What are the places of interest in Linxian County?

qikou ancient building complex (the sixth batch of national protection) era: Ming to Qing address: 5 kilometers south of Linxian county, qikou town is adjacent to Luliang Mountain in the east and Yellow River water in the west. From the end of Ming Dynasty to the beginning of Qing Dynasty, commerce developed day by day, and the reputation of "the first town of Jiuqu Yellow River" and "the metropolis with flood and drought terminals" spread all over the north and south. There were more than 6 commercial shops in the Qing dynasty, and more than 26 in the five years of the Republic of China. We can imagine the busy scene of Qikou from the oil stains on the doors of the existing old shops such as Yongyu, Yongshun Store, Tianjuyi and Xinyiyuan. Qikou preserves seven basically intact Ming and Qing residential buildings: Xiwan Village, Qikou, Gaojiaping, Zijiashan, Yuanshang, Zhaizishan and Lijiashan. Black Dragon Temple, located in Wohu Mountain, Qikou Town, was founded in the Ming Dynasty, and was renovated in the late Qing Dynasty and during the Republic of China.

xiwan dwellings

xiwan dwellings are located 1 km north of qikou town, belonging to provincial cultural relics protection units. The residential buildings in Qikou tourist area include the residential buildings in Xiwan, Lijiashan and Zhaizishan, with Xiwan being the most representative. Xiwan residential building in Xiwan Village, Qiaokou Town, Linxian County, Shanxi Province is an ancient building in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a typical courtyard house with Jin style and is the first batch of famous Chinese historical and cultural villages. Its main part is located between two stone mountains, with a 3-degree slope in the middle, and residential buildings are located on it, which are stacked layer by layer, and the space and plane layout are uneven level, and the highest point can reach six floors. The whole village connects dozens of houses with five stone streets that embody gold, wood, water, fire and earth, surrounded by high walls, forming a castle-like closed space. The houses are connected with each other by small doors, and you can visit the whole village when you enter a hospital. Xiwan residential building is a typical Lvliang-style quadrangle

ancient village Xiwan village

Xiwan village is located in the west of ban qiao government, only one kilometer away from Qikou, the ancient town of the Yellow River, and is famous for its unique residential buildings. The complete residential complex was gradually built by the Chen family who made a fortune by shipping from the Yellow River after 3 years of history from the late Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, covering an area of more than 3, square meters, facing the mountains, facing the water and facing the sun, and rising with the trend. In Xiwan Village, there are two horizontal, five vertical and seven alleys that evenly connect all courtyards in series. The courtyards are connected with each other and the households are connected. The walls of buildings are eclectic, the styles are changeable, and the different terrain is accompanied by procedures and patchwork, which is very harmonious with the surrounding environment. The facilities for anti-theft, fire prevention, drainage and flood discharge are exquisitely configured. The bricks, stones and trees here are permeated with a strong traditional cultural atmosphere, and various carving concepts are exquisite.

lijiashan residence in qikou

lijiashan residence is located in qikou, an ancient town in linxian county, Shanxi province, which was built by the Li family in Ming and Qing dynasties. The whole building is built on the loess hillside, adjacent to the Yellow River, and the phoenix spreads its wings. All the buildings are built with water mill bricks, and most of them are quadrangles with open columns and eaves in caves, which are stacked on the mountain and orderly. The streets are high and low, with stone edges and stone pavements. Bricks, wood, stone carvings and exquisite plaques abound in residential buildings, which have high artistic value. At present, there are more than 1 hospitals, more than 4 rooms and more than 22 families living in Lijiashan Village. The natural scenery and human landscape here complement each other, which contains loess customs and rich Yellow River culture.

Shanqing Temple

Shanqing Temple Shanqing Temple (the sixth batch of national protection) Time: Yuan Address: Fudi Village, Qidao Township, Linxian County was founded in the third year of Sui Kaihuang (583) and was called Shanxun House in ancient times. The temple faces south and is built on the mountain. The main buildings are the mountain gate (rebuilt), the Ursa Major Hall, and the Buddhist temples. The total area is 12OO square meters. The Hall of the Great Hero is five rooms wide and three rooms deep, with a single eaves hanging from the top of the mountain. Fighting for six shops is a single copy. The inscription of the beam frame was built in the sixth year of Yuan Dynasty (1269).

yiju temple

yiju temple yiju temple (the sixth batch of national protection) era: Yuan to Qing Address: Zaogeda Village, Zaogeda Township, Linxian County was founded in the Song Dynasty, formerly known as "Buddhist Temple", and was originally the lower house of Tianguan Temple. The main hall of the existing building was built in Yuan Dynasty, and the rest were built in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The temple sits west facing east and enters the courtyard three times, covering an area of 5981 square meters. The central axis is the mountain gate, the front hall, the main hall, the sutra storage building and the ten thousand Buddha caves (grottoes) in turn, and there are more than 2 slant halls and corridors on both sides. The main hall is seven rooms wide, with four rafters in depth, a single eaves resting on the top of the mountain, glass trimming, and huge materials for the bucket, which is double-headed for six shops. The area of Wanfo Cave Grottoes is 59.78 square meters, and the top of the grottoes is flat, with patterns such as lying cow, tiger, monkey, jade rabbit, lotus flower and ganoderma lucidum carved.