On October 27th, "Punch in the beautiful countryside, play the cultural tourism Xinzhou" into Ganlan. Under the leadership of Liu Xinmin, director of the County Culture and Tourism Bureau, he visited the ancient city of Ganlan and felt the thick historical culture and simple and thick folk customs of Ganlan.
Ganlan is located in the Jinyang Barrier Fortress, which has always been a place where soldiers must fight. Ganlan has a history of more than 2,200 years since the Han Dynasty, and the current Ganlan County is a military city built by Liu Zhiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty, with a history of more than 1,200 years. The city is "five miles around", magnificent, and its style is similar to the ancient city of Xi'an, which is the landmark building of ancient Ganlan.
The ancient city of Ganlan is a wonder in the world. According to legend, the land of Ganlan was once a sea of vicissitudes, and the ancients designed and built the ancient city of Ganlan from the perspective of feng shui, and the whole city was in the shape of a boat, called Zhoucheng. The East Gate, the South Gate, and the West Gate are almost in a straight line, all of which are opened to the south to meet the southern C fire into the city, showing a sanyang Kaitai pattern. The north gate opens to the east, welcoming the eastern wood into the city to help the fire, containing the meaning of purple qi coming from the east.
On September 1, 2015, the city wall of Ganlan County was announced as a municipal cultural relics protection unit, and the remains of the city wall were damaged to varying degrees due to natural erosion, disrepair, improper construction and utilization. The walls of The City of Ganlan are tall and thick, especially the Shing Mun Cave, reaching a height of nearly 10 meters, and its north, east, and south gates and urn castles have been preserved to this day. According to legend, when Mu Guiying led his troops to guard the town of Ganlan, the sergeant on horseback raised the flag to enter and exit the city gate, and there was no need to lie down on the flagpole, thinking about how majestic and cool it was!
Now the ancient city of Ganlan, the streets are clean and tidy, the built Bell Tower Street, the newly built ancient city wall, kind and simple citizens, attract many tourists. When you come to the ancient city of Ganlan, the first thing that catches your eye is the city tower, which shows the majesty of the city in its majestic appearance. The city tower is a traditional brick and wood structure, the form is a two-story three-eaves waist wrapped flat seat cloister pavilion type hilltop building, is a kind of defensive building in ancient China's cities, the city wall between the city towers is connected, both military defense effect, but also urban flood control function, forming a solid barrier in the ancient city.
The Arrow Tower is a city tower with a distant view and archery window holes on the walls of the ancient city. Its walls occupy a large proportion of the building, and all you can see is the densely packed arrow windows around it, mainly to defend against the enemy. The enemy tower is used by the city defenders to command and watch the orders, to watch the enemy situation, place equipment and materials, etc., and in peacetime, it is used for the patrols of the guards to shelter from the wind and rain, which is a facility to strengthen the defense of the city wall.
The corner towers are distributed in the four corners of the city wall, and the view from the tower is wide. In wartime, the enemy situation can be clearly observed, and the soldiers stationed in the corner tower can not only fire arrows and firearms from the front, but also cooperate with the defenders of the front of the enemy tower and the city wall to kill and injure the besieging enemy with crossfire.
After the renovation of the City Wall of Ganlan, the city gate walls are interconnected with each other, piecing together the prosperity of an ancient city wall, and the gray city wall adds a sense of vicissitudes under the background of the sun. And when the lanterns first come on, outlining the outline of the city wall and the corner tower, there is a magnificent sense of mystery. Come to the ancient city of Ganlan, loosen the shackles of the intensive life, let the days of joy and sorrow into this corner of the ancient city, and you will find that life can really be picturesque. As a key local tourist attraction, Ganlan Ancient City is applying for a national AAAA-level scenic spot. Welcome visitors from all over the world to visit Arashi! Morning reporter Zhao Hailong Poplar
【Source: Morning News】
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