Juyongguan Great Wall

China Tourist Attraction
Beijing and surrounding areas
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Juyongguan Great Wall is one of the famous ancient military passes on the Great Wall. Since ancient times, it has been a dangerous pass for guarding the land and guarding the border. Here, the mountains overlap, the streams flow, the vegetation is lush, and the scenery is pleasant. It is known as the "72 Guangou Scenes". As early as the Jin Dynasty, "Juyong Diecui" was listed as the first of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Yanjing". Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty once wrote "Juyong Diecui" in his own handwriting. From the Jin Dynasty to the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties for more than 700 years, the first scenic spot of the Eight Scenic Spots of Yanjing was Juyong Diecui. Juyongguan Great Wall is majestic, strange, dangerous and steep. It spans Cuiping Mountain in the east and Jingui Mountain in the west, like a Kunpeng spreading its wings. It is 4,142 meters long and was called "the first majestic pass in the world" in ancient times. "Juyong is a natural barrier with peaks connected, and Wanli Jintang solidifies the nine borders." These two lines of poetry by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty reveal the magnificence and danger of Juyongguan. The name Juyong began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. "Lüshi Chunqiu" records that "there are nine passes in the world, and Juyong is one of them". The canyon where the pass is located belongs to the Jundu Mountain area, the remnant of Taihang Mountain, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. The State of Yan once controlled this pass, and it was called "Juyong Pass" at that time; Historically, Juyong Pass was an important military town, with supporting buildings with different functions such as north and south vaults, towers, enemy towers, water gates, Hucao Office, granaries, and libraries. The construction of the pass cleverly utilized the natural environment of high west and low east, two mountains and one water, "taking advantage of the danger to control the pass", forming a complete and strict military defense system. In the Yuan Dynasty, Juyong Pass was an important traffic avenue from Beijing to Inner Mongolia. Because the emperor often passed by, there were palaces, temples, gardens and other buildings in the pass. The existing Yuntai is the base of the crossing tower built in the Yuan Dynasty. The Buddhist images and scriptures in six languages, including Sanskrit, Tibetan, Xixia, Uyghur, Phagpa, and Chinese, carved on the Yuntai archway are important historical materials for studying Buddhism, ancient characters, and the history of folk cultural exchanges in the Yuan Dynasty, and are exquisite masterpieces of Yuan Dynasty sculpture art. The ground inside the "Yuntai" is paved with nearly 120 huge stones. In history, pedestrians and livestock constantly passed through the archway, and the stones were polished smooth and round. There are also four obvious lane marks on the ground. The smooth ground and deep ruts seem to tell people that Juyongguan was prosperous in history. The north and south archways of Juyongguan are semicircular, with three archway towers on top, which are brick and wood structures with three eaves facing north and south. Two huge black plaques with a white background and the words "The First Pass in the World" are hung on the north and south sides of the tower. The name "The First Most Powerful Pass in the World" comes from a travelogue "A Brief Account of the Frontier" written by Qian Liangduo in the Qing Dynasty, "Fifteen miles to Juyongguan City, the gate is inscribed with "The First Most Powerful Pass in the World". Many temples and shrines were built at Juyongguan from the Yuan Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, involving the three major sects of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Its construction quantity, scale and level are the first in the history of temple and shrine construction at the passes of the Great Wall. The ones that have been restored to their original appearance include: City God Temple, Lv Zu Temple, Zhenwu Temple, Guandi Temple, Guanwang Temple, Ma Shen Temple, and Biaozhong Temple. In addition, Juyongguan has several memorial archways. Located on the south side of the city, the building with black glazed tiles, four pillars and three floors is Ying'en Archway; the one between Yuntai and Nanquancheng is Guoji Archway with yellow glazed tiles, four pillars and seven floors; the three pavilions under Lv Zu Temple connected by a corridor are Changduan Pavilion. The profound historical and cultural connotations and magnificent natural scenery of the Juyongguan Great Wall have become the object of praise by literati and poets of all dynasties. On the wall of the corridor of the "Hucao Xingshu", there is a Juyongguan Ancient Poetry Stele Forest, which is made of white marble slabs. The content is selected from 52 poems describing Juyongguan in the Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The authors include famous poets such as Gao Shi of the Tang Dynasty, Hao Jing of the Yuan Dynasty, Yang Shiqi of the Ming Dynasty, Kangxi, Qianlong and Gu Yanwu of the Qing Dynasty. The Juyongguan Great Wall not only presents its unique majestic appearance to the world, allowing Chinese and foreign tourists to have a more comprehensive understanding of the cultural connotation of the Great Wall, but also has become a large-scale comprehensive service Great Wall tourist attraction that can provide Chinese and foreign tourists with complete tourism supporting facilities integrating food, accommodation, transportation, travel, entertainment and shopping. The Great Wall is most beautiful in autumn, with colorful red leaves on both sides of the wall; the surrounding area is full of green pines and cypresses, with overlapping hills and green waves, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. Climbing high and looking far away, the ancient battlefield seems to be right in front of you. The towering Great Wall is a proud of the Chinese nation, a wonder of the world and a cultural heritage of all mankind. It has gone through wind and rain in the long river of history. The Great Wall has attracted worldwide attention for its magnificent momentum and majestic appearance. With its unique natural environment and long-standing humanistic and historical value, the Juyongguan Great Wall is gradually becoming a bridge and link to show the Chinese civilization and spread ancient history and culture to the world. .

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Interpretation of Juyongguan Great Wall from the perspective of Eastern philosophy From the perspective of Eastern philosophy, Juyongguan Great Wall is not only a barrier of military defense, but also a "dragon vein" connecting heaven and earth, integrating nature and humanity. In Feng Shui, the Great Wall is winding and undulating, like a giant dragon, guarding the land of China, symbolizing the country's dragon and tiger leap and the nation's endless vitality. Every brick and stone of the Great Wall, every beacon tower, carries the memory of history, embodies the philosophical thought of "harmony between man and nature", and the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. The Great Wall is both the crystallization of human wisdom and part of the natural landscape. Interpretation of Juyongguan Great Wall from the perspective of Western philosophy From the perspective of Western philosophy, Juyongguan Great Wall can be seen as a symbol of the struggle between human will and the natural environment. It embodies the human pursuit of freedom and security, as well as the exploration and conquest of the unknown. In Western philosophy, the construction of the Great Wall reflects the contest between human rationality and natural forces, and is a model for humans to overcome natural obstacles and achieve self-protection and development through rational planning and collective efforts. At the same time, the Great Wall also symbolizes borders and boundaries. It is not only a physical dividing line, but also reflects the boundaries of power, culture, and thought in human society, and inspires thinking about Western core values such as freedom, equality, and democracy. Comprehensive interpretation Whether it is the concepts of "harmony between man and nature" and "dragon veins" in Eastern philosophy, or rationality and free thinking in Western philosophy, the Juyongguan Great Wall has surpassed its single attribute as a military defense project and has become a cultural symbol, carrying profound historical and cultural values and philosophical thinking. It not only witnesses the wisdom and courage of the Chinese nation, but also reflects human exploration and understanding of nature, society, and self-cognition. From different philosophical perspectives, the Juyongguan Great Wall shows diverse cultural significance and philosophical connotations, becoming a bridge connecting the past and the future, the East and the West.

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