The Dangar Ancient City Scenic Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. Many people may not have heard of this ancient city, but in Xining, this ancient city can be said to be very well-known, so Dangar Where is the specific location of the ancient city of Er? Is this ancient city worth visiting? Let’s take a look at some interesting places. Where is the ancient city of Dangar in Xining?
The ancient city of Dangar in Xining is located on East Street, Huangyuan County, Xining City
Dangar is the Mongolian transliteration of the Tibetan word "Dongkel" , meaning "white conch", was built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty and covers an area of ??250,000 square meters. The ancient city has Gonghai Gate, City God Temple, Dangar Hall, Confucian Temple, Quyuan, Performing Arts Hall, Zhenhai Xieying, Yingchun Gate There are more than 12 scenic spots of various sizes. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Little Beijing", "Tea-Horse Commercial Capital", "Rim-Sea Commercial Capital" and so on.
Transportation Guide:
Self-driving: Xining-Beijing-Tibet Expressway-Xihuang Expressway-Danggar Ancient City, about 1 hour.
Train: There are two trains to Huangyuan from Xining West Station every day, namely train 7581, which departs at 8:25 and train K9803, which departs at 21:25 and takes 40 minutes. about.
Ticket information
1. Adult ticket: 30 yuan/person
Applicable conditions: Age 18 (inclusive) and above
2 , Student ticket: 15 yuan/person
Applicable conditions: Bachelor's degree and below can purchase student tickets with student ID, those above 1.2 meters (inclusive) can purchase student tickets with ID card/household registration book
3 , Child ticket: 15 yuan/person
Applicable conditions: This ticket type is suitable for children with a height of 1.2 meters (inclusive)-1.4m (exclusive). Introduction to Dangar Ancient City Attractions
Huozu Pavilion
Huozu Pavilion was first built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and completed during the Daoguang period. It was built to commemorate the fire ancestor Yan Emperor and has a history of more than 200 years. Everyone may know the God of Fire Zhu Rong, but they may not know that the ancestor of the God of Fire is Emperor Yan of the Shennong clan. Our Chinese nation is the descendant of Yan and Huang. Emperor Yan taught people how to use fire, grow crops, identify Chinese herbal medicines, etc. Everyone knows this, but there is one problem that you may not know. This is that Emperor Yan was an ancient Western Qiang people, and we are the ancient Western Qiang people here. The place of survival and reproduction, that is to say, this place is the hometown of Emperor Yan. Therefore, when performing Shehuo during the Spring Festival in Huangyuan, Yanguan is called out on the first day. This Yanguan is the ancestor of fire, Emperor Yan. The main building of Huozu Pavilion is 14 meters high with a construction area of ??202 square meters. It was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in 1982. Local chroniclers call it "the first pavilion in the upper reaches of Huangshui River" and has become a landmark of the ancient city of Dangar. architecture.
Yingchun Gate
Yingchun Gate is the east gate of Dangar Ancient City. There are only two gates in the ancient city. The west gate is called Gonghai Gate. Walk through this gate , and then truly entered the ancient city of Dangar. In the past, on the day of the Beginning of Spring, the county magistrate would order two oxen to be put on a plow and pulled to the Yingchun Gate. The magistrate would hold the plow and symbolically hit the oxen with a whip several times and spin them twice, which is called spring beating. Then the farming preparation activities in Huangyuan began. Therefore, welcoming the spring aptly expresses the people in the alpine regions’ expectation for the recovery of all things and welcoming visitors from all directions.
Danggar covers an area of ??26,000 square meters. It is an ancient historical and cultural city with secluded streets and alleys intertwined with longitude and latitude, unique residential courtyards, magnificent temples, and well-preserved "rest buildings". "Home" business name, the Huangyuan lanterns with different styles carry heavy multicultural information, reflecting the rich local ethnic characteristics and the strange scene of the intersection and integration of farming culture and animal husbandry culture.
“Xiejia” is a local middleman. Every autumn, herdsmen from Yushu, Guoluo and other pastoral areas carry their livestock products to Dangar, where these "Xiejia" purchase them, and then they return to the interior. The "Xiejia" has a large throughput capacity, so The profits were also high. In its heyday, there were more than 60 "Xiejia" stores in Huangyuan.
Dangal Old Street
Dangal Old Street was the main street in those days and the main commercial street of the ancient city, connecting the Chenghuang Temple, Dangar Department and Zhenhai Xieying Building complexes such as Mansion and Confucian Temple are places where folk customs gather in the ancient city. The residential buildings in the city have the characteristics of typical courtyard houses in the north. The south side of the entire street is occupied by residential areas, restaurants, Tibetan merchants and inns, while the north side is mostly occupied by temples, including the Tibetan Buddhist Temple Golden Buddha Temple, the City God Temple representing Taoist culture, the Confucian Temple representing Confucian culture, etc. The entire street will Business and culture are organically integrated.
