Jieguanting

　　Jieguanting

　　It is situated in Jieguanting Village, Zhangtaizi Town, about 10 kilometers from Dengta City. Originally named Huanghuayu, the village later became the site of the Eastern Tombs after the Later Jin dynasty established its capital in Dongjing City. In 1624 (the ninth year of the Tianming era of the Qing dynasty), the remains of Nurhaci’s ancestors were moved from Hetu Ala to Liaoning for burial. Nurhaci personally led princes and ministers to welcome the funeral procession at Huanghuayu, 10 kilometers away from Dongjing City, where a grand ceremony was held. In 1654 (the 11th year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing dynasty), when the ancestral remains were relocated back to Xinbin and passed through this area again, a pavilion was specially built for receiving them. The place came to be regarded as sacred and auspicious, and the village was renamed Huanghuating (Imperial Splendor Pavilion). Later, when government officials visited the region or returned to the capital, local officials would come to greet or see them off here, so the place gradually came to be known as Jieguanting (Official Reception Pavilion), which is the current name, adapted phonetically. The site of the pavilion was built on the foundations of a Ming-era fortress, with walls approximately 160 meters in both length and width. Inside the fortress, there was a pavilion and two wells; in the northeast corner stood a watchtower, some remnants of which still exist today, though the walls have collapsed into earthen mounds.