Anyang is a famous cultural city integrating more than 3,000 years of history and natural and cultural heritage. It is one of the important birthplaces of the ancient culture of the Chinese nation.
The "Xiao Nanhai Culture" of primitive man caves 25,000 years ago has spread all over the world. The three layers of Yangshao, Longshan and Xiaotun cultures in Hougang have overlaid the long history of Anyang and even Chinese culture. History, the memorial tombs of the ancient emperors Zhuan Xu and Emperor Ku more than 4,000 years ago further highlight the solemn temperament of the ancient capital. In the ancient capital of Anyang, you can retrieve the profound memories of the ancient Chinese court and public: the country's first oracle bone inscription archives, the crown of bronzes "Si Mu Wu Ding", the tomb of the first female general Fu Hao, and the tomb of the last "emperor" Yuan Shikai Mausoleum - Yuan Lin, the first national prison Youli City, Lingquan Temple and Wanfogou known as "the first ancient temple in Heshuo", the monument of Ximen Dafu Temple in the Song Dynasty and the monument of Zhoujin Hall in the Song Dynasty known as the "Four Wonders" , the Wenfeng Pagoda of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Xiuding Temple Pagoda of the Tang Dynasty, the Mingfu Temple Pagoda of the Song Dynasty, the Ming and Qing ancient architectural complexes such as the Chenghuang Temple, Gaoge Temple, Yuefei Temple, Ancient City Corner, and Bell Tower shine brightly in the broad mind of Chinese history.
Pan Geng moved the capital to Yin, King Wu Ding of Shang was resurrected, slave Fu Shuo was promoted to prime minister, good women generals took command, King Wen stayed in Youli and performed the Book of Changes, King Wu conquered Zhou, Ximen Bao ruled Ye, Su Qinhuan ascended the throne After receiving the seal, Lin Xiangru was born in the ancient Xiang Village, Lord Xinling stole the talisman to save Zhao, Bian Que was killed on the road, Xiang Yu broke the cauldron and sank the boat, Cao Cao made his fortune in ancient Ye City, the peasant rebels marched to Wagang Village, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty Han Qi governed Xiangzhou three times, and Yue Fei served the country loyally. Historical figures who are famous throughout the ages such as Chuan Qiangu have also become twinkling stars in the night sky of Anyang.
Linlu Mountain Scenic Area, known as the Taihang Soul of the 800-mile Taihang Mountains, and the 3,000-mile artificial Tianhe-Hongqi Canal, which is called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by international friends, is the first in the country. International Aviation Tourism Park... you will be dazzled!
Anyang Scenic Spots
City Network 2002-10-08 17:19
Yin Ruins
Yin Ruins are national key cultural relics protection units. The capital ruins of the late Shang Dynasty. It is located in Xiaotun Village, 2.5 kilometers northwest of Anyang City, covering an area of ??about 24 square kilometers. It was called "Northern Mongolia" in ancient times, also known as "Yin". In the 14th century BC, King Pan Geng of the Shang Dynasty moved his capital to Yin (today's Qufu area in Shandong Province) after his death. Until the fall of Zhou Dynasty, there were 8 generations and 12 kings here, lasting 273 years. The inscribed oracle bones unearthed here were first discovered by epigrapher Wang Yirong in 1899. From October 1928 to June 1937, the archaeological team of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica conducted 15 excavations at the Yin Ruins. After 1949, the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences resumed the Yin Ruins excavations that had been suspended for many years, and established a fixed institution "Anyang Work Station" here. From the excavation in 1928 to the present, a large number of oracle bones, pottery, bronzes, jades, stone tools, bone tools and other objects have been unearthed, and the layout of the Yin Ruins has been roughly clarified: the northeast of Xiaotun Village is the palace and ancestral temple area, and handicraft workshops are scattered around it. , residences and tombs. The north bank of the Huan River, centered on the northwest hill of Houjiazhuang and the north of Wuguan Village, is the royal tomb area, where residences, tombs and sacrificial pits are distributed. ?
