The site of the Japanese invaders' gun tower in Yijing is located about 500 meters north of Yijing Village, Yijing Town, Shenchi County. It was built in 1941 after the Japanese invaders occupied Yijing to control an important transportation route. Only the base remains today. It spans 80 meters from east to west and 78 meters from north to south, covering a total area of 6,240 square meters. The layout is centered around a circular building foundation…
Shenchi Martyrs' Cemetery, located 100 meters north of the Huan Cheng Tourist Road in Jiubao Village, Longquan Town, Shenchi County, was established in 1954 to commemorate revolutionary martyrs. It was relocated from its original site on East Sandao Street in the county town to its current location during reconstruction in July 1967. The cemetery covers an area of 777 square meters. It displays the names and tributes of martyrs who sacrificed their lives from the Red Army period to the socialist construction era...
The former residence of Gu Sishen is located at No. 4, Sandao Street, Nan Guan, Longquan Town, Shenchi County. Gu Sishen (1881–1946), courtesy name Zhongyan, was a native of Longquan Town, Shenchi County. In 1904, he went to study at Meiji University in Japan, and in 1905, he assisted Sun Yat-sen in establishing the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui). During his time in Japan, he successively recruited Yan Xishan, Zhao Daiwen, Wen...
The former site of the oil mill branch of Dehe Store is located at No. 19, West Fourth Street, Fourth Brigade, Xiguan Village, Longquan Town, Shenchi County. It faces south and covers an area of approximately 648 square meters. Originally, it included a street-facing storefront, an oil workshop, and an office area. Currently, only the office area of the courtyard remains. The main building has three rooms, and there are three rooms each on the east, south, and west sides, all with flush gable roofs. The middle of the south room features…
The former site of the 120th Division Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army is located on Houjie Street in Yijing Village, Yijing Town, Shenchi County. In September 1937, He Long, commander of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and Guan Xiangying, the political commissar, led the division as it crossed the Yellow River from Shaanxi into Shenchi. They directed anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare operations before departing in February 1938. The site faces south and covers an area of…
The Stele of the Buddhist Hall is located in the courtyard of Yang Yuhai’s home in Shijiazhuang Village, Changzhen Township. It is made of bluestone, with a dragon head ornament (chi shou) at the top and a turtle-shaped base (gui fu zuo). The stele stands 1.63 meters tall in total, with the main body measuring 1.06 meters in height, 0.74 meters in width, and 0.22 meters in thickness; the turtle base is 1.2 meters long, 0.74 meters wide, and 0.5 meters high. The front of the stele features a dragon-and-pearl motif on the top, with the dragon heads...
The stone pagoda in Dagouerjian Village is located within the courtyard of the village committee office in Dagouerjian Village, Longquan Town, Shenchi County. Its exact age is unknown. Currently, one pagoda finial remains—a polygonal piece with an eight-sided shape, 0.65 meters in diameter and 0.10 meters thick—and one pagoda base, which has an oval bottom, 0.45 meters in diameter and 0.16 meters in height. In 1987, the Shenchi County government...
Yuanming Temple is located 200 meters north of Dingjialiang Village, Longquan Town, Shenchi County. It faces east and covers an area of 3,000 square meters. According to the Shenchi County Annals, “It was founded in the 17th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1678) through donations collected by Taoist priest Miaochang, and was renovated in the 4th year of the Daoguang reign (1824).” The existing structures follow a two-courtyard layout, with the central...
Xitupeng Dragon King Temple, located east of Xitupeng Village, Yijing Town, Shenchi County. The year of its establishment is unknown, but the existing structure features Qing Dynasty architectural style. It faces south and sits north, covering an area of 799 square meters. The temple follows a single-courtyard layout, with only the main hall and the eastern side hall remaining; the rest are now foundation sites. The main hall stands on a stone-paved platform, which is 11.75 meters wide, 7.7 meters deep, and 0.…
The Temple of the Holy Mother of the Five Sacred Mountains is located atop Bifeng Mountain, 300 meters east of Shiling Natural Village at the foot of the mountain in Xiling Village, Bajiao Town, Shenchi County. It faces south. The temple stretches 67.1 meters from north to south and 25.6 meters from east to west, covering an area of 1,717 square meters. According to a stele inside the temple dating back to the 17th year of the Hongzhi reign during the Ming Dynasty (1504), it was originally named the Five Sacred Mountains Temple of Bifeng Mountain. In the...
