I have been traveling in Yangxian for a long time.
Yang County, located on the eastern edge of the Hanzhong Basin in southern Shaanxi, is bordered by the Qinling Mountains to the north and the Ba Mountains to the south. Here, it is the "land of crested ibises", and this rare and beautiful auspicious bird can be seen everywhere.
In the last two or three years, I have visited almost all the monuments in Yang County. These monuments have a special status, because they all belong to the cultural security unit. Some of these cultural security units are national-level and widely known; some are provincial-level and county-level, but they are little known.
Now, take stock of these monuments that I have visited in Hanzhongyang County in southern Shaanxi.
National cultural relics protection unit
1. Enlightened Temple Pagoda
Enlightened Temple Pagoda
This ancient pagoda, which was built in the Tang Kaiyuan period, is located in the center of Yangxian Kaiming Square, and belongs to the square single-storey multi-eaves brick tower, with a height of 13 floors and about 27 meters. On all sides of the tower above the second floor of this ancient pagoda, there are 52 Buddhist shrines and 100 square single-storey small pagodas, there are dragon and phoenix murals between the shrines, there are stone statues of Buddha statues in the shrines, and there are wind chimes on the eaves of each layer of the pagoda. This ancient Tang Pagoda is the landmark of Yang County.
2. Cai Lun Tomb
Cai Lun's Tomb
This is the place where Cai Lun rests for a long time, located in Longting Town, Nanyang County, Shaanxi. It sits north and faces south, and the entire tomb is composed of four parts: the front square, the Cai Hou Ancestral Hall, the Cai Lun Tomb and the Museum of Culture. When I went, the ticket was 35 yuan, and the local ID card was half price. The whole tomb shrine looks simple and elegant, solemn and solemn.
3. Zhiguo Temple
Zhiguo Temple
The temple was built during the Yifeng period of the Tang Dynasty and is located in Zhiguo Village, Xiecun Town, Yang County. However, it is rarely open to the public, and the gate is closed all day long.
4. Liangma Temple
Liangma Temple
This ancient building, located in Sihong Village, Xiecun Town, Yangxian County, was built in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (1261), and the hall is about 18 meters long, about 15 meters wide and about 12 meters high. It sits north and faces south, with three wide eaves in front and five rooms wide in the back eaves, the so-called "light three dark five". Don't underestimate this ancient building that looks solitary next to the village, because it is now a national cultural relics protection unit.
Provincial cultural relics protection unit
5. Qingliang Temple
Qingliang Temple
This is a thousand-year-old temple in southern Shaanxi, located in Qingliang Village, Shilang Township, Yangxian County. In the fourth year of Emperor Dezong's reign (783), Zhu Zhu rebelled, and Emperor Dezong of Tang fled to Fengtian, where the rebels were in hot pursuit and Emperor Dezong had difficulty gaining a foothold in Fengtian. In February of the following year, Emperor Dezong had no choice but to lead his concubines to flee south along the Luo Road to Hanzhong, and the Hanzhong Festival made Yan Zhen hear the news and lead his army to The Qingliang River in Yang County, at the southern entrance of the Luo Road. In order to commemorate the rescue, Emperor Dezong personally planted a masson pine and built a temple here. Now, the millennium masson pine has died, and the temple belongs to the provincial cultural relics protection unit and is enclosed in the wall of Qingliang Elementary School.
6. Xie Village Residence
Xie Village Residence
This is the residence of Liu Jide, a squire of the Republic of China at the end of the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of more than 120 acres, with a total of 5 courtyards and 89 houses, which is called "landlord's manor" by locals. It is located in Donghan Village, Xiecun Town, Yang County. The landlord Liu Jide was once so generous, but he did not forget to educate his children. Now, Liu Jide's three great-grandchildren have made remarkable achievements in the field of contemporary architecture and technology. In this way, education is really important! The "landlord's house" is still like this, but what about the "poor man's house"?
7. Longquan Temple
Longquan Temple
This is a very special temple located in Longquan Village, Yangzhou Town, Yangxian County. It is special because it is the unity of the Tao and the Buddha, which has a history of thousands of years. Although the current complex belongs to the Qing Dynasty, the original construction of Longquan Temple is likely to be during the Tang Dynasty 1500 years ago.