Simuwu Ding
The Simuwu Ding was dug out by villagers in March 1939 in the northwest hill of Wuguan Village, Anyang. During the Japanese occupation of Anyang, the villagers buried the big tripod again. stand up. This tripod was shipped to Nanjing in 1946 and is stored in the Nanjing Museum. It was transported to Beijing in 1959 and is now in the China History Museum. The Simuwu Dafang Ding is a giant bronze vessel with a height of 1.37 meters, a length of 1.1 meters, a width of 0.77 meters, and a weight of 875 kilograms. According to chemical analysis, the tripod is made of three elements: copper, tin, and lead. The proportions of the three elements are: copper 84.77%, tin 11.64%, and lead 2.79%. The body of the tripod is surrounded by thunder patterns as the ground, surrounded by dragon patterns, the four corners are Taotie patterns, and the inner wall of the belly has the inscription "Si Mu Wu". This tripod is the largest bronze ware unearthed from the Yin Ruins and the only one among ancient bronze ware in the world. ?
Fuhao’s Tomb
Fuhao’s Tomb is located about 100 meters northwest of Xiaotun Village, Anyang City. It was excavated in the spring of 1976 by the Anyang team of the Institute of Archeology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The tomb is rectangular, 5.6 meters long from north to south, 4 meters wide from east to west, and 8 meters deep. Unearthed were 1,928 pieces of various funerary objects including bronzes, jade, stone, bone, ivory, pottery, clam, and more than 6,800 shells. Among them, bronze cymbals, bronze mirrors, jade human figures, jade animals, ivory cups, etc. are all extremely precious cultural relics. Based on the analysis of the fact that many of the unearthed bronzes have the inscription "Fu Hao" cast on them, we can conclude that the owner of the tomb must have been a good woman. She was one of the consorts of King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty. She once led troops to conquer the barbarians, conquer the earth, and conquer the Western Qiang. She could lead more than 10,000 troops at a time. She was a female general who was good at conquering and fighting. The Fuhao Tomb is a well-preserved tomb of the Yin royal family with rich and complete burial artifacts. It is of great significance to the study of Yin and Shang culture. ?
? Licheng Ruins
? The Licheng site is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is located 4 kilometers north of Tangyin County, Anyang City. It was the place where King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty imprisoned Xibo Jichang (King Wen of Zhou), and it was also the place where King Wen performed the Yi. The remaining city platform is 105 meters long from north to south, 103 meters wide from east to west, and about 3.5 meters high. It contains cultural relics from the Longshan Culture and the Shang and Zhou periods. There is a stone square in the south of the city, with the words "Yan Yifang" written on it. The Wenwang Temple was built on the city platform, and some of the existing buildings were rebuilt in the 21st year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1542). There are towering ancient cypresses in the temple. On the west side, there is a stele in which King Wen performed the Book of Changes. It contains 64 hexagrams and annotations. It was carved on stone in the Ming Dynasty.
On the east side is the imperial stele erected by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty during his southern tour, with a cursive poem engraved on it. ?
Lingquan Temple Grottoes
Lingquan Temple Grottoes is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is located on both sides of Baoshan Lingquan Temple, 25 kilometers southwest of Anyang City. Lingquan Temple, formerly known as Baoshan Temple, was built in the fourth year of Wuding in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (546). In the eleventh year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (591), Emperor Wen gave it the name Lingquan Temple. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the temples here were grand, eminent monks gathered, and Buddhist services were flourishing. It was known as "the first ancient temple in Heshuo". There are so many Buddha statues and pagoda niches that are rare in the country. It is known as the "Baoshan Pagoda Forest" and is commonly known as the "Ten Thousand Buddhas Valley". The grottoes are scattered all over the cliffs, with a total of 247 grottoes. There are exquisite Buddha statues and relief pagodas of various shapes in the cave niches. All of them are engraved with pagoda inscriptions and the date of their construction. They started from the Eastern Wei Dynasty and extended to the Tang and Song Dynasties. It lasted for more than 600 years. There are two largest grottoes among them. One is called "Daliu Holy Grotto", which was excavated in the fourth year of Wuding in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (546). The cave is 4.44 meters deep, 3.78 meters wide and 3.5 meters high. There are three Buddha statues carved inside, all of which have lost their heads. They are all sitting in lotus position on a girdle Xumizuo, with a flame pattern backlight behind them. Another place is called "Da Zhu Sheng Cave", which was built in the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (589) in the Sui Dynasty. The stone walls on both sides of the door are engraved with tall relief statues of Narayan and Kapila respectively, with majestic images and exquisite carvings. There are also many Buddhist scriptures carved on the cliffs on both sides. The cave is square in plan, with a depth and width of 3.4 meters and a height of 2.6 meters. There are arched niches carved into the three walls of the cave. There are numerous Buddha statues carved in the niches, either sitting or standing in different postures. The top of the cave is in the shape of an overturned bucket, carved with lotus caissons, and surrounded by 6 flying apsaras with light bodies and fluttering clothes. The Lingquan Temple Grottoes are a treasure house of Buddhist stone carving art in my country. ?
