Beijing North Railway Station is at Xizhimen. Metro Lines 2, 4 and 13 all have Xizhimen stations. There are signs at the exit of the subway station. In less than a minute, you will reach the entrance of Beijing North Railway Station.

The suburban railway has no waiting room, so it directly enters the station and gets on the train.

The inside of the carriage is clean and tidy, the air is fresh, and the WIFI signal is very good.

At 9:23 am, the train arrives at the terminal station Gubeikou Station

There is a bus shuttle sign at the exit. It takes about 20 minutes to drive from Gubeikou Railway Station to Gubeishui Town, and the old age certificate is free. Warm reminder: The special bus shuttle only waits for 15 minutes and leaves at the point. If you miss the bus, take a taxi to Gubeikou Town for 20 yuan per stop and 50 yuan to Gubeishui Town. The return bus departure time is different on weekdays and holidays.

Transportation and Tourism Guide Map of Gubeikou Town

Get off at the Gubeikou Town Government Station, enter the old street of the ancient town from the archway on the landscape road, and walk on an old road paved with stones, and feel like you have entered the ancient times of the ancient town.

The century-old Banqiao is located on the main road of the ancient town. The entire bridge body is made of multiple large strips of stones riveted with cast iron, which has been polished to a high degree. The emperor's chariot in the past made it famous, the crushing of Japanese invaders 'tanks made it cry, and the riveted iron wedges on the large stone tell the vicissitudes of time.

After crossing Banqiao, go south along the ancient street, turn left at the T-junction, and you will see signs for the attractions.

There is a fitness park next to the scenic spot sign road. Residents bask in the sun, exercise and chat.

Kangxi named the well. In the past, people always lined up to fight when drawing water in this well. Later, Kangxi suggested building a large stone slab on the same well with three eyes, so that people could dial water in three ways. Later, it was rumored that the water pumped out through different eyes in the same well tastes different. Now the ancient well has been protected.

The old mills and mills beside the street remind the past.

The streets of the ancient town are clean and tidy, and the residents 'domestic waste classification is in place.

There are well-preserved old houses on both sides of the street, as well as new homes with blue bricks and gray tiles.

In the old old house, there was a word blessing in front of the door.

Old Mansion Menkou

The moon door of the inner house

There are also eye-catching new homes on the roadside, showing the quiet changes of the ancient town.

Continue south along the old street and you will arrive at the Yang Linggong Temple.

The Yang Linggong Temple was built in 1025. The temple faces south in the north and has two houses. It has a gate, corner gate, front hall, back hall, and east and west meditation rooms. The entire temple covers an area of about 1200 square meters and has gone through five constructions. Among them, in the early days of the Cultural Revolution, statues were destroyed and the mountain gate and the front and back halls were demolished. It was rebuilt in 1993 as it was originally built. On the wall outside the mountain gate, the words "Megattering the Border Pass" are written, and on the east wall are written "Strong Mountains and Rivers". Eight extremely eye-catching characters, all of which are one meter square, are written in a majestic manner, vigorous and powerful manner, and the ancient temple can be said to complement each other.

Yang Jiye and the Yang family generals have held a particularly high position in people's minds since ancient times. They are full of loyal families and are national heroes in fighting against foreign invaders. Every year, the 14th of the ninth lunar month is the birthday of Yang Linggong. Local people hold a three-day temple fair. There are opera singers, yangko dancers, and stall stalls. People from hundreds of miles around come to the temple fair, which is very lively.

Yanglinggong Temple Shanmen

Yang Linggong's temple is not big, exquisite, simple and solemn. The two courtyards are divided into two halls on the front and back. The front hall honors Yang Linggong and his eight sons. The plaque "Truly Invincible" hangs on it and has strong pen power. It was written by General Feng Yuxiang. There are two pairs of couplets on the doorpost, which are very interesting. One pair is: "The Pan family has no burial place to this day; the Yang family has a ancestral temple since ancient times"; the other is: "Why do you need to write a book and express your indignation? There is fairness in the world."

In the center of the front hall is a statue of Yang Linggong, about 2 meters high. It sits on a one-meter-high brick platform in the center of the hall. It is clad in armor and a battle helmet on its head, with smooth eyebrows and bright eyes, wide mouth on the side, and a gray beard. It looks like a majestic attitude towards battle. There was also a clay statue of Yang Linggong, which was reduced to two feet high, in front of him. Under the niche were two fully clad warriors, one holding a long-handled sword and the other holding a military letter, standing on both sides.

Yang Linggong's eight sons were divided into the eldest, third, fifth and seventh sons sitting at the lower left, and the second, fourth, sixth and eighth sons sitting at the lower right. All eight sons were full of energy and majestic. There was also a horse in front of the main hall and a horse keeper separated from the left and right. The entire hall was full of fighting atmosphere and made people awe-inspiring.

