Yuntai Temple The Chinese nation has created a splendid spiritual and material civilization over its long history. This nation experienced the might of the Qin and Han emperors, the great achievements of the Tang and Song dynasties; it also waded through the murky waters of a century of humiliation in modern times, and rose again among the nations of the world. These five thousand years are a long span in human history, and they are also...
In Xingping Village, Caochuan Township, there stands a Zhongzi Gate built during the Cultural Revolution. Over time, the gate has fallen into disrepair, left untended—perhaps because people have grown weary of repairing it. It symbolizes a disdain for the Cultural Revolution while also documenting its fervent intensity. Back in those days, this Zhongzi Gate must have been the most magnificent structure in the vicinity…
Introduction The era of the Yellow Emperor was a highly significant period in the history of Chinese civilization. This era inherited the primitive culture represented by Fuxi culture, gave rise to chieftain-state civilization, and laid the foundation for slave society civilization. As the representative figure of this cultural period, the Yellow Emperor pioneered Chinese civilization. His early years were spent in…
The Scenic Qingshui Hot Springs The Qingshui Hot Springs Resort is surrounded by numerous cultural heritage sites and scenic spots. It is located just 50 kilometers from Tianshui City, a historic and cultural city known as the “Hometown of Fuxi” and the “Little Jiangnan of Long,” which boasts attractions such as the Fuxi Temple, Yuquan Temple, Nanguo Temple, and Jixin Ancestral Hall. It is also within 70 kilometers of attractions including the Maijishan Grottoes—one of China’s Four Great Grottoes—Fairy Cliff, Shimen, Quxi Valley, the Botanical Garden, Muma Huai, and Pure Land Temple. The Qin’an Dadiwan Site is about 80 kilometers away.
Site of the Ancient Qin Ting During the Spring and Autumn period, eight hundred feudal lords vied for power, among which five rose as hegemons; the Hundred Schools of Thought flourished, with Confucianism and Legalism particularly prominent; in the Warring States period, the seven great powers battled for supremacy, until they were all unified by the mighty Qin. The Qin Dynasty achieved unity in territory, politics, and culture. The most magnificent stories of the Qin Empire were written on the Guanzhong Plain, while its most tragic tales were engraved at the foot of the Great Wall. Yet, the birthplace of the Qin people was...
Buxianni Stone - HuashiyaiHuashiyai is located in Tuzhaizi Village, Lundong Township, 28 kilometers southeast of Qingshui County, on the southwestern slope of the northern branch peak of the middle section of Panlong Mountain along the northern bank of the Wei River. At an altitude of 1823 meters, it faces Shimen Mountain from afar and is 5 kilometers away from National Highway 310. The mountain is called “Huashiyai” (literally “Flower Stone Cliff”) because of its colorful stone patterns. It is also known as “Wanzishan” (literally “Myriad Purple Mountain”) due to its steep cliffs,...
The Yizhi Ling (Edict on Ceremonial Regulations) — A stone stele inscribed with the "Yizhi Ling" is preserved in the stele forest of the Zhao Chongguo Mausoleum in Qingshui County. It stands approximately 89 cm tall, 67 cm wide, and 10 cm thick, made of white stone without any decorative carvings on the back. The upper middle section of the stele features the three large characters "Yizhi Ling" ("Edict on Ceremonial Regulations"), with the phrases “the lowly yield to the noble, the young yield to the old” on the right, and “the light yield to the heavy, those departing yield to those arriving” on the left. According to research...
Huashiyao — Wanzishan Huashiyao, also known as Wanzishan, is located in Longdong Township, Qingshui County. Situated on the mid-section of Panlong Mountain along the southern bank of the Wei River, downstream of the Jian’gou River in Tuzhai Village, Longdong, approximately 28 kilometers southeast of the county town, it lies on the southern slope of a northwest-facing spur. The highest elevation reaches 1,823 meters, and just five li downhill across the mountain lies National Highway 310. The area features undulating peaks, lush cypress trees...
Site of Yongqing Fort The fertile land of Qingshui provided an ideal living environment for our ancestors. Here, they lived tenaciously and thrived. Five thousand five hundred years ago, the matriarchal kingdom—where “only the mother was known, not the father”—began to waver, leaving behind numerous village ruins. Among the more typical sites in Qingshui is the Site of Yongqing Fort. The Site of Yongqing Fort…
Niu Tou River The Niu Tou River — as poetically described in the "Song of Longshang" with the line “waters flowing west yet eastward bound” — truly captures the origin and course of this river within Qingshui County. The Niu Tou River, historically known as the West River or Qingshui, and also called Qiao Shui, originates from Luzitan in Wangxing Township on the western side of Guan Mountain. It flows downstream, bends southward into the Wei River, and spans a total length of 79 kilometers within the county, running through the very heart of Qingshui. The Niu Tou…
The Song Dynasty Tomb in Qingshui is located on the hillside of Dongshan in Shanggui Township, Qingshui County. It was discovered in 1983 and relocated and restored to the east side of Zhao Chongguo’s Mausoleum in 1993. The tomb consists of three parts: a passageway, a corridor, and the burial chamber. The burial chamber is square-shaped, with each side measuring 2.5 meters and a ceiling height of 4 meters. It features a wooden-style, brick-carved, painted pavilion structure. The layout is precise...
