[2025 Dengfeng Attraction] Travel Guide for Qimu Watchtower (Updated May)

The last stop in Dengfeng was Qimu Que, which, like the previously introduced Shaoshi Que, is one of the Four Que Gates of Songshan Mountain. Chongfu Palace and Qimu Que share a combined ticket, and both are national key cultural relics protection units. Qimu Que was first built in the second year of the Yanguang reign of the Eastern Han Dynasty as the spirit way gate of the Qimu Temple. The images on the gate are rich in content, with famous ones including the "Cuju" (ancient Chinese football) and "Hunting" pictures. Inscribed on the gate are the seal script "Qimu Que Inscription" and the Eastern Han official script "Pray for Rain Inscription." Climbing the stairs behind the temple leads to the Qimu Stone, and there are also small paths to climb Mount Songshan. Chongfu Palace was originally built in the first year of the Yuanfeng reign of the Western Han Dynasty as the Wansui Pavilion and Wansui Taoist Temple. It was renamed Chongfu Palace during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. After the Jin army invaded the south, it was burned down and was repaired many times during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The existing scale is not very large, with few ancient architectural remains, but some stone tablets remain. Qimu Que and Chongfu Temple are combined ticket attractions, costing 50 yuan. They are not far from the city center, and the tour takes about 1 hour.

The couple took advantage of the public holiday to travel to Henan, and they made sure to visit the Qimu Que, one of the Three Que of the Han Dynasty. As a part of the "Heaven and Earth" historical building complex in Dengfeng, the Qimu Que was listed as a World Cultural Heritage. Qimu Que, also known as Kaimu Que, is located at the foot of Wansui Peak on the southern foot of Taishi Mountain in Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. It is a sacred que in front of the Qimu Temple. It was built by Zhu Chong, the prefect of Yingchuan in the second year of Yan Guang in the Eastern Han Dynasty (123 AD). Together with Taishi Que and Shaoshi Que, it is known as the "Three Ques of Zhongyue Han". The Qiumu Que was built with carved stones and divided into two parts, east and west, with a current height of 3.17 meters. There are two inscriptions on the north side of the West Que. One is the Inscription on the Qiumu Que, written in seal script; the other is the Inscription on Please for Rain, written in official script below the Inscription on the Qiumu Que, written by Tang Xidian. The body of the que is carved with carvings of horse skills, horse riding, acrobatics, magic, elephant training, Guo Ju burying his son, Xia Yu transforming into a bear, dismounting from a horse, hunting, tigers chasing a deer, two dragons, the Moon Palace, and Cuju. The top of the que is carved with carvings of architectural components such as tile ridges, roof tiles, flat tiles, and eaves. Among them, the picture of women Cuju is an important physical evidence that football originated in China. The two stone statues are really shocking, and the carvings are rich in content. It's worth the trip [Awesome][Awesome][Awesome]

Qimu Que, also known as Kaimu Que, is located at the foot of Wansui Peak on the southern slope of Mount Taishi in Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou, Henan Province. It is the spirit way que in front of Qimu Temple, built in the second year of Yang Guang (123 AD) by Zhu Chong, the governor of Yingchuan, and is known as one of the 'Three Han Que of Zhongyue' along with Taishi Que and Shaoshi Que. Qimu Que is carved and built from stone, consisting of two separate que to the east and west, with the existing height being 3.17 meters. On the north side of the western que, there are two inscriptions. One is the Qimu Que inscription in seal script; the other is the Rain Prayer inscription, written in clerical script below the Qimu Que inscription by Tang Xi Dian. The body of the que is carved with scenes of horse taming, horseback riding, acrobatics, magic, elephant training, Guo Ju burying his son, Yu the Great transforming into a bear, dismounting from a horse, hunting, a tiger chasing a deer, double dragons, images of the Moon Palace, and Cuju (ancient football). The top of the que is carved with architectural components such as tile ridges, tile ends, flat tiles, and hanging ridges. Among them, the image of women playing Cuju is an important physical evidence that football originated in China. The carving art of Qimu Que has high historical, artistic, and scientific value and holds an important position in the history of world historical epigraphy and stone carving. The architectural components carved on the top of the que provide physical evidence for the study of Han Dynasty architecture. On March 4, 1961, Qimu Que was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units; On August 1, 2010, the historical architectural complex of Dengfeng 'Center of Heaven and Earth', which includes Qimu Que, was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site.