Wolong Sophora japonica
Wolong Sophora japonica is located on the north side of the middle section of West Street in the county. It was planted in front of the back garden by Liu Zunxian, a soldier and minister of the Ministry of Industry and Engineering in the Ming Dynasty, about 500 years ago. . Liu Zunxian was originally from Liujunzhuang, Xiweizhuang Township. He was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. He later served as an important official in the court. After retiring and returning to his hometown, he bought a house on West Street of the county seat to live. At that time, the south of the road was a residential area with a large building library, etc. To the north of the road is the ancestral hall and garden viewing place, covering an area of ??about 15,000 square meters and has been built into residential buildings. The descendants of the Liu surname have been passed down to the 20th generation, and their descendants still live around Guhuai District and Liujunzhuang. The ancient locust tree has gone through many vicissitudes, and as a testimony to the development of the ancient city, it is still lush with branches and leaves. What is particularly unique is that it has a straight branch at the east end, resembling a dragon, with branches and corners on the head that are upward, and the mouth and eyes are obvious. It is lifelike and attracts many tourists. People come here admiringly and marvel at it. It is truly the most ancient locust tree in southern Hebei Province. In 1983, the Daming County People's Government announced it as a county-level key cultural relics protection unit. The big iron bell
It was originally hung in the worship hall of Guandi Temple on Daoqian Street in the county during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The bell is made of iron and was cast in one go. It has a total height of 2.49 meters, a diameter of 1.47 meters, and a thickness of 0.08 meters, with a total weight of 3.06 tons. The bell button is a dragon button where two dragons intersect. The button height is 0.60 meters. There are eight holes on the neck of the bell body and a wavy wide mouth on the lower edge. The bell body is cast with various patterns, starting from the top. The lower parts are scroll patterns, lotus tangled branches, honeysuckle flowers and Bagua patterns. In the middle of the clock body, there are eight characters "Long Live the Emperor" and "I will be your minister for thousands of years" facing each other. It was moved to the county guest house in 1987 and hung in Tianchi Park in 1995. In 2002, it was moved to the Daming County Stone Carving Museum to build a pavilion and hang it for storage. In 1983, the Daming County People's Government announced it as a county-level key cultural relic protection unit. The large meteorite
It was originally located in the Dongjia Garden at the south end of the famous teacher's school in Beiguan, the county. It has a volume of about 13 cubic meters and a weight of 5.73 tons. It is irregular in shape, with holes on one side, and looks like a Taihu stone. According to "Zi Zhitong" There are records of meteorites falling on daimyo in "Jian", but whether it is this stone has not yet been studied. In 1987, it was placed in the county guest house. In 1995, it was placed for viewing in the Tianchi Office. In 2002, it was moved to the Daming County Stone Carving Museum and built a pavilion for safekeeping. In 1983, the Daming County People's Government announced it as a county-level key cultural relic protection unit. Daming County Stone Carving Museum
Daming County Stone Carving Museum covers an area of ??15 acres and is an AA-level attraction. There are more than 200 stone carvings, including the "Five Rites Stele", the largest ancient stele in China. The art of famous stone carvings has a long history. As early as 8,000 years ago, Cishan ancestors created primitive stone carving art forms such as stone grinding discs and stone grinding rods. Handan still retains the precious stone carvings of "Qunchen Shangfen" and "Zhao State Yiyang South Boundary" from the Han Dynasty. During the Northern Dynasties, Yecheng once became the center of Buddhism in northern China, leaving behind the North and South Xiangtang Grottoes and numerous single stone statues, creating the "Northern Qi style" of Buddhist statue art, which had a profound influence on the statue art after the Sui and Tang Dynasties. He Hongjing's Tomb
He Hongjing's epitaph is the largest Tang Dynasty epitaph unearthed in China. The epitaphs and covers are all made of bluestone. The cover is top-shaped, with the top side 0.96-1.00 meters long, the bottom side 1.88-1.96 meters long, and 0.88 meters thick. In the middle of the top, there are 25 characters engraved in seal "The inscription on the epitaph of He Gong in Lujiang, the great master of the Tang Dynasty, was presented to him by Wei Bo, the envoy of Jiedushi, who was the Inspector of the Academy, and also the Secretary of the Central Committee." There are relief animal faces and four gods surrounded by the Four Kills. At the corners of the Four Kills, there are reliefs of cows, horses and other animals. The carving is exquisite and the expression is vivid. The four sides are engraved with waves, the pattern is simple and the lines are smooth. The epitaph is square, with a side length of 1.95 meters and a thickness of 0.53 meters. The middle part of the four sides of the table stone is carved with flowers and donors, and the top and bottom are carved with waves and petals. The epitaph is engraved with 60 lines of regular script, with a full line of 58 characters, totaling 3800 characters. The ruins of the ancient city of Damingfu
The ruins of the ancient city of Damingfu are located in the area 5-12 miles northeast of the current city, with Dajie and Shuangtai Village as the center. The four villages of Dongmenkou, Nanmenkou, Tiechangchuang and Beimenkou are now The former sites of the four main gates in the east, south, west and north of the ancient city are divided into the outer city and the inner imperial city (also known as the palace city). The outer city has a circumference of 48 miles and covers an area of ??36 square kilometers. The inner city has a circumference of three miles. One hundred and ninety-eight steps.
