Yulin Inn in Yulin Fort

Yulin Post was built in Yuan Shizu Zhongtong for three years (AD 1262). The existing postal city of Yulin Fort was built in the 14th year of Ming Yingzong Orthodox (A.D. 1449) and expanded to Cheng Nan in the 13th year of next year (A.D. 15 18). Ming Muzong lived in Qin Long for three years (AD 1569) and built Ming Shenzong Wanli for forty-five years (AD 16 17). The total perimeter of Yulin Fort Nancheng North City is * * * 2064m, of which the perimeter of North City is 974m, and the perimeter of South City is 1336m. The north city covers an area of 59,276 square meters, the south city covers an area of 103092 square meters, and the north and south cities cover an area of162,368 square meters, about 244 mu. During the "Great Leap Forward" and "Cultural Revolution", the northern part of Yulin Fort was severely damaged, leaving only part of the city wall.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, there were 42 couriers1,horses 120 and 60 donkeys in Yulin. In the thirty-fourth year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1695), there were 94 post horses and 97 grooms in Yulin, and the annual expenditure was 5 1 1 Liang, beans 1209.6 stone, chaff 345.6 stone and food silver 1400 Liang. If the stone is calculated as 200 kg, it is 24 1920 kg of beans and 595,200 kg of rice every year, and it is 662 kg of beans and 163 1 kg of rice every day. There are thousands of people eating in Yulin Station every day. This figure not only shows that there were many cars, officials and soldiers in Yulin Station at that time, but also shows the economic prosperity of Yulin Station at that time.

The geographical location of Yulin Fort is very important. It is not only the best place to travel today, but also an important strategic fortress and post station since ancient times, integrating politics, military affairs, ancient buildings, economy, religious beliefs and folk culture. Juyongyi and Mutuyi have many functions, such as transmitting information and receiving past officials. Yulin Castle has very convenient transportation, with the city road-Kangsha Highway in the south and the county road-Kangcao Road in the north. Bus No.920 from the county seat can go directly to the northeast exit of the village, and the drive from Yulin Fort to Badaling Expressway is only 3 kilometers. There is also a train that can go directly to Kangzhuang Railway Station, one kilometer away from Yulin Fort.

In the Yuan Dynasty, Hu Zhu's poem "Yulin" said: "Tired travelers are still afraid of the summer heat when they pass through the customs. When Juyong looks back, the curtain is deep, surrounded by green hills, and the old Yulin is gone." From the Yuan Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it was set up as a post station. In the early years of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, Yulin Tun was built, which was one of the last ten miles in Qin Long. This place was an important scenic spot in Yanqing in ancient times, and its "Yulin Sunset" was one of the eight famous scenic spots in Yanqing in ancient times.

Zhao Yi, the minister of rites in the Ming Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising: "In the early morning, there are bursts of cattle under the far slope, and the forest is sparse. Several picnics went to the village and emitted wisps of smoke. Old trees raise empty crows late, and dead branches fall to the ground and magpies compete for nests. Chai Men did not hide his family, fearing that there would be tigers in the mountains before him. " In the past, there was a Dengshan building in the west of the village, which contained a lampstand 20 feet high and 9 feet wide. Using 3,600 oil lamps to make gods such as the God of Wealth, Guan Yu and Guanyin, changing one god every day is a unique scenery in northern China. In the sixth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1856), there was a monument of "Yulin Fort Yixue". There is a Town God Temple in the village, with 500-year-old cypress trees in the courtyard, which is an ancient tree protected by the municipal level.

Go through the customs from Badaling, turn left from the west fork, cross Kangzhuang, and Yulin Fort is not far from the right side of the road, which is the largest existing ancient post station site around Beijing. The history here seems to have been condensed for hundreds of years. After a gust of north wind, the long-buried side notes rolled up, giving birth to a desolate ancient meaning.

On the only way from Kangzhuang to Guanting Reservoir, there is an ancient post station built in Yuan Dynasty, which is often missed by visitors to Motian and Guanting. There is a black marble inscription "Yulin Fort" at the village entrance on the left side of the highway. Yulin Fort is an important post station on the ancient road from Beijing to Zhangjiakou. The post not only has military functions, but also is used to transmit information and receive past officials. It is a "gas station" on the ancient road.

There is a moat outside the original old city wall, and the blue bricks of the city wall are gone. The tall rammed earth in the north of the city has become a witness. Yulin Castle still retains its original pattern, and you can see many exquisite old houses and faintly visible carved beams and painted columns.

Outside the wall of the most famous old house in this city, the words "Cixi's Journey to the West, a Dream" were newly painted. When Eight-Nation Alliance went to Beijing, Cixi and Guangxu disguised themselves as Han Chinese and fled to Yulin Castle for a night's rest. It is this old house that is "lucky". The old house is private, and the Liu family still lives in the North Room. The main room and wing are idle and full of sundries. Old furniture is still there, thick soil. Although dilapidated, all the windows have very exquisite wood carvings, which shows the luxury of the past. Turn to the back of the house and there is a passage. I came across several unclear revolutionary slogans on the loess wall behind Cixi's house, which should have been left by Mo Bao during the Battle of Pingjin.