an ancient building in Ming and Qing dynasties, was approved by the State Council as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 2007, Jingzhou City Wall, Nanjing City Wall, Xi 'an City Wall, and Liaoning Xingcheng City Wall were included in the preparatory list for China to declare World Heritage.