When I found that the city wall was only a few steps away from me, I patted my thigh and decided to go on a rampage around the city wall 15 km to really share with you the characteristics of the city wall in Xi 'an, my hometown. If you don't want to pat yourself on the thigh or walk15km, but you are still curious about Xi 'an City Wall, you might as well read this article ~
After careful consideration, I chose Yongning Gate as the starting point and started to escape. There is no special reason, but it is very close to me (smiling).
Yongning Gate is now the south gate of Xi 'an City Wall, so it is also called South Gate. First of all, at the foot of the city wall, you can see the gatehouse, the arrow tower and the main building above Yongning Gate, completely retaining the shape of "three doors and three floors" in the Ming Dynasty. Opposite Yongning Gate is SKP in Xi 'an. It is not surprising to meet a young man wearing Prada or an uncle carrying a small Mazar sweatshirt here.
Go straight along the east section of the city wall, and you will see the ruins of Wenchang Men Site. Wenchang Men Site Ruins was a new gate opened in 1980s to ease the traffic pressure, but it is said that the traffic is still slightly blocked.
This used to be Wuben Square in Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty, and imperial academy was also located here. In order to match the students' spiritual world, the Kuixing Building was built. After the city government reopened the city gate, it hoped to echo the rich cultural atmosphere here, so it was called Wenchang. Of course, for me, the barbecue stalls and Hulutou paomo in Wenchang Men Site ruins are my favorites.
Walking all the way to the east, I patted my thigh and began to feel exhausted, because the overall terrain of Xi 'an was dustpan-shaped, and the fatigue of climbing the mountain suddenly struck. On the way, I accidentally met my uncles and aunts carrying vegetables. Curiosity and fatigue drove me to Jianguomen.
Entering Jianguomen to the east, you will see a large vegetable market, which is crowded and full of vitality. I didn't know the past life of the vegetable market until I chatted with the kind aunt who sold vegetables.
This used to be the former site of Xi Anping Rong Factory. At that time, the basic structure of the factory was still there, and the interior was naturally transformed into a vegetable market. Compared with the neatly arranged fresh supermarkets, Jianguomen's vegetable market still retains a wild and chaotic sense of excitement.
After a short rest, I was attracted by the barber master hidden outside Jianguomen. I stopped to look at it for a while and thought the barber's technique was very clean. Young men who suffered from the lack of business in barbershops during the epidemic can actually consider taking this opportunity to experience the skills of barbershops (but it seems that Tony's teachers have already gone to work).
In particular, the barbershop experience meeting near Jianguomen was very lively and fragrant, because a group of Shaanxi opera lovers gathered here and because of their spontaneity, it formed a certain scale, which was officially called "theater".
Everyone is in a circle, sitting on worn-out ponies and chairs, crossing their legs leisurely and shaking with the rhythm. People who come here to have their hair cut know the deep pleasure of cutting their hair with a loud voice. After you sit down, you just need to cooperate with the barber's rough technique and listen to the buzzing roar of hair clipper. Finally, the master shook the cloth to wipe the broken hair on his neck with the rhythm, and his body and mind were completely renewed in one process.
If you continue to walk along the city wall from Jianguomen, you will pass through the southeast corner, which is the choice of most photographers to punch in the city wall. Because of the high terrain, the view is wider than the other three corners, which is a rare place to show the style of the ancient city (remember to take photos and punch in when passing by).
Turning the corner of the southeast city, I saw Changle Gate, the east gate of Xi, in desperation to escape. This used to be the only access to the East Xi during the Ming Dynasty. Today, there are still urns, watchtowers, main buildings and double portals in Changle Gate.
The foundation of the whole East Wall is very high. According to personal experience, it is suggested that readers can choose to walk under the wall when walking in Shuncheng Lane in the east, so that they will exude a sense of superiority both physically and psychologically.
After Changle Gate, you will see the Zhongshan Gate, which was built by Feng Yuxiang in memory of Sun Yat-sen. The Zhongshan Gate is also called "Little East Gate", and the two small openings next to it are called "Zhengdong Gate" and "Arc de Triomphe". The clever doorway that collided with the Arc de Triomphe in Paris failed to usher in Feng Yuxiang's triumph.
Go north along the East Wall, and you will pass Chaoyangmen. There used to be a ballroom as lively as Yongxing Square today.
Chaoyangmen Song and Dance Hall is a youthful memory of a generation of young people in the 1980s. Especially in summer nights, simple ktv in the open air is a good place for young people to display their talents freely. However, the dance halls have long been abandoned, the parks around Chaoyangmen are constantly being transformed, and the noisy night in the East is inevitably dissipated in the wind.
After eating and drinking enough, I continued to walk north along Shuncheng Lane. There is a high-grade commercial building from Chaoyangmen to Shuncheng Lane in the northeast corner of the city. We can get a glimpse of it from its name "Huangchengfang". There are few people here and the roads are particularly wide. Developers seem to inadvertently provide the public with a place to play public welfare. In the children's laughter, I always feel that this property is a bit unfinished (welcome to face it).
Turn from Huangchengfang and take a section of the north wall to Xi 'an Railway Station. There used to be a doorway called "Middle Gate". In order to adjust traffic and respect historical development, the municipal government demolished the main entrance and built the North Square of the railway station.
