Liugou Village

Liugou Village

Located 10 kilometers southeast of Yanqing County, also known as Phoenix City. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, a garrison commander was stationed here with troops. The village once had 18 temples, a government office, and a pawnshop, enjoying bustling market activity. Viewed from the nearby hillside, the ancient town resembles a phoenix spreading its wings in flight, hence its historical nickname "Phoenix City." The town covers a total area of 63,000 square meters, with surviving ruins such as city walls and gates, nine nationally protected trees including one first- and two second-level specimens of scholar trees, elm trees, and willow trees, and seven ancient wells used by troops of the Ming Dynasty’s garrison command. There is also a thousand-mu orchard featuring a full variety of apricots, plums, and apples. Local specialties include “firepot hotpot” and “tofu banquet.” Visitors can go fruit picking, fishing, horseback riding, as well as try traditional activities like pushing millstones and operating a well pulley to experience local folk culture.

Phone: 61191703; 61191876

Address: Jingzhuang Town, Yanqing County

Transportation Information

By Car: Take Exit 62 on the Beijing–Tibet Expressway (heading toward Yanqing County), then follow signs toward Yongning from the Beijing–Zhangjiakou Intersection.

By Bus: Take bus 919 from Deshengmen, exit at Exit 62 of the Beijing–Tibet Expressway, then transfer to bus 920 bound for Liugou–Aiguan Ying to arrive.

Liugou Village: Overview

Historically a mountain pass, during the Ming Dynasty it housed a military post and was fortified as a garrison town called Liugou Camp, also referred to as Liugou City, later becoming a village known by its current simplified name. The village has a ? (possibly “a certain ancient tree”) over 40 centimeters in diameter, classified as a first-level protected ancient tree in the city. The Ming-era Liugou City covered an area of about 63,000 square meters; although the city has been largely destroyed, the north gate still remains and is currently under maintenance and repair. Beneath the north gate lies a Ming Dynasty stone flagpole base, 0.96 meters high, with an outer diameter of 0.35 meters and inner diameter of 0.21 meters, intact and undamaged. The village also has a Temple to the City God, covering a construction area of 73 square meters, with three main halls built in the Ming Dynasty and renovated in the Qing Dynasty.

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