8. Two Corners Mountain
Two-cornered mountain
This is a famous Taoist mountain in southern Shaanxi, with a very long history, which was founded in the Southern Song Dynasty. The reason why it is called "two-horned mountain" means that the two southeast peaks are like the two horns of a yellow cow or a buffalo. This two-cornered mountain, about 15 kilometers away from yang county seat, is bordered by the Qinling Mountains to the north and the Han River in front. Many of the ancient buildings and monuments here, although dilapidated, are original and worth seeing.
9. City God Temple Theater Building
City God Temple Theater Building
This ancient opera building hidden in the downtown area is located in the City God Temple on the West Street of the Old City in Yangxian County, sitting south to north, and belongs to the brick and wood structure. In my memory, the Yangxian City God Temple Theater Building had a "disgraceful" experience, that is, the history of "degeneration" into an inn.
10. Xujia Temple Kuixing Building
Xu Family Temple Kui Xing Lou
This Kuixing Building is located in the campus of Huang'an Junior High School in Yangxian County, and its shape is very chic. Its founding date is unknown, but it was repaired and inscribed in the first year of Guangxu (1875). I checked the relevant information, this Xu family temple Kuixing Building was actually renovated in 2005~2006. Therefore, the Xu Family Temple Kui Xing Lou looks very "new" and has a feeling of thick makeup.
11. Liquan Temple Main Hall
The main hall of Liquan Temple
This Yuan Dynasty hall is located in Moziqiao Village, Moziqiao Town, Yangxian County. In my memory, the history of Liquan Temple is very long. It is the place of the Dragon Blood Zen Master Zhuo Xi; its construction time can be traced back to the first year of Tang Kaiyuan (713-741); it was renamed Kaihua Zen Temple, which was in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty (1335); its reconstruction was in the second year of Ming Hongzhi (1489). At present, the ruins of Liquan Temple, which belong to the provincial cultural relics protection unit, are only left with the Yuan Dynasty Hall in front of me and a Tang Dynasty spring pond next to it.
12. Five Buddhas Temple
Five Buddhas Temple
This ancient courtyard, sitting north and facing south, surrounded by mountains and rivers, was built in an unknown date and was rebuilt twice during the Qing Dynasty. It is located in Sancha Village, Huangjiaying Town, Yang County. Sancha Village, which is a small village with a very elegant ecological environment, is mainly composed of three forks where six ditches converge. Here, the mountains are densely forested and the ravines are crisscrossed, and the Five Buddhas Nunnery is located on the mountainside behind the small mountain village.
13. The former site of the Maoping Red Twenty-fifth Army
Wen Bao Monument
The ancient ginkgo tree in Xinhua Village also has an ancient mill with an engine under the tree
This red provincial-level cultural protection unit is located in Xinhua Village, Maoping Town, Yangxian County. Xinhua Village, located in the southern foothills of the Qinling Mountains, has a special geographical location, a unique natural environment, exceptionally fresh air, a particularly mild climate, and a simple folk custom. Here, in addition to the former site of the Red Twenty-fifth Army, there are many thousand-year-old ginkgo trees and ancient maple poplar trees.
14. Former site of the headquarters of the Twenty-fifth Red Army
Former site of the headquarters of the Twenty-fifth Red Army
During the garrison of the Red Twenty-fifth Army in Huayang, this was the military command center of huayang Soviet district. It is located in Hongshi kiln village, Huayang Town, Yang County. The houses here are built in the style of southern Shaanxi houses; in the center of the courtyard, there is a memorial wall with carved group portraits; in the exhibition hall, there are sabers, guns and some items used by the Red Army in those years; on the wall of the courtyard, there are slogans written by the Red Army.
15. Luo Family Compound
Luo family compound
Originally the residence of the Qing Dynasty general Luo Hengfeng and his descendants, it was located in Luojiaba, Huayang Street Village, Huayang Town, Yangxian County. The Luo family compound, sitting north and facing south, the plane is rectangular, the whole building is composed of a gatehouse, a main room and an east-west wing, a civil structure, a bucket-type beam frame, and a hanging mountain roof. There are 11 existing rooms in the Luojia compound, with a complete architectural structure and complete functions, which is the most authentic and valuable material for the study of the residences in southern Shaanxi.
