Summer is coming, many people want to go out to play to escape the heat, too many people on the beach? Tired of climbing a mountain? Then come here and introduce you to an ancient architectural complex known as "the residence of the first cultural giant in northern China" today!
In recent years, China's tourism market has flourished, especially attractions such as ancient villages and ancient towns and ancient buildings are very popular with current urban tourists, because everyone wants to feel the different breath of life and experience different landscape feelings!
Located in Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, this imperial city Xiangfu is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, the former teacher of the Kangxi Emperor, and is also known as the "residence of the first cultural giant in northern China"! It's truly outstanding and special, let's take a look!
The Imperial City Xiangfu is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, a scholar of The QingyuanGe University of the Qing Dynasty and a former teacher of the Kangxi Emperor!
Located in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, with a total area of 36,000 square meters, the Imperial City Xiangfu is composed of the inner city, the outer city, the Ziyun and other parts, and is a rare castle-style official eunuch residential complex of the Ming and Qing dynasties! Its scale is comparable to that of the Imperial Palace!
The imperial city of Xiangfu was originally named "Zhongdaozhuang", and later because the Kangxi Emperor lived here twice, it was called "Imperial City"!
In the 260 years between Emperor Xiaozong of the Imperial City and Qianlong (1501-1760 AD), a total of 41 Gongsheng and 19 Juren appeared, and 9 zhongjinshi and 6 entered Hanlin! The number of capable people cultivated by the family is very rare! Therefore, it has been praised by posterity as "the house of the first cultural giant in northern China"!
The Imperial City Xiangfu Complex is divided into two parts: the inner city and the outer city, mainly built to avoid war!
The inner city was built by Chen Tingjing's uncle Chen Changyan in the sixth year of Ming Chongzhen (1633) to escape the chaos of war! The role of the inner city is mainly to resist the enemy, so the defensive equipment in the building is readily available, storing enough grain, easy to defend and difficult to attack!
The most prominent is the "Douzhuju", the Douzhuju has five doors, the wall is full of battlements, the important parts are fortified, and the Spring and Autumn Pavilion and Wenchang Pavilion are built at the commanding heights of the northeast and southeast corners! There are Hidden Soldier Caves around the city wall, counting 125 rooms on five floors, which are used for the use of wartime family members and battlemen to hide and rest!
There are 16 courtyards, 640 houses, and a total area of 36,000 square meters!
The outer city was completed in the forty-second year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1703), which was built closely according to the inner city, and compared with the enemy function of the inner city, the architectural design of the outer city is more simple and beautiful!
Its main buildings are the front hall and back bedroom, the left and right inner houses, the academy, the garden, the boudoir, the butler's courtyard, the Wanghe Pavilion and so on!
In addition to visiting the imperial city of Xiangfu, you can also enjoy the spectacular ancient buildings here, and you can also taste the special food here! For example, Yangcheng roast liver, oil paste horn, meat can meat, roasted green onion, etc.!
Especially "roasted green onions", according to legend, Empress Dowager Cixi once passed by here, and local officials set up a banquet, but the chef found that he made one less dish in the panic, so he was in a hurry, and immediately took the green onion on the vegetable case to a handful, cut several knives into oil pots, fried into a golden brown and fished out, added spices to hang soup, and made this famous dish that has been passed down to this day!
Due to the rare huge siege style and rich historical and cultural significance of this ancient building complex, the Imperial City Xiangfu has become a teaching material attraction for people to understand the design of historical ancient buildings! Since 2002, it has been continuously rated as "Top Ten Civilized Scenic Spots in Shanxi Province" and "Civilized and Harmonious Scenic Spots in Shanxi Province"! This also shows that the popularity of the Imperial City Xiangfu here is very large, and the current Imperial City Xiangfu can be said to be a popular tourist area in Shanxi!
Would you like to visit this ancient architectural complex known as the "House of the First Cultural Giant in Northern China"? Coming to the Imperial City Xiangfu will not only allow people to increase their knowledge, but also taste the local cuisine! Finally, it should be noted that when traveling out in the summer, you must pay attention to the heat protection and sun protection, and it is best to bring umbrellas and sunscreen clothing!
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