An ancient city in Shanxi was not afraid of floods for 400 years because of adding a kind of production waste and having a "honeycomb wall".

There is an ancient city wall in Shanxi. It is said that the walls are invulnerable, the cannons can't move, and they are not even afraid of floods.

Many people come here, and after reading it, they repeatedly admire and linger.

Even experts say that this wall is not like jewelry, but it is more valuable than jewelry.

So what was such a "mysterious" ancient city built of?

What kind of waste is added to it?

What's the attraction?

"Honeycomb Wall" is located in the northwest corner of Runcheng Town, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, north of China. This is the location of the wall of this wonderful ancient city, which is called the foundation city.

Diji Town was built in Chongzhen of Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 300 years.

The extreme city is as beautiful as a myth in the eyes of every household here, and has been regarded as a treasure trove of geomantic omen since ancient times.

It is built on a mountain, facing the Qinhe River in the north and surrounded by water on three sides, showing a peninsula shape.

The ancient design of China paid attention to geomantic omen, that is, "hiding wind and avoiding water", but this imperial city was just the opposite.

It was built on a big stone in the middle of the Qinhe River and looked like a general guarding the city from a distance.

Why is this city called Diji City? Di, originally meant to sharpen a stone, extended to polishing, is a backbone or figure with a pillar role. Yue, from the water, from the sound, originally meant to add water to the pot, but also meant to penetrate and reach.

According to the site where the foundation city is located, there is a city overlooking, and rock-solid stone pillars stand in the middle stream. In addition, the Qinhe River was called Huishui in ancient times, so it was named Diji City.

The Imperial City is oval with a total area of 37,000 square meters, and the average height of the city wall is about12m.

The three characters of "Foundation City" carved directly above the city gate are very conspicuous, which is the passage for residents in and out of the city; There is a stone ladder along the city wall in the north of the city, from which you can cross the Watergate and then go by boat.

The roads in the city are tortuous, just like a maze. There is a ring road, others are residential lanes, and all kinds of facilities are available.

You can imagine the scenes of people's life in the past, from ships to land, all kinds of vendors are constantly flowing and a wonderful scene of prosperity.

Besides being a land of geomantic omen, it was also a battlefield during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

According to relevant historical records, it has been attacked by bandits many times, and it is also the place where Zhao fought with South Korea.

There is a short story about this foundation city.

194 1 In the spring of, a war against the Japanese invaders took place in the foundation city.

At that time, the medical team of the Eighth Route Army and some wounded people were hiding here, and the Japanese invaders surrounded it and wanted to attack the city.

At first, they just attacked with some small arms. In their hearts, they feel that this town doesn't need any important weapons, and it must be easy to break through. But this is not the case. Those small arms are as harmful to this wall as a dime a dozen.

There is no way, the Japanese army uses all heavy equipment and new weapons. This time they celebrated in high spirits, but what they saw shocked them greatly. The city stood there firmly, unscathed and motionless.

These invaders have no choice but to look at the city and sigh and retreat.

Tourists are amazed at the story. They looked at the dense "beehives" on the wall. I really can't imagine how such a wall can be used for defense. There are even some intensive phobia patients who get goose bumps when they see this wall.

Then why are the walls of this ancient city called honeycomb walls?

Walking into the city of Dickey, the walls are a little different.

These walls have round holes and are all dark brown. The round hole looks small and shallow, with some dregs left, and the other end is U-shaped closed bottom.

It's also hard to knock. These round holes are densely arranged and combined on the wall. Seen from the wall, they are dense and look like "beehives". So, this is why it is called "honeycomb wall".

This "honeycomb wall" is very famous in the foundation city. Some tourists come here just to have a look at this so-called honeycomb.

Of course, the vast foundation city not only has the characteristics of "honeycomb wall", but also has diverse cultures.

Zhang, a senior official of Nanmingjing Government Office, whose ancestral home is Runcheng, once wrote poems for the houses in his hometown. The poem said: "If you look at the bamboo through the window, you must teach that there is no door and no flowers."

It can also be seen that this city is not only useful in military defense, but also has a lot of history in culture.

The style of writing is flourishing here, and there are many people in the imperial examinations. It is also the hometown of celebrities such as Wang Guoguang and Yan Junshou.

There are also many cultural relics here, including Ming Kai Temple in Wangchuan built in Sui Dynasty, Dongyue Temple and Haihui Temple in Runcheng Village. There is also Tiantan Mountain, a Buddhist holy place, which was once the exchange center of China's economy, culture and folk customs.

