More than 2,000 years later, Zhaowangcheng is still magnificent, and it is the only well-preserved site of the ancient city of Warring States in China.
In 209 BC, Zhang Han, the general of the Qin Dynasty, attacked Zhao Wangxie and ordered to "destroy his battlements". From then on, the great stars were destroyed and gradually became ruins.
Zhaowangcheng consists of three small towns: Dongcheng, Xicheng and Beicheng. Its plane looks like a "needle", with a total area of 565,438+0.2 million square meters. There are winding rammed earth walls around the site, carefully laid and scattered building abutments inside, more than a dozen large-scale rammed earth foundation sites underground, and many city gate relics around.
The west side of Zhaowangcheng is relatively complete and nearly square. There are five large earthen terraces on the site, among which there is a "Dragon Terrace" in the south, which was the base of the main building of the palace at that time and the largest palace base in China.
Longtai was the largest rammed earth abutment during the Warring States Period. It was a group of high-rise buildings surrounded by cloisters, with overlapping eaves and towering into the sky. Liu Shao, a famous writer in China during the Three Kingdoms period, described the grand occasion of Zhaowangcheng in "Zhao Du Fu":
NINEONE, the capital of Luo, is a hundred miles away, with nine roads criss-crossing, three doors open next to it, and few stairs. Master Hua Jue is a symbol. If the phoenix can fly, the main hall is made in the sky, and the clothes are comfortable. The twists and turns carry the flying light of the rainbow. Yun Jie Pavilion is in Nanyu and Congtai is in Shaoyang.
From this, you can imagine the grandeur of Zhaowangcheng in those days.
From "Longtai" to the north, there are still two large rammed earth platforms, forming the north-south central axis. There are still six ground rammed earth platforms and underground rammed earth building foundations on both sides of the central axis, which is a group of magnificent temple buildings centered on "Longtai".
Dongcheng and Xicheng are separated by a wall, and the area is smaller than Xicheng. Most of the four walls are complete, and there are three rammed earth platforms inside. Among them, in the south of the central part of the city, there are two north-south large earth platforms, which are said to be the "South General Platform" and the "North General Platform" of Wang Zhao's military parade. There are underground rammed earth foundations of high-rise buildings between the two platforms and between the north and the south.
The northern city is an irregular square with an area larger than that of the eastern city. Except for some residual walls on the ground in the south section of the Western Wall, the rest are just underground walls. The earthen platform on the west side of the site is second only to the "Longtai", opposite to the earthen platform on the outside of the Western Wall, and it is also the base of a group of temples and buildings.
In the glorious years, Zhao Wangcheng occupied an important position in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which laid a solid material foundation for Handan's rise to become the five major cities in China during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
There are many stories circulating in Wang Zhao: Zhao Wuling, the king of Zhao Wuling, pushed through the crowd and carried out the reform of Khufu's riding and shooting in a drastic way; Civilian Lin Xiangru lived up to his mission and returned to Zhao intact; Lian Po, a military commander, attacked the city in the field and was invincible ... In addition, historical allusions such as self-recommendation, uniting Chu to resist Qin, encircling Wei to save Zhao, learning to walk in Handan, and making peace with the general also happened here.
The most famous story is "Meeting the Prime Minister":
During the Warring States Period, Lin Xiangru, the Scheerer of the State of Zhao, was ordered to go to the State of Qin and returned to the State of Zhao intact, so he was named a doctor. He also accompanied the prince of Zhao to the Mianchi meeting set by the king of Qin, so that the king of Zhao would not be insulted by the king of Qin. In recognition of Lin Xiangru's contribution, Prince Zhao named Lin Xiangru as Shangqing.
A veteran like Lian Po thinks he is invincible and invincible. Lin Xiangru is just a weak scholar, but he is more powerful than other officials. He was very dissatisfied with this and said to people many times, "If I see him in the future, I must humiliate him."
Lin Xiangru knew that after the incident, he put national affairs first, so he called in sick and did not go to court. He tried not to see him. Later, Lian Po learned that Lin Xiangru's move was entirely on the grounds of state affairs, and offered a humble apology to Lin Xiangru. From then on, the two men got along well and began to fully assist Zhao Wang in governing the country.
There is Dabei City in the northeast of Zhaowangcheng, which was then a commercial, handicraft workshop area and residential area. The city site has disappeared, and there are still relics such as Chajianling, Zhaomeichi, Dressing Building and Arrow Casting Furnace.
There are many tall mounds on both sides of the road in the southwest of Zhaowangcheng site, one of which is built with Lian Po Temple.
These mounds were the graves of General Zhao more than 2000 years ago! People will be buried in the direction of going to Qin State, instead of choosing the land of geomantic omen. Do you mean resisting Qiang Qin and defending our country after death?
As the only well-preserved site of the ancient city of Warring States in China, the site of Zhaowangcheng belongs to the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 2006, the site park based on the site of Zhaowangcheng started construction.
The first-phase start-up area covers an area of 876 mu, including main projects and cultural relics exhibitions such as Nandamen, Zhao Wenbo Exhibition Hall, Exhibition Square and Landscape Avenue.
The second phase of the project is mainly about 1300 mu of landscaping, ecological water system, mountain water system and cultural attractions in the west of the cultural exhibition area.
The third stage of the project is to protect, develop and display the ruins in the city.
Zhaowangcheng Ruins Park