General Yang Guifei’s Command Platform

General Yang Guifei’s Command Platform

General Yang Guifei’s Command Platform is located near Juyong Pass and is one of the Seventy-Two Scenic Spots of Guan Valley. It is a large square-shaped rock with a relatively flat surface, marked with stains resembling footprints, which legend says were made when General Mu Guiying once assembled her troops here. Legends about the Yang Family Generals have long been associated with the Guan Valley area. As early as the county annals compiled during the Ming Dynasty's Jiajing era, there are records of the “City of Sixth Son.” The Guan Valley area was under the control of the Liao Dynasty at that time—not a frontier of the Song Dynasty nor a battlefield between the Song and Liao. It would have been impossible for the figures of the Yang Family Generals to have been there. However, due to the heroic deeds and patriotism of the Yang Family Generals in resisting the Liao invaders, their legacy has been celebrated and remembered by people of all ethnicities throughout the generations. As a result, these legends have been poetically reflected in the landscape of Guan Valley. Nearby, in the areas around Qinglong Bridge and Siqiao Village, there are also sites such as the Temple of Fifth Son, the Shadow of Sixth Son, and the Fortress of Sixth Son, all of which are also among the Seventy-Two Scenic Spots of Guan Valley.

Address: In the mountain stream on the right side of the old road between Juyong Pass and Badaling, Changping District, Beijing

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