Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Chengde City. Kuancheng, named after "Yuanshi Kuanheyi, Mingzhu Kuanhe City", was established in 1963 as a county, and in 1989 established Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County, located in the northeast of Hebei Province, southeast of Chengde City, bordering Lingyuan City of Chaoyang City and Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County of Qinhuangdao City in liaoning province to the east, Xinglong County to the west, Pingquan City and Chengde County to the north, and Qianxi County of Tangshan City to the south across the Great Wall. The county covers an area of 1,952 square kilometers.
Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County was shortlisted for the "2019 List of the Most Beautiful Counties in China". In April 2020, it was identified as the first batch of provincial-level ecological garden city pilots. On June 30, 2020, it was selected into the list of counties in the revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization area (the second batch). It was once rated as the only county with advanced economic development in Hebei Province in Chengde City. It is known as "the hometown of Chinese chestnuts" and "the hometown of silkworms in Hebei".
Wide city streetscape
History of the establishment of Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County
Kuancheng belonged to Right Beiping Commandery during the Qin and Han Dynasties, Liaoxi County during the Sui Dynasty, and Rao Ledu Governor's Office during the Tang Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty set up kuanhe to guard the Imperial Thousand Households, which was under the jurisdiction of Beiping Province. In 1933, Kuancheng was occupied by the Japanese army and became the last territory to be incorporated into Manchukuo. Kuancheng was established as a county in 1963 and established as a Manchu Autonomous County in 1989 with the approval of the State Council.
Kuancheng Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County scenic spots
There are four major landscapes in the Ming Dynasty Great Wall and the Qing Dynasty "Eight Views outside the mouth " (also known as the "Eight Views outside the Mouth") in the Dushan Snow, Wanta Yellow Cliff, CanomuXian Bridge, and Fish Scale Stacked Brocade. There is the Liaojin Period Han Buddhist site "Wanta Huangya Temple", which was built because of the worship of the settled peoples by nomads, and is the only Place of Chinese Buddhist activities in Chengde area except the Tibetan Buddhist temple Great Buddha Temple. North China Water Conservancy and Hydropower Project - Panjiakou Reservoir water storage formed by the Panlong Lake is known as "Saiwai Guilin", is a national scenic spot; the second main peak in the east of Yanshan - Dushan Mountain has a variety of rare flowers and trees such as Tiannu Mulan; Qianhe Mountain is a provincial bird nature reserve; Xifengkou (bordering Qianxi County of Tangshan City) is the birthplace of the revolutionary musician Mai Xin's "March of the Big Knife"; Wangchanggou was once the command center of the Anti-Japanese War in Jidong and Renan. Other scenic spots include the Qinghekou and Waterfall Estuary Scenic Areas of Collapsed Mountain, the Sendai Mountain Scenic Area of Collapsed Mountain, and the Yulin Mountain Scenic Area of Dashi Pillar.
Panlong Lake
"Wanta Huangya Temple"
Songting Pass, the ancient name of The Pass. The original site was in the southwest of present-day Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County. Closing the door is dangerous, and the ground is a traffic hole. During the Liao Dynasty, from Yanjing (southwest of present-day Beijing) to Daning, Zhongjing (present-day west of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), each route was taken here. In the early Ming Dynasty, King Di of Yan plotted to merge Daning from Yongping (present-day Lulong, Hebei), and in order to pass the danger of Longsai, he attacked Daning from Liujiakou (劉家口, 34 km north of present-day Lulong County, Qinhuangdao) and took Songting. It was originally a military defensive stronghold established shortly after the Khitans established the Liao State. Dading Province (大定府, in modern Daning, present-day Ningcheng) was the capital of the Liao Dynasty, and its strategic position as a southern pass against the Northern Expedition of the Central Plains was very important. Emperor Shi Jingyao betrayed Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, enabling Liao to gain a large area of land into the Central Plains, controlling the key points of Northern China, and establishing Yanjing (present-day Beijing) as one of the five capitals of the Liao State, named Nanjing. The Liao coexisted with the Northern Song Dynasty, and the dividing line between the two sides was on the Juma River (Baigou River). At this point, the defensive line in southern Liaoning was moved from the south of the original Songting Pass to Xiongzhou (present-day Xiong County, Baoding, Hebei) on the banks of the Baigou River in the interior, and Songting Pass lost its defensive role as a pass to defend the capital daning in liaoning.
