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Walk-imitating Bridge

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Crossing the Beiguanqin River, Handan City, the Walk-imitating Bridge was originally constructed with wood. It was rebuilt as a five-hole stone bridge in 1617, the 45th year of Emperor Wanli's reign in the Ming Dynasty, resembling the structure of Zhaozhou Bridge.

The Walk-imitating Bridge is 35m long, 8.3m wide and 4m high. There are inscriptions of historical stories and animal patterns such as lions and monkeys, which are carved finely on the balustrades and balusters on each side. There stands a statue of “walk imitation” at the end of the bridge. There are dragon heads looking down from the central place of bridge opening.

As Zhuangzi Qiushui recorded that Handan residents walked elegantly, so a youngster from Shouling of Yan Kingdom went there for walk imitation. However, he not only failed to learn walking the way as the locals in Handan, but also forgot his inherent footwork. Therefore, he had to come back by crawling. According to this allusion, the bridge was named Walk-imitating Bridge.


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Longevity Village

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Longevity Village, also called Aihaoping Village, lies at the foot of the Motian Ridge, 56 kilometers northwest of Wu'an City Since the village came into being, the villagers have seldom suffered from diseases and never suffered from cancer. Nearly all the villagers enjoy a long life and their life span is more than 85 years old. So it's called “Longevity Village”.

Entering the village along the dark brown slabstone path, you can see by the cliff a cool and sweet spring rushing ort from the rocks. The water converges into a stream flowing continuously. The spring is rich in minerals and components of Chinese medicinal herbs. The villagers who drink the water all year round seldom become ill. So the spring and drink the cool and sweet spring water offered by the hospitable village girls, while appreciating the beautiful scenery in the quite forest. They would also have bottles filled with the spring water for reserve.

The summit of Motian Ridge is 1,747.5 meters above sea level, with deep valleys and peaks rising one upon another. There are various products in the mountain. In the primitive second growth forest, which blocks off the sky and the sun, there are many precious trees. In the mountain there are thousands of mu of Lianqiao tea forest and more than 200 varieties of Chinese medicinal herbs, such as Dangshen, Canshen, Huangqi, Chinese thorowax and Heshouwu. Because of the exuberant forests and humid air, the abundant rainfall will seep into the ground after being filtered by the roots of the medicinal herbs and form sweet spring water; lianqiao has the effect of diminishing inflammation, good to one's lunge. So the villagers steam its tender leaves into tea with local methods. They make Lianqiao tea with the spring water and drink it all year found. It is good to health, and is called “Longevity Tea”.


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The Ancient Mountain Wudang Scenic Spot

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The Ancient Mountain Wudang, lying in the deep Taihang Mountains, northwest of Wu'an City (70 kilometers away from Handan), is a Taoist historical mountain.

On the top of the mountain stands an ancient tablet of the Tang Dynasty, on which are carved four Chinese characters “古武当山 ” ( the Ancient Mountain Wudang) Now experts have confirmed that the Ancient Mountain Wudang is the famous “Northern Mountain Wudang” that national Taoists have long been seeking, whose history is longer than that of any other Mountain Wudang in China. The forested mountain has picturesque scenery and many historical and cultural sites. It has peculiar shapes with five peaks gazing at one another. Each peak towers into the sky, with a temple on top. Entering the spot, you can go up the peaks by a cableway. The main peak named Shangmiao is 1,437.7 meters above sea level. The ancient Zhenwu Temple (a place to worship Taoist Zhenwu and Zhang Sanfeng, master of Taiji) is built on the top. Grandpa Peak in the north and Grandma Peak in the south are connected by an overline bridge. Standing on the top and looking far into the distance, with auspicious clouds surrounding you, you will feel as if you were in a fairyland, where “Deities sit in temples and temples float in clouds”.

You can have the thrill of going down the mountain by slide, by way of which you can experience the excitement without the fatigue of walking down the mountain. Zhang Sanfeng training ground is surrounded by many fantastic peaks, such as Yangshan Wonder, Flying Roc, Magic Monkey Bringing Fortune, Maogong Peak, Luxun Peak, Taiji Palm, etc. All of the superlative crafts manship of nature is absolutely vivid and extremely intriguing. Temples like Yaowang, Bixiadanjun, and Zhenwu all reveal the Wudang Taoism and Taiji health-care culture.


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Handan Old City of Zhao Kingdom

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Situated in Handan City, and covering an area of 512 million square meters, the Handan Old City of Zhao Kingdom is the place where King Zhao's palace was located during the Warring States Period. Of all the ancient cities of the Warring States Period, this is the best preserved at present.

The Handan Old City of Zhao Kingdom is consists of west, east, and north complexes that form the shape of the Chinese character “品”. There are south and north general platforms at the east complex. It is said that King Zhao gathered and reviewed soldiers at the above places. There is a dragon platform in the west complex, the palace site of King Zhao. It is a key historical and cultural relics unit under state protection.


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Jingniang Lake

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The Jingniang Lake, 50 kilometers away from Handan, is a tranquil lake between high mountains in Wu'an Feng Menglong, a famous writer, in the Ming Dynasty once wrote in his book “Aphorism” that Zhao Kuangyin (an emperor in the Northern Song Dynasty) neither thought about his own interests nor feared the high-handed people and covered one thousand Li to see Jingniang off. So the lake is named the Jingniang Lake.

The Y-shaped lake is divided into two parts, each of which is 3 kilometers long. Forested mountains and clear waters can be seen everywhere and it is known as “Three Gorges in Mountain Taihang”.

Boating eastward, you can see on your right side a huge stone like a hawk holding its head high and on your left cliffs like a magic turtle stretching its head. Boating westward, you seem to enter a magnificent art gallery. The front part is Songzu Gorge, where Zhao Kuangyin once wrote a poem expressing his ideals and later had it engraved on a rock, when he became the first Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. The hind part is Jingniang Gorge. On a cliff there lies the site of the dressing table of Jingniang. Landing at the dock in the center of the lake, and then reaching the top of the hill, you can see many fantastic stones, and peculiar peaks in the sea of mist and clouds. The picturesque scenery created by nature in harmony with the human wisdom is unforgettable.

Jingniang Lake is in Wu'an City, where there is a big folk activity called “Catching Yellow Ghosts” during the Lantern Festival. The custom dates back to the Ming Dynasty Altogether 500 people take part in it, playing over 100 roles. It begins at 2:00 before daybreak and lasts until late into the night. The scene was grand, which proves that old exorcism does exist in the north.


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