Chongfu Temple, Yanmenguan, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Zhiyu Paleolithic Site, Ant Han Group, Guangwu Ancient City, Shahukou, Shentouhai.
chongfu monastery
Chongfu Temple is a national key cultural relics protection unit, located on the north side of Neidong Street in Shuo County. It was founded in the second year of Tang Linde (665) by Wei Chijingde, Duke of Hubei.
The main hall of Chongfu Temple is Tommy Hall, which was built in the third year of Emperor Xizong of Jin Dynasty (1 143). It has a history of more than 800 years and is very precious. The temple is seven rooms wide, 40.96 meters wide and 48 rafters deep, 22.5438+0 meters. The temple rests on the top of the mountain, with a single eaves and a total height of about 2 1 m. The temple is located on a pedestal 2.4 meters high. There is a "Tomitang" plaque under the pedestal, which is the original of the twenty-fourth year of Jin Dading (1 184). The statues in the main hall of Amitabha Buddha are distributed on the big Buddha altar which spans four rooms. Amida Buddha is in the middle of the main statue, Guanyin Bodhisattva is on the left and Bodhisattva is on the right. Buddhism is called the "Three Saints of the West". There are four bodhisattva statues on both sides of the main image, with a slightly curved body; There are two King Kong standing in two corners of the stage, majestic and dazzling. It seems that they are fulfilling their duty to protect the law. These colored sculptures are all works when the temple was built. Although it was reloaded in the Ming Dynasty, its shape, body, clothing and face have not changed much, and it is still a treasure in the statues of the Jin Dynasty in China.
Yanmenguan
The Great Wall on the ridge of Yanmenguan twists and turns, reaching Pingxingguan, Zijingguan and Daomaguan in the east, reaching the secluded rock and connecting the vast sea. Go west to Xuankou, Ning Wuguan and Piantouguan, and reach the Yellow River. The East Gate and the West Gate of Guanyou are all made of huge bricks, crossing the goose and crossing the cloud, with majestic bearing, and the gates are engraved with two plaques of "Natural Barrier" and "Geographical Location" respectively. There are towering towers on the east and west gates, and there is a collective portrait of Yang Jiajiang on the tower. Outside the East Gate, a monument was built for Li Mu. Unfortunately, when the Japanese invaded China, these towers and the Temple of Mother Li were burned down.
Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda
Sagata of Buddha Palace Temple in Yingxian County is located in the Buddha Palace Temple in the northwest of Yingxian City, Shanxi Province, commonly known as Yingxian Wooden Pagoda. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is located between the mountain gate and the main hall on the north-south axis of the temple, which belongs to the layout of "front pagoda and back hall". The tower was built at a height of four meters.
On the abutment, the tower is 67.3 1 m high, and the bottom layer is 30.27 m in diameter, showing a plane octagon. The first floor facade has double eaves, and the upper floors are single eaves, with five floors and six eaves, and there is a dark layer between the floors, which is actually nine floors. Because there are double eaves and corridors on the ground floor, the appearance of the tower is six eaves. Each floor of Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is supported by two circles of wooden columns inside and outside. There are 24 pillars outside each floor and 8 pillars inside. Many braces, beams, purlins and short columns are used between wooden columns to form multi-beam wooden frames in different directions. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is the tallest and oldest existing wooden pagoda building in China, and the only wooden pavilion-style pagoda, which is a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Guangwu ancient city
Guangwu Tunbing Fort is located at the foot of Yanmenguan Great Wall in the south of Shanyin County, Datong, Shanxi Province. It is the throat artery inside and outside Yanmenguan, so it is called "the key to the north gate" (which is the same as Badaling Great Wall in Beijing). There are two castles in Guangwu. The castle is located in the west of Gouzhu, which was built in the Western Han Dynasty and rebuilt during the Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty. The new city, located in the east of Gouzhu, was built in the early Ming Dynasty and named Guangwu City. It was originally used as a residence for troops, and later it became a residential building. Two castles, guarded by two entrances, are very dangerous. The predecessor of Guangwu Castle was the "Dog Bucket" built by King Wuling of Zhao during the Warring States Period. Guangwu in Sui Dynasty was changed to Yanmen County. When Song confronted Liao, Song occupied Yanmenguan and Liao occupied Guangwu City. Guangwu belonged to Daixian County in Qing Dynasty and Shanyin County in the Republic of China during the Japanese Puppet War.
Shahukou
Killing Tiger Pass was called Shenhekou in ancient times, White Wolf Pass in Tang Dynasty and Tooth Wolf Pass in Song Dynasty. In order to resist Mongwa's invasion to the south, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to fight from this port many times, hence the name "Killing Hukou". Since Qin Long in Ming Dynasty exchanged markets between Mongolia and China for five years, the horse markets in Hu Bao, Shengshengbao and Xinpingbao were reopened. In order to ease ethnic conflicts, it was renamed "Kill the Tiger Mouth".
Shahukou, located 35 kilometers northwest of Youyu County, Datong, Shanxi, is an important natural pass of the Great Wall. Tangzishan in the east, Dabaoshan in the west, Leigong Mountain and Miaotou Mountain in the north. The Great Wall of Wan Li extends from northeast to southwest, enclosing the tiger's mouth like a semicircular fence. Cliffs stand on the east and west sides, and Cangtou River runs through them from south to north, forming a natural pass with a width of more than 200 meters and a length of more than 3000 meters.
[Best Travel Time]: Shuozhou City is located in the Loess Plateau, with complex and diverse terrain, which basically belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of only 6.8 degrees. Datong is very cold in winter and cool in summer. It is a good place to escape the summer. The most striking feature here is the large temperature difference between day and night. You'd better take an extra coat to keep out the cold sooner or later.