Where is the best place to go for a 2-day self-driving trip from Tianjin in May?
Go to Jimingyi, it is very good, the only pure land that has not been trampled by modern civilization.
In recent years, the unique style here has been favored by the film industry, such as "The Battle of Taierzhuang", "The Battle of the Great Wall", "The Final Battle", "The Warriors of the Nation", "The Blue Flower", and "Super Spy" , "600 Days of Tide" and other films were filmed in the ancient city, and Jimingyi became a "movie city".
On the bleak ancient city wall, the figures of the Supreme Treasure and Zixia Fairy in "Journey to the West" are nowhere to be found. According to historical records, this ancient city was built in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. Since the Beiyang government eliminated the post station and opened a postal service in 1913, it was eliminated from the stage of history. This ancient city has been forgotten by people for almost a hundred years. Well, not many people know how important such an ancient post city with a circumference of nearly 2,000 meters was in Chinese history.
The post road where Jiming Post is located is the predecessor of the 110 National Highway next to it. As early as the pre-Qin Dynasty, it was famous as the "Shanggu Trunk Road". Since then, successive dynasties have used it as the East Meridian Juyong Road. Yan (now around Beijing), Ji (Hebei area), west to Datong and Xinjiang, south to Feihu (south of Yu County, Hebei), Zijingguan (located in Laishui County, Hebei, one of the Great Wall passes), to north to Kulun (now Mongolia) Ulaanbaatar), the only way to Russia. Jimingyi, which was located on the main transportation road at that time, not only served as a military and civilian post station, but also became a gathering place for merchants. According to many existing inscriptions in the post city, there were 6 pawnshops in the post city when it was most prosperous, as well as 9 businesses, 4 oil shops, teahouses, carriage shops, etc. However, as the years passed, Now there are only some scattered residential houses left here.
We walked along the dirt road at the foot of the city to the east gate of Yicheng. The door opening was relatively complete, but the wooden structure of the city tower above was somewhat dilapidated. Looking at the overall situation, there was no one that had been renovated by later generations. trace. Even a stone tablet at the door engraved with "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit" was pushed aside, seeming to set off the bleak scenery of the ancient city.
The last scene of "Westward Journey" was filmed in this ancient city. Among them, the somewhat dilapidated ancient city tower at the east gate was the background of Zhizunbao and Zixia's passionate kiss (some tour guides also said it was the west city gate). When the dust is all over the sky, there is indeed some artistic conception of "the ten years of life and death are so vast, without thinking about it, it will be unforgettable". However, standing on the city tower and looking at the undulating Jiming Mountain in the north, and looking at the city wall overgrown with weeds and discarded bricks and tiles up close, reminds me of the faint sadness in "Old Things in the South of the City" "Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass stretches to the sky" .
This ancient post station with a history of 800 years has gone through many years of wind and frost. By the beginning of this century, more than 70% of the historical buildings in Jiming Post City were damaged at level 2 or above. After nearly two years of protection and restoration by the Huailai County Government, it is now open to tourists and has become a unique scenery around Beijing. In 2003, the Jimingyi protection plan passed the review of the national expert review meeting. It is planned to complete the restoration task in three phases over 10 years, so that this national key cultural relics protection unit can gradually restore its historical appearance. Since 2006, the state and local governments have invested more than 5 million yuan to complete the repair project of the east wall of Jimingyi City, the repair project of the east and west gate towers and the Yue Tower, the emergency repair project of 6 temples including Taishan Temple and Wenchang Temple, and the Dragon King The restoration project of two major stages including the temple stage, as well as road masonry, greening and other construction projects have enabled the ancient post station to be initially restored and protected. At the same time, the Jiming Post Cultural Relics Protection and Management Office and Post City Reception Room projects have also been completed.
Jimingyi City is located at the foot of Jiming Mountain on the north bank of Yanghe River, 145 kilometers away from National Highway 110, in Jimingyi Village. It is the largest and best-preserved ancient inn in my country. In 2001, it was approved by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit. The city is surrounded by brick walls, with a circumference of 699 feet and a height of 3.5 feet. There are 17 Jiming Post temples built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the city, most of which are well preserved. Its unique historical and cultural landscape and postal post value have attracted a large number of visitors at home and abroad. Investigators and film and television theater experts also attracted great attention from all levels and departments. While widely publicizing, the small town construction and development plan was completed. The Jiming Yicheng cultural relics protection plan formulated by Tsinghua University passed the National Cultural Heritage Administration The review provides scientific basis for the development and utilization of ancient inns. The state will invest 23 million yuan in the protection and development of ancient inns
Inns have played an important role in Chinese history and can be said to be the lifeline of a country. In ancient times, fast was used to convey news and issue official documents. Later, because horses' physical strength and running distance were very limited, they had to change horses midway to complete hundreds of kilometers, so many horse stations were built along the way. Later, these horse stations evolved into places to receive passing officials and businessmen. The temporary post station can transmit information and mail at the same time, and also functions as a military castle. It can be said that the post station played the role of a modern post office and a military base in ancient times.
The Jiming Post was first built in the Yuan Dynasty. In 1219, Genghis Khan led his troops to the west, opened a post road on the road leading to the West City, and set up a "Zhanchi", that is, a post station. By the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1420), Jimingyi was expanded and became the first stop for Dinghuofu to enter the capital. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, post officials were set up to take charge of post affairs. Jimingyi built an earthen wall in the eighth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1472), and built the city with bricks in the fourth year of Longqing (AD 1570). The city has a circumference of 2330 meters, a wall of 12 meters high, and two east and west gates. There are two-story towers, the Jade Emperor's Pavilion is built in the middle of the city, and the turrets are built in the four corners of the city.
The east-west "horse roads" were the entry and exit channels for post horses, and the "Nanguan Road" in the south of the city was the main road used by post soldiers to pass orders. In the third year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1738 AD), the city wall was renovated and a protective dam was built in the east of the city.
Jimingyi has been listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit. In August 1996, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of two commemorative stamps "Ancient Post" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of China Post, one of which was the Jiming Post. Nowadays, whether from the perspective of tourism or cultural relics, Jimingyi, an ancient city that is basically well-preserved, still retains its original style and has extremely high historical value. Except for a section of the middle part of the west wall that collapsed, the rest of its city walls stand neatly, with sharp edges and corners, neither crooked nor tilted. Its city gate has towering arches and wide open doors. The iron plates and nails inlaid on the door are still firmly nailed to the door. Many of the Buddhist and Taoist temples and other buildings in the city are still well preserved. The "gongguanyuan", or posthouse, is a Ming Dynasty building designed for dining and accommodation for passing officials and postmen. The north room of this three-entry courtyard has exquisitely crafted wooden latch heads. Each wooden latch head is engraved with the characters of qin, chess, and chess. The different images of calligraphy, painting, lotus, lotus, bat, cicada, etc. are lifelike, ingenious and interesting, reflecting the superb craftsmanship of ancient Chinese craftsmen.