Lingxiao Mountain Fort

Lingxiao Mountain Fort

Lingxiao Mountain Fort is a cultural heritage site protected by Hebei Province.

Lingxiao Mountain is located about 40 kilometers from downtown Xingtai, within the territory of Beixiaozhuang Township. Part of the Taihang Mountain Range, it stands at an elevation of 1,129 meters.

Lingxiao Mountain is also known as Zhongyan Mountain. Legend has it that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Jiao spread the <> here, recruited followers, and initiated China’s first organized, programmatic, and purposeful peasant uprising—the Yellow Turban Rebellion. In 1993, Lingxiao Mountain Fort was designated as a provincial-level cultural heritage site by the People’s Government of Hebei Province.

To this day, the mountain still retains historical relics such as a general’s platform, a military training ground, a water prison, an octagonal well, fort walls, fortress gates, ancient plank roads, and two dragon-pillar carvings inscribed with the words “Great Sage and Good Teacher.”

Starting from the Yuanyou era of the Song Dynasty, numerous structures were built here, including the Lingxiao Temple and Huanggu Temple. Today, visitors can still see ancient ruins such as the South Temple Pagoda, Huanggu Temple, the Sleeping Buddha, and the Pagoda Tomb, along with many stone tablets.

Further reading:

· Third Batch of Cultural Heritage Sites Protected by Hebei Province