Xiuding Temple Pagoda
Xiuding Temple Pagoda is a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is located at the foot of Qingliang Mountain, 35 kilometers northwest of Anyang City. The temple was destroyed long ago and only one tower remains. Built during the Zhenyuan period of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty (785-805), it is a single-story square brick stupa. The plane of the tower is square, the plane of the base is octagonal, and there is a girdle Xumi base underneath. The tower is orange-red. The existing tower is 9.30 meters tall and each side is 8.25 meters wide. The four outer walls are all inlaid with 3775 relief bricks of various shapes such as rhombus, triangle, rectangle and parallelogram. The relief area is 300 square meters, with figures, Animals, flowers, etc. are simple, solemn and spectacular. This tower was severely damaged before 1949. Many of the relief bricks on the tower were stolen by antique dealers. In order to protect the ancient tower, nearby farmers covered the entire tower with white plaster. This pagoda was discovered during the cultural relics survey in 1961. Since then, it has been repaired many times and the thousand-year-old pagoda has regained its splendor. ?
The Mausoleums of the Two Emperors
It is said that the Mausoleums of the Two Emperors are Zhuan Xu and Emperor Ku. It is located in Dashagang on the west bank of Nihe River, northwest of Yangzhuang Village, Liangzhuang Township, 30 kilometers southwest of Huang County, Anyang City. In the fourth year of Taihe in the Tang Dynasty (830), a temple was built next to the mausoleum, and it was repaired in subsequent dynasties. The site covers an area of ??more than 20 hectares. The temple in front of the mausoleum faces south and has 5 main halls and 3 left and right wing rooms. There is the mountain gate and the Shinto in the south, and there is a Songjing on the right side in front of the mountain gate. 200 meters behind the main hall and to the north is the mausoleum, 165 meters long from east to west and 66 meters wide from north to south. There are two monuments embedded in the south wall of the cemetery. One is a monument from the second year of Tianli in the Yuan Dynasty (1329), inscribed with the words "Mausoleum of Emperor Zhuanxu"; the other is a monument from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522~1566), with the inscription "Mausoleum of Zhuanxu" inscribed on it. ". Pottery fragments from the Yangshao and Longshan cultures were found 50 meters behind the mausoleum. In the early Qing Dynasty, it was still a complete cemetery. By the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it was buried by yellow sand. Since 1986, sand excavations have been carried out on the site, and more than 110 sacrificial steles from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties have been unearthed, most of which were engraved during the Yuan and Ming dynasties. ?
Tianning Temple Pagoda
Tianning Temple Pagoda is a cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. Located in the northwest corner of the old city of Anyang, it was built in the second year of Zhou Guangshun (952) after the Five Dynasties. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Bangning, the prefect of Zhangde Prefecture, repaired the pagoda and inscribed the four words "Wenfeng towering show" on the forehead of the door, so it was also called "Wenfeng pagoda". Now it has become a symbol of the ancient city Anyang. The tower is 38.65 meters high, with a circumference of about 40 meters and an octagonal plane. The base of the tower is about 2 meters high, with a circular lotus seat built on it. The lotus petals are divided into seven layers, staggered up and down, and arranged in an orderly manner. There are round coupon doors on the east, west, north and south sides of the bottom floor of the tower. Only the south door is the real door for entry and exit. The rest are decorative five-headed lattice doors, with the center of the lattice carved with patterns such as dragons, lotus branches and yingluo. The eight sides of the pagoda above the door are engraved with Buddhist stories and relief statues, which are vivid, natural and lifelike. The tower body has five floors, which increase layer by layer from bottom to top, shaped like an umbrella. The eaves of each floor are supported by brick-carved wooden brackets. There are copper bells tied to the octagonal corners of the eaves, which make tinkling sounds when the breeze blows. There is a platform in front of the south door of the tower. Climb up the platform, enter the tower door, and spirally climb 72 steps to reach the top of the tower. The top of the tower is a platform, surrounded by a parapet more than 1 meter high, and a tall vase-shaped tower stands in the middle. The unique shape is the only one seen in the country. ?
