the scenery of the eternal king city (photo: Feng Ganyong)
On September 5, 212, the reporters and their party drove all the way to Yishui through the night, accompanied by the continuous mountains on both sides of the highway, crossed into the hinterland of Yimeng Mountain and reached the foot of "the first city in China and the eternal king city". Due to the tire problem halfway, it took some time to arrive here until 1 am. Manager Zhao Fangyong of Tiancheng Hotel Housekeeping Department has been waiting for a long time.
Daigu landform (photo: Feng Ganyong)
At nine o'clock in the morning, the reporter and his party were accompanied by Comrade Cai Yunhe, the propaganda cadre of the scenic spot, to climb the Jiwanggu under the arrangement of Ge Hua, the then general manager of Tianchang Wangcheng Scenic Area.
Take a photo with Cai Yunhe (photo: co-opted by Ying)
This place, known as the King of Heaven-Ji Wanggu, is 4 kilometers northwest of Yishui County, and the King of Heaven Scenic Area was developed and built on the historical story that King of Heaven moved his capital here in the Spring and Autumn Period. It was a sunny and clear day in Wan Li. The reporter and his party walked into the mountain gate of the king city of the world, followed the winding mountain road to the cableway station leading to the top of the mountain, and took the cableway cable car to the top to start the first trip to the king city of the sky in Yimeng.
Wangcheng Restaurant (photo: Zhao Shuxin)
Comrade Cai Yunhe told the reporter that it is a good choice to climb Ji Wanggu and take the cableway. Because all the scenic spots here are on the "Gu", there is nothing to see in the middle of the "Gu". If hiking is less, it will take 3 minutes, while the cable car can reach the "Gu" in only 5 minutes. Therefore, the cable car provides tourists with safe, comfortable and fast climbing conditions.
The cableway leading to Wangcheng (Photo: Feng Ganyong)
With the gradual ascent of the cableway and cable car, the natural beauty of Wangcheng Scenic Area in the sky has gradually emerged. Below the steep rock wall is green vegetation, and with the decrease of vegetation, patches of gray rock mass are exposed above, and the top is flattened like a knife, like a vast plain.
Take a picture of the King City in the sky (photo: Wang Libao)
Being in the cableway and cable car that breaks through the clouds and fog, people can also enjoy the magnificent scenery of the King City in the sky from different directions and angles, enjoy the majestic and natural Yimeng Group, and overlook the unique terraced landscape in Yimeng Mountain area along the way. The cable car shuttles through it, just like floating in a fairyland. You can experience the feeling of sliding and feel the charm of traveling through time and space.
The site of the martial arts field (photo: Zhao Shuxin)
The earliest knowledge of "Gu" originated from the film "Red Sun" which was adapted from the novel of the same name by the famous writer Liang Bin and directed by the famous director Tang Xiaodan in 1963 by Shanghai Tianma Film Studio. In that film, the famous battle of Meng Lianggu in the liberation war was shown with magnificent and epic pictures. In that battle, my heroic 23rd Division of the East China Field Army fought fiercely with the 74th Division of the Kuomintang Ace Army in Meng Lianggu, and finally wiped out one of the elite "five main forces" of the Kuomintang army and reorganized the 74th Division, crushing the key attack of the Kuomintang army on Shandong.
Daigu landform landscape (photo: Feng Ganyong)
"Gu" is a mountain landform. On August 21, 27, it was distributed in the mountainous areas of central and southern Shandong, such as Mengyin, Yishui and Yiyuan, and it was named "Daigu landform" by domestic geologists. This is the fifth largest rock landform newly discovered in China after "Danxia landform", "Zhangjiajie landform", "Zhangshiyan landform" and "Karst landform".
