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The ancient village of Shanxi built a complete city wall 300 years ago, and there are also 15 monuments reserved in Shanxi. In addition to the well-known Pingyao Ancient City and Qiao Family Courtyard, Jincheng City in the southern part of Shanxi Province It is also a place where ancient villages are concentrated. The ancient village tourist attractions in Jincheng are concentrated in Yangcheng County. Yangcheng's most famous tourist scenic spot is the Imperial City Xiangfu, which is the former residence of Emperor Kangxi's teacher Chen Tingjing. Just a few hundred meters beside the Imperial City, there is an ancient city called Guoyan Ancient City. The history is earlier than the Imperial City, but it is covered. The inn staying next to the scenic spot, the advantage is that you can enter the ancient city of Guoyan in the morning, and you don't have to buy tickets before 8:00 in the morning. Guo Yicun has a long history and existed as early as the early Tang Dynasty. However, the construction of the city wall was in the late Ming Dynasty and has been around for more than 300 years. Guo Yu Ancient City is surrounded by a city wall. It is a castle-like ancient village, which is rare in the country. There are three gates in the ancient city. The east gate is called Jingyang Gate, the west gate is Yongan Gate, and the north gate is Gongchen Gate. The ancient city covers an area of about 180,000 square meters and has more than 40 well-preserved houses in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Ming Chongzhen built the city wall in eleven years to protect the ancient village. In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the peasant uprising army in Shaanxi had harassed Guotun Village four times. The whole village suffered heavy casualties. Under the proposal of local nostalgia and wealthy businessmen, the wall was built in just 10 months, and the height was more than 20 meters. More meters long. The ancient city of Guoyan was prosperous in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The talents came forth in large numbers, and a total of 18 people and 15 scholars came out. Coupled with the development of economic prosperity and trade, many large-scale houses in the village have built large-scale courtyard buildings, which have remained so far. The village has built more than 20 large and small temples. The best preserved is the Tangdi Temple. It is the hall of the Nine-Day Hall. The Yuan Dynasty stage of the temple is more than 20 meters. It is magnificent and rare in China. Now Guoyu Ancient City has developed into a local tourist attraction, adjacent to the Imperial City, and is also one of the must-see attractions for tourists to Yangcheng. Many film and television dramas have also been filmed, such as "Don't take the bean bag improperly." Dry Food, Cultural Stationmaster, etc.
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