Introduction of tourist attractions in Youyu County

What are the tourist attractions in Youyu

Shahukou, located 35km northwest of Youyu County, is an important natural pass of the Great Wall. It is bordered by Tangzi Mountain in the east, Dabao Mountain in the west, Leigong Mountain and Miaotou Mountain in the north, and the Great Wall of Wan Li extends from northeast to southwest, enclosing the Tiger Mouth like a semicircle fence. The mountain cliffs on the east and west sides stand steeply, and Cangtou River runs through them from south to north, forming a natural pass with a width of more than 2 meters and a length of more than 3 meters.

All dynasties stationed troops and set up defenses here. In the twenty-third year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty, an earthen fort was built, and in the second year of Wanli, a brick wall was built. Fiona Fang Erli was three feet high and had a south gate. In the forty-third year of Wanli, another new castle was built, and in the middle of the two castles, the east and west doors were built, which combined the old and new castles into one, and four doors were opened from front to back, left and right, with a circumference of 54 feet, which was three miles. The old and new forts depend on each other, leading to Inner Mongolia in the north, with a gate, just connected with Chengtou Fort of the Great Wall of Wan Li, and the terrain is very dangerous. Since the Ming Dynasty negotiated peace and trade with the Mongolian Boot Target Tribe, the killing tiger mouth has become a gathering center between the Central Plains and the Great Wall, with numerous merchants and shops.

the killing tiger pass was called Shenhekou in ancient times, White Wolf Pass in Tang Dynasty and Tooth Wolf Pass in Song Dynasty. In order to resist Mongwa's invasion to the south, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to fight from this port many times, so it was named "Killing Hukou". Since the fifth year of Qin Long in the Ming Dynasty, when Mongolia and Han exchanged markets, the horse market in Hubao, Shengshengbao and Xinpingbao was reopened. In order to ease the contradiction, it was renamed as "Killing Tiger Mouth".

What are the tourist attractions in Youyu?

When you enter Youyu County from Beijing and Datong, you first visit Xiaonanshan Forest Park, then Zhongling Lake Tourist Area in the southwest of the county, and along the Hushan Line of the provincial highway, followed by Jiajiayao Mountain Songtao Garden, Cangtou River Ecological Corridor, Xinbaoliang 1, mu of forest and Shahukou Ancient Culture Tourist Area, and then enter Inner Mongolia Grassland from Shahukou.

Nanshan Forest Park

is located in the south of the county seat, meaning "Longevity is better than Nanshan", with an area of 4, mu. The park is mixed with needles and broad flowers, and the scenic spot is 2 kilometers long. There are pavilions, terraces, altars, pavilions, flowers, irrigation, roads and gardens in the park, including public servants' pavilions and Zhichun pavilions.

Songtao Garden in Jiajiayao Mountain

is located in the north of the county seat and on the east side of Hushan Line. The scenic area is dominated by pine and cypress, and the seasons are evergreen. Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica, Pinus tabulaeformis and Larix gmelinii are in the mountain wind, and the pines are bursting. During the period when the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower stands, every Qingming Festival, July 1st and other festivals, primary and secondary schools in the county should organize teachers and students to come and remember the heroes and heroes.

Da Nan Shan

Also known as Helan Mountain, local people call it Da Nan Shan, which is located in the northwest of the county seat, 6 kilometers away from the county seat. The Da Nan Shan Mountain is tall and magnificent, with the highest elevation of 1,592 meters. All kinds of trees on the hillside complement each other, and the green waves roll as far as the eye can see. The tomb on the top of the mountain and the ancient monument of the Ming Dynasty tell tourists an eternal mystery. The ancient monument records the fact that Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty entered Pingcheng to pay homage to his ancestors.

Cangtou River Ecological Corridor

Walking northward along Hushan Line, there is a long and narrow strip of "boundless forest and grass and flowing water", which is Cangtou River Ecological Corridor. The scenic spot belongs to plateau wetland, natural water system, river bank grassland, arbor and shrub belt and farmland with gentle slope, forming a unique pastoral landscape of the northern loess plateau, with chickens, rabbits and partridges in the scenic spot.

xinbaoliang 1, mu linhai scenic spot

is located in the north of the county, on the side of Hushan line, with a total area of 14,971 mu. There is a sightseeing hexagonal iron pavilion in the scenic spot, and all the surrounding areas are hardened, afforested and beautified. The roads in the scenic spot are also hardened, afforested and beautified. There are green flowers in four seasons and flowers in three seasons. In summer, you are in linhai, and the breeze is blowing on your face, and you can see everywhere.

