What's interesting in Yuxian County, Hebei Province?

Driving 200 kilometers west from Beijing, you enter Yuxian County, Hebei Province, which is surrounded by mountains. Yuxian was called yu zhou in ancient times, which belonged to Shang Dynasty, Jin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhao Dynasty in the Warring States Period and yu zhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It was once one of the famous "Sixteen States", and was changed to county in 19 13.

It is an integral part of Zhao Yan tourist resort and a supplement and extension of Beijing tourist landscape.

The long history has left many amazing cultural landscapes for Yuxian. At present, there are more than 780 cultural relics in * * * in this county, and the ancient buildings are the best preserved, reaching more than 580 places, including pavilions, Nan 'an temple towers, temples, sites of Daiwangcheng, Han groups, etc., provincial protection units 19, and more than 5,600 cultural relics.

Yuxian County was founded in the second year of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and rebuilt in the tenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. It is the best preserved ancient city in western Beijing. Jade Emperor Pavilion, Nan 'an Temple Tower and Shi Jia Temple in the city are all national key cultural relics protection units, with 8 provincial protection units and 7 county protection units. These ancient buildings with Liao, Yuan, Ming and Qing architectural styles reflect the different cultural characteristics of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Together with the site of Daiwangcheng, a national cultural relic protection unit around the county, the rare Chongtai Temple, the well-preserved Wang Min Academy of the Ministry of Industry of the Yuan Dynasty, and the ancient castles, ancient houses and ancient theaters all over the county, Yuxian has a very rich historical and cultural heritage, and thus won the title of "Yuxian"

The ancient buildings in Yuxian are mainly ancient castles, temples, theaters and ancient houses. In ancient times, there was a saying of "eight hundred Li Zhai Bao". Where there is a village, there is a castle, and the castle is a village. Its large number and wide distribution is a miracle. Wutai Mountain in Deng Ling, overlooking Pingchuan, runs from the foot of Nanshan Mountain to the northern hills. Cities are connected with each other, and castles are connected with each other. Liancheng Town Castle is built in the city, and castles are connected with each other. Magnificent and colorful. The number of temples, palaces, temples, courtyards, temples, shrines and stupas in Yuxian ranks first in Hebei Province. The ancient temples, which concentrated the Liao, Yuan, Ming, Qing and folk years, have the characteristics of complete varieties, unique structure and exquisite paintings. Every village and castle in the territory has an ancient theater with various forms and complete types. Looking at the theater, theater, theater, theater, theater, theater in the courtyard on three sides is dizzying. Ancient dwellings are a combination of folklore, aesthetics, architecture and sculpture, which can be seen in quadrangles, four-in-one suites and nine-in-one courtyards. The West Castle of Wenquan Town is a collection of ancient houses, temples, castles and theaters, with an urn-shaped structure. Ming and Qing style houses 180 buildings, including 5 large quadrangles and 49 regular quadrangles. Dizang Temple is divided into two floors, which is a patio-style building. Upstairs, there are the Buddhist Scripture Hall, Yanjun Hall, Ghost King Hall, Guanyin Hall, Sanyi Hall, Horse Hall and Bell and Drum Tower. There is a 12 brick cave on the lower floor.

Yuxian's human landscape is amazing, and the beautiful natural scenery is equally fascinating. In particular, the majestic, precipitous and magnificent scenery of Jinhekou in air grassland Scenic Area and Xiaowutaishan Natural Ecological Reserve gives people endless aftertaste.

At the northern foot of Xiaowutai Mountain, the highest peak of Yanshan Mountains, there is a strange and magnificent canyon-Jinhekou Canyon. Huang Jinhe is famous for its golden rocks at the bottom of the river. Climbing the peaks on both sides of the strait, you can see the complete Great Wall of Zhao in the Warring States Period, and the looming "Jinhe Ten Temple", "Dawn on Mount Tai" and "Jinhe Mingyue" among the mountains are the most spectacular. Jinhekou Forest Park is located at the foot of Xiaowutai Mountain, covering an area of 330,000 mu. It is the only virgin forest around Beijing, with more than 320 species of plants and 37 species of animals. Now it has become a provincial nature reserve and forest park. It belongs to the remnant veins of Taihang Mountain, with Dongtai as the highest, with an altitude of 2882 meters. There are all kinds of rare birds and animals in the mountains. In May, the pink apricot blossoms all over the mountains add great charm to the scenery in Shan Ye. Yuxian is the largest apricot production base in China, covering an area of 435,000 mu. In July, the branches are full of fruits, adding a strong local flavor.

From the county seat to the south 15km to the flying fox mouth, and southbound to the 40km Grand Canyon-Qixia Flying Fox Valley, the strange peaks and rocks hang in the air, which is extremely ingenious. When I first entered the canyon, the valley was wide and shallow, and the peaks were locked. When I looked up, I saw a glimpse of the sky and the clouds were flying. Locals say that the 40-mile flying fox has 72 bends with beautiful scenery. It is an ancient passage through the intersection of Taihang Mountain, Yanshan Mountain and Hengshan Mountain. The widest point is only 70-80 meters to 100 meters, and the narrowest point is only about 1 meter. You can only miss one car. Along the way, at the junction of Weilai, a meadow with an altitude of 2 158 meters and 30 square kilometers was suddenly pulled up. This is Dianziliang, which is far from Jinhekou Forest Park. It was named "air grassland" because of its high terrain. There is no heat in summer, no dust in spring, fresh air, lush flowers and plants, green as carpet, sky blue and white clouds. Unique recreational activities, such as hunting, horse racing, folk songs and dances, bonfire parties and ice skating in winter, make this cool and quiet Yuan Ye more interesting.