Hallexterior wallOn both sides, two generals of the Yang family, Meng Liang and Jiao Zan, both of whom are famous for their bravery, are depicted respectively. The well-known commentary "General of the Yang Family" and the well-known drama "Meng Liang Steals the Bones of Haotian Tower" tell the story of the powerful general Meng Liang. It tells how after Yang Linggong and Yang Qilang died in the Liao Dynasty, their bones were hung on the Haotian Tower by the Liao people. They were shot by arrows every day, and their souls gave Yang Liulang a dream. The wonderful story of Yang Liulang and Meng Liang retrieving the bones from Haotian Pagoda and accidentally meeting Yang Wulang on Mount Wutai on their way home. The brothers worked together to kill Han Yanshou, the Liao general who came to chase, retreat the Liao soldiers, and return to the court successfully.

The back hall is dedicated to She Taijun and the female generals of Yangmen. There is a couplet on the doorpost: "The soldiers of the Yang family who serve the country with their loyalty are shocking; the heroes with blue blood and red hearts turn the world."

In the center of the back hall is a statue of She Taijun, with a majestic look and a dignified appearance. On the left and right are lifelike statues of female generals from Yangmen such as Eighth Sister, Jiumei, Mu Guiying, and Yang Fen.

The murals on the walls on both sides of the hall tell the story of General Yang. Mu Guiying's battle against Hongzhou and the Great Break of Tianmen Array and other wonderful legendary clips.

Walking south not far from Linggong Temple, you will see a shadow guide map of "Your Location".

The Temple of God of Wealth was built in the first year of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty (1821). It houses Bigan, Fan Li and Guan Yu. The Temple of God was used as a warehouse for the production brigade during the Cultural Revolution and was able to maintain its original appearance. Old objects are extremely rare and have now been renovated.

Yaowang Temple, Guandi Temple, and Bodhisattva Pavilion are all built on a high platform, commonly known as the "Three Temples in Two Steps". Yaowang Temple has three rooms wide and two rooms deep. It was built in the Ming Dynasty as a place to pray for health. Guandi Temple and Yaowang Temple are built side by side, with an area pattern similar to Yaowang Temple, meaning to bless the castle. The Guanyin Bodhisattva Temple is on the steps. On the other side of the steps is the Dragon King Temple for smooth weather. There is a theater in the temple, which is still an old thing from then on. There is a glazed shadow wall outside the theater building.

From left to right are the glazed shadow wall (back), the Guandi Temple Gate Theater, and the Yaowang Temple Gate.

Yaowang Temple Shanmen

The archway inside the mountain gate

Opposite is Guandi Temple, and on the right is Yaowang Temple

Guanyin Bodhisattva Temple. (In the temple, you can see the ancient city wall when you look up. The city walls are covered with yellow moss, which is extremely rare. The ancient city walls were rained and weathered all year round, leaving many black traces, and the yellow moss showed more ancient meaning. If you look carefully, you will see many bullet holes left on the wall, which are evidence of Japanese invaders 'bullets.)

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Guandi Temple Gate Theater (inside)

Introduction to the east wall of the gate of Guandi Temple

The "glazed shadow wall" in front of the theater building at the gate of Guandi Temple. Between the two dragons on the shadow wall is a spider spirit. Whether there is water on its navel is used to forecast the weather. Dry, no rain; small water droplets, cloudy; large water droplets, rain.

Every year, a temple fair is held in the ancient town on the birthday of Yang Linggong. This is residents watching a drama in the ancient theater building.

The play sung was "Sister Yang's Journey to Spring". It was about the Song Dynasty emperor, under the protection of Lord Bao, went out to visit the spring scenery. He met the Eighth Sister and the Ninth Sister of the Yang Mansion in Tianbo, who were also traveling in spring. Attracted by the Eighth Sister's beauty, he sent Lord Bao to propose marriage with the imperial edict. She Taijun took the imperial edict and "secretly scolded the foolish king... I lowered my head and asked for a gift list to make him nowhere to find it." This is a funny, humorous and well-known program. It has been deeply loved and praised by the people for many years and will never tire of listening to it.

On the south side of the gate of Yaowang Temple is the north gate tower of Gubeikou Town

The plaque outside the Beicheng Gate reads "Ancient Road Xiongguan"

Beicheng Gate Tower

Ancient cannon on the tower

Overlooking the "Three Temples in Two Steps" from the North Gate Tower

From the North Gate Tower, overlooking the Chaohe River and Wohu Mountain Great Wall in Gubeikou Town (the highest mountain top in the distance)

Heading westward along the city wall on the North Gate Gate Tower is the ruins of the Northern Qi Great Wall. The Ming Great Wall was built on the basis of the Northern Qi Great Wall. This section of the Great Wall was severely weathered and damaged, and not many of the city bricks on the outermost layer remained.

Continue westward along the Northern Qi Great Wall Ruins (this section of the Great Wall is the Wild Great Wall, and the city wall is a simple earth and stone path, so you must pay attention to safety when walking). In about 20 minutes, you will arrive at the first enemy building of the Northern Qi Great Wall Ruins (which has been repaired for rescue purposes) to experience the taste of climbing the Wild Great Wall. The picture below shows the first and second enemy towers overlooking.