Zhongling Lake Scenic Area

is located in the southwest of the county seat. The scenic area is mainly Zhongling Lake Reservoir Area, and it has been built into a tourist scenic area integrating tourism and leisure in the reservoir area. There are 16, Populus pekinensis, more than 1,1 Pinus tabulaeformis, more than 3, Pinus sylvestris, 21 weeping willows and 1,5 apricot kernels planted in the scenic area, and a nursery of more than 26 mu, two observation pavilions and a holiday village have been built. On a yacht, you can find the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains. The lake is rich in marine products, and visitors can fish and taste fresh seafood by themselves. It has become the first place to travel around Youyu.

killing tigers in a famous scenic spot and enjoying the culture of Xikou

killing tigers is located at the junction of two provinces (regions) in Youyu County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, with the ancient Great Wall in the north and Cangtou River in the west. As a generation of Xiongguan, it is well-known and has a history of more than 2, years. Shahukou has a dangerous terrain, and a 33-meter-long narrow corridor is formed between the east and west mountains, making it a natural gateway. The Qing Dynasty's "Shuoping Fuzhi" said: "Killing the tiger's mouth is the key to the straight north, and controlling the five plains through three passes has been called a dangerous point since ancient times", which has always been a battleground for military strategists. Killing the tiger's mouth is also an important tax card in history. As the only way for the Central Plains to trade with Mongolia, Xinjiang and Russia, during the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, tariffs were increasingly "fighting for money". At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were 132, annual tariff reductions. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Killing Tiger Mouth also became the birthplace and main channel of Shanxi merchants. This is the birthplace of the once-popular "Dashengkui" firm. In addition, the west exit in "going west" is to kill the tiger's mouth. The so-called "Zhangjiakou in the east and killing the tiger's mouth in the west". As an ancient military fortress and an important border trade town, Shahukou has a high reputation and rich historical and cultural relics. Here, the magnificent ancient Great Wall, the well-preserved Tiger-killing Fort, the numerous beacon towers, the desolate and quaint ancient battlefield, the rare ancient road slope in the whole province, the exquisite ancient music building, etc., are like bright pearls embedded in the land of Tiger-killing Mouth. This is a veritable "West Exit". "Going west" not only bears the glory and dreams, growth and hardships of Shanxi merchants' business gangs, but also writes the blood and tears of Shanxi Xikou immigrants to make a living. Killing Tiger Mouth is the epitome of Shanxi's history in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is an empirical study of the rise and fall of China's modern financial trade.

the killing tiger pass was called Shenhekou in ancient times, White Wolf Pass in Tang Dynasty and Tooth Wolf Pass in Song Dynasty. In order to resist Mongwa's invasion to the south, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to fight from this port many times, so it was named "Killing Hukou". Since the fifth year of Qin Long in the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian and Chinese "exchanged markets", the horse markets in Hubao, Shengshengbao and Xinpingbao (Tianzhen) have been reopened. In 1925, the national army led by Feng Yuxiang entered the "killing Hukou". That year, Feng Yuxiang appointed Han Duofeng, one of the thirteen Taibao, as the commander to kill Hu Guan. In order to ease ethnic conflicts and promote the trade between the Central Plains and the Great Wall, Korea followed the common name since the Qing Dynasty and officially changed its name to "Killing Tiger Pass".

The mountains on both sides of Shahukou are facing each other, and the terrain is very steep. Tangzi Mountain in the east, Dabao Mountain in the west, and the open Cangtou Valley between the two mountains have been important passages from north to south since ancient times, and the highway from Datong to Hohhot still passes through here.

Shanhukou Guancheng was built of earth in the 23rd year of Ming Jiajing (A.D. 1544) and brick in the 2nd year of Wanli (A.D. 1574), with a circumference of 1km and a height of 11.7m.. In the 43rd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1615), another new castle was built outside Shahukou Fort, which was named Pingji Fort. Its length, width, height and thickness were the same as those of the old fort, and the two castles were connected with each other by building walls in the east and west, making them lean against each other.

