The hoof nest of Jingxi ancient road

? Good morning, comrades. King of the suburbs of Beijing, Haichun is here again. You haven't told everyone about the hoof nest of Jingxi ancient road, have you? There is no objection. Let me put it this way. Speaking of ancient roads in Beijing, there are many. As a capital with a history of 800 years, Beijing must extend in all directions. But the most beautiful thing must be Jingxi, especially the hoof nest that livestock have walked out of for thousands of years. Absolutely shocking!

? Jingxi ancient road is claimed to be divided into military road, commercial road and fragrant road. However, I think that if the military and businessmen are not separated, the incense roads will overlap. But only commercial roads, even coal roads, can have hooves. Today I will talk about the hoof nest of Xifengkou Temple in Beijing.

? There is more than one hoof nest group on the ancient road of Jingxi. The most famous is Niujiaoling in Shuiyuzui Village. But there are the most hoof nests, and the most beautiful is Fengkou Temple. In addition, there are cliff tablets in Shiguyan Village, and hoof nests on the ridge of Shangyingshui Village in Fozizhuang Township, Fangshan.

(User's question: Jingxi saw those hoof nests and walked in when she loaded animals. Isn't it easy to sprain your ankle or fracture? A:? First of all, animals are very spiritual, and the walking habits of animals who often walk on mountain roads and plains are different. No matter what it is, Gujing West Road must be rebuilt and leveled. Of course, there are many different views that can be discussed. )

? Fengkou Temple has the most beautiful hoof nests, which are more concentrated and deeper, with colorful cliffs in the background. If you like taking pictures, I suggest going at four or five in the afternoon. It's very beautiful. There are two roads to Fengkou Temple, one is Mentougou Circle Gate and the other is climbing the mountain. It takes physical strength and a long time. The other is to drive along Wang Tan Road and directly locate Huangshigang Village, which is much closer, but it takes about 40 minutes to reach Tiwo. Today, I'm going to Huangshi Port in Xian Yi, suitable for all ages.

? There is a Huangshigang village on Wang Tan Road in Mentougou. The local people's Hong Kong word seems to pronounce "Jiang", as do many place names in Mentougou. It's easy to tell whether you are local or not.

? Huangshigang village is 8900 meters above sea level, which has long been abandoned, but it is indeed an important node crossing the Fengkou Temple from Wang Ping, so it is quite famous among hiking groups.

? There is a ditch in the west of the village called Huagou. Huagou passes through the mountains in the west, north and east, and flows into Yongding River at the entrance of Nanjian Village in Wang Ping Town. The old houses in the village were basically overturned, leaving only gables. Another family insisted on not moving, raising chickens and selling eggs. Because it is free-range and the price is reasonable, it has also been missed by many passers-by. When you go to the east end of the village, you will be attracted by a large group of big cocks strolling in the yard. They are wearing colorful clothes and crying loudly. I'm really a little greedy.

? Although the house collapsed, it was also beautiful. There is still the slogan of long live Chairman Mao, the bright five-pointed star. Only the door panel is left on the steps piled with bluestone. Fortunately, there is an intact stone bridge with warm sunshine and sunset. Although a little lonely, the heavy stone arch tells the prosperity and noise it once carried.

? There is a water cellar in the east of the village, and a water outlet is built in the south of the water cellar. This hole full of kitchen garbage bags has an amazing discovery. On both sides of the cave, there are obviously two stone tablets, and the beam at the top of the cave is actually a quick tablet. The stone tablet is a square-headed moire with the name and amount of money donated on one side and the back. Only a few words can be seen on the front, including manager, co-organizer, bookkeeper and Sun Lun, the owner of the mountain. The time is the twenty-first year of Jiajing in Qing Dynasty (18 16). There are two masons' names at the back. This mountain seems to belong to the Sun family.

? I don't know this monument at the mouth of the cave, but there is a merit monument after stepping into the cave with garbage. You can only see the names of people, villages, kiln mouths and donations. This should be very useful for studying the evolution of local village names and the rise and fall of coal mines, not to mention the beautiful inscriptions. It is said that this is one of the seven stone tablets of Fengkou Temple on the mountain. Now it has been built in a cave, and it may be lucky to be preserved.

? Not far from the east of Huangshigang Village, Fengkou Temple is closed. If you like hiking, you can go west through the round door.

? Mentougou circle door goes straight to the west, and along the big ravine to the ridge is Fengkou Temple, also known as Fengkou Saddle, commonly known as Fengkou Saddle. It seems that any place with a gentle gap on the ridge is called "saddle", such as Lvanling on the Great Wall of Xiangshui Lake. And that big ravine is Mentougou, which is also the origin of the district name.

? Fengkou Temple is the gateway of Yu He Ancient Road in the west of Beijing. Yu He ancient road is also one of Jingxi ancient roads, which is generally considered as the middle way. The ancient roads on both sides of the pass are about 6 meters wide, which is equivalent to the level of ancient roads. Use local materials, pave stones, and erect a row of stones every 1 m to prevent stones from loosening and slipping. Guancheng is made of rocks. There are coupon holes on the platform, and stone walls inclined tens of meters to the hills on both sides of the platform block the mountain pass. In the Qing Dynasty, the mouth of Wang Ping in wanping county was at the junction with Yu He Township. There is a flat land on the north side of the pass, that is, the site of Fengkou Temple.