There is also a folk performance similar to social fire activities, commonly known as Tiehua.

After liberation, the iron-striking performance once disappeared. After some people's efforts to communicate with relevant local institutions, they will perform for three consecutive days near the city head of Diji Market on the Lantern Festival and April 18 of the lunar calendar every year.

Every night, people come and go here, gold and iron flowers splash, bright and beautiful, so that every household's life is wonderful.

There are also some famous family precepts hanging in the city center, and the essence of Confucian culture can be seen everywhere.

Walking through this residential building, you can feel a strong breath of life: Chili peppers are hung on the wall at the door of this house, and that house made jujube cakes and shared them with neighbors today. The golden corn hanging on the wall and on the ground is very attractive.

Nowadays, residents in the foundation city seldom make a living by farming, and the autumn harvest is generally provided for cooking at home, which is more like some small hobbies of residents.

The integration of ancient architecture and modern life has formed the present foundation city. In addition to the intersection of the present and the past, there are also genes of red culture.

During the revolutionary war, some revolutionaries of the older generation left a glorious history here.

1August, 938, some leaders also held relevant meetings here. These have left a lot of red culture for the imperial city.

In 2006, Zhai market was approved by the state as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

At the same time, the prefecture-level cities will vigorously develop tourism, and drive the surrounding residents to add luster to the tourism industry.

More and more people come here to play, and more and more people know about these cultures and the structure of the city walls.

To understand the structure of the city wall, we must first know what material it is made of, so some people will wonder, is this "honeycomb wall" really a honeycomb wall?

The wall of the Diji City is about 12 meters high, while some of the waterfront walls are as high as 20 meters.

Looking at the wall from the outside, the wall in the south is made of blue bricks, and the wall in the east and west is made of limestone and pebbles.

In this way, it is no different from ordinary city walls.

But when you walk in, you will find that the inside of this wall is not only lined with small cylinders one after another, but also sucked in when approached by magnets. What wonderful material is this?

At first, people speculated that the wall was made of metal, but it was soon broken.

Where did such a huge amount of metal come from, and how did such metal build such an invincible wall?

So I began to study this "iron wall".

In ancient times, the iron smelting industry in Runcheng Town where Dijicheng was located was very developed, and there were many wealthy businessmen and tycoons. During the Tianshun period, the annual output ranked first in the country, so it once became the center and important place of coal and iron sales in southeastern Shanxi.

For hundreds of years, Shanxi merchants have dominated the business world. In the past, they have always been the number one business gang, and the transaction volume is still amazing.

The iron smelting industry here is extremely developed, so a lot of crucible waste is left after iron smelting.

These wastes are difficult to deal with, and there are no vendors to buy and sell them. Throwing them into the river is pollution, and putting them in the house takes up space. What should we do?

At this time, someone knocked on the abandoned crucible with a hammer and found that it was harmless anyway. At this time, the city wall was being built to resist aggression, so it was suggested that these wastes should be used as materials for building the city wall now.

Many people agree with this practice. As building materials, these abandoned crucibles are neither wasted nor useful. This is killing two birds with one stone.

So it was finally decided to use these abandoned crucibles after iron smelting as the main building materials of the city wall.

Now we really understand that this "honeycomb wall" is not made of bees' nests, nor is it made of metal as some people guess. The truth of the so-called "honeycomb wall" is this abandoned crucible. This abandoned crucible is durable, waterproof and anticorrosive, and its cost is not high. The use of this building is indestructible.

The crucible is hollow, which plays a good role in heat preservation and insulation. The house is cool in summer and warm in winter, which is very comfortable.

Now that we have building materials, it is also a question of what to use to build walls.

According to the research of people who came here later, it was found that the things used to build walls here were lime and iron slag, which were mixed in a certain proportion, even stronger than the current cement.

The crucible is dark brown, and the local people use iron smelting waste as building materials to build iron walls and honeycomb walls. Using local materials is also a pioneering work.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is an iron wall and invulnerability.

It is this abandoned crucible that has made foreign enemies difficult to conquer for thousands of years. So Dickey City has another name that is not often heard, called "Crucible City".

If bandits invade, as long as the gates are closed, no matter how hard they try, they can't get through. If you bombard it with shells or pierce it with a knife and gun, it will not move like a mountain. No wonder you said you weren't even afraid of floods here.

