Qikou Ancient Architecture Complex Qikou Ancient Architecture Complex (the sixth batch of national protection) Time: Ming to Qing Address: 50 kilometers south of Linxian County, Qikou Town is adjacent to Luliang Mountain in the east and the Yellow River in the west. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, commerce was increasingly developed, and the reputation of "the first town of Jiuqu Yellow River" and "the capital of flood and drought" spread all over the country. There were more than 60 commercial shops in the Qing Dynasty and more than 260 in the five years of the Republic of China. We can imagine the busy scene of Qikou from the oil stains on the doors of existing old shops such as Yongyu, Yongshun, Tianjuyi and Yuan Xinyi. Qikou has preserved seven basically intact Ming and Qing residential buildings, namely Xiwan Village, Qikou, Gaojiaping, Zijiashan, Yuan Shang, Zhaizishan and Lijiashan. Black Dragon Temple, located in Wohu Mountain, Qikou Town, was founded in the Ming Dynasty and was renovated in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

Xiwan dwellings

Xiwan residential building is located in the north of Qikou Town 1 km, belonging to provincial cultural relics protection units. The residential buildings in Qikou tourist area include those in Xiwan, Lijiashan and Zhaizishan, among which Xiwan is the most representative. Xiwan Village, Qiaokou Town, Linxian County, Shanxi Province, is an ancient building in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a typical golden quadrangle and the first batch of famous Chinese historical and cultural villages. Its main part is located between two stone mountains, with a 30-degree slope in the middle. Residential buildings are located on it, and the space and plane layout are uneven, with the highest point reaching six floors. The whole village connects dozens of houses with five stone streets reflecting gold, wood, water, fire and earth, surrounded by high walls, forming a castle-like closed space. Houses are connected by small doors, and you can visit the whole village when you enter a hospital. Xiwan dwellings are typical Lvliang quadrangles.

Gucunxiwan village

Xiwan Village is located in the west of Banqiao Municipal Government, only one kilometer away from Qikou, the ancient town of the Yellow River, and is famous for its unique residential buildings. The complete residential building was gradually built by the Chen family who made a fortune from the Yellow River shipping after more than 300 years of history from the late Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China. It covers an area of more than 30,000 square meters, surrounded by mountains and waters, with a strong sense of hierarchy. In Xiwan Village, there are two horizontal, five vertical and seven alleys that connect all courtyards evenly in series. Courtyards are connected, and households are connected. The wall of the building is eclectic, the style is changeable, and different terrain is matched with procedures, which is patchwork and harmonious with the surrounding environment. Anti-theft, fire prevention, drainage and flood discharge facilities are exquisitely configured. Every brick, stone and wood here is full of rich traditional culture, and all kinds of carving concepts are exquisite.

Qiao kou Li Jia shan ju

Lijiashan Residence is located in Qikou, an ancient town in Linxian County, Shanxi Province, and was built by the Li family in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The whole building is built on the loess hillside, adjacent to the Yellow River, and the phoenix spreads its wings. All buildings are made of water mill bricks, mostly quadrangles with open columns and eaves in caves, which are stacked by mountains and orderly. Streets are strewn at random, with stone-edged pavements. Bricks, wood, stone carvings and exquisite plaques abound in residential buildings, which have high artistic value. At present, there are more than 100 hospitals, more than 400 rooms and more than 220 families living in Lijiashan Village. The natural scenery and human landscape here complement each other, which contains loess customs and rich Yellow River culture.

Haoqing temple

Shanqing Temple (the sixth batch of national security) Times: Yuan Address: Fudi Village, Qidao Township, Linxian County was founded in the third year of Sui Dynasty (583) and was called Shanxun House in ancient times. The temple faces south and is built on the mountain. The main buildings are Shanmen (reconstruction), Ursa Mahayana Hall and Buddhist temples. The total area is 12OO square meters. The Hall of the Great Hero is five rooms wide and three rooms deep, with a single eaves hanging from the top of the mountain. Zhengliupu is a single book. The inscription on the beam frame was built in the sixth year of Yuan Dynasty (1269).

Yijusi

Yiju Temple Yiju Temple (the sixth batch of national protection) Time: Yuan to Qing Address: Zaogeta Village, Zaogeta Township, Linxian County was founded in the Song Dynasty, formerly known as "Buddhist Temple" and was originally the lower house of Tianguan Temple. The main hall of the existing building was built in the Yuan Dynasty, and the rest were buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. West facing east, the temple has three courtyards, covering an area of 59,865,438+0 square meters. The central axis is the mountain gate, the front hall, the main hall, the sutra storage building and the ten thousand Buddha caves (grottoes) in turn, and there are more than 20 slant halls and cloisters on both sides. The main hall is seven rooms wide, four rafters deep, one eaves resting on the top of the mountain, glass edging, and huge materials, which are double-headed for six shops. The 10,000-Buddha Cave covers an area of 59.78 square meters, with a flat roof and carved patterns such as lying cow, tiger, monkey, jade rabbit, lotus flower and ganoderma lucidum.