Weekend tour around Beijing (5): The charm of Shuixi Fort in Yu County - Babaizhuang Fort.

After leaving Nuanquan Ancient Town, we went to Shuidong and Shuixibao villages. It is said that there are some ancient building remains there. Both forts are built on high hills. Entering from Shuixibao Village and then to Shuidong Fort, it seems that Shuidong Fort has more ruins. The rain was heavy and light, and it never stopped. The Xibao archway in Yuzhongshui is very eye-catching, but it seems to be newly built. There was an old man taking shelter from the rain under the Shuidong Fort. I went to chat with him for a while. He was very proud of his village. The fortress is very complete, with a Bell and Drum Pavilion on top, and the Guanyin Temple opposite, but it does not open the door. Next to the Guanyin Temple is a semi-shaped wind and rain corridor surrounding an open space, with the daughter-in-law field marked on it. I don’t know what the daughter-in-law field is used for. Opposite the wife's theater is an ancient stage, which is very simple and colorful. I originally wanted to visit Yuquan Temple, but in Bubeibao Village, who knew it was still closed. I walked around Bubeibao in the rain and found something unexpected. First, we discovered the former residence of Wang Zhen, which was the home of the eunuch who forced Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty to go to the north and asked Yingzong to visit his home. The ending of this story was the "Tumu Fort Incident". Yingzong was captured and the Ming Dynasty It started to go downhill. The fortress of Gubei Fort is very simple and elegant. Viewed from the back, the back wall of Yuquan Temple is on the right. Walking to the highest point of Bubeibao, there is a small temple on a high platform. Looking over from the high platform, Bubeibao Village is peaceful and peaceful in the rain. Wang Zhen's former residence is not conspicuous in the village, just like he was in the long history. Although he had a great reputation for corrupting the Ming Dynasty, in the end it was just blown away by wind and rain. [Note] During the process of checking the information, I found that someone had done in-depth research on Zhuangbao in Yu County. Cheng Changjin, chief engineer of the China Chemical Safety Association, archaeologist Shang Heng, and Guan Qi, senior director of China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, are particularly admirable for their self-financed research out of love and belief. Perhaps there is an indescribable charm in it that makes people entranced. Since their youth, Cheng Changjin, Shang Heng, and Guan Qi have delivered to the academic community over 1 million words of written records, more than 700 line drawings and rubbings, and more than a thousand pieces of An 8-volume masterpiece composed of color photos, the series of books "Investigation and Research on Zhuangbao Temple in Yu County since the Ming and Qing Dynasties" will be published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House in December 2023.