Yanmenguan, also known as Yanmenguan and Xilongguan, is located in the main throat of Guangwu in the south of Shanyin County. When you take a bus to Shanyin County, and then run to the southeast for about half an hour, you will see Goulian Mountain with undulating mountains and ravines. There are hundreds of Han tombs at the foot of the mountain, such as hills, the highest is about 15 meters, and the lowest is about 4 meters. They have been scattered in the wilderness until now. In these Han tombs, there are countless loyal ministers who guarded Yanmenguan in the Han Dynasty. Pedestrians passing by here are all in awe. Walking out of the foggy city and along the same road, you will enter a narrow valley, which is called the Yanmen Ancient Road. There are cockroaches on both sides of the mountain peak, and the rocks are dangerous. When you cross a steep ridge, Yanmenguan will jump into people's eyes.
Yanmenguan borders Longling and Yanmen Mountain in the east and Longshan in the west. The two mountains are opposite, like a noisy door. Wild geese fly in it every year, so it's called the Wild Goose Gate. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao set up Yanmen County here. In the Tang Dynasty, it was named Xi's Hydrocarbon Pass, also known as Yanmenguan. ; Jujube is located on Yanmen Mountain on the west side of Yanmenguan. In the seventh year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1374), Hou Luting of Ji 'an moved Guancheng here and rebuilt Guancheng. The Guancheng of Yanmenguan has a circumference of two miles, the wall is one foot eight high, and the stone foundation: there are three gates and city bricks. There is a balcony above the east gate, called Yanlou, and there is a stone plaque embedded in the doorway, and the book says natural barrier. Yang Liulang Temple is built on the west gate, with a stone tablet embedded in the main entrance, which records the geographical location. There is no roof in the north gate, and a stone tablet is embedded in the door. In the book, Yanmenguan is written in three big characters, and a pair of couplets are carved with bricks on the left and right: Three customs are unparalleled, and Jiuzhai respects the first customs. There are military camps in the north and Jingbian Temple in the east. There are a pair of stone lions, a vertical flagpole and a stone tablet in it. The inscription describes the great achievements of Li Mu, a famous soldier of Zhao, who led the army to fight the Huns many times. Southeast: There is a training school in the direction.
Yanmenguan, Ning Wuguan and Piantouguan are three passes outside the Inner Great Wall. Here the peaks are stacked, the cliffs are steep, and the walls are densely covered with spies. From a distance, the monkeys echo each other. The east and west sides will connect Keshen Pool Mouth, Yangfangkou, Donglongkou and J Bilou Mouth of Xihekou in Laoyingkou. Eighteen passes, such as Dashikou J, Shikou, Malankou, Ruyuekou and Huyukou, are connected as a whole, and the terrain is very dangerous, which has become a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties. During the Warring States Period, Li Mu, the general of Zhao State, was stationed in Yanmen. With the danger of Guancheng, we defended carefully and defeated 100 thousand Huns. Li Guang, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, famous soldiers of the Han Dynasty, all led troops to confront the Huns in this Liao War, and won a great victory, which caused great shock beyond the Great Wall. Emperor Yangdi Yang Guang once led troops here to fight against the Turks. Xue, the general of Tang Dynasty, pursued the Turkish army here. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Yang Ye also broke the Liao soldiers in Yanmen several times, which made the Liao soldiers frightened and won the title of invincible Yang. Heroic achievements, too numerous to mention; The story is vivid and widely known.