Site of Zhaitang Town in Mentougou

Site of Zhaitang Town in Mentougou

The Site of Zhaitang Town in Mentougou is a cultural tourism attraction.

The site of Zhaitang Town lies along the ancient route that led east to the capital and west to Hebei Province and the Mongolian Plateau. A town was established here during the Ming Dynasty to guard this strategic passage. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhaitang Town served as the seat of the Qijia Subprefecture of Wanping County and also housed the Pingluo Garrison. Historical sites around the town include Baofeng Temple, Mile Temple, and Niangniang Temple in Xizhaitang Village, and Longwang Temple, theater stage, Guan Di Temple, Tianxian Shengmu Palace, the tomb of General Mao Lifang from the Ming Dynasty, and the Chenghuang Temple. The town was square-shaped, measuring one li (approximately 500 meters) on each side. It was built in the late Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. There were three east-west streets within the town. In the sixth year of the Jiaqing reign (1801), the southern wall was destroyed by a flood from the Qingshui River. In 1937, the gatehouse of the eastern gate was burned down in a fire, and the western gate was dismantled by Japanese forces in 1937.

Location

Zhaitang Village, Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District, Beijing