Jianping ancient Great Wall - Yan Great Wall in the Warring States Period
2021-12-30
Ancient desolation The land is empty. In the north of the great wall and in the west of Liaoning, it is desolate in ancient times. Looking from afar, there are many scenery that visitors will never forget. Walking on the Great Wall, bend over and touch the stones on the Yan Qin Great Wall. Whether large or small, they have become a part of the mountain. Firmly grasp the earth, as if the stones have roots. Mottled stone flowers and moss grow on each stone, which is very old and dignified. You know, after all, time has passed for too long. Time flows and time is in a hurry. Thousands of years later, there are no more flames of war, no more Qiang flute, no more fighting cry, no more drums and horns. "Stone dragon" or "Earth Dragon" Among the mountains of nuluer Tiger Mountain in the north of Jianping County, there is an ancient Great Wall relic called "stone dragon" or "Earth Dragon" by the local people. Through the archaeological demonstration of historical experts, this is the famous Yan Qin Great Wall in history. The Yan Qin Great Wall, which has experienced more than 2300 years, has been eroded by wind and rain, but its traces can still be explored. The ruins of the Great Wall with clear direction, clear stone structure, length and width of about 2m and height of about 0.2 to 1m can still be seen in the front mountain of xiahuojiadi in SHAOGUOYINGZI Township, South Mountain of SHAOGUOYINGZI, South Mountain of Zhangjiawan and North beam of toad ditch, Castles and pavilions. Many ancient affiliated cities used for garrison and grain storage have been found along the line, as well as different types of defense building facilities - Tai site, Zhang site and city site, which are mostly built on the line of the great wall or on the south side of the Great Wall. The stone wall meandering and undulating in the continuous hills and deep valleys, like a giant dragon, was a natural barrier against foreign invasion at that time. South Great Wall North Great Wall The state of Yan is one of the vassal states enfeoffed by the Zhou Dynasty in the 11th century B.C. with the surname Ji. The founding monarch was Zhao Gong, whose capital was Ji (now the southwest corner of Beijing). During the reign of King Yan Zhao, the new capital was built in Wuyang (now the southeast of Yi County, Hebei Province), which was the next county. Yan state is located in the north of Hebei Province and the west of Liaoning Province. It has a vast territory. It is connected with Qi and Zhao in the South and Donghu and other nomadic nationalities in the north. According to historical documents, in order to defend against the attacks of neighboring countries, the state of Yan has built two great walls, one is the South Great Wall and the other is the North Great Wall. Yan Qin Great Wall There are two sections of the ancient Great Wall Site in Jianping County: the northern section is the Yanqin Great Wall, which runs east-west, crosses the Laoha River from Beiliang, Chifeng County, Inner Mongolia, enters xiawanzi, hot water farm in Jianping County, then crosses nine high mountains, eight deep valleys and rivers, and finally extends from shijiazi town to Aohan, Inner Mongolia, In Jianping County, Yanqin great wall passes through five townships, including hot water, laoguandi, Heishui, SHAOGUOYINGZI and shijiazi, reaching more than 160 Li. The southern section of the Great Wall is the Han Dynasty, passing through six townships including Bajia farm, Kui Desu, zhangjiayingzi, Gushanzi, Zhuluke and karaqin in Yushulinzi town; Qin kaiquehu In Sima Qian's historical records - biographies of the Huns, there is a passage like this: "Yan Youxian made Qin Kai into a character of Hu, and Hu believed it very much. When he returned, he attacked and destroyed the East Hu, but the East Hu was more than a thousand miles away. He was the grandson of Kai who stabbed Qin Wuyang, king of Qin, with Jing Ke. Yan also built the Great Wall, built his own yang to Xiangping, and set up Gu, Yuyang, youbeiping, Liaoxi and Liaodong counties to reject Hu." The Great Wall recorded in the book is the northern Great Wall of Yan state, which was built after Qin opened to Yan Based on the relationship between Qin Kai and Qin Wuyang's ancestors and grandchildren, and the time when Jing Ke stabbed King Qin, Yan built the North Great Wall "not when King Yan was happy, but at the end of King Xiao." This is the last great wall built during the Warring States period. As for the direction of the Great Wall, according to experts' investigation, it starts from Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua in Hebei Province in the west, goes northeast, enters Duolun and Dushi in Inner Mongolia, goes north through the paddock in Hebei Province, goes East, crosses Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, crosses the Laoha River, enters Jianping County in Liaoning Province, goes out of the boundary of Liaoning Province, and returns to the ancient Aohan banner in Inner Mongolia. Stone built great wall Yan Great Wall has its own characteristics in construction technology and terrain selection. Generally speaking, it is to use local materials and build bricks scientifically. Natural boulders are used to build the Great Wall. The method of laying is generally to use regular large natural stones on both sides inside and outside, and fill the middle with rubble or gravel. Therefore, it is relatively solid. So far, the city wall has not completely collapsed. The earth built great wall is usually built in areas with thick soil, flat terrain and lack of stones. Although the remains of the earth built great wall are hard to find now, a faint black soil belt can be seen in the sections of the earth built great wall, which looks like a python crawling on the earth from a distance. In summer, it can also be found that the vegetation in these sections is lush and extremely dense. According to the local villagers, the crops planted on the great wall are relatively strong. The reason why Yanqin Great Wall is called "stone dragon" or "Earth Dragon" by local people is mainly because the Great Wall is built according to local conditions. When crossing mountains and mountains, stones are cut and built. After passing Pingchuan, earth is rammed. If it is necessary to cross rivers, a ferry is set up. Encounter cliffs and make full use of them. After the unification of the six kingdoms, Qin connected the original Great Wall of Qin, Yan and Zhao, forming the Great Wall from Minxian County, Gansu Province to East Liaoning Province. When the Great Wall defense project moved northward, some followed the direction and foundation of the original Great Wall, while others were abolished. After this section of the Great Wall was abandoned, the natural collapse was more serious. The saying "Yan Qin Great Wall" comes from this. Jianping County, Chaoyang City The Yanqin Great Wall has undergone wind and rain alteration for more than 2300 years, but there is still a wall site 7 kilometers long, 2 meters wide and 1 meter high between the Nanshan of Zhangjiawan in Jianping County and the North beam of toad ditch. Among them, the section on the north mountain of painter Gou Village, SHAOGUOYINGZI township is the best preserved. In addition, many ancillary cities used to garrison troops in ancient times were found in this area. The mountains and rivers are far away. We are stronger now! (outlook new era)
Edit：Yuanqi Tang Responsible editor：Xiao Yu
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