Customs and folklore of Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County
Intangible cultural heritage items
"Kuancheng back pole", commonly known as "back song", began in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, especially with sophisticated props, exquisite, delicate and unique production, for the world to marvel. In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. "Wide city back pole" is divided into single, double and three, when performing a grown man with several twisted children, the whole back pole is as high as 3-4 meters, the average weight is about 27 kg, a good back hand frame up to 200 pounds, the top of three or four twisted children. "Kuancheng back pole" is based on classical drama, is a combination of classical opera and folk art, the props are finely made, the upper and lower corners are extremely exquisite, the upper and lower corners are traditional opera costumes, and many props are handed down from generation to generation. The "Wide City Back Pole" scene is grand, during the performance, two pairs of dragon and phoenix flags and a pair of yellow gong umbrella heads open the road, and the red vertical banner under the yellow gong umbrella is printed with the list of the head of the meeting, the inheritance artist and the thirteen back song performers. The "Kuancheng Back Pole" has a total of thirteen productions such as "Ma Rui Xianshou", "Wind And Blocking Horses", "Blood Handprint", "Counting Grain Climbing Temple", "Fire Cave Heaven" and so on.
"Wide City Back Pole"
Specialties of Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County
Liangjiatai (township) red star apple. The largest red star apple can reach three or four hundred grams, and the ripe apple is red and has a strong fragrance. Red Star Apple was originally imported from the United States in the early 60s of the last century. In 1993, it was selected as the designated fruit for the Asian Games; in 1995, Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County was designated by the government as one of the "Eight Dragons" of the county's agricultural development; in 1996, it won two awards of "Quality Product" and "Chinese Famous Fruit" at the International Fruit Expo held in Beijing; in 1997, it was rated as "Chinese Famous Fruit" by the China Fruit Circulation Association.
Wide City Red Star Apple
Wide City Chestnut. Kuancheng is the hometown of Chinese chestnuts, which has a history of chestnut cultivation for more than 2,000 years and is a national geographical indication protected product. As early as the Qing Jiaqing period, Kuancheng chestnuts were sold overseas through the tianjin port through the west to Tangshan. The climatic characteristics of "four distinct seasons, obvious temperature difference, rain and heat in the same season" and the natural conditions of "sufficient light, loose soil, and abundant soil trace elements" make Kuancheng chestnut have the reputation of "Chinese chestnut in Hebei and Hebei chestnut in Kuancheng" in the international chestnut market.
There are also Chengde silverware, full flag shoes, Kuancheng chestnut mushroom, Dushan (Liangjiatai Township) water tofu, Chengde old wine and Kuancheng blue print rag.
Wide city chestnut mushroom
Kuancheng cuisine includes Chengde stewed fat head (fish), Kuancheng grilled eggs and so on.
Wide city steaked eggs
Notable people from Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County
Zhang Huanyu is the secretary of the party branch of DashizhuZi Township. He was a national model worker, an outstanding Communist Party member of Hebei Province, one of the top ten public servants, and the secretary of a model branch, who won the "May Day" labor medal and was also a deputy to the Ninth National People's Congress, and was received by the central leaders many times. The party branch of The Village of Tripma river, where it is located, was named an advanced grassroots party organization in the country by the Central Organization Department. It has been rated as "Advanced (Red Flag) Party Branch" by the county for 13 consecutive years, and "Advanced Grassroots Party Organization" and "Advanced Construction Unit of Village Collective" by the prefecture and city for 13 consecutive years.
Zheng Baosen participated in the Liaoshen Campaign in the Liberation War and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. He once served as deputy chief of staff of the Air Force of the Wuhan Military Region of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, deputy commander of the Air Force of the Fuzhou Military Region, deputy commander of the Air Force of the Lanzhou Military Region, and political commissar. Rank of Lieutenant General.
Wang Xin'an, formerly known as Wang Rong. The twentieth generation of the Taoist Quanzhen Dao Huashan Sect. A famous contemporary Taoist monk. He has presided over the Baiyun Temple in Beijing and the Xuandu Temple in Nanyue Hengshan, and served as the president of the Taoist Association of Hunan Province.
Cai Limin was the deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial People's Congress.
Liu Guichuan is a first-class calligrapher at the China Academy of Arts.
Yuan Ruiliang is a first-class writer and lyricist. He was the vice chairman of the Nantong Municipal Cppcc Committee of Jiangsu Province.
Yang Xiaocun is a contemporary young calligrapher.
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