The Monument of Ximen Dafu Temple
The Monument of Ximen Dafu Temple is a cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. It is now embedded on the wall of the Bao Temple ruins at the east and west gates of Fengcun, 15 kilometers north of Anyang City. In the first year of Jia? of the Northern Song Dynasty (1056), Ma Yi was appointed as the magistrate of Ye County. The following year, his brother Ma needed to write "The Records of the Ximen Doctor Temple", carve a stone and erect a stele. The monument is 1.73 meters high, 0.90 meters wide and 0.18 meters thick. The full text has 22 lines and 34 characters in a row. This monument has survived to this day and is basically intact. There are also stone tablets from the seventh year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1494) and the twenty-seventh year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1847) embedded on the wall of the monument.
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Zhijintang Monument
Zijintang Monument is a cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. The original stele was erected during the Zhiping period of Song Dynasty (1064-1067), but it no longer exists. The stele that exists today was copied from the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty (1264-1294), and is now located in the west wing of Hanwang Temple, Southeast Ying Street, Anyang City. The stele was written by Shao Bi of the Song Dynasty, with text written by Ouyang Xiu, and Cai Xiang wrote elixirs. It is known as the "Three Unique Steles" in the world. The stele is 2.73 meters high, 1.21 meters wide and 0.27 meters thick. It has 18 lines of inscriptions with 39 characters in each line. The lower part of the stele is covered in spots. Zhoujin Hall is a hall built in the back garden of the Prefecture Department when the famous Prime Minister Han Qi of the Northern Song Dynasty was appointed as the Prime Minister and Magistrate of the Prefecture. "Zijintang Ji" written by Ouyang Xiu is a famous chapter handed down from generation to generation. The shadow of the stele is also engraved with "Records of the Ancestral Hall of Han and Wei Gong in Beijing" written by Sima Guang. The original stele was erected in Wei Gong Temple in Beijing (now Daming County, Hebei Province). In the Yuan Dynasty, someone moved the stele and engraved it on the back of the stele. The calligraphy and the front of the stele look like they were written by one person. ?
Yuefei Temple
Yuefei Temple is a cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. It is located in the southwest corner of Tangyin County, Anyang City. The year of its initial construction is yet to be determined. The Yue Fei Temple that has been preserved today was rebuilt in the first year of Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty (1450), and has been repeatedly added to in subsequent dynasties. The existing area is 4,300 square meters and nearly 100 palaces. Jingzhongfang, the head gate of Yuemiao Temple, is a beautifully constructed wooden archway. The inscription on the forehead of the archway is "Temple of King Zhongwu of Yue Temple in Song Dynasty", which was written by Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty. The two characters "loyalty" and "filial piety" are engraved on the eight-character walls on both sides. Entering the gate tower, in front of the mountain gate is Shi Quan Temple, with a statue of Shi Quan inside. In front of the temple are the kneeling iron statues of Qin Hui, Wang Shi, Wan Qi?, Zhang Jun and Wang Jun. On the back wall of the temple is the inscription "Serve the Country with Loyalty", each word is about 1.6 meters square. Walking up the stairs through the mountain gate, you will find green ancient cypresses and numerous stone tablets in the courtyard. There is the Suzhan Pavilion in the east and the Jingguang Pavilion in the west. Going further inside is the main hall, which is the main building of Yue Fei Temple. It is five rooms wide and magnificent. There is a huge plaque "Naiwu Naiwen" hanging in the middle of the lintel, and the couplet is "Since ancient times, no one has died, and the first one who loves fame is not money." In the hall sits a statue of Yue Fei, wearing a handsome helmet, golden armor, and a purple robe. He has a majestic appearance and majestic weapons. There is a huge plaque "Give me back my rivers and mountains" hanging above it. On both sides of the main hall, there are He Zhu Hall in the east verandah and Zhang Xian Hall in the west verandah. Behind the main hall is the sleeping hall. There were original statues of Yue Fei and his wife Li, but they no longer exist today. A plaque reading "Jing Zhong Guan Ri" hangs under the eaves. There is a stone carving of the calligraphy treasure "Chu Shi Biao" in the hall. On the east and west corridors on both sides of the dormitory hall, there are statues of Yue Yun, Yue Lei, Yue Lin, Yue Zhen, Yue Ting and others. ?
