China News Agency, Lanzhou, February 25th (Reporter Feng Zhijun) Yongtai Ancient City in Gansu Province, known as the "textbook model of ancient Chinese military fortresses", has "turned the crisis into safety" after implementing a series of protection projects in recent years. Relying on unique architectural forms and The original ecology is ushering in the continuous film and television shooting fever. The local officials are further planning and improving the cultural tourism infrastructure, hoping to create a "new landscape" of the Silk Road.
The picture shows the aerial photography of Yongtai Ancient City on February 20.
(UAV photo) Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yalong
The Ming Dynasty Yongtai Ancient City with a history of more than 400 years is located on the edge of the desert in Jingtai County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. It was built to defend against the invasion of northern minorities. Because the castle is shaped like a golden turtle, it is also known as Yongtai Turtle City.
It is the most representative and well-preserved military castle of the Ming Dynasty along the Silk Road. It is also an important part of the border defense system of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty.
At the end of February, the vast Gobi Desert was cold in spring, and there was an endless stream of tourists who came here to check in.
In the ancient city of Yongtai, you can still see ancient dwellings, manna ponds, five-eye wells and other historic sites. The Yongtai Primary School, built in 1920, has been preserved intact, and the Chinese and Western architectural styles are particularly eye-catching.
Li Chongren, a cultural security officer in the ancient city of Yongtai, who is over seventy years old, routinely patrols around the city every morning and evening, and sometimes tells the historical stories and interesting stories of celebrities that happened here to the tourists he meets.
Li Chongren, who has been engaged in cultural relics protection work for more than 20 years, said: "Whether villagers or tourists, the concept of cultural relics protection is now very strong. This is a huge change."
The picture shows that on February 20th, Li Chongren, a cultural security officer in Yongtai Ancient City who was over seventy years old, told local historical stories.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yalong
For hundreds of years, with the weakening of the military status and the deterioration of the surrounding natural environment, the ancient city of Yongtai gradually declined and gradually became a residential area without military functions.
In recent decades, due to the deterioration of the surrounding natural environment and man-made destruction, the protection of ancient city ruins has frequently become hidden worries.
Zhang Zhengqi, director of the Jingtai County Cultural Relics Protection Workstation, introduced to a reporter from China News Agency on the 25th that in view of the important historical and cultural value of the Yongtai city site, the government has completed a series of planning and design around the ancient city in recent years, invested more than 34 million yuan, and implemented emergency reinforcement of the Yongtai city site wall. , Flood control and repair of Yongtai school buildings and other projects.
In addition, major projects such as the protection and utilization of cultural relics of the ancient city site, heritage protection and tourism development are under planning.
"After the implementation of a series of protection projects, the ancient city of Yongtai, which was covered with bruises and bruises in the past, has completed the rescue protection and entered the preventive protection stage." Zhang Zhengqi said that in the future, the surrounding environment of the remains will be renovated and greened, and a sign system will be added.
Cultural and tourism projects, including the cultural display of troops stationed in the army, folk customs experience, military cultural center, and military experience field, will become new attractions on the Silk Road tourism line.
The picture shows the aerial photography of Yongtai Ancient City on February 20.
(UAV photo) Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yalong
In recent years, as a famous historical and cultural village in Gansu Province and a film and television shooting base in Gansu Province, Yongtai Ancient City has attracted the attention of many domestic directors. A number of film and television works such as "Hot Land in the West", "Sweaty BMW" and "The Battle of Chama Town" were filmed here. shoot.
Zhao Yuhua, director of the Baiyin Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, said that Yongtai Ancient City has a unique sense of "presence" along the Silk Road. After reasonable planning and continuous development, it has the opportunity to become a "popular" check-in place for Silk Road tours in the future.
(over)