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DERRICK BULLOCK

Recommendation for the ancient castle village in Yu County

Yu County Shang Suzhuang Ancient Castle travel destination 250 kilometers away from Beijing, Zhangjiakou's Yu County has many tourist attractions, such as the Warm Spring Ancient Town, Yu State Ancient City, Nan'an Temple Tower, Yu State Office, Yu County Museum, etc. This time, let's take a look at the lesser-known check-in point in Yu County - Shang Suzhuang Ancient Castle. For friends who love murals, don't miss it. The Guandi Temple and Sanyi Temple in the castle still retain some exquisite murals, the age of which is unknown. Yu County is historically known as 'Yu State'. Yu State has a long history and profound cultural heritage, and the history of Yu State's ancient castle is also long-standing. The ancient castle is a major feature of Yu County. Yu State is known as the 'Eight Hundred Ancient Castles', and each castle has its own story. Among the many castles, Shang Suzhuang Ancient Castle is a meticulous one, wrapped in opera art cells. Shang Suzhuang Ancient Castle is also known as 'Yunluo Castle'. The road surface of the castle is paved with mountain stones. The main street is east-west, and the streets and alleys are high in the east and low in the west. Whenever it rains, the flowing water in the streets and alleys will flow down from high places, making a sound, pleasing and lively, like the sound of a musical instrument. Therefore, the locals call the street of Shang Suzhuang Ancient Castle 'Xiangtang Street'. Overlooking the entire castle from a high place, the shape is like a musical instrument Yunluo, the crisscrossed streets are the framework, and the square courtyards are like copper gongs hanging on the framework, so they are called 'Yunluo Castle'.
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Posted: Feb 21, 2024
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