Old photos of Shaanxi: Huayin County, Xianyang, Qianzhou, Liquan County, and Pucheng County in 1907

Huayue Temple On August 27, 1907, Sha Wan and his party came to the east end of Yue Town, about two kilometers east of Huayin County, to pay homage to the Huayue Temple. The Huayue Temple was first built during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is called Jiling Palace and was built at the foot of Huashan Mountain at Huangfu Pass. It was moved to its current location during the Eastern Han Dynasty and later renamed Xiyue Temple

Huayue Temple is a holy place for the Quanzhen sect, the mainstream of Taoism, and a place where emperors of all dynasties worshiped the God of Huashan Mountain. In an important place, the current Xiyue Temple was built after the Imperial Palace in Beijing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is known as the "Little Forbidden City"

The Wanshou Pavilion of Huayue Temple is located at the back of the Xiyue Temple and is the highest point of the entire temple. It was built during the Wanli period of Shenzong in the Ming Dynasty. The pavilion is divided into three floors. You can look at the Yellow River from the top of the building, so it is also called Wanghe Tower. After several disasters, it no longer exists. Only the platform base remains. Now there is a two-story small ocean on the platform. The building, Guanyue Tower, was built by Feng Yuxiang.

September 6, 1907, Xianyang, on the bank of the Wei River. Xianyang is located in the hinterland of Qinchuan, eight hundred miles away. There is a mountain to the north of Xianyang - Mount Wei, and a water to the south - Weishui River. "Mountains and rivers are both sunny. ", so it is called Xianyang.

Another theory about the origin of the name Xianyang, the main street of Xianyang, is that this place was formed by the merger of Xianheng and Yangli areas, so it is called Xianyang

Xianyang Shunling is located 20 meters northeast of Xianyang City In Hanjia Village, Zhang Town, at the end of the kilometer, there is the tomb of Yang, the mother of Wu Zetian.

Yang was a princess when she died, so this place was originally the princess’s tomb. Later, Wu Zetian named Yang Empress Xiaoming Gao and renamed the tomb a mausoleum.

After Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty came to the throne, he issued an edict to remove the title of Queen, and Shunling was changed back to the Tomb of the Princess. However, people in later generations have become accustomed to the name Shunling, so they have always referred to it as Shunling.

On September 7, 1907, Xianyang Zhouling Tomb was located 6 kilometers north of Xianyang City. Its current address is Zhouling Middle School in Zhouling Township, Weicheng District. It is said to be the tomb of King Zhou Wen and King Wu of Zhou.

On September 9, 1907, the City God's Temple in Qianzhou (county) was built. In the first year of Emperor Dezong's founding in the Tang Dynasty, Qian County was called Fengtian in the Tang Dynasty. The City God's Temple was originally located on the north side of the west gate of Fengtian Ancient City. It was transformed into Qianxian Middle School in eight years, and became Qianxian No. 2 Middle School after liberation. It was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution" and only the upper hall remained. Today's Chenghuang Temple is located outside the west gate of Qianxian County. The site was selected and rebuilt in 2008.

On September 9, 1907, Qianling Mausoleum in Qianzhou, one of the Eighteen Tombs of the Tang Dynasty in the Guanzhong area, is located on Liangshan in the north of Qianxian County. It is the joint tomb of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian.

The Qianling Mausoleum was built in the first year of Tang Guangzhai and was added in the second year of Shenlong. In addition to the main tomb, there are 17 small accompanying tombs where other royal members and heroes are buried.

The Qianling Mausoleum is the most well-preserved main tomb among the eighteen tombs of the Tang Dynasty. It is also the only tomb that has not been stolen. However, most of the heads of the stone statues in the mausoleum area are missing (above). Picture), it must have been stolen by humans

September 10, 1907, Liquan County, Zhaoling, the joint burial mausoleum of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and the eldest son of Queen Wende, Jiuwei, Yanxia Town, Liquan County On the main peak of the mountain, it is known as the "Famous Tomb in the World"

There are six stone reliefs of horses in the east and west verandahs of the Zhaoling Altar, which are the famous "Six Horses of Zhaoling". You can see it in the middle of the picture. The Six Horses of Zhaoling were carved to commemorate the six war horses that accompanied Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty on the battlefield, namely "Salu Zi", "Tele Piao", "Fist Horse", "Shiva Chi", "White Hoof" "Wu", "Qingzhu".

The "Tele Piao" of the "Six Horses of Zhaoling" was ridden by Li Shimin when he pacified King Kong of the Song Dynasty.

The "Qingzhui" of the "Six Horses of Zhaoling" was ridden by Li Shimin when he defeated Dou Jiande.

Just 7 years after this set of photos was taken, that is, in 1914, "Sa Lu Zi" and "Quan Mao Gun" were stolen by a Frenchman. Unexpectedly, they were discovered and stopped by local farmers, but Later, it fell into the hands of warlords and was eventually lost overseas. It is now in the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.

Four years later, in 1918, the American Bishop Bishop wanted to steal another four horses. In order to facilitate transportation, he broke the stone horses into several pieces. However, they were discovered and intercepted by local people during the transportation. It was transported to the Shaanxi Library for preservation and is now displayed in the Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum.

September 14, 1907, Pucheng County, Qiaoling, also known as Qiaozhong, is the tomb of Tang Ruizong Li Dan

Located 15 kilometers northwest of Pucheng County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province Kilometers southwest of Fengshan, Fengshan was called "Qiaoshan" in the Tang Dynasty, so it was called Qiaoling and Qiaozhong.