Jieguanting

Jieguanting

Jieguanting

Jieguanting

Located in Jieguanting Village, Zhangtaizi Town, about 10 kilometers from Dengta City. The village was originally named Huanghua Yu. After the Later Jin established its capital in Dongjing City, it built an imperial mausoleum — Dongjing Mausoleum. In 1624 (the ninth year of the Tianming era of the Qing dynasty), the remains of Nurhaci’s ancestors were relocated from Hetu Ala to be buried in Liaoning. Nurhaci personally led princes and ministers, traveling 10 kilometers from Dongjing City to Huanghua Yu to receive the spirit tablets in a grand ceremony. In 1654 (the 11th year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing dynasty), when the ancestral remains were moved back to Xinbin, they passed through this place again. A pavilion was specially erected here for reception purposes, and the site came to be regarded as sacred and auspicious. The village name was then changed to Huanghua Ting. Later, when government officials visited the region or returned to the capital, and local officials came to greet or see them off, they all did so at this location. As a result, it was renamed Jieguan Ting, which has been phonetically adapted to the current name, Jieguanting. The site was built on the foundations of a Ming-era fortress, with walls approximately 160 meters long and wide. Inside the fortress, there was a pavilion and two wells. In the northeast corner, a watchtower was constructed. Today, remnants of the watchtower still exist, while the city walls have collapsed into earthen mounds.