Brief introduction of Dali scenic spot in Weinan, Shaanxi Province

Brief introduction of Dali scenic spot in Weinan, Shaanxi Province

Yang Shengbao (Nanzhaizi), Chaoyi Town, Dali County. The first warehouse in the world is the "Fengtu Yicang" approved by Nala, Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty.

Zai Tian Guangxu three years (1877), the Guanzhong drought, many people starved to death, especially in Chaoyi. After the disaster, Yan Jingming, a university student in Yidongge and a minister of the Ministry of Finance, proposed that the people of the county raise 32,000 pieces of silver per mu to build this warehouse. Construction started in the eighth year of Guangxu (1882) and was completed in the eleventh year of Guangxu (1885), which lasted nearly four years. After completion, he drew detailed drawings and submitted them to the court. Zhu Pi, Empress Dowager Cixi, who was in power in the imperial court at that time, was famous as "the first warehouse in the world".

The warehouse faces south, with a length of 133m from east to west, a width of 83m from north to south and a height of about 8m, with a total area of 1 1029m. Brick walls surround 58 holes, each of which can store 7,500 kilograms, and the whole warehouse can store more than 30,000 grains. There is a courtyard in the middle and the courtyard is spacious. Food can be dried on the roof and yard, and the traffic is smooth. There are two doors in the south wall, Dongcang Gate in the east and Xicang Gate in the west. There are four stone characters in the wall, which are "Fengtu Yicang". There is a warehouse building on the cave. On both sides are two Chinese characters "Dragon" and "Tiger" handwritten by Empress Dowager Cixi, which are 2 meters high. A fence was built in the warehouse last week. There are steps in the southwest of the yard, which can reach the top of the warehouse. Outside the warehouse, build cities and dig trenches. High terrain and grand scale. There is a city in the city, which is impregnable. It is as famous as "Fengbei Yicang" in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), there was another famine. At this time, there are plenty of granaries to help countless victims. In memory of Yan Jingming, the founder of Jiancang, another 1 Gong Yan Temple was built in Cangxi.

A local warehouse is a national key cultural relics protection unit.