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Where is the most interesting place in Xiping County?

1, Tangxiyuan Scenic National Forest Park

There is Tangxiyuan scenic spot 45 kilometers southwest of the city, with clear springs, many strange rocks and pleasant scenery. On February 27th, 2006, the State Forestry Administration approved Tangxiyuan Scenic Area in Xiping County as a national forest park, and named it "Tangxiyuan Scenic National Forest Park". Tangxiyuan Scenic National Forest Park has a planned total area of 1.800 hectares, rich resources, diverse tourism types, more than 0/000 species of animals and plants, good natural ecological environment and broad development prospects.

2. Iron smelting sites in the Warring States Period

There is a hotel iron smelting site 38 kilometers southwest of the city, which is an important place for Korean iron smelting during the Warring States period.

3. Baoyan Temple Tower

Baoyan Temple Tower, commonly known as "Dongguan Tower", is located in Dongguan, the county seat of Xiping County, Henan Province. On the west side of the original Baoyan Temple, hence the name. Baoyan Temple, built in the Tang Dynasty, is a Buddhist temple that was abandoned in the Republic of China. The tower is a pavilion-style seven-level brick tower with a hexagonal plane and a height of 28.8 meters. There is an iron tower gate at the top, which is lotus-shaped and 2.16m high. The tower rooms on the first and second floors are quadrangular vault rooms with stepped spiral ladders; The third to sixth floors are hexagonal vaulted rooms with well-shaped stairs. The stairs can reach the sixth floor, and visitors can climb the stairs and shafts to the sixth floor, overlooking the panoramic view. From the architectural style, it belongs to the architecture in the late Northern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 900 years. Baoyan Temple Tower was renovated twice in April of the 25th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1546) and in September of the 28th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1902). 1980 The provincial people's government allocated 23,000 yuan for comprehensive improvement. After reconstruction, the ancient pagoda is milky yellow, and the whole is brand-new. There are a large number of Buddhist believers in Xiping County. On the first day, the fifteenth day and Buddhist festivals, a large number of believers flock here. Xiping county government should consider opening this place. 1982 was announced as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in xiping county. 1986165438+1October 2 1 was approved as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in Henan province. On May 25th, 2006, Baoyan Temple Tower, as an ancient building in Song Dynasty, was approved by the State Council to be included in the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.