Dragon King Temple

What travelers say:

This Dragon King Temple is not a green dragon that manages rainwater, but a yellow dragon that governs sand and sand. ⛰ 30 kilometers east of Liangzhou City, on the edge of the Tengger Desert, there is a dry ancient river called the Red Water River. Along the west bank of the river, a string of Ming Dynasty peak piers, accompanied by the winding old Great Wall, scattered in the fields, from the southeast to the northwest, through today's Yongfeng Beach, Wujiajing, ended near the twelve piers in Changcheng Town. ⛰ Gaogouyu Ancient City, the only surviving remnant of the ancient city of Han Dynasty in Liangzhou. There are folk proverbs in the local area: "First there is Gaogoubao, then there is Liangzhou City". It can be seen that its history is long. Until there is Liangzhou City, this is still the east gate of the town of Shouliang County. "Hanshu Geography" called "Liangzhou livestock for the world", mainly said this place. Liangzhou horse-grazing supervisors in the Tang Dynasty are located in Gaogoubao, so here still retains "former camp horse farm" and "West Lake horse farm" and other place names. It was only in a later era that the ancient city gradually abandoned due to the reduction of water sources and the sandy grasslands, and the farmers were forced to abandon their farming and pastures. Once upon a time, a bustling millennium ancient city was silent in the desert. ⛰ There is a Dragon King Temple in the high earth wall, the temple door lock is squalid, and there is no one. I see the city decadent and the grass is squalid. In the open space, only a earth platform near the north wall has a simple temple, and the red door and blue tiles are obviously a modern reconstruction. ⛰ Check the entire Chengyu site, slightly rectangular, about 200 meters long, and slightly narrow in the north and south. The outlines of the surrounding city sites are all recognisable, the north and northeast walls are well preserved, and a corner pier in the northeast is particularly intact. Climb to the top to look, see the city Guodong, south, west are full of farmland, houses; the north can see the sand sea continuous, wood and grass sparse. It is amazing that there are simple sheds built by someone on the city. Although the grass and trees are dead and have collapsed for a long time, the structure is still there. 📍 Detailed address: 30 kilometers east of Liangzhou City Gaogoubao Ancient City 🚗 Traffic strategy: drive or rent a car, and then take a long mountain road 🕙 Open time: all day 💰 Ticket price: free 🌟 Highlights: Check the entire Chengyu site, slightly rectangular, about 200 meters long from east and west, The north and south are slightly narrower. The outlines of the surrounding city sites are clearly discernible, the north and northeast walls are well preserved, and a corner pier in the northeast is particularly intact. The tall and magnificent view is magnificent. Climbing to the top to look at, you can see that the city of Guodong, south and west are all farmland and houses; The sand sea is sprawling and the firewood is sparse to the north. What is amazing is that there are simple sheds built by someone on the city wall. Although the grass and trees are dead and collapsed for a long time, the structure is still there.