The Statue Stele of Lady Lu Gongji is located on the first terrace on the north bank of the Niutou River, about 1 kilometer northwest of Qingshui County town. It stands in an eastward direction from the tomb of Zhao Chongguo, inside a hexagonal wooden stele pavilion. This commemorative stele was erected in the second year of the Tianhe era during the Northern Zhou Dynasty (567) by Ju Faxi, Prefectural Clerk and Administrator of the two commanderies of Nanyang and Fufan, and Magistrate of Qingshui, in honor of his deceased wife, Lady Lu Gongji. It records the commissioning of life-sized statues of Shakyamuni and Dingguang. The stele’s top portion...
The Liuping Tombs Cluster is located in Liuping Village, Baituo Town, Qingshui County, Tianshui City. It consists of cultural relics from the late Warring States period, covering an area of approximately 200,000 square meters. Around 20 tombs have been discovered, with the largest tomb chamber measuring about 18 square meters and the deepest reaching around 15 meters. Artifacts unearthed include bronze ornaments, fittings, gold and silver foil decorative pieces, as well as weapons such as daggers, halberds, swords, knives, and spears, along with …
The Tomb of Li Hu is located in Luwan Village, Baisha Town, Qingshui County, Tianshui City. It is the burial site of Li Hu, who served as the Prefect of Shangzhou during the Sui Dynasty. The tomb faces south and features a conical earthen mound atop a square base measuring 7 meters on each side and 0.5 meters in height. A funerary epitaph and its cover were unearthed and are now housed in the Qingshui County Museum. The epitaph was excavated in the fifth year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1826)...
Qingshui County Museum is located at No. 97 Yongqing Road, Qingshui County. Established in 1999, it is under the administration of the Qingshui County Cultural Relics Bureau. The museum covers a land area of 2,600 square meters, with a building area of 1,300 square meters and an exhibition area of 500 square meters. It houses a collection of 5,012 cultural relics, including 509 classified as precious items, among which the gold foil ornaments from the pre-Qin period are the most distinctive to the region.
Period: Neolithic Age, Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, Han Dynasty. The Liya Site is located on a terrace on the west bank of the Fan River, at the confluence of the Fan River and the Niutou River to the north of present-day Qingshui County. It stretches from the Zhao Chongguo Tomb site in the southwest to the boundary of Chenjiagou in the northeast, spanning approximately 1.5 kilometers, and falls within the administrative areas of Baituyaya Village, Liya Village, and Yifang Village. The secondary terrace of the Liya Site in the west…
The Xuankou Kiln Site is located on the sunny slope terrace of the northeast Ma Chang Gully in Fanxia Village, Yongqing Town, Qingshui County. Dating back to the Qijia Culture, it is classified as an ancient site. In 1962, it was designated as a county-level cultural heritage protection unit of Qingshui County. The protected area: with the central point as the base, the southeast, northeast, and northwest are bounded by the armchair-shaped cliff, and the southwest is bounded by Ma Chang Gully...
Qing Shui County is under the jurisdiction of Tianshui City, located on the northern bank of the Niutou River, a tributary of the Wei River at the southwestern foot of the Longshan Mountains. It borders Long County and Baoji in Shaanxi Province to the east, connects to Maiji District to the south, neighbors Qin'an County to the west, and adjoins Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County to the north. It earned its name from “four springs flowing forth” and is known as “a strategic pass in Longdong and a shield of Guanshan.” The Qing Shui County Anti-Japanese Salvation Move…
The Tomb of Zhao Chongguo is located 500 meters west of Liya Village, north of Qingshui County. The tomb faces south, with a circular earthen mound that is 3.8 meters high and has a base diameter of 10 meters. In front of the tomb stand two stele pavilions, housing stone tablets erected in the 13th year of the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty (1808), inscribed with “Tomb of Zhao Chongguo, Posthumously Honored as Duke Ying of Yingping, Late General of the Han,” and in the Jiyou year of the Daoguang era (1849), inscribed with “Tomb of Zhao, Duke of Yingping of the Han…”
The Taishanmiao Yuan Site is located on Taishanmiao Yuan in Dongguan Village, Yongqing Town, Qingshui County. Dating back to the Qijia Culture, it is classified as an ancient site. On December 31, 1982, it was designated as a county-level cultural heritage protection unit of Qingshui County. The protected area: with the central point as the base, east: bounded by the cliff; west: bounded by the cliff; south: bounded by Dayagou…