Five hundred years' vicissitudes of ancient villages in Ming Dynasty

Brief introduction of Jingtang ancient village

Jingtang Ancient Village is located in the southwest of Qingzhou City, Shandong Province 15km. This is an ancient village with a well-preserved architectural style of the Ming Dynasty after more than 500 years of vicissitudes.

Tanggu Village was founded in the seventh year of Jingtai in Ming Dynasty (1456). There is a clear spring at the foot of Shamao Mountain in the southeast of the village, which does not dry up all the year round and forms a pond. The villagers built the stone in the pond into a well, hence the name of the village. Jinggu Village is built on the mountain, relying on the Hengwangfu Courtyard, forming an ancient architectural complex with the architectural style of Ming Dynasty and the characteristics of residential buildings in western mountainous areas. This is a well-preserved ancient village in Shandong Province. The whole village is surrounded by ancient city walls, which are made of bluestone, and a castle (turret) is built every 30 meters to show people the self-defense function of ancient villages in Ming Dynasty.

There are different landscapes such as Tiantong Cave, Chuanxin Cave, Xianbao Cave, Guanyin Cave, Tianshi, Feishi, Huang Yufeng, Lingxiaguan and Katianmen, which are refreshing. "Shi Tian", weighing about 5 tons, docked on a solitary stone pillar, with white clouds fluttering behind it, as if the stone pillar were shaking.

The most concerned inscriptions at home and abroad are Bai Jugu and Baiyuntang written by Zheng Daozhao, both of which are located in the middle of Beifeng Mountains. As one of the "Three Wonders of Weibei" in China, this stone carving is a valuable material for studying the ancient calligraphy art in China and the changes of China characters, which has attracted many famous Chinese and foreign calligraphy lovers to pay their respects. "Weibei male crown is in power, and the white horse moves like a dragon.

Tickets and opening hours

Adult ticket price: from 30 yuan (10 yuan, province);

Children under height 1.2 meters are free; Old people over 70 years old are free with valid certificates; Soldiers hold official documents free of charge. 07:00 - 17:00

traffic survey

Self-driving:-Wulizhen Street, Qingzhou City-turn left, 4 kilometers south,-(at Pai Hui Supermarket), turn left, 3 kilometers south,-,and arrive at Jingtang Village-2 kilometers south of Jingtang Ancient Village-Linglong Mountain in Qingzhou.