This ancient city, which is "five miles high, three feet high, four feet wide at the base, two feet wide at the top and half deep at the pool", has been completely preserved until the 1940s. It was not until 1950s that Yuci ancient town gradually disappeared in the new urbanization construction.
265438+At the beginning of the 20th century, the old Yuci City, which began to be restored, reached Ximen Wengcheng in the west, Yu Jia Street in the east, Qingxu Pavilion in the south and Xiaojingxiang in the north. The old city is characterized by rigorous structure, reasonable layout, magnificent architecture and complete functions. Nanbei Street is the economic center of the ancient city, with a prosperous market and numerous shops.
City God Temple, county government, Feng Ming Academy and other buildings stand side by side, which is the political and cultural center of the ancient city. It fully embodies the history and culture of Yuci ancient town and the intention of the city, and initially constitutes the urban system of Yuci ancient town. The restored Yuci Old Town covers an area of 6,543,800 square meters, and the area of ancient buildings and gardens is 600,000 square meters.
Main characteristics of Yuci ancient city
Yuci District belongs to Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, and was called Wei Yu in ancient times. Located in Taiyuan Basin in the middle of Shanxi Province, it borders Shouyang County and heshun county in the east, Qingxu County in the west, Taigu District in the south and Taiyuan City in the northwest. It is the political, economic and transportation center of Jinzhong City, with an area of 1, 3 1.8 square kilometers. Taiyuan Wusu International Airport is located at the junction of xiaodian district and the west of Yuci District, Taiyuan City, and is known as the "gateway to the provincial capital".
Yuci was called "Earth Water" and "Wei Yu" in the Spring and Autumn Period and "Yuci" in the Warring States Period. Yuci District is located at 1948 and Yuci City at 1954. On September 24th 1999, Yuci City was revoked and renamed as Yuci District of Jinzhong City. It governs 9 streets, 5 towns and 4 townships, including 7/kloc-0 communities and 208 administrative villages.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yuci Ancient Town.