Hunan Yongshun Tusi City Site Architectural Relics

In the early years of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, the policy of "returning home" was introduced, and the end of more than 2,000 chieftain regimes came. Yongshun Tusi Wang became an official, and the prosperous old was gradually abandoned. After 200 years of vicissitudes, Laosicheng has now become a small village in Macha Township, Yongshun County. There are still dozens of families living in the village. Although the palaces, wooden buildings, city walls and temples in the city are all depressed, people can still feel the majestic momentum of the ancient city.

The core area of Laosicheng site is about 30 square kilometers, with cultural relics all over the ground and underground. Tusi inner palace, bedroom, music palace, underground palace, imperial street and city wall, city gate, beacon tower, swing arm hall, performance theater, Tuwang temple, ancestral hall, etc. , there is a complete architectural pattern. The ancestral hall and the sports hall are still the monuments of Tujia nationality, and together with the old Sicheng, they have built the collective memory of Tujia nationality.

The ancestral temple is located at the southern foot of Taiping in Laosicheng. It was founded in the second year of Tianfu at the end of Jin Dynasty (AD 937) and rebuilt in Ming Dynasty. There are many pillars in the main hall, and there are no traces of axe chisel on the wooden Fang. It is a miracle. This hall covers an area of more than 580 square meters. The main hall is five rooms wide and rests on the top of the mountain with four double eaves. Length17.5m, width13m and height 20m. It's all-wood structure, with 34 pillars supporting the roof. The column base is in the form of double drums, and the ridge and eaves of the temple are exquisite ceramic tiles. In front of the golden pillar in the temple, there is a shrine dedicated to the gods. The arch of the temple is magnificent and simple, and the beam structure is quite special. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.

The old city is surrounded by mountains and waters, surrounded by mountains and ridges. Lingxi River is the Huanghao River in front. There are palace areas, yamen areas, residential areas, education areas, tombs areas and religious sacrificial areas along the river in the city. These areas are relatively independent, connected in series by streets, roads and rivers, forming a mountain city with reasonable layout, perfect functions and pleasant scenery. Peng's ancestral hall, pavilion, Wenchang Pavilion, memorial archway for descendants and other ancient buildings are well preserved, and ancient city walls, streets and lanes, drainage ditches and toast tombs can be seen so far, which is an excellent example of a landscape city in southwest China.

There are 23 sites around Laosicheng, including leisure sites, military sites, religious buildings and sites, and ancient roads connecting these sites. Leisure attractions include Bihua Mountain Villa, fishing stone platform and stone carving. Military sites include Qin Jianwan site, Cha Laoyuan site, Xiepu office, etc. Religious buildings include ancestral temple and Jade Emperor Pavilion, and religious sites include Guanyin Pavilion and Mayor of Eight Tianbao. Together with the landscape environment, these peripheral sites set off the ruins of the central city, reflecting the unity and harmony between politics and military, humanities and nature.