Humanistic value, historical value, celebrity allusions and anecdotes of Pingyao ancient city

Pingyao has the most complete ancient county structure in China. The traffic vein of Pingyao ancient city consists of four criss-crossing streets, eight small streets and seventy-two dragonflies. The whole city is very geometric, and the streets are intertwined and well arranged. The tower is located in the city center, and Ming and Qing Street is located on the north-south axis. The ancient city building is divided into two parts: the Town God Temple on the left, the county government on the right, the Confucian Temple on the left and the Guandi Temple on the right.

On the left is Qingxu Guan, and on the right is the Buddhist temple. Pingyao is also called "Turtle City". The south gate is the head, the north gate is the tail, and the east and west gates are four legs. The four streets, eight small streets and seventy-two dragon alleys in Pingyao are like the patterns on the back of a turtle, forming a huge gossip.

It reflects the simple nature of Pingyao people's suffering and longing for peace. People hope that under the protection of the city wall, this is a paradise away from war.

Sitting at the eastern end of the sleeping hall of Pingyao City God Temple is a beautiful young woman. It is said that she is the concubine of the Lord of the city god. There is a short story about the origin of this concubine: Pingyao Chenghuang is young and energetic, and can be said to be omniscient and omnipotent.

Once, Pingyao Town God and Jiexiu Town God got together to play chess. Pingyao Town God joked that if I beat you, your virtuous lady would be mine. Jiexiu Town God refused to accept it. Finally, Pingyao Town God won, so Pingyao Town God won.

Architectural style of Pingyao ancient city

Pingyao ancient city has basically maintained its original pattern since it was rebuilt in the third year of Hongwu (AD 1370). The key houses in Pingyao city are built between1840 ~1911. The layout of residential buildings is rigorous, the axis is clear, the left and right sides are symmetrical, the primary and secondary are clear, the outline is undulating, the appearance is closed, and the courtyard is deep.

Exquisite wood carvings, brick carvings, stone carvings and paper-cut window grilles with strong local flavor are vivid and vivid, which embodies the historical and cultural characteristics of the Han nationality around the century from 14 to 19, and has important reference value for studying the social form, economic structure, military defense, religious beliefs, traditional concepts and ethical forms of human habitation in this period. This is by far the most complete preserved ancient relic in the Han area.