The Shihu Dragon King Temple is located in Shihu Village, Liebao Township, Shenchi County. Its exact date of construction is unknown, but the existing structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty. It measures 5 meters in width from east to west and 6.5 meters in length from north to south, covering an area of 32 square meters, and faces south. Built atop rocky mountainside, the temple features stone masonry, mud-sand jointing, a single arch, a flat roof, and stone drip edges — all characteristic of local Qing Dynasty architecture...
Longwang Temple in Mugou Valley is located in Mugou Village, Donghu Township, Shenchi County. The exact date of its establishment is unknown, but the existing structures date back to the Qing Dynasty. Facing south and situated on a north-south axis, the temple covers an area of 50 square meters. Only the main hall remains, featuring a three-bay width, a depth of four rafters, and a flush-gable roof. The front columns are octagonal, with square rafters. The five-rafter beam spans both the interior and exterior, with cloud-shaped beam ends. The dwarf column is faceted, with square rafters and cloud-shaped purlin heads. The strut uses smaller materials. The top of the dwarf column is fitted with a tenon-and-mortise joint. (Xinzhou Cultural Relics Bureau)
Mafang Dragon King Temple, located in Mafang Village, Dayanbei Township, Shenchi County. The year of its establishment is unknown. The earthen path... and the masonry are believed to be relics from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is 1.4 meters deep and 6.9 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of 78.7 square meters. Facing south, only the Dragon King Hall remains on the central axis. The hall is three bays wide, two rafters deep, with a single-eave hanging gable roof,...
The Liu Family Courtyard is located on Xiyi Lane, North Side of Jiankang North Road, Xiguan Village, Longquan Town, Shenchi County. Facing south, it covers an area of approximately 423 square meters and is a Qing Dynasty structure. Currently, it remains as a one-entry, two-courtyard quadrangle compound: the front courtyard has five main rooms, five east-side rooms, and three west-side rooms; the rear courtyard contains six main rooms and three wing rooms each on the east and west sides. The floral-pendant gate features a flush gable roof,…
Darong Temple, located 200 meters north of Damogou Village, Taipingzhuang Township, Shenchi County. It faces south and covers an area of 235 square meters. According to inscriptions in the temple, it was renovated in the 23rd year of the Chenghua reign during the Ming Dynasty (1487). The existing structure consists of a single-courtyard layout, with the main hall spanning six bays in width and four rafters in depth, featuring a flush-gable roof; the theater stage spans three bays in width and four rafters in depth, …
The Damuhe Stage is located in Damuhe Village, Donghu Township. Its founding date is unknown, but the existing structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty. It faces south. To the north, there is a stone-arched cave dwelling consisting of five bays, featuring murals covering an area of seven square meters. On the east and west sides are side halls, each three bays wide with flush gable roofs. The stage itself is to the south, three bays wide and five rafters deep, also with a flush gable roof. The rear section of the stage has collapsed, and although the beam frame remains relatively…
The Xiaozhai Site is located 300 meters west of Xiaozhai Village, Donghu Township, Shenchixian County, in a bend called Wanzidi. It sits on a second-level terrace on the western bank of a tributary of the Zhujia River, covering an area of about 30,000 square meters. The cultural layer is approximately 0.5 meters thick. The site’s cross-section reveals ash pits and one pottery kiln. Artifacts collected include flat-bottomed jars made of gray pottery with two types of clay bodies and thick, pinched rims, as well as gray pottery basins with folded rims...
The Wanjiamao Site is located about 1,000 meters southwest of Qianyaozi Village, Donghu Township, Shenchi County. The site covers an area of approximately 960,000 square meters. Artifacts collected here include cord-marked jars made of gray pottery mixed with sand and gray pottery basins with blue patterns. It belongs to the Baiyan type of the Longshan Culture. In 1987, it was designated as a county-level cultural heritage protection unit by the People's Government of Shenchi County.…
The Wapian Di Ruins are located at Wapian Di, 2,100 meters southwest of Shangshankou Village, Hubi Township, Shenchi County. Covering an area of approximately 20,000 square meters, the cultural layer is about 0.5 meters thick. Artifacts collected here include large gray pottery basins and large gray pottery zun vessels made of fine clay. The surfaces of the gray pottery are often coated with a black glaze, indicating that this is a site dating back to the Warring States period. …
The Sigou Site is located about 1,500 meters south of Hezhi Village, Hezhi Township, Shenchi County. It spans approximately 700 meters from east to west and 800 meters from north to south, covering a total area of around 560,000 square meters. The site is situated on both banks of the Sigou valley, with higher terrain in the north and lower in the south. The cultural layer is 0.5–2 meters thick, and artifacts collected include sand-tempered gray pottery, clay brownish-gray pottery, and clay gray pottery fragments...