Ji Wanggu beacon tower (photo: Zhao Shuxin)
How did "Gu" come into being? According to geological experts, hundreds of millions of years ago, Yimeng Mountain area was still immersed in the sea of Wang Yang. During the Yanshan movement in the late Jurassic of Mesozoic and the Himalayan movement in the Tertiary of Cenozoic, numerous horst-type fault blocks were formed due to the dislocation of strata along fault groups. After 15 million years of weathering and erosion, they gradually evolved into square hills with steep cliffs and flat tops. Therefore, Gu is also called Fangshan and Table Mountain. Because of its magical and unique landform, it is praised as "the beauty of the earth and the pride of the mountain".
The gentle mountain road at the summit (photo: Feng Ganyong)
The main scenic spot of Ji Wanggu is located on the summit of the 577.2-meter-high summit that journalists and their party are going to climb. In the 11th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, the Records of Yishui County recorded: "Ji Wanggu, with a flat top, can accommodate 1, people. It is said that Ji Hou went to the country to live here." There is also a record in Yishui County Records in the seventh year of Qing Daoguang: "According to legend, Ji Zi went to his country to live here, hence the name."
Reporter Ji Wanggu took a photo (photo: Wang Jue)
According to historical data, in 69 BC, Ji Aihou, the monarch of the State of Ji, was forced by the strength of Qi at that time. In order to avoid its sharpness and save his strength in order to make a comeback, he led some of his subjects to this place formerly known as Xidacheng, and established the second capital of the State of Ji. Later generations took Xidacheng as the capital. At present, there are more than 5 scenic spots and sites, such as Ji Wang Dian, Wu Yan Chang, Hou Gong, Ji Yuan Tai and Yan Fenquan.
Photo of Ji Wangtai (Photo: Cai Yunhe)
After several years of development, the "King City in the Sky" has become a large-scale comprehensive scenic spot integrating natural scenery, folk customs, history and culture, and leisure and entertainment. Since its opening, our scenic spot has been successively rated as "National 4A-level scenic spot", "28 Shandong tourists' favorite scenic spot", "28 China tourism new scenic spot", "28 Shandong most growing scenic spot", "Shandong excellent car campsite", "29 Shandong go on road trip (geological wonders) preferred destination" and "29 friendly shandong" tourist scenic spot gold list.
Zangjun Cave (photo: Feng Ganyong)
As the king city of the world, Ji Wanggu is the most concentrated and typical one in China, and it is the best place to enjoy the glory of the group. As the only inhabited place in the seventy-two Yimeng Mountain, there are 7 households and 19 people on the top of it, forming a folk ecological village with the original features of Yimeng Mountain.
stool door landscape (photo: Wang Hong)
when you climb to the top of the mountain, you come to the cliff of the heavenly king city, and what people see is the stool door among the six mountain gates of the heavenly king city. Legend has it that Wang Gu, the old king, moved westward to Ji Dynasty, and climbed to the top of Gu from here. According to legend, it was not until late at night that King Ji and others climbed all the way to the bottom of the cliff. At this time, his entourage found a deep hole, so King Ji decided to rest here.
Tianchi landscape (photo: Wang Libao)
Xiao Cai pointed to a cave and said: This cave in front of me was the "Hidden King Cave" of that year. It is said that the sound of Long Yin heard by the ministers and soldiers in those days came from this cave. Legend has it that King Ji was hungry and cold in the cave at that time, and the soldiers who went out to spy came back and reported that there were steps on the northern cliff to climb to the top of the mountain, on which was a flat land with fields and water, trees and crops all over the slope. Ji Wang Daxi, quickly led the soldiers to climb to the top of the Gu, and found that the cliffs around him were easy to defend but difficult to attack, which was a rare military position. King Ji decided to stay in this big capital, rest his strength, and try his best to reorganize the rivers and mountains in the future, so he had his second capital, King Ji City, on the top of the capital. As you can see, the cliff here is high and steep, and every step on the right side is directly cut on the cliff, which can only accommodate one person. It can be said to be "and while one man guards it, ten thousand cannot force it".
