Anyang Youli City Scenic Spot Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Youli City, also known as Wenwang Temple, is where King Zhou of Yin imprisoned King Wen of Zhou Jichang for 7 years 3,000 years ago. It is the first prison in Chinese history with documented history and proven location. It is located in the open wilderness north of Tangyin County, Henan Province, 15 kilometers away from Anyang City in the north, and adjacent to the Beijing-Shenzhen National Highway and Beijing-Guangzhou Railway in the west. This is also the holy place where King Wen deduced 64 hexagrams and 384 lines based on the Fuxi Bagua, that is, "King Wen was forced to perform the "Book of Changes"". The existing Youli City ruins are an earthen platform about ten feet above the ground, 105 meters long from north to south and 103 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of ​​more than 10,000 square meters.

Attractions distribution:

The existing buildings include the Yi Yifang, the mountain gate, the Yi Yin platform of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, and the foundation of the ancient palace. There are also more than ten inscriptions such as "Youli City of Zhou Wen Wang", "Yu Stele", and "Wen Wang Yi". For the study of "Zhou Yi", history and calligraphy, All have important historical value. The numerous inscriptions lining the temple are poems, poems and chapters written by emperors, civil and military officials and scholars since the Ming and Qing dynasties praising King Wen.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 4A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Sightseeing, study of the Book of Changes, historical sites