Binyang Tower Review

The city wall is old, the city building is new, 35 yuan to see a new building, a bit high, but the city wall is worth visiting slowly, the city wall in the entire Jingzhou old city is free, it is recommended to add electric cars on foot

Binyang Building in Jingzhou Ancient City was built in the Ming Dynasty, and was rebuilt in the 11th year of Qing Xianfeng (1861) and damaged. It is now rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty style of the National Institute for the Protection of Cultural Relics in 1986. Binyang Building adopts a large wooden frame and heavy peak structure. The city building is divided into two floors, and the upper floor is surrounded by a corridor.

Up the building, you can overlook the moat and the whole area, or you can take a walk on the ancient city wall slowly, as if you are back thousands of years ago. The annual flavor during the Spring Festival is also quite strong. The night view is even more beautiful

The ancient city wall is very powerful

The original Binyang Building was built in the Ming Dynasty, and was rebuilt in the 11th year of Qing Xianfeng (1861) and damaged. From 1986 to 1987, the Binyang Building of the big wooden structure was rebuilt according to the design of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Relics of the National Bureau of Cultural Relics. Its height is 12.9 meters, the north and south face is 18.9 meters, and the east and west depth is about 11.6 meters. Its structure is the top of the mountain, maintaining the style of the Ming Dynasty architecture. The roof is covered with gray tube tiles, the corners of the roof ridge are upturned, and each is decorated with animals. The city building is divided into two floors, weighing more than 800 tons, all supported by 36 round wooden pillars with a diameter of about 35 cm. The upper ceiling is auspicious dragon pattern, the beam frame imitates the green and green gold Xuanzi color painting of the Ming Dynasty, surrounded by a corridor, for visitors to look around the building. Hang 8 6-sided faucet palace lights under the armpit. Under the lower floor, there is a famous calligrapher Mr. Zhao Puchu's title "Binyang Building", Phnom Penh black bottom, long 2.6 meters, wide 1.1 meters, golden Yangwen. The north and south doors are equipped with a pair of gold-plated tiger head door rings, and the threshold is wrapped in bronze. There are originally flat seats around, and there are imitation Guan Yu on display in the middle. Zhang Fei's big knife and spear. The two-story ridge is decorated with salmon and beast head. The doors and windows are all four-scratched oblique square eyes across the windows and doors, and the ground in the city building is covered with square bluestones. There is a wooden ladder at the corners of the north and south ends for visitors to go up to the second floor and enjoy the scenery.

Binyang Building is a landmark building in Jingzhou Ancient City. The original name is Xubin Building, which is the old east gate of Jingzhou Ancient City. Binyang Building was built in the Ming Dynasty and was rebuilt in 1987. Binyang Building is the first stop to visit Jingzhou Ancient City. On the wall of the ancient city, there is also Zhang Juzheng's former residence nearby.