The North City Wall is the last gap in the reconstruction of Xi 'an City Wall, with a width of 5 16 meters, which seriously affects the overall shape of the city wall. In order to restore the history and meet the needs of modern transportation, after a long discussion, it was finally decided to build by means of elevated bridge. It does not destroy the overall impression of the city wall, but also meets the actual needs of traffic.
It's just across the bridge from the wall of Xi Railway Station, and it's an excellent perspective to photograph the railway station and the wall. Here you can also see magic hotels and convenience stores embedded in the city wall, so that this crowded place does not waste any space.
After crossing Anyuan Gate along the north wall, you will see Wu Shangmen. This seemingly inconspicuous doorway actually hides very important geographical information of the Tang Dynasty. Gongnong Road to the north of Shangwumen is the dividing line between Yeting Palace and Taiji Palace in Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty, and Qiangzi West Road is about the northern boundary of Miyagi in Tang Dynasty.
This cold knowledge is a combination of the actual runaway and the geographical information of the map made by Wang Shan. You might as well have a look at the boutique. If you pass by here again, you will be as impressed by your knowledge accumulation as I am (smile).
I was indescribable tired after going to Shangwumen, but in order to make this trip a complete success, I immediately adjusted my travel tools flexibly, and suddenly increased my motivation to explore history after riding a code-scanning bicycle.
Ride your beloved bike and pass Guangren Temple in the northwest corner. In the Qing Dynasty, Guangren Temple was also called "Lama Temple" because it was the palace of the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama in the northwest and Kangzang areas who went to Beijing for pilgrimage and passed through Shaanxi.
There are also several bars with Tibetan customs in the southern section of the city wall, which echo Guangren Temple here, but cycling is not suitable for drunk driving. It is a good choice for me to open a bottle of ice peak in a roadside shop.
Ride all the way south along Shuncheng Lane in the northern section, and you will pass Yuxiangmen. This place is also called Xiaoximen.
1926, Liu Zhenhua, a northern warlord, besieged Xi 'an. At that time, Feng Yuxiang's troops came to clear the gap and blasted a gap in order to enter the city. Later, when it was repaired, this gap was built into a city gate. In memory of Feng Yuxiang's efforts to clear Xi 'an, this city gate was named "Yuxiangmen". Referring to the "Zhongshan Gate" that has just passed, I can't help but sigh that Feng Yuxiang is really running around.
After riding a bicycle, due to the ups and downs of the terrain, I realized the feeling of sliding all the way, which greatly eased the fatigue of running before.
After the Andingmen, you will see a long sports park, which is the first choice for people in the western suburbs. There is also a row of fashionable restaurants opposite the moat, which just makes up for the emptiness in the stomach after exercise.
Follow the rampaging end along the west section of the city wall to the southwest corner, where you will frankly see a hidden Tang Dynasty relic.
Today's An City Wall was expanded on the basis of the Tang Imperial City in the early Ming Dynasty, so the western and southern sections of An City Wall are now part of Tang Imperial City and Miyagi City. The other three corners encountered in the explosion are right angles, and the southwest corner is round. Because it is the southwest corner of Chang 'an Imperial City in the Tang Dynasty, it follows the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty wall.
This is a densely populated Tang Dynasty ruins area. Hanguangmen is one of the three gates in the south of Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty. The sites unearthed today include doorways, piers, cornerstones and stone gates. Hanguangmen site is the most complete Sui and Tang Dynasty city gate site discovered by Xi 'an.
When building the wall road with wide doors, the ruins of water culvert in Tang Dynasty were also discovered. In order to preserve the historic sites, the Xi Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics and Gardens merged the urban construction protection museum on the west side and the Guangmen Ruins Museum on the east side into one, and became the present Xi Anguangmen Museum. If you are not too tired, you can take out your ID card and walk in, but my physical strength is on the verge of overdraft here, and the Hanguangmen Museum has become an unreachable place.
After the entrance of yamen, I came to the small south gate where I had been waiting for a long time. There are a large number of barbecue stalls and hot pot restaurants. Every night, the smell of cumin wafted from the barbecue restaurant is a magical attack, which makes people completely unable to open their feet.
In addition to eating, drinking and eating well, you can also add a hidden little knowledge here. Xiaonanmen, whose real name is Wumimen, commemorates Mr. Jing Wumu, a Northwest revolutionary who participated in the China League in the early days.
After dinner, I came to the end of today's trip, Zhuquemen. This used to be the south gate of Chang 'an in the Tang Dynasty, and most of the emperors and generals we saw in the history books had set foot here.
In fact, it can be clearly seen on the map that there is a Lianhu Park along Guangji Street in Zhuquemen. After one-to-one correspondence with the geographical information given in the picture book "Ancient and Modern Chang 'an", I boldly guess that the Chengtianmen site in Miyagi in Tang Dynasty should be in Lianhu Park. This speculation also laid the groundwork for the next outbreak. ...
The dazzling era of the Tang Dynasty began in Zhuquemen, and my exhausted running finally ended here. Exhausted, I turned and walked to the south gate again, feeling that I could have another meal.