Where is Dayang ancient town in Shanxi?

Dayang Ancient Town belongs to Dayang Town, Zezhou County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province.

Dayang Ancient Town in Zezhou County, Shanxi Province has a long history and many cultural relics. There are 127 cultural relics on the ground alone. Cultural relics are mainly divided into four categories: biological landscape, ruins, architectural facilities and cultural activity landscape, which embodies the strong commercial, cultural and religious atmosphere of Dayang ancient town.

The ancient town of Dayang is surrounded by mountains and waters, and the villages are arranged along the east and west of Yangjia River. In order to strengthen the defense ability, Dayang people built four villages in the north and south of the ancient town. Overlooking Dayang Ancient Town, Dayang Reservoir in the west of the ancient town is turtle tail, the east-west Dayang between Heqian River and Houhe River is turtle body, the east end of Dayang at Tianzhu Tower is turtle head, and the criss-crossing ancient town blocks are turtle shells. The whole shape presents a vivid turtle shape.

Overview of Dayang Ancient Town Scenic Area:

Dayang Ancient Town, Zezhou County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province has a long history and many cultural relics. There are 127 single cultural relics on the ground. Cultural relics are mainly divided into four categories: biological landscape, ruins, architectural facilities and cultural activity landscape, which embodies the strong commercial, cultural and religious atmosphere of Gudayang Town.

The architecture of early northern towns in China was often influenced by the concept of "Gui Ling", and most of them were arranged in a turtle shape. The ancient town of Dayang is surrounded by mountains and waters, and the villages are arranged along the east and west of Yangjia River. In order to strengthen the defense ability, Dayang people built four villages in the north and south of the ancient town. Overlooking Dayang Ancient Town, Dayang Reservoir in the west of the ancient town is turtle tail, the east-west Dayang between Heqian River and Houhe River is turtle body, the east end of Dayang at Tianzhu Tower is turtle head, and the criss-crossing ancient town blocks are turtle shells. The whole shape presents a vivid turtle shape.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dayang Ancient Town