County-level cultural relics protection unit
16. Huayang Opera Building
Huayang Theater Building
This ancient opera building hidden in the mountains is located in Huayang Ancient Town, Yangxian County. It was built in the early Qing Dynasty, is about 15 meters long, about 12 meters wide, and about 8 meters high, and is divided into two layers.
17. Huayang Old Street Ancient Building Complex
Huayang Old Street ancient building complex
The ancient architectural complex here, belonging to the Qing Dynasty, is located in Huayang Old Street, Yangxian County. When I went, the streets were empty, as if they were my "special venues".
18. Huayang Ancient Pagoda
Huayang Ancient Pagoda
This ancient pagoda in Huayang Town, built in the 30th year of the Qianlong Dynasty (1760), is five stories high and about 13 meters, and belongs to the "Town Water Tower". Huayang Ancient Pagoda, the tower is a brick and stone structure, square solid; five floors from the bottom up, layer by layer contraction, to the top of the back of the treasure bottle shape. According to legend, the location of the ancient pagoda is the wind vein of Huayang, and the pagoda was built to pray for the elimination of disasters and the relief of floods.
19. White Ho Kui Star Building
White Ho Kui Star Building
This is the second Kuixing Building I saw in Nanyang County, Shaanxi, next to a fish pond in Baihe Village, Moziqiao Town, Yang County. This Kuixing Building, built in the Qing Dynasty, has a construction area of 35 square meters, a height of 7 meters, three wide rooms, a bucket-type beam frame, a bucket arch under the eaves, and a gray tile roof.
20. Tomb site of Princess Tang'an
The ruins of the tomb of Princess Tang'an
This is the tomb of Princess Tang'an, the eldest daughter of Emperor Dezong of Tang, li shi, located in the Yuzhen Palace in Machang Town, Yang County. In the past, the tomb of Princess Tang'an covered a large area, but later due to the construction of houses by nearby villagers to take soil, coupled with the encroachment of wind and rain, the huge tomb was seriously damaged.
21. Qi's Tomb
Qi's tomb
Here, according to legend, is the tomb of Lady Ji Qi, the favorite of Liu Bang of Han Gaozu, located in Qi Village, Qi Town, Yang County. The Qi tomb is small and looks pitiful. According to the records, the Qi tomb here should be the tomb of Yiguan.
22. Zifangshan Zhangliang Temple
Zifangshan Zhangliang Temple
This Zhangliang Temple, located on Zifang Mountain in Machang Town, Yangxian County, is almost unknown. When I went, there was only an old man and three dogs guarding the temple.
23. Xiesun Bridge
Xiesun Bridge
This bridge is located in Xiecun Village, Xiecun Town, Yangxian County, and belongs to the county-level cultural relics protection unit. It was originally a semi-circular arch thick pier double arch masonry bridge, also known as Xie Cun Bridge, and now "plastic surgery" and "beauty" can no longer see the appearance of the original ancient bridge.
24. Guan'erling Theatre Building
Guan'erling Theatre Building
Here, legend has it that it was built to commemorate Zhao Yun of the Three Kingdoms of Shu, and there is now an ancient opera building. It, located in the Guan'erling Temple in The Equation Village of Changxi Town, Yangchang County, is now an abandoned school. When I went, the gate was locked and I could only take this picture outside the wall.
25. Luojia Cliff Residence
LuoJiaya residence outside
Luo JiaYa residence inside
This is the twelfth year of Qing Jiaqing, the residence carved by the local rich family Luo Shi on the cliff wall, used to hide from soldiers. It is located in Shenxi Village, Yishui Town, Yang County. According to the locals, when the Luojia Cliff House was built, the Luo family invited 40 craftsmen and worked for a full 2 years. After the excavation was completed, the Luo family gave the craftsmen two large baskets of silver. From this point of view, the Luo family is still quite authentic, and there is no bad problem of arrears of wages to migrant workers.
Well, I have visited the Yangxian monuments, and this time I will take stock here.
Next, start taking stock of the various monuments I have visited in Chenggu County, southern Shaanxi.
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