What district of Beijing is Jishuitan?
Jishuitan used to be the general dock of water transportation and the scenic spot of Royal Xixiangchi. Since the Yuan Dynasty, elephants in Siam and Myanmar have been used as transportation and court guards of honor. In summer, the animal trainer will take the elephant to the Jishuitan for a bath.
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Development course of Jishuitan: at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, the villages and population in the upper reaches of Jishuitan water source increased, and a large number of reclamation led to river siltation, and the inflow of Jishuitan gradually decreased; On the other hand, the imperial city built in the Ming Dynasty will flow through the canal outside the east wall of the imperial city in the Yuan Dynasty to ensure the royal water, and the waterway will be cut off.
Since then, the connection between Tonghui River and Jishuitan has been cut off, and Jishuitan, as the northern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, has also lost its connection with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. After no navigation, the water system from Jishuitan to Datong Bridge gradually dried up, and it was only filled up when the road was built in the Republic of China. After that, the materials transported by the Grand Canal generally abandoned the ship when they arrived in Tongzhou and were transported to Chaoyangmen by carriage.
Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jishuitan has gradually become a paradise for nobles and literati, losing its function of water transportation. However, because the Bell and Drum Tower is nearby, the vicinity of Jishuitan is still a densely populated area, maintaining the prosperity of the previous dynasty.
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