Hebei Province has a long history and culture, and there are many ancient cities in China, such as Zhengding Ancient City and Guangfu Ancient City. The ancient city to be introduced below is located in Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. It is a military ancient town. Because it is located in the northwest of Beijing, it enjoys the reputation of "the first government in the west of Beijing". Have you ever been there?

As for Xuanhua, the earliest name originated in the Jin Dynasty and was used again in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Xuanhua House was set up in the name of Xuanhua, meaning "to publicize the moral policies of the imperial court and influence the Lebanese people". 1September 1945, Xuanhua was liberated for the first time. 19461October established Xuanhua City as Chahar Province.

At present, the wall of Xuanhua ancient city is mainly preserved, which was built in the Ming Dynasty, and its large-scale expansion was also completed in the Ming Dynasty. This is closely related to Zhu Yuanzhang's son 19 coming to Xuanhua as the Valley Queen. So we expanded the city, built a city in Fiona Fang to 12km, and set up seven gates. Today, the remains of Xuanhua ancient city are what it looked like.

Xuanhua is known as "the first government in western Beijing" because it is the first government in western Beijing. As early as the Qin Dynasty, this place became Shanggu County, which was one of the 36 counties in the world at that time. Ming Dynasty belongs to one of the nine towns of the Great Wall, and it is known as the first of the nine towns. Xuanhua House in Qing Dynasty is one of the 72 houses in China, and it is well-known and well-deserved "the first house in western Beijing".

There are many places of interest in Xuanhua Ancient City, the most famous of which are Zhenshuo Building, Qingyuan Attic and Gong Ji Building, among which Zhenshuo Building, also known as Drum Tower, is the tallest and most magnificent ancient building in Xuanhua Ancient City. It was built in the Ming Dynasty, about 600 years ago, and its name comes from General Zhenshuo. Because there is a big drum in the building, it is commonly called "Drum Tower".

Qingyuan Pavilion, also built in Ming Dynasty, is located in the middle of Xuanhua ancient city, with a height of 25 meters, which is very spectacular. There is a bronze bell in the building, so it is also called bell tower.

Gong Ji Building, also known as Genggeng Building, is an ancient city defense building above Xuanhua City Wall, with a height of 14m, connected by Qingyuan Pavilion and Zhenshuo Building as the axis. It was an important transportation hub in ancient times.

Xuanhua has a long history and many places of interest, and the ancient city of Xuanhua is full of charm. I wonder if you have been there?