In fact, it is not only strong outside the city, but also extremely clever inside defense.

The design of this city is still exquisite. The residential area is roughly divided into ten communities, and each community is connected in series, just like a spider web, which divides these communities into two hospitals and three hospitals.

The roads between neighborhoods are long and narrow, and there are street buildings between squares, and the yards can be connected in series to form a perfect defense system.

The tall courtyard wall contrasts with the tiny windows, and the overall design is very suitable for guerrilla warfare. The road construction is also wonderful, the roadway is complicated, and Queena Ding Lane has been built.

It is said that robbery often happens when the society is in turmoil. Some thieves and intruders enter the city to steal, but these intruders have never been here and don't know the pattern here. Not only did they not steal, but they also got lost here, just like ants on hot bricks.

No matter how the times change, this foundation city has not fallen, and it has been guarding here. No matter the wind and rain, it stands here as firmly as a guard.

The existing inscription "A Survey of Mountain City" is a plan of Diji City, in which the buildings and roads in the city are marked in detail. Because of its long history, the detailed route above is not complete, so it is difficult to see the roads in the city clearly.

Many people look at the city from the outside like a maze, which is confusing.

These self-contained exquisite layouts and the construction of "honeycomb walls" all show the wisdom and wisdom of the ancients.

A famous scholar once said, "China Castle looks at Shanxi and Shanxi Castle looks at Yangcheng."

The Pole City is called "the first castle in the north of China" by many experts who come here to watch it.

This country has an infinite history, and it is not easy to preserve this ancient building with a long history.

Many people come here to see the city wall, and the first thing they go to is the "honeycomb wall". Some people who don't know will think that this wall is made of metal.

The wall built with waste crucibles has also become a major feature of the foundation city. No matter how many years have passed, this wall is still indestructible.

China has a vast territory and rich natural resources, and many ancient buildings have their own colors. Although some ancient buildings are far away from now, such as the foundation city mentioned above, we can learn about different cultures from them.

For example, the planning of the foundation city mentioned above is hard to see through the wind and frost, but we can still find some ancient wisdom from it. On the one hand, this plan is hard to understand, on the other hand, it is actually protecting the ancient city. If you look at it, then the ancient city will not be so mysterious now.

Many people have different answers about the construction time of the foundation city. It is said that when digging the foundation, some old houses with some used tiles were found.

Relevant experts came here to explore and found that this monument was left over from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, so some people speculated that there were a few large buildings in the Imperial City during the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

No one knows the name of the man who built the city wall with an abandoned crucible.

Some people say that after entering Dickey City, you will find that the noise outside the city suddenly disappears and the fatigue is swept away. There are twists and turns here, as if anything could happen here and everything could be forgiven. It is rich in books and has a long history, so you can't see how many wars the ancient city has experienced. As if traveling through time and space, every step may have a story.

Walking here, it seems that life has been slowed down and the fast-paced life in big cities no longer exists here. There is no noise, no noise, no need to kill the quartet in officialdom, and no need for intrigue in the mall. Here, you can enjoy the fun and tranquility of life, revealing simplicity and elegance everywhere.

Since ancient times, the material civilization and spiritual civilization of Diji Fair have been harvested, the economy has developed rapidly and the culture has flourished.

The appearance of Crucible City also reflects the development of iron smelting industry in Runcheng Town in the late Ming Dynasty, and also reflects the master's wisdom of building the city and turning waste into treasure, as well as the related concepts of compassion, simplicity and practicality.

China has never lacked excellent ancient buildings. Understanding the essence and charm of these traditional cultures is the key point to keep ancient buildings from being desolate.

Just like Di Jicheng built a wall with a crucible, few people can think of this wonderful method now, and the iron slag used to build the wall is extremely strong. These are the essence that we modern people can learn from.

Some buildings no longer exist, but the waiting and hope in those tiles and the smell of fireworks in the roadway have never been forgotten.

Whether it's a solid city wall made of abandoned crucibles after iron smelting in the city, or a long-standing scholarly culture of Di Market, Di Market in Yangcheng County, Jincheng, Shanxi Province still has changes for hundreds of years.

The mysterious ancient city is not mysterious. These are the crystallization of predecessors' wisdom. What we have to do is to keep exploring, absorb the essence, develop in inheritance, inherit in development and protect it at the same time.

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