What scenic spots are there in Guyuan, Ningxia? Xumishan Grottoes.
Located at the foot of Xumi Mountain, 55 kilometers northwest of Guyuan County, Ningxia, at the northern end of Liupan Mountain Range. The mountains overlap here, the rocks are rugged and the winding paths are secluded, right? Carve a fairy cave to live in Zen? An ideal place. From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, more than 130 grottoes were built here, including more than 20 well-preserved grottoes, which were placed in five places, namely, the Giant Buddha Pagoda, the Children's Palace, the Yuanguang Temple and the Peach Blossom Cave, winding for about 2 kilometers. Judging from the shape and statue characteristics of the grottoes, they belong to the three major grottoes in the Northern Wei Dynasty. They are square single rooms, multi-storey towers and columns, carved with one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas. The eight grottoes in the Northern Zhou Dynasty occupy an important position in the Xumishan Grottoes. The cave room is square, but the central pillar has been changed into a multi-storey niche. Statues are dominated by one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas, but they are luxuriously decorated, tall and majestic, which are rare in the statues of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in China. By the Tang Dynasty, the caves were mostly square, and the central column had disappeared. There are Buddha statues along the back three walls, and the number of statues in the cave has increased to seven. Among them, a cave carved in the third year of Dazhong (A.D. 849), the statue of Maitreya is as high as 20 meters, showing great boldness of vision. In addition, there are many inscriptions of Tang, Song and Xixia, which are important relics of grotto art in China.
Laolongtan
It is located more than 20 kilometers south of Jingyuan County in Ningxia, and it is one of the sources of Jinghe River flowing through Ningxia, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. The mountains and rivers here are deep, the pine and bamboo are lush, and the waterfalls roar, which is used by the scenic spot. Old Longtan includes upper, middle and lower pools, which are deep and cold. It is the legendary place where Wei Zhengmeng cut the old dragon in the Tang Dynasty. In the fifty-fifth year of Qing Qianlong (1790), Hu Jimo came here to inspect under the orders of Emperor Qianlong and wrote The True Source of Water Mirror. All the rocks and mountains in the soil where the water mirror river passes are clear and blue, and there is no silt. . It's the clear water mirror. Do you believe it? . The reason for the clear water in Jinghe River is explained scientifically.
liupanshan
Also known as Longshan. It spans Ningxia, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. The main peak is in Guyuan and Longde County, Ningxia, with an altitude of 2.928 meters. The mountain is roughly north-south, about 240 kilometers long, which is the boundary mountain between the loess plateau in northern Shaanxi and the loess plateau in western Gansu, and also the watershed between Weihe River and Jinghe River. Gupan Road reached the top of the mountain six times, hence its name. There is an ancient Longtan scenic spot in the southeast of the mountain, which is one of the water sources of water mirrors. In the second year of Baoyi in Xixia (1227), Genghis Khan of Mongolia led an army to attack Xixia and spent the summer in Liupanshan. In the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Anshi once built the Summer House on the mountain. On June 7th, 1935, Mao Zedong led the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants, set out from Zhangyibao Station in Guyuan County, crossed Liupan Mountain along Xiaoshui River, and crossed the pass of Niutou Mountain, and wrote a magnificent poem "Qing Ping Le? Liupanshan.
Ningxia Warring States Qin Changcheng
From Gansu to the south of Xiji County, Ningxia, then turn to the northeast, bypass Guyuan County, then turn to the southeast, and enter zhenyuan county, Gansu via Chengyang and other places. This was built by the Warring States Qin Dynasty to defend against the harassment of the remnants of Yiqurong after the destruction of Yiqurong from 306 BC to 25 BC1year. According to the topography, it is adapted to local conditions, rammed with soil, and there is no brick. On the flat ground, borrow soil from outside the wall and build it below the ground with a thickness of 5? 13cm, the base is 8m wide, gradually divided, the outer wall is steep, the inner wall is gentle, and the borrow pit naturally forms grooves. Where there is a river ditch, use the steep cliff of the river ditch to build it slightly. Save the altitude in 1? Between 3 meters. Every 200 on the Great Wall? 300 meters to build a pier protruding from the wall, this distance is the effective range of the bow and arrow at that time. There are beacon towers near the Great Wall, as well as important passes and hilltops where the Great Wall passes. It played an important role in the prosperity and unification of Qin State.
Hedong wall
It starts from Hengcheng, Lingwu County and ends in the east of Yanchi County, with a length of190km. It is the longest section of the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty in Ningxia. It is named because it is located to the east of the Yellow River. Thirteen years of Ming history? In the tenth year of Chenghua, in June, a side wall was built from Chengzhai to Huamachi. That is, this is the beginning of the Great Wall construction in Ningxia in Ming Dynasty. In addition, it was built during the Chenghua period, which entered Ningxia Zhongwei from Jingtai County, Gansu Province, and reached Guangwu (now Qingtongxia County) along the north bank of the Yellow River, with a length of more than 50 kilometers? South wall? ; Was it built in the tenth year of Jiajing (153 1), with a total length of 40 kilometers from the dam (now Qingtongxia County) to Sanjiangkou (now Yinchuan West)? Xiguan gate wall? ; And what did Ming Hongzhi build before? Zhenyuan closes the wall? And Jiajing was built in nine years? North gate wall? . These Great Walls are all made of clay slabs, but the exterior is not wrapped with bricks. Most of them are well preserved, and they are an important part of the world-famous Li Changcheng.
North Sea
In Balitun, north of Guyuan, there is a tourist area integrating garden culture and temple culture, which is what Guyuan called "Beihai".
Speaking of the North Sea, it is actually a spring water overflowing a lake, crystal clear, not frozen in winter, flowing all year round. The ancients called it a warm spring, and the literati called it a North Fish Pond and a Pengtang. The water surface is about dozens of sounds and the depth is more than ten feet. Acorus calamus, commonly known as "wax" in the surrounding waters, is lush and green. Surrounded by green willows along the coast, birds and flowers are singing and dancing, which is full of vitality and quite interesting. From spring to the season when fruits are fragrant, tourists are the most.
salt lake
In the northwest of Haiyuan county, surrounded by mountains, Haiyuan-Jingyuan highway runs through the east and west. Salt Lake is one of the eighteen salt ponds in the Tang Dynasty-the bottom of the river, which is called Suanjingchuan by Xixia people. The southeast edge of the Salt Lake is Dingjiebao (now called Dongbaozi) in the Northern Song Dynasty and Yanchi City (now called the Old City) in the Ming Dynasty, which now belongs to Yanchi Village, Yanchi Township, Haiyuan County.