Damingfu Bangcheng was built in the first year of Jianxi of the former Yan Dynasty (360 AD), and was destroyed by the Zhangwei flood in the 34th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1401 AD). In 1992, the provincial government announced it as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit; in 2006, it was announced by the State Council as a national-level key cultural relics protection unit. Daming Catholic Church
Daming Catholic Church is located on East Street in Daming County. It was built in 1918 and completed in December 1921. It is one of the most majestic and magnificent existing churches in Hebei Province. With a construction area of ??about 1,440 square meters, it is a Gothic building integrating a bell tower and a chapel. The plane is cross-shaped and the building materials are brick, stone and wood. The bell tower is located at the north end of the entire building, with a height of 46 meters. There is a large bell with a diameter of 1.42 meters embedded on three sides of the upper floor. In the niche 3 meters above the main entrance is a jade statue of the Virgin Mary holding Jesus, with couplets engraved on both sides: "Desire" To know your favor, please look at what you hold in your arms; if you want to know it, you can try to look at what you hold in your palm." He wrote, "The mother of favor protects the name." Zhu Xi's Sutra Writing Stele
Zhu Xi's Sutra Writing Stele, also known as "Zhu Xi's Tai Chi Stone Carvings", is located in the Daming County Stone Carving Museum. The original stele was written in the Dinghai year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty (1167). Zhu Xi wrote the book Dan Cai Yuan Fixed engraving, running script and font. It was established in Changzhou Prefecture, which is now Changsha City, Hunan Province. It was destroyed by Yanyou Jiwei (1319) of Emperor Renzong of the Yuan Dynasty. During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty (1465-1487), Ji Nan, the governor of Daming Prefecture, re-engraved the "Zhu Xi Sutra Writing Stele" based on the rubbings of the "original stele" handed down from the Southern Song Dynasty. It was originally mounted on the gable of the main hall of Daming Prefecture's "Ming Lun Hall". In 1986 Moved to present location. The stele is made of sand and stone, 1.8 meters high, 2.9 meters wide, 0.3 meters thick, and weighs 4.2 tons. The base is a Fengtao corner base. It was re-engraved and erected in Jinan in the Ming Dynasty. The inscription excerpts a passage from the "Book of Changes", which summarizes the principles of change in the universe. It has 111 capitals. Each character is 16 cm x 13 cm square. It is now a key cultural relic protection unit in Hebei Province. Ma Wencao Shinto Stele
Ma Wencao Shinto Stele was erected in the sixth year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty (941). It was originally located in the west of Sizhuang Village, Daming County, and was later moved to the Daming County Stone Carving Museum. Made of bluestone, the head and body of the stele are integrated, but the original seat has been lost. Now it is 3.40 meters high, 1 meter wide and 0.36 meters thick. It is the dragon head stele. The head of the monument is 1.17 meters high, 1 meter wide and 0.36 meters thick. On the positive side of the stele, the inscription on the forehead is engraved with the inscription "The Great Jin Dynasty presented the secretary and Magong Shinto Stele", arranged in 3 lines and 4 characters. The stele has an inscription in running script on the sunny side of the body, with a total of more than 3,390 words. It was written by Jia Wei, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, for Ma Wencao. The fonts are like flowing clouds and flowing water, and have high calligraphy value. It is now a key cultural relic protection unit in Hebei Province.