The importance of killing the tiger's mouth and Youyu City in the Ming Dynasty can be fully seen from the fact that the ancestors awarded the land and water gods. Zhu Qiyu, the Daizong, succeeded to the throne after being captured by Mongolian Wala. In order to pray for the safe return of Yingzong, he made a wish that Yingzong would come back if he defeated Wala, and would like to give the "land and water god shot" to Youyu County, Shuoping Prefecture. Later, the defending war of Kyoto organized by Yu Qian won, and Yingzong was released. Dai Zong then sent a minister to award the "Water and Land God Zhen" to You Yu to thank the gods. "Water and land gods" are 12 rare treasures and precious paintings stored in the palace. It is said that most of these paintings were painted by Wu Daozi and Yan Liben during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. Now some of the remaining treasures are collected in the Shanxi Provincial Museum.

As military fortresses, Shahukou and Youyucheng have been under constant war since ancient times, especially during the period from the Ming Dynasty to Jiajing, which were repeatedly captured by Mongolian troops. However, in a war in the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing (AD 1557), the defenders fought alone and held on to Youyu City for eight months, which is also rare in the history of China War.

The war was caused by the "Fortune Plumyew Village Incident". Fortune Plumyew Village is Xin Ai's concubine, the son of Ansan Khan. She was fooling around with a leader of Xin Ai's Ministry. After being discovered, she hurriedly defected to the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Yang Shun, the governor of Datong, sent her to Beijing for a reward. Xin Ai led an attack to kill the tiger's mouth, and then surrounded Youyu City. When Yang Shun saw that things were not good, he regretted taking in Fortune Plumyew Village. He lied to the court, and the Mongolian Xin Ai Department was willing to exchange the Han people who ran over after the failure of the Bailian uprising for Fortune Plumyew Village. The emperor agreed to release Fortune Plumyew Village, but Xin Ai not only did not withdraw his troops, but also strengthened his troops. While attacking Youyu City, he also launched an attack on the Great Wall in Datong and Xuanfu.

under the repeated onslaught of Mongolian soldiers, the soldiers and civilians of Youyu City fought bloody battles. After the commander of Youyu was killed in the battle, a military commander surnamed Shang Mingbiao rested at home and volunteered as the commander of Youyu's defense. In this extremely difficult situation, he not only beat back the enemy's attack, but also seized the favorable fighter plane many times and sneaked into the enemy camp. From September to April of the following year, Youyu City was not conquered, but the soldiers and civilians in the city almost ran out of food, and the cattle and horses that could satisfy the hunger were also eaten up.

when the situation was very critical, the Ming court sent Yang Bo, a senior minister of the Ministry of War, to lead an army to solve the siege of Youyu. Mongolian soldiers saw that Youyu City was really difficult to capture, and the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty were coming, so they automatically lifted the siege of Youyu City and withdrew from the Great Wall from the killing tiger mouth.

after this war, the killing tiger mouth and Youyu City, as well as the Great Wall around the killing tiger mouth, were reinforced and repaired. And increased the number of garrison troops, greatly improving the defensive ability of killing tigers.

The story of "going west" in history happened at the mouth of the tiger.

in the early Qing dynasty, the long-term suppression of peasant uprisings and the war against the Qing dynasty caused great damage to production within the Great Wall in the north, with barren fields, dilapidated houses and people in exile. A large number of bankrupt peasants and defeated peasant insurgents in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and some Hebei provinces, or "with men and women" or alone, left their homes in thousands of groups, ventured across the Great Wall without permission, and "walked west" (referring to killing tigers in Shanxi Province. Later Pan pointed out that the western ports of the Great Wall went to all parts of western Inner Mongolia) to naturalize and "forage for survival". At that time, refugees went west from Tumote, or rented land from Mongolians to cultivate seeds, or went into the desert to cultivate privately, forming a "westward-crossing" migration group. In addition, the Qing Dynasty adopted a policy of appeasement towards Mongolia. Carry out Lamaism, develop temples, and attract a large number of craftsmen and bankrupt farmers from Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei; At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the leader of Tumote, Xiao Shunyi Wang, who suffered from the military disaster in Ligdan Khan, made an exception to supplement Dingkou and Sumu (assistant) regardless of nationality to make up for the vacancy of 3 Sumu (15 households with Dingkou as one Sumu), and refugees from mountain and Shaanxi came to join Mongolian nationality; With the relaxation of the Qing dynasty's policy of banning Mongolia and the continuous inflow of farmers who suffered from serious natural disasters over the years, people who "walked west" gradually went from Tumote to Alashan and Ejina to cultivate and graze, and continued until liberation. After liberation, the painful history of "going west" ended.

CCTV's 29 opening drama "Walking to the West" and TV series "Killing Tiger Mouth" are all based on the true historical facts of killing tiger mouth.

