Speaking of city towers, there must be city walls.
The city wall was probably formed in the late primitive society about 4,500 years ago. According to historical records, "The whale built the city to protect the king and built the country to live in. This was the beginning of the city wall." In the Ming Dynasty, Ming Tai The ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang ordered "Build walls high, store grain widely, and claim the throne slowly." Therefore, ancient Chinese cities built a series of military defense facilities around the "defense" strategic system. The wide walls were generally used for racing horses and drills.
Integrated with the city wall are towers, moats, and crenellations.
The city tower naturally stands out from a large section of the city wall as high as a flock of chickens, and you can overlook the city from a high position.
It can be said that the city tower is the gathering point of the city wall. It was born at the same time as the prosperity and is a significant symbol of the ancient city.
Wuxuanyuan County was first built in the old county village twenty miles southeast of the county. In the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1370), earthwork began to be built on the hills at the current location. The city was built with brick walls during the Chenghua period.
In the sixth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1431), after the county name was changed from Wuxian to Wuxuan, the county seat was officially moved from the old county to the current location.
Initially, there were four gate towers in the east, south, west and north. The towers were connected with the city wall. In view of the endless Qianjiang River outside the city wall, the construction not only paid attention to the role of military defense, It also uses a solid barrier to form the flood control function of the entire city.
All that remains is the tower on the north gate of Laobei Street in the county seat.
Standing in front of the majestic North Gate Tower and looking up, the tall stone arch supports a simple two-story brick and wood roll roof, with white tiles reaching into the sky, covered by emerald green glazed dripping eaves. There are many scenic sights in the city.
Rows of orderly square green stone walls more than 20 feet high extend to both sides, stretching for several miles until they disappear among the beautiful modern buildings.
Climbing up the steps more than one foot wide, the first thing that comes into view is the eleven forts pointing directly to the north and more than 700 ancient city wall-like crenellations. The ruins and broken walls reveal the past. Luxurious style.
Stroking the mottled stones, the sonorous oath of Taiping leader Hong Xiuquan to proclaim himself king in Dongxiang, on the outskirts of the city, seems to be traced back from a distant place; The ancient cavalry of the First World War in the east of the city come to life before your eyes and rewrite history.
Looking around, the three gate towers in the east, south and west have disappeared in the bloody storms of that particular era. The city walls built many times in the past have been swallowed up by the ever-changing high-rise buildings after the war, leaving only The next one may be gradually buried in the dust of history with a sigh.
The Beicheng Tower has endured the ups and downs resolutely. Although it is not completely preserved, it reveals the hard work of countless people with lofty ideals who have tried every means to protect cultural heritage.
In June 1997, Wuxuan County was classified by the central government as a national first-class revolutionary base county.
This shows that the children of all ethnic groups in Wuxuan did not succumb to the oppression of foreign invaders. With the county as the center, they fought in Tongwan Jianglong, Tongling Xiuzhu, Dongxiang Jieding, Sanli Hongshitan, Er The flames that burned the Japanese invaders were ignited in Tangleye and other old revolutionary areas of the Anti-Japanese War and guerrilla bases of the Liberation War. The spirit of unyielding and bloody fighting is known to all ages, and the bright moon can be used to learn from it, and it will be carried forward to all generations!
How many heroes can be included in a city tower!
A city tower interprets the joys and sorrows of many eras!
Wandering around, you can look at the neat blue bricks above the floor, appreciate the patterns of flowers and animals carved on the fascia, and the wind chimes ringing in the wind on all sides.
The sound inspires every patriot to keep thinking: overlooking the countryside, and being in a trance in the Lingnan scroll.
The Qianjiang River formed by the confluence of Liujiang River and Hongshui River is like a ribbon surrounding Wuxuan County, connecting Guigang, Yulin, Hong Kong and Macao in the south, and Liuzhou in the north. It is a water and land transportation hub. Hundred-ton ships can travel unimpeded all year round.
No wonder Xu Xiake, a famous traveler in the Ming Dynasty, couldn't hold back his excitement when he wrote his autobiography "Xu Xiake's Travels". .
In the east, there are cliffs and skyscrapers, clear streams and hundreds of twists and turns, "a rare canyon scenery in the world", the Guangxi District-level Scenic Area Baiya Grand Canyon, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Hong Xiuquan Dongxiang Mocun Site of the Heavenly King and the former residence of the Western King Xiao Chaogui; in the south; It is China's mysterious and unique district-level scenic spot, the Eight Immortals Tianchi, and the Dadeng Gorge, which is "not the Three Gorges, but better than the Three Gorges"; the city is home to the Confucian Temple, the largest existing building in Guangxi and a key cultural relic protection unit in the autonomous region, and the prosperous West Street Wharf built in the Ming Dynasty. , the "Five Horses Blocking the River" that looks like a fairy combing her makeup; the Rhinoceros Rock, an underground canyon, can take tourists into the dreamlike world of caves; and in the north are the Huang Zhaoxi, Liu Tongchen and Guo Songnian Manors, the largest ancient residences in Guangxi.
After closing the curtain and taking a closer look, I was surprised to find that the Beicheng Tower, which used to stand on the outskirts of a small county with less than 3 square kilometers, has become a "city within the city" at some time. It has witnessed the identity of the central building of the county. The rapid and brilliant development of the city: along the north expansion of Gaolishan Mountain are the large-scale Gaolishan Commercial Pedestrian Street, Xianmi Road Commercial and Residential Community, Baijiahui Trade City, Hydropower Building, Shengsheng Hotel, and the star hotel Huaqi International Large hotels and other business travel groups.
The County Publicity and Culture Center and Ma'anshan Cultural and Sports Plaza undertook the launching ceremony of Guangxi Laibin Village Tour and the first "Xiancheng Cultural Tourism and Art Activity Week" in Wuxuan County. The new atmosphere of Wuxuan in the new century has become a hot topic in the cultural circle inside and outside Guangxi. hot spot.
The southern part of the county is the most populous and commercially developed area.
Along with the hundreds of years of development of the street, the 17 services and commercial mansions built by villages and families have gone with the wind...Hunan Street, which had made great contributions to revitalizing the Wuxuan economy for 20 years, has been glorious for 20 years. The song and dance hall of the County Federation of Trade Unions Building, which was popular in the north and south at that time, the office dormitories of the oil company, the main building in the county, the hardware and medicinal materials company that once dominated the economy, and the county department store, the trading center for the people of the county, and other old buildings, old courtyards, The old city suddenly disappeared under the eyes of Beichenglou.
In its place are the newly built iconic business centers such as the Automobile Terminal, Hongfu Xincheng, and Yinyu Building that integrate food, accommodation, and tourism.
The cultural relics and modern cultural facilities complement each other, reflecting the ups and downs of the ancient city of Wuxuan from one side. This is where its historical value and appreciation value lie, and it has since become an important coordinate of the fairy city culture.
The north gate tower of the ancient city wall, which has been preserved since the move to the county, is simple and majestic, has superb construction technology and is the most complete existing one. You can feel the peace and progress of the ancient city from all around; you can enjoy the Luodai Bijiang River and the green mountains and peaks. The dancing landscape, wind and clouds and the lights of thousands of houses make you forget to leave the whole view of Wuxuan City: it and the rows of high-rise buildings have become a major tourist attraction in Wuxuan.
Although this tower seems not to be in harmony with the surrounding environment due to historical changes.
But there is a fragmentation, showing a trace of regret, attracting attention, and perhaps bringing people a kind of beauty!
Climb the North Tower and face the picturesque mountains and rivers, doubling your patriotism.