Jingcheng Niu Cottage, the former Xiangma Village, bandit nest
author:Yuhiko Shimen
Starting from Shijiazhuang City, the South Second Ring Road extends westward, about 40 kilometers by car, and you will arrive at the Niu Cottage in Wujiayao Township, Jingcheng County. Niushanzhai is surrounded by three villages, namely Baitupo, Dishui'an, and Dajianshan. According to legend, it was built by Dou Jiande in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and was occupied by bandits in successive dynasties. The cottage is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, which can only be entered from the west, and the west side of the cottage still retains the stone city wall of the year, and there are countless stone houses left in the cottage, and there are a few that can still live in people.
It is the least difficult to climb the mountain from the north of Dajianshan Village, one kilometer north from the village, there is a road up the mountain, and you can reach the cottage at the top of the mountain by car.
There is no grass in the countryside, and knowledge is full of treasures. Flowers and plants are all medicinal herbs.
It's cloudy today, good for climbing. The mountains have been covered with green vegetation.
Follow the road up the mountain, at each fork, choose the road on the left, and you will reach the mountain of Niushanzhai.
This is the gate of the cottage and the only entrance to the cottage.
The remaining wall on the west side of the cottage. The cottage is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and only the west side has a city wall.
Part of the stone house that remains of the cottage.
This house is the best kept.
Ink left behind by a traveler.
Flags left behind by travelers on the top of the mountain.
Along the way, I heard pheasants crowing, which is to see the footprints left by wild animals, and I heard from the villagers that there are pheasants, wild boars, roe deer and so on in the mountains.
Welcome pine on the mountain.
View from the top of the mountain.
The Niushan Temple in Shannan is not known in what age it was built, and the inscription remains in the Daoguang period of the Great Qing Dynasty, and the record of rebuilding during the Republic of China.
Along the newly opened winding mountain road, I walked around the mountain for more than 11 kilometers
During the May Day holiday, it is recommended to take a wild route, and walk!