Not far south from the North Gate, you will find the Ancient Imperial Road

Tickets for the Ancient Town Scenic Spot Tour are 20 yuan per person, and the Panlong Mountain Great Wall Scenic Spot Tour are 25 yuan per person.

B & Bs and restaurants in Guyu Road

Scenic river next to ancient imperial road

The Zhao Family Courtyard, an ancient residence next to the ancient imperial road for more than 200 years, belongs to the architectural style of Beijing courtyard houses.

Introduction to Zhao Family Courtyard

Enter the door and look up to see the happy Hongxi shadow wall

North Room in the Courtyard

There is a small door between the south room and the west room, leading to the vegetable garden outside.

There are also several guest rooms in the backyard

Ancient Village History and Cultural Center next to Ancient Imperial Road

Furnishings in the Historical and Cultural Center

Ms. Lian Wei (formerly known as Du Jianru), the mother of famous performing artist and famous film star Zhang Ruifang, is from Gubeikou Town and an old revolutionary.

The program for the temple fair is being rehearsed in the Ancient Town Cultural Courtyard (also known as Gege Mansion). This is the leader of the team.

The excited tourists couldn't help but put on performance props and performed a program "Running Donkey" with the leader's aunt

The Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. The temple faces north to south, has a construction area of 97.5 square meters, five rooms wide and two rooms deep. It houses Wu Sage Guan Gong, Erlang God, and Guanyin Bodhisattva. Saint Wu is loyal, filial and righteous, the god Erlang is solemn and powerful, and Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara has mercy and mercy for all living beings. It is an auspicious place for believers and even people to pray for peace and tranquility within a radius of hundreds of miles.

Yan Temple Shanmen

The center of the temple is dedicated to the Martial Sage Guan Gong, the left hall is dedicated to the God Erlang, and the right hall is dedicated to the Bodhisattva of Guanyin.

Sitting statue of Guan Gong

There is a iron chain bridge on the landscape river to the south of the temple, and the mountain behind the temple is the remnant Great Wall and the remnant enemy building.

Beside the Iron Chain Bridge is a water gate that is almost silted up on the Great Wall. The word Guguan is written on the plaque of the water gate.

It is about an hour's walk from the Temple to the Great Wall of Panlong Mountain.

After leaving the temple, I found the warning on the nearby sign. I felt that the ancient town was developing too fast. I quickly downloaded it and followed the instructions for debugging, but I couldn't adjust it no matter how hard I tried. I didn't know it after asking the residents. Hey! I was actually deceived.

More than 20 minutes after walking out of the ancient town, we arrived at the Seven Warriors Monument. Pay tribute to the ruins of the martyrs and bow three times to the martyrs.

Read a brief introduction to the deeds of the martyrs

About an hour's walk after Erzhai and you arrive at the entrance of Panlong Mountain Great Wall Scenic Area.

The Great Wall of Panlong Mountain has a total length of 5 kilometers. It meanders among the mountains and deep valleys. From the distance, it looks like a giant dragon circling against the mountain. Since this section of the Great Wall has not undergone much restoration, it looks simple and desolate, but it also maintains a complete historical style. Among them, the essence are the General Building and the 24 Eye Building. The General Building is the commanding height of the Great Wall of Panlong Mountain. It has a total of 22 door openings, which maintains its original appearance and looks magnificent. This is the place where the command organs are set up. During the war, this is a fierce competition between the enemy and the enemy. The Twenty-Four Eyes Tower is an enemy building behind the east of the Great Wall on Panlong Mountain, echoing the General Building from a distance. The twenty-fourth eye building has three floors. There are three arrow windows around the first and second floors, and the top floor is surrounded by a mound. It has a total of 24 lookout points, which are rare in the architectural history of the Great Wall and are very precious. Standing on this simple section of the Great Wall and looking into the distance, the scenery is spectacular and glorious, giving people a sense of historical vicissitudes.

Guide map of Panlong Mountain Great Wall Cultural Scenic Area

The sign of the enemy building closest to the entrance of the Panlong Mountain Great Wall Scenic Area. It is recommended to go to the General Building first, which takes about twenty minutes to climb, and then walk east to Haowang Building, and then to the 24th Eye Building. The whole journey takes about three hours.

The wooden plank road up the mountain is paved all the way to the intersection of the mountain climbing, and you don't feel tired at all when walking.

A group of sculptures next to the wooden plank road depicts the process of stripping, burning bricks, exiting the kiln to inspect the finished products, finally carrying the bricks to the construction site, as well as chiseling and transporting stones during the construction of the Great Wall.

The road up the mountain

Hao Wanglou, the enemy building of the Great Wall on Panlong Mountain

Rescue reinforcement has been carried out in the enemy building

Situation inside the enemy building

Climbing of the Great Wall leading to the 24th Eye Tower has been banned due to the collapse of some sections of the city due to heavy rainfall this year (emergency rescue and reinforcement is under way).

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