Handan Damingfu Ancient City Travel Guide Damingfu Ancient City Travel Guide

Damingfu in Handan City is a very charming and characteristic ancient city, which is now Daming County. In ancient times, it was the famous Damingfu in Beijing. It is a unique tourist place with a dreamy atmosphere and is worth visiting. Everyone is welcome to visit.

This ancient city is located in Daming County under the jurisdiction of Handan City in southern Hebei Province. In fact, when it comes to Daming, it can be said to be famous. This is the location of the famous Daming Mansion in Beijing in ancient times. Since the Tang Dynasty, this place has Due to its dangerous geographical location, it began to become an important military location. Especially in the late Tang Dynasty, it became an important base for the Jiedushi separatist regime. Many historical stories happened. In the Song Dynasty after the Tang Dynasty, it was upgraded to Beijing. , as one of the capitals of the Northern Song Dynasty, its reputation is even more prominent.

In fact, the prosperity of Daming Mansion lies not only in Beijing in the Northern Song Dynasty, but also in its prosperity. It was once the second largest city in the Northern Song Dynasty, with prosperous commerce and wealthy people. In the novel "Water Margin" which describes the late Northern Song Dynasty, "Biography", Beijing's Daming Mansion is described in great detail, making the name of Daming Mansion well known to everyone.

As the wheel of history moved forward, Daming Mansion also experienced wars. Later, the Yellow River broke out frequently, and the place was gradually submerged. However, not far from Daming Mansion in the Northern Song Dynasty, another ancient city was built in Daming territory. This is the current Daming Ancient City. Since it was built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is also called the Ming and Qing Daming Ancient City.

Today’s Daming Ancient City is located in the center of Daming County. It can also be said that Daming County was developed near Daming Ancient City. Daming Ancient City is well preserved, and its city walls and gates are completely preserved. Outside the city wall, there is still a moat. Although the city wall and city gate have been repaired and are no longer what they were before, the completely preserved layout is still the same. There is not much new construction in the entire ancient city, but more of the same. A sense of vicissitudes and history.

The ancient city of Daming retains its original appearance. There are four city gates built on the city wall according to the southeast and northwest, namely "Tiren", "Leyi", "Chongli" and "Chongzhi"; Behind the four city gates are four main streets. The four main streets are due south, north, east and west, and they intersect together, which is in line with the construction principles of ancient Chinese cities.

Through the moat, you can enter the city gate of Damingfu, and the city wall can also be climbed. After entering the city gate, you can stroll along the city streets in the ancient city, which is different from the general newly built ancient cities. It retains a strong modern commercial atmosphere, and is different from the dilapidated ancient city. It is deserted. Although the Daming Ancient City is not prosperous.

However, there are various old-fashioned facades and shops on both sides of the street, and there are many original residents in the alleys derived from the street. There are no high-rise buildings in the entire ancient city, and many buildings still remain. The characteristics of the last century seem simple and outdated, but it has a sense of life.

In the Daming Ancient City, you can stroll along the back streets and alleys that have not yet been hardened and appreciate the long and profound history and culture here. Although many places have been transformed due to human habitation and housing renovation, etc. There have been major changes, but the entire ancient city still looks peaceful and peaceful, without too much noise and noise. There are not many tourists here, and precisely because of this, the most original beauty of the ancient city can be preserved here.