Zhenhai Xieying Mansion
The ancient city of Dangar is also an important military town. Zhenhai Xieying Mansion was formerly known as Dangar Camp. Due to military needs, it was upgraded to Zhenhai Xieying during the Daoguang period. The main function of the government is to be responsible for the military affairs in the Qinghai Lake area and ensure the normal conduct of commercial trade in Dangar. Currently, protective restoration is being carried out on the original basis. The origin and historical role of the ancient city of Dangar in Xining
The origin of the ancient city:
It was Qiang land in ancient times. Linqiang County was established in the Han Dynasty and was under the jurisdiction of Jincheng County. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was under the jurisdiction of Xiping County and it was under the jurisdiction of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Xidu County was changed to Huangshui County in the Sui Dynasty and was under the jurisdiction of Shanzhou (Xiping County). In the Tang Dynasty, it was returned to Shancheng County. After the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Tubo. After the third year of Chongning (1104) by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Xining Prefecture. In the Ming Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Xining In Xining County, the Qing Dynasty established Dangar Hall, which was still under the jurisdiction of Xining Prefecture. In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Dangar Hall was renamed Huangyuan County.
In the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924), commercial trade reached its peak. There were more than 1,000 large and small merchants and handicraft industries in the city, with more than 5,000 employees. The total trade volume reached more than 5 million taels of silver, and merchants gathered there. , trade flourished, and the ancient city of Dangar also gained the reputation of "the commercial capital around the sea" and "little Beijing". Whenever dusk comes, the light box-style advertising signs with strong national characteristics made on the doors of various shops and foreign companies in the city are brightly lit and attract thousands of viewers. Today's "display of lanterns" is this kind of advertising signboard. The evolution of advertising signs, it can be said that Huangyuan Pai Lamp is the earliest advertising light box in China.
According to records, after the ancient city was built, the Dangar camp was set up in the same year. One staff general, three generals of Qian and General were stationed there. There are two departments, one each for a martial arts performance hall, an arsenal, a gunpowder station, a pasture, and twenty warehouses. In the third year of Daoguang's reign (1823), due to military needs, Dangar Camp was upgraded to Zhenhai Xieying. A deputy general was stationed there, responsible for military affairs around Qinghai Lake and other places, and ensuring the normal conduct of commercial trade in Dangar. Since the founding of the city, Dangar Camp, Zhenhai Camp, General Mansion, Qianzong Mansion, etc. have been established. 14 deputy generals, 17 deputy generals, 7 staff generals, 29 captains, 4 thousand generals, and 31 generals have been dispatched. Its name shows its importance in military geographical location and it is a veritable "military city". The ancient city is named after the famous Tibetan Buddhist monastery Dongkol.
Role of the ancient city:
Since the Western Han Dynasty, Dangar has become an important place for trade. The Tang Dynasty and Tubo established the first "Tea Horse" on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under today's Yueshan Mountain. By 1924, commercial trade reached its peak, merchants gathered in the city, and trade flourished. The ancient city of Dangar is also a religious resort.
With the development of commerce and trade and the cultural exchanges of various ethnic groups, the Chenghuang Temple, the Golden Buddha Temple, the Huozu Pavilion, the Jade Emperor Temple, the Guandi Temple, the God of Wealth Temple, and the Beijishan Temple were built in the ancient city. , mosques, etc., these temples and temples have magnificent architecture and exquisite murals. At the same time, they also vividly display the Han culture with Confucianism and Taoism as the core, the Tibetan culture with Tibetan Buddhism as the core, and the Hui culture with Islam as the core.
The ancient city of Dangar is also a religious resort. The ancient city is named after the famous Tibetan Buddhist monastery Dongkol. In the fifth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1648), Dongkeer Temple was moved from Tibet to a hundred meters east of the ancient city and became a famous temple in Qinghai and Tibet. The temples and temples have magnificent architecture, rigorous layout, exquisite carvings and exquisite murals, showing endless mysterious charm.
The ancient city of Dangar is also a city of culture, where various ethnic groups meet and integrate, and various cultures thrive on each other, forming a unique regional culture. A tile, a brick, a door, a window, courtyards, streets and alleys all contain ancient and splendid cultural information. Moreover, many famous poems, myths and legends, folk arts such as lantern arrangement, paper-cutting, folk art, and sheepskin embroidery have been left in the ancient city, as well as traditional folk culture such as "Hua'er" fair, pilgrim fair, temple fair, Dharma fair, worship of Confucius, and sea worship. The activities add rich cultural connotation to the ancient city.