Yuan Lin
Yuan Lin is a cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. The full name is "Yuan Gonglin", commonly known as "Yuan (Shikai) Tomb". It is located in Taipingzhuang, 2.5 kilometers north of Anyang City. It was built from June 1916 to June 1918, covering an area of ??about 9.3 hectares. At the south end of the tomb area is a tall screen wall. Going north from the Shinto, passing by the Yudai Stone Arch Bridge, there is an archway with 5 doors and 6 columns. After passing the archway, the stone carvings on both sides of Weng Zhong face each other from a distance. There are stone horses, stone lions, stone tigers and stone figures. The stone figures are respectively civil servants wearing flat crowns and military attachés wearing Beiyang general uniforms. There is a stele pavilion in the middle of the north end of the Shinto, with a built-in tombstone of Yuan Shikai. Entering the hall, you will find the main hall of Jingrentang, which is used for worship. It has 7 rooms in width, with towering pillars and exquisite paintings. There are 5 rooms in the east and west rooms respectively. Passing through the moon gates on both sides of Xiangtang is Yuan's tomb. In front of the tomb are three Western-style iron doors. The two iron doors in the middle are decorated with octagonal tomb emblems in the shape of medals. There are 5 stone offering tables in front of the tomb. Climb up the stairs and you will reach the tomb platform. The tomb is circular in shape, surrounded by a three-story platform and built with tiger skin stones on the outside. The top of the tomb is raised, sealed with soil and planted with turf. The tomb roof and platform are both made of reinforced concrete and are extremely strong. Yuan Lin's architecture not only imitates the imperial mausoleums of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but also incorporates Western styles, reflecting the cultural characteristics of a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. It is now the site of Anyang Museum. ?
Yinxu Museum
Yinxu Museum is located on the site of the Yin Dynasty palace and ancestral temple in the northeast of Xiaotun Village, Anyang City. The first phase of the project is more than 500 meters long from north to south and more than 170 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of ??about 6.9 hectares, with a water surface of about 7.1 hectares and a total area of ??14 hectares. The gate is designed according to the word "men" in oracle bone inscriptions. The doorposts and forehead are carved with Yin Dynasty patterns, and there are Kui dragons imitating the Yin relief on both sides of the door. On the banner is "Yin Ruins Museum" inscribed by Zhou Gucheng. The Yi-Twenty Hall, modeled after the Yin Dynasty, is located in the middle of the garden, facing north and south. It was built on the site of the original "Yi-Twenty". It is entirely a wooden structure with a four-slope roof and the top is covered with thatch. To the north is a Jia Twelve-style building imitating the Yin Dynasty, facing east from the west. In the southwest corner of the garden, there is the Xiangtang Hall of Fuhao's Tomb, which is located on top of Fuhao's tomb. It is a building with double eaves and four slopes, and is covered with thatch. In addition, the bases of A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B1, B7, B8, B11 will be marked with cobblestones, rice stones, flowers and plants, and signs will be erected. Brief introduction. The roads and squares in the garden are covered with slabs, which is beneficial to the protection of underground ruins without affecting future excavations. The open space was greened. There are also sculptures imitating Yin stone figures, stone elephants, stone birds, etc. on display in the garden. The first phase of the Yin Xu Museum project started on June 15, 1987 and was completed on August 30, which lasted 75 days. The ribbon was cut on the morning of September 10, and at the same time, the International Symposium on China's Yin Shang Culture held an opening ceremony in the Yin Hall. ?
Pearl Spring
Pearl Spring is located in the west of Shuiye Town, 22.5 kilometers west of Anyang City. The spring pool covers an area of ??more than 1,200 square meters, with an average water depth of 2 meters, and is surrounded by bluestones. Spring water gushes out from the bottom of the pool, like a string of pearls. There is a piece of flat land in the pool, with a water-centre pavilion built on it. In front of the pavilion, there are two thousand-year-old cypresses. The lower part is divided and the upper part is joined to form a cypress gate. Visitors can pass through the gate. Together with the spring, it is called "Bomen Pearl Marsh". One of the eight famous scenic spots in Anyang history.
The spring water can be used for drinking water and water for industrial and sideline industries in the town. The scenery here is quiet and beautiful, and it has now been turned into a park.
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