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Guangfu Ancient City
Yongnian Guangfu has a history of more than 2,000 years. Dou Jiande, the leader of the peasant uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty, founded the Great Xia Kingdom here, rewarded agriculture and sericulture, and stationed troops there. Based on strategic considerations, he renovated the city to make it as large as a city. The original earthen city was six li and thirteen steps, which was increased to nine li and thirteen steps in the Yuan Dynasty, equivalent to 4.5 kilometers. In the 21st year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the prefect Chen Zu mobilized workers from nine counties and spent thirteen years to build the earthen city into a brick city. The city is 12 meters high and 8 meters wide. There are towers at the four gates, corner towers at the four corners, and 876 battlement walls. What is special is that there are urn cities outside the four gates to guard each other. The authentic defense is deeply locked and impregnable. The city is surrounded by water, and the natural scenery is very spectacular. The well-known Pinggan Eight Scenic Spots are a true portrayal of the scenery here: Thousands of Rice Fields, Ten Miles of Lotus Fragrance, Congshan Mountain, Fushui Flowing Fragrance, Maojia Peak, Sunset, Kuige Towering, Longtan Wind and Rain. In history, it has attracted countless dignitaries and literati to linger.
Mancheng Han Tombs
Mancheng Han Tomb is located in Lingshan, Mancheng County, 21 kilometers northwest of Baoding City. It is the tomb of Liu Sheng, King of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty, and his wife Dou Wan. It is the most complete and largest cave palace in China. Liu Sheng, King of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty, was the son of Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Qi, and the half-brother of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che. He was named King of Zhongshan in the third year of Emperor Jing's reign (154 BC) and died in February of the fourth year of Emperor Wu's reign (113 BC). He ruled for 42 years. Zhongshan State was located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, roughly including the area south of Yishui River and north of Hutuo River. Its capital was located in Lunu (now Dingzhou City, Hebei Province). There were ten generations of kings in Zhongshan State in the Western Han Dynasty, and Liu Sheng was the first generation. Both the tomb of Liu Sheng and the tomb of Dou Wan were built in the way of using mountains as mausoleums. The tomb passage and tomb chamber were carved out of the mountains and were arc-shaped. The two tombs were similar in plan layout. The whole tomb is divided into six parts: the tomb passage, corridor, south side chamber, north side chamber, middle chamber and back chamber. Wooden tile houses and stone slab houses were built in the tomb chambers, forming a luxurious underground palace with complete functions. In addition to the gorgeous furnishings and coffins in the tomb, more than 10,000 kinds of cultural relics were unearthed during the excavation. Among them, there are more than 4,000 exquisite gold and silver wares, jade and stone wares, bronze wares, iron wares, etc., and 19 kinds of bronze lamps, especially the Changxin Palace Lantern and the inlaid gold Boshan furnace are the most precious. The two complete sets of gold thread jade clothes of Liu Sheng and Dou Wan are the first to be discovered in the national archaeological work. Liu Sheng's gold thread jade clothes are 1.88 meters long, with 2498 jade pieces and about 1,100 grams of gold thread; Dou Wan's jade clothes are 1.72 meters long, with 2160 jade pieces and about 600 grams of gold thread. The unearthed cultural relics from the Han Tombs at Lingshan in Mancheng have been exhibited in countries and regions such as Europe, Asia and America, and have received high praise at home and abroad.