Complete Collection of Tourist Attractions in Youyu County

Complete Collection of Tourist Attractions in Youyu County

1. Killing Tiger Mouth

Killing Tiger Mouth, also known as Xikou. Located in Youyu County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, close to the junction of Shanxi and Mongolia provinces, the mountains on both sides of Shahukou confront each other, and the terrain is very steep. Tangzi Mountain is in the east, Dabao Mountain is in the west, and the open Cangtou Valley between the two mountains has been an important passage from north to south since ancient times. The highway from Datong to Hohhot still passes through here and was built in the Ming Dynasty, which is one of the passes in the northern part of the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty. It was called Shenhekou in ancient times. Because of its special geographical location, killing the tiger's mouth is famous far and wide, with a history of more than two thousand years.

2. Songtao Garden

Songtao Garden is located in the north of the county seat and on the east side of Hushan Line. In the scenic area, pine and cypress are dominant and evergreen all the year round. Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica, Pinus tabulaeformis and Larix gmelinii are in the mountain wind, and pine and peach bursts. The revolutionary martyrs memorial tower stands in the meantime, which is the place where teachers and students in primary and secondary schools in Youyu County cherish the memory of heroes and heroes.

3. Zhongling Lake

Zhongling Lake is located in the southwest of the county seat, mainly in the Zhongling Lake reservoir area. It is a tourist attraction integrating tourism and leisure in the reservoir area. There are 16, Populus pekinensis, more than 1,1 Pinus tabulaeformis, more than 3, Pinus sylvestris, 21 weeping willows and 1,5 apricot kernels planted in the scenic area, and a nursery of more than 26 mu has been built, with two observation pavilions.

4. nanshan park

Nanshan is located in the south of the county seat, which means "Longevity is better than Nanshan", with an area of 4, mu. There are mixed needles, broad flowers, shrubs and grass in the park, and the scenic spot is 2 kilometers long. There are public servants' pavilions and Zhichun pavilions in the park. Yulin Lake, with an area of 38 mu and a storage capacity of 15, cubic meters, is built in the park. There are rockery ponds, waterfall bridges and folk exhibition halls in the lake.

5. Da Nan Shan

Da Nan Shan is located 6 kilometers northwest of the county seat, with the highest elevation of 1,592 meters. The tomb on the top of the mountain and the ancient tablet of the Ming Dynasty record the historical facts that Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei entered Pingcheng to pay homage to his ancestors.

Of the five scenic spots in Shanxi, the last one is a fairyland on earth, which is rare in China.

Whenever we mention the famous scenic spots in Shanxi, we will think of Wutai Mountain and Pingyao Ancient City. Different from the beauty of Jiangnan water town, the local natural scenery is characterized by spectacular scenery, such as Hukou Waterfall and the First Bay of the Yellow River. It's just that these popular scenic spots are crowded with traffic every holiday, so it's better to take a look at the unpopular scenic spots:

1. Lingqiu air grassland

Coordinates: Lingqiu County, Datong City

This is a mountain top with an altitude of 2,159 meters, where horses and chariots can run at full speed. Because the boundless grass is green, people feel that they are in the grassland. When you come here in summer, you can just see the charming scenery of mountain flowers and lush grass, and occasionally you can meet flocks of cattle and sheep grazing, just like a pure paradise, which can help you solve your worries. Because it's remote, it's best to go to go on road trip.

2. Heyeping, Wuzhai County

Coordinates: Wuzhai County, Xinzhou City

Although it is remote and rarely visited, it is actually a summer resort as famous as Wutai Mountain. The origin of the name is closely related to the shape of the scenic spot. It is like a big lotus leaf covering the mountain peak and has a unique scenery of the sub-high meadow. If you come here, you can choose to roam by horse, because the high altitude can give people the illusion that you can reach out and touch the blue sky and white clouds, which is also beyond the experience of a noisy city.

3. Hongtiguan

Coordinates: Pingshun County, Changzhi City

Hongtiguan is also one of the "eight valley passes" in Shanxi, so it is named because it looks like a rainbow. When passing through Hongtiguan, you can see many clear springs and waterfalls, as well as a small village with a quiet environment, with scenery step by step. There will also be a hung-ladder highway in the middle. Although the road surface is uneven and difficult to walk, it still attracts many tourists because it preserves the original gravel road.

4. Nanshan Forest Park, Youyu County

Coordinates: Youyu County, Shuozhou City

Youyu is known as the Pearl of the Frontier, and it is poor in the Loess Plateau.