A thousand-year-old county, picturesque Qinshui.

The Shanxi Qinhe Ancient Castle Group is the largest existing ancient castle group in northern China, located in the Qinhe River Basin in southeastern Shanxi. The ancient castles here make full use of geographical advantages, relying on mountains and rivers, and have established defensive fortifications. Some of the ancient castles in the ancient castle group have unique characteristics and values: Diji City: Built on a small mountain, it is connected to the south of the town and the north of the Qin River. The city wall is built along the river, using the river as a natural barrier, and there are loopholes and forts. It is surrounded by water on three sides and is built on a huge rock protruding in the middle of the Qin River. Because "Diji" refers to the pillar in the middle of the river, and "Ji" refers to water, it is named. The resources here are rich, and it was known as "Tieye Town" in ancient times. The Li family's pig iron casting technique has been passed down for more than 600 years. Xiangyu Ancient Castle: It is the hometown of Sun Juxiang, the Shangjincheng of the Ministry of Households in the Ming Dynasty, and Sun Dingxiang, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It is also known as the "Three Capitals Ancient City". The entire building covers an area of 32,000 square meters and is a typical Ming Dynasty architectural style. The most characteristic building is the "Double Insert Flower" courtyard. Compared with the regular three-entry courtyard and four-entry courtyard, the courtyard is lively and jumping, forming a peculiar appearance with low in the middle and high on both sides, similar to the medieval church in Europe, like the ancient Chinese double insert flower official hat, implying official luck. In addition, the persistence of the old craftsmen in the ancient castle also adds a unique cultural charm to the Qinhe Ancient Castle Group. Such as Shi Yangsheng, the only inheritor of the Li family's pig iron casting technique in Runcheng Town, Yangcheng County, he has many unique skills, such as iron teapots, iron stoves, iron pots, iron wind chimes, etc., which are almost lost old crafts. The Qinhe River Basin Ancient Castle Group is a masterpiece left by the ancient Han people's castle, known as the representative of the "World Eastern Ancient Castle", with a profound historical and cultural heritage, including literary style, family style, architecture, inscriptions, etc., represented by Liu's residence, Xiangyu Ancient Castle, Douzhuang Ancient Architectural Group and Guobi Ancient Town.