平遥古城The Ancient City of Ping Yao.doc

平遥古城The Ancient City of Ping Yao The ancient city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province in the central part of north China, was built in the Western Zhou Dynastyperiod (BC 827 BC 782), Ming Dynasty Hongwu 2003 (Year 1370) expansion of the 1980s 2700 years of history. So far, it has remained relatively intact, Ming and Qing (Year 1368 to 1911) period of the basic outlook of the county,Chinese Han nationality existing areas most complete ancient city. Pingyao was a late Qing Dynasty, Chinas financial center, and China is the most complete preservation of the ancient county seat pattern. When Jin is the Spring and Autumn Warring States is the Zhao. Ping Qin Tao home county, in the County-home to the Wang clan living on the capital. Pingyao County, changed its name to the Northern Wei Dynasty. The late Qing Dynasty, with its headquarters in the Pingyao, there are more than 20 votes, more than half of the countrys total, and was called the Wall Street of ancient China. The largest is a Emperor Daoguangs Reign, land of wealth and the first world-famous Chinese votes, Sheng-chang on. Pingyao now basically preserved, the county seat prototype Ming and Qing Dynasties, Turtle City known. The street pattern as soil shaped, architectural layout of the Eight Diagrams are complying with the position, reflects the Ming and Qing Dynasties, urban planning ideas and shapes distribution. City and outside with all kinds of sites, ancient buildings 300 multiple, preserve the integrity of the Ming and Qing Dynasties houses nearly 4,000, street shops reflect historical original appearance, and has been called the study of Chinese ancient city of live specimens. The south gate of the city wall which in 2004 collapsed, the addition has been laid most of the rest is the existing larger, earlier history, a more complete preservation of the ancient city wall of Pingyao is the ancient city of the World Heritage the core component. In addition, the town of Temple,and Pingyao Confucian Temple are also included in the World Heritage areas of protection. Pingyao, located Fenhe the east coast and the southwest extremity of Taiyuan basin, and another national historical and cultural cities of Qixian County adjacent.railways, Dayun highway longitudinal. The economy was dominated by agriculture, the main producer of grain, cotton, specialty beef, such as push - lacquer ware. One beef considerable reputation, Pingyao beef Taigu pie folk song lyrics. Pingyao Ancient City is the preservation of integrity of the historic city of China, as well as the ancient city prototype. China is the most complete in a preserved ancient county seat, is Chinas Han ethnic cities in the outstanding example of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, in the development of Chinese history, in order to show an extraordinary cultural, social, economic and religious development the ancient city of Pingyao complete picture scroll text in the preservation of Chinas most complete an ancient county seat, is Chinas Han ethnic cities in the outstanding example of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, in the development of Chinese history, in order to show an extraordinary cultural, and social , economic and religious development of the complete picture scroll. 双林寺Shuanglin Temple Shuanglin Temple,This is the key units to be protected, in Pingyao County in Shanxi Province six kilometers southwest of Qiaotou Village.Shuanglin Temple formerly known as both Temple, and all this in the Old City for the host, and therefore its name. In the early creation of both Temple, as documented loss of detail, it is difficult indeed examination.existing monument to the most ancient of the large and medium-sized four years the Northern Song Dynasty (1011), aunt of the monument. The long, illegible, the 20th trip rehabilitation Temple in Wuping 2002 can still identify. Wuping 2002 (571) is the Northern Qi dynasty, is entrusted to the will of its creation as early as this. Even from the time of the Northern Qi dynasty, in both Temple has more than 1,400 have been through the Spring and Autumn Period. Both Temple was on the one hand, Maung Aye majestic temple, incense, visitors should not have built the seven-pavilions, the high is expected Unfortunately, destroyed in fires, the Court has the foundation stone still exist, more than 1 m in diameter, a proof that its scale of. About to the Song Dynasty, both Temple renamed Shuanglin Temple. According to Buddhist scriptures records, the Nirvana of the Buddha Sakyamuni for the Ancient City in Tsuen Wan arrests body Badi Sal between尔时Buddha in, head north West, passed away heaven , opened four sides Dayton Baihua, known as the double-lam to eliminate. Song after lived a nun, therefore, aunt of the monument and Fok justice Temple and other relics, covered with the commemoration of the nun.Shuanglin Temple construction, by 1000 calendar for hundreds of years of wind and rain is suffering from, the temple that is gradually face of the dumping, although both ancient repairs, but the end of the Yuan Dynasty, has come to a Dian Ying loss marina, the Office Gallery stage. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty Jingtai, Tianshun, Zhengde, Longqing years and-light, Xuantong Period years have massive reconstruction or rehabilitation, all of the existing temple has been the construction of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.WangsGrandCourtyardissituatedinJingshengTown,LingshiCounty,ShanxiProvince. ItisatthesametouristlineasYungangGrottoofDatong,JinciTempleofTaiyuan,AncientCity ofPingyaoandHukouWaterfall,withveryfavorabletrafficofrailwaysandhighways.WangsGrandCourtyardisanexampleofChinesecivilresidencearchitectureofQing Dynasty;withatotalareaofupto0.15millionsq.m.Thethreehugearchitecturalcomplexes ofGaojiaya,Red-GateFortandPiety-righteousnessAncestralTemplenowopenedupasChineseCivilResidenceArtHouseandWangsMuseumwerebuiltintheperiodsof kangxi,Yongzheng,QianlongandJiaqingofQingDynasty,withansumareaof45000 sq.mandcovering123largeandsmallcompoundsand1118houses.ThetwoarchitecturalcomplexesofGaojiayaandRed-gateFortconfrontingeach otherintheeast-westdirectionandconnectedeachotherbyabridge.Theyareboththefull-closedtypebuildingsontheloesshighslope.Theyhavethegeneralcharacteristics ofrelyingonmountainsandcomplyingwiththeterrain,buildingsandcourtsinlayerupon layerandwell-proportioned,greatmomentumandcompletefunctions,andbasically inheritthecourtyardstyleoffronthallsandbackbedhouses.Inaddition,thebrickcarvings,woodcarvingsandstonecarvingshavegreatoriginalityand,withtheirelegantdecoration,richconnotation,unifiedpracticabilityandbeautifullookandthecompatiblesouthandnorthsentiments,rankinanextremelyhighculturalgrade.ThetwomaincourtyardsofGaojiayaarchitecturalcomplexare3-yearSiheyuan(quadrangles),whichhaveseparatekitchenyardandhomeschoolyardwithprivatetutoraswellascommonclassics-learningacademy,floweryard,long-termhiredfarm-laboreryardandenclosedyard(servantyard),inadditiontothesacrificialancestralhallathighplaceandtheembroideringbuildingsonbothsides.Thefortwallenclosesthefortalongitsperiphery,severalgatesweresetupintheselectedpositions,andthelargeandsmallcourtsareconnectedlikebeadstringsorjoinedbyacommonwallwhilebeingindependentinseparatestructures,somehiddenwhilesomeappearing,withdifferenthouseholdsofvariouskindsandmultiplestylesasifthereareyardsinsidetheyardsandtherearegatesbehind.thegatesjustlikealabyrinth.IntheoveralllayoutofRed-gateFortarchitecturalcomplexarebothhiddenoneChinesecharacterWangandattachedamodelingofdragon.Exceptthecourtyardwithfronthallsandbackbedhouses,apartofthecourtyardschangetohavefront