Qingfeng Sluice

　　 Destination Introduction
　　 The 20-kilometer section of the Tonghui River from Datong Bridge at Dongbianmen to Tongzhou features five sluices. The second one was originally named Dongji Sluice, commonly known as Er Sluice, and later renamed Qingfeng Sluice. It is located in Er Sluice Village southeast of Dabeiyao, with the village named after the sluice. Based on this, the Yuan Dynasty’s royal farmland was likely situated between today’s Dongbianmen in Beijing and Changpo Village — that is, in the southeastern part of the Yuan capital — which is where the Altars of Agriculture and Sericulture of the Yuan Dynasty were located. These two altars followed the same layout as the Altars of Earth and Grain, but since they were built within the royal farmland, enclosures were not installed so as not to interfere with farming.

　　　　  From the establishment of water transport in 1292 to the early years of the Republic of China, boats traveled regularly between Er Sluice and San Sluice (originally named Pingjin Sluice), and the surrounding area during the Ming and Qing dynasties was a famous scenic spot, often referred to as the “Qinhuai River of the North.” Qingfeng Sluice played an important role in water storage, flood discharge, and grain transport along the Tonghui River.

　　　　 Location: Located in Changpo Village, Chaoyang District, outside Dongbianmen in Beijing

　　　　 The river channel retains the original Yuan Dynasty hu-pi stone river walls and sluice gates. In 1998, the Qingfeng Sluice site was restored, and a white marble arched bridge was constructed, measuring 38 meters long, 4.4 meters wide, and 7.8 meters high. The arched structure, railings, and pillars all follow Yuan Dynasty architectural styles. On the slopes south and north of the bridge, five-ton Yuan Dynasty water-controlling beasts, stone-carved dragons, and symbolic Sìmǎ creatures are placed. On the north bank of the sluice area, imitation Yuan Dynasty hip-and-gable style artistic murals were created. These murals consist of three parts: a 7-meter-long inscription reading “Qingfeng Sluice Site”; a Qing Dynasty costume painting depicting the restoration of Er Sluice from the “Hongxue Yin Yuan Tu” (Illustrated Accounts of a Journey Through Snow); and a 7-meter-long inkstone slab engraved with historical records of the construction and renovation of Qingfeng Sluice since the Ming and Qing dynasties, starting with Guo Shoujing’s supervision of the Tonghui River project in 1293. Next to the site, there is also a Yuan-style replica stele for the Qingfeng Sluice site, with inscriptions detailing the full history of the Tonghui River renovation project and the protection project of the Qingfeng Sluice site.  Transportation Information
　　 Accessible via Bus Routes 1, 4, and 57.

　　  Chaoyang District, Beijing