? There are no buildings in the Fengkou Temple site, but there are still several remnants, a Buddha whose head has been completed by later generations. One of the stone tablets is a stone tablet for rebuilding Dongxishan Road in Fengkou Temple, which was established in the 14th year of Qing Daoguang. The inscription reads "evergreen forever", "so the thoroughfare on the ridge is a shortcut in the mountain ... people who have walked through it so far say it is flat. Walking on it are all floating clouds. " And the amount of money donated by people who accumulate virtue and do good deeds is also a monument to merit. The inscription was found on the Internet. Thank you for your exploration.

? This Fengkou Pass and Niujiaoling Pass in Shuiyuzui Village should be similar in nature and complementary in location. You should have the responsibility to check the tax contract and consider the border defense. Today, an idle scholar wrote a poem on the closed stone, "Fengkou Temple on the ancient road of Jingxi is a heavy tax." Today, the gate is still there. I have seen the caravan of mules and camels. "This poem is well written.

? Looking eastward from Fengkou Temple, you can walk along Mentougou Canyon to the district government, and then cross Yongding River, a small plain in Ma Pingchuan. This shows the importance of the geographical location here!

? From Fengkou Temple to the southwest, not far away, you will see a stone pile that is obviously in the way. The ancient road inclines upward, and a group of tourists linger at the corner. This is the famous ancient hoof nest.

? In March last year, a video of a group of people turning their hooves in six Jimny SUVs caused public outrage. This pile of stones was moved spontaneously by volunteers who protected the ancient road. I hope more people can learn more about the history of Beijing and stop doing such ignorant and fearless things.

? At the corner of the peak road, I suddenly saw a large hoof nest, which was densely covered on a whole rock. Thousands of years later, the trampling of mules and camels in commercial travel formed more than 100 round or oval hoof nests. As the sun sets, the cliff next to the ancient road is brightly colored by the warm sun. And every hoofprint on the roadbed seems to be a beautiful work of art. After thousands of years, the hard rock seems to be polished round, leaking the most beautiful colors and joints of nature, and it feels as cold as jade. This is a clever cooperation between human beings and nature, and every hoofprint is telling a story of thousands of years. It brings the warmth of winter to Beijing from here, and brings joy to women and children in mountainous areas and even in the northwest.

? A few years ago, there was a crazy speculation on the Internet. Is this hoof nest naturally formed or trampled by the caravan? Su, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, thinks it is a "hoof nest" and Ji Shaocheng, a professor at Montreal Institute of Technology in Canada, thinks it is a "pot hole". They have their own theories and published their own academic papers.

? I am not a geologist, I am just a passer-by. But I have seen the hoof nest in Niujiaoling, Shuiyuzui Village, walked through the ancient hoof nest road on the cliff of Shiguyan Village, and even found an unknown hoof nest in Shangying Water, Fozizhuang Township, Fangshan. I'm talking about hoof nests, which are occasionally found on ancient roads, but one or two don't count. Without exception, these hoof nests only appear on ancient roads. If it is natural, shouldn't it be everywhere, or at least there will be one or two places on the barren hills?

Looking at the hoof nest of Fengkou Temple, it is obvious that the place where the hoof nest appears is a long boulder that has been artificially flattened. This road was built for thousands of years at most, which is too hasty for the geological time of tens of thousands of years when the potholes naturally formed.

? Some experts say that the rocks at the hoof nest are Jurassic thick siltstone or calcareous mudstone. I don't understand this, but literally, "sand" and "mud" should not be particularly hard. If it is granite, it is estimated that hoof nests cannot be formed.

? In addition, all hoof nests are formed in the climbing places, especially in the steep slopes above the ridge. As long as there is a whole stone, it will form a hoof nest. This shows that when crossing steep slopes, mules and horses will pedal hard to increase the forward friction through potholes. The initial mules and horses will definitely choose a few points that are easy to lose their hooves. Coupled with the hardness of horseshoes, hoofprint will be formed over time. Naturally, the livestock behind will not choose a new road, but they will certainly find the original hoofprint to prevent slipping and help advance. It is said that mules and horses that often walk on mountain roads are different from those on plains. Mules and horses used to walking on flat roads are more likely to be injured after entering the mountain, which just shows that mules and horses are also very skilled in climbing mountains.

? After talking for a long time, I mean, it is not easy to form the hoof nest of this thousand-year-old road. They carry a lot of historical and cultural information, so we must protect them. I can't believe I found someone carving a name on the inner wall of the hoof nest! I must despise those who drive Jimny to crush the hoof nest. Standing beside the ancient road of the hoof nest group, the abandoned Huangshigang village in the ravine is all over the mountains. This ancient road also runs through Shanxi.

? Ladies and gentlemen, that's all for today. Take a break. Thank you for your encouragement. I will introduce you to more different Beijing in the future.