Stones around Tianchi Lake (Photo: Feng Ganyong)
Let's follow Xiaocai's hand and hope to go there. Sure enough, the terrain here is extremely dangerous, and it deserves to be a wonderful pass. Walking along the gentle mountain road, the eyes suddenly lit up and a unique water landscape was displayed in front of people. It turns out that this is the Tianchi scenic spot in the heavenly king city. Tianchi is a large pool with a high ceiling, which is magical and beautiful, just like the jade pool in the sky. Although it is not as elegant and magnificent as the Huaqing Pool built by Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty for Yang Guifei, its magic lies in that it is a naturally formed water storage pond on the top of a ridge more than 5 meters above sea level, which has water all the year round and rarely dries up. The source of Tianchi water is partly spring water and partly natural precipitation. In Tianchi Lake, there is a hydrophilic platform specially designed to take pictures of tourists splashing in the water. In the center of the water, there are still white water mist rising slowly from time to time, which spreads slowly with the breeze, just like a fairyland.
Mountain Waterfall (Photo: Feng Ganyong)
There are three natural springs at the top of King Gu, Ji, which were used by villagers in Gushang to irrigate farmland at that time, and it is also the largest water surface in Gushang. Because there is water at the top of the dam, people live there, which may be one of the reasons why the old king built a king city here. The other two mountain springs: Yanfen Spring and GanTian Quan, are for people who used to visit other people.
performance site for offering sacrifices to heaven (photo: Wang Libao)
There are also some huge rocks around Tianchi, all of which are the original rocks of the royal city in heaven. These huge stones witness the geological history of Yimeng Mountain, which is of high geological survey value. All kinds of boulders are arranged according to the gossip, which is said to have been done by the astronomical phenomena in Wang Guan at that age, and it is also said that it was used by King Ji when he held a ceremony to worship the earth. This majestic and tall dragon-shaped boulder in the center of Tianchi is the Long Mai of the king city in the sky, just like a dragon leaping from the pool, trying to fly in the air. The dragon head is facing the east, that is, the direction of the ancient kingdom, and it seems to silently tell people Ji Wanglizhi's wish of rejuvenating the country and unfulfilled ambition.
performance begins (photo: co-opted by Britain)
Relying on historical materials, Heavenly King City also built some performances with rich historical and cultural characteristics, such as offering sacrifices to heaven and horse racing, which are very popular among tourists. The reporter and his party came to Jiwangtai, where the performance of offering sacrifices to heaven was going on. Ji Yuan Tai is a platform for offering sacrifices to the aged king. When the king was old, he offered sacrifices to heaven, ancestors and the country, praying for good weather and peace. At the same time, it is also an oath platform. When the old king led his ministers and people to swear in this platform: work together, practice hard in the military, and be determined to strengthen the country. It can be seen that King Ji is always determined to return to his native land.
The horse race is about to begin (photo: co-opted by Britain)
The performance begins. The actors dressed in ancient costumes show tourists the grand ceremony of sacrifice thousands of years ago. Every move, every gesture, and every gesture are extremely solemn, lifelike performances, and grand scenes, set off by melodious and heavy music, seem to make people feel that time and space are reversed, and they have returned to the sacrificial scene of that year.
The fierce horse racing field (photo: Feng Ganyong)
The huge performance of offering sacrifices to heaven is over, and tourists can come to the racecourse by the way. The battle of the city here has brought a wonderful, intense and exciting horse battle scene to tourists. According to Xiao Cai, the large-scale horse war program-the Battle of Wangcheng, which is based on the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty, shows the heroic scene of the old king practicing soldiers, fighting with the soldiers of Qi State and defending his country.
King Ji Gu Xiaojing (photo: Feng Ganyong)
In 69 BC, in order to expand his territory, King Ji missed his homeland day and night, and was eager to strengthen his country and expand his territory. So he decided to make every effort to build a horse farm and barracks in Gu, prepare horses and practice day and night. Taking advantage of the geographical advantages of the mountain, the second capital was built here, which was originally called Jiwangcheng, and the ruins of the ancient city still exist. Now, based on the historical story of King Ji, King Ji's City has repaired many scenic spots such as King Ji's Palace, Jiyuan Terrace, Martial Arts Field, Hunting Ground, Beacon Tower and Watchtower, and invested huge sums of money to carefully build the Battle of King City and Racecourse, which is the place where the old king drills his soldiers.
