Shixia town site - Chinese tourism scenic spots

Shixia site is located in the town of Miyun County in the north of the Chaohe River. 30 km from the county seat, located in the center of Miyun County. According to the records: the original in the west of Shixia on the ground, such as pieces of stone box, so there is such a name. Shixia City, Koji next 17 years (1504) was built. According to the records set: the Han Dynasty set up over here Yang county. Shixia wall for a square, each side 500 meters, the surface for the middle of a city street with the doors set up, creating a cross street called East and West, North and South Main Street. North, east and south have three Weng Cheng Shing, Simon Weng Cheng did not, the city moat outside a stone bridge. According to local, commonly known as the old: East Gate Hi Gate, marriage marriage, and so on are new to the post from the East Gate; Simon for Watergate, the criminal, and so on are out Jiechai cut Simon; for the south gate of fire doors, Qiu Yu, and other matters off from the south gate; ghosts doors north gate, Si funeral ceremony machine from the north gate, and so on. In the north gate tower there are a Zhenwu Miao, the city openings in the top of the "Tien Suoyao." At Outside the hill on the package also has up to a 4-proclaimed beacon towers, "Building razed the town." Reported, Shixia once called "the town of yellow," Deng Lou, you can take a look at the whole city down, it is also called the "floor it to see." Shixia North China since ancient times to the great plains of northeastern Songliao traffic, which on three sides Kwan, namely: the southeast wall Guan Lu, Cao Dong Guan Road, North East Gubeikou clearance. Ming and Qing dynasties in the military. There are streets in the city the size of shops, businesses such as retail sales of more than 110. Second, the old calendar every month, every seven days for the big set. Shixia inside and outside the city have history of the temple built more than up to 30, more Yi Zhang high dry hands dry eye of the large copper statue of Buddha Temple, the town ranks high ground of the Jade Emperor Gao, and Qi-day temple, and Tibetan Um, three churches, Yuanjue concept, and so on. In 1958 the construction of Miyun Reservoir, Shixia the town of Miyun Reservoir into a flooded area. When the reservoir's water level dropped, the town has been able to look Shixia City Wall Ruins.

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