Ancient chariots (photo: co-opted by Ying)
This large-scale martial arts venue has 36 excellent horses and more than 1 performers. In each game, 21 horses will be engaged by the Qi and Ji armies, and more than 4 performers will be on the stage. The performers are all stand-ins who have participated in Heroes, Seven Swords Down the Tianshan Mountains and Seeing the Dragon Dismantle their Armor. The whole horse war is invested.
Taking a photo in the martial arts field (photo: co-opted by Britain)
It can be said that it is rare to have a large-scale horse fight at such a high altitude in the world. With the beginning of the horse battle, I saw dozens of warriors wearing armor and carrying various weapons coming out one after another. The vigorous posture and the fierce fighting scene of prancing horses and whipping horses constantly triggered cheers from tourists.
Pigeons live in harmony (photo: Feng Ganyong)
After watching the horse race, the reporter and his party strolled to the Royal Bird Garden at an altitude of 577.2 meters. This is the top of Wang Gu, the first century of Yimeng, with a total area of 1, square meters. There are more than 8 species of birds in the park, with more than 1, birds, including six categories: waterfowl, wading birds, climbing birds, singing birds, ornamental birds and square pigeons, including dozens of national protected birds. Birds in the park are mainly kept in free range, and some birds that are aggressive or unsuitable for free range are kept in cages for tourists to watch.
The fragrance of wild fruits (photo: Feng Ganyong)
The Royal Bird Garden integrates domestication, entertainment and popular science, and is an excellent place for viewing rare birds, getting close to nature, popular science education and leisure vacation. The Royal Bird Garden is divided into three areas: the free-range area in the net, which is covered by a giant net with a center height of 2 meters and a side net height of 1 meters, where birds can fly freely; Bird art performance area: parrot arithmetic, shooting, cycling, holding money and other performances; Animal training area: peacock flying, eagle catching rabbits, smart pig diving, duckling swimming and other performances.
Climbing to the Castle (Photo: Feng Ganyong)
In front of the Royal Bird Garden, dozens of white pigeons are foraging on the ground. They are not afraid of people at all. When they see the tourists coming here, they fly to people's heads and play with them in their hands. Here, the scene of people and birds living in harmony in nature is very warm.
A corner of the Gushang family (photo: co-opted by the British)
There are also Gushang family and a newly discovered site of the Spring and Autumn Tomb in Ji Wanggu. Gushangrenjia is the highest natural village in Yimeng mountain area, and it is known as "Tianwai Village" in Yimeng. Whenever smoke rises in the early morning or evening, it is easy to remind people of the scene of "there are people in the depths of white clouds" described in ancient poems. It shows the original life of Gushang people and preserves the most primitive living habits in Yimeng Mountain area.
Drawing samples of people in Gushang (photo: Feng Ganyong)
The reporter saw here that all the houses in this village were built in the most traditional "dry-wall" style in Yimeng Mountain area. For many years, people in Gushang have attracted many tourists with their unique living facilities and simple folk customs. People are attracted by the beautiful natural scenery of Yimeng Mountain, which is connected with mountains, and even moved by the isolated and simple customs.
Gushang Renjia Wine Shop (photo: Feng Ganyong)
The local Gao Qiao hand embroidery workshop is particularly famous here. Gao Qiao hand embroidery is one of the intangible cultural heritages in Shandong Province. It has a history of 26 years. It is different from Suzhou embroidery and Jiangnan silk reeling, but it perfectly combines the plane decoration of embroidery with the three-dimensional sense of sculpture. Its shape is simple, rich and concise. At the same time, with strong contrast of red, green and purple, it is gorgeous but not vulgar, and its shape is lively and festive.