Gaoshanping ancient post road

Gaoshanping ancient post road

Gaoshanping ancient post road is located in Pushi Town, Luxi County, Hunan Province. The ancient post road was built in Hongwu and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty. It is more than 30 kilometers long, starting from Pushi town in the East and connecting Fenghuang County and Qianzhou in Hunan Province in the West. In 2011, it was selected as a provincial cultural relic protection unit.

geographical position

Gaoshanping ancient post road is located in Pushi Town, Luxi County, Hunan Province. The third cultural relics survey organized by Hunan Provincial Bureau of cultural relics in 2008 found that the ancient post road, more than 30 kilometers long, was built in the Hongwu and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty. It was the product of the conflict between the imperial court and the Miao people and the integration of the Miao and Han dynasties. At that time, in order to strengthen the control of the Miao area, the post road came into being to facilitate the transmission of information and transportation of military supplies. During the reign of Qianlong and Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, the military value of the post road was more prominent for the 12 year long Miao uprising in Western Hunan, and the ancient post road of gaoshanping was expanded at this time. There are two post stations in the middle of the ancient post road. The length of the post road in Luxi is about 60 Li. According to records, this post road extends to the territory of Fenghuang. "From gaoshanping, through Duqi, over sanwanling and sancengpo, out of yongxingchang, to lumukou, to Fenghuang County, a total of 170 Li. Another mountain road is from Shangan Sili in Pushi to Yanbian village, Wuli to mahuanxi, Wuli to baixitou, Shili to LAN, Wuli to duyong, Shili to Heshui Five miles to the tiger. " According to the information, gaoshanping is the starting point of this ancient post road before stepping on the tiger.

historical significance

Cai Daoxin, a professor at the school of architecture of Hunan University, said that although he had been engaged in the research on the ancient post road and ancient architecture for many years, he was still surprised by the integrity and length of gaoshanping ancient post road. He said that at that time, Xiangxi had high mountains and dangerous roads. Water transportation mainly depended on Yuanjiang River, while land transportation mainly depended on this ancient post road connecting the central and western regions.

Gaoshanping ancient post road starts from Pushi town in the East and connects Fenghuang County and Qianzhou in Hunan Province in the West. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a large number of military and civilian materials were transported here to their destinations. The ancient post road is an important witness of the economic, military and various historical things in this period. Up to now, this post road still plays an important role in the local area. He Qiang, deputy director of Hunan Provincial Bureau of cultural relics, said after inspecting the ancient post road: "the ancient post road preserved in the mirror of Luxi County is the best preserved ancient post road in Hunan Province at present. Its location is very special and there is no damage to the natural environment. It is very valuable for opening up hiking. It is a unique cultural travel route for donkey friends. You can directly apply for provincial heritage protection "It's a security unit." Guyidao has been selected as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in 2011.

Address: Pushi Town, Luxi County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Longitude: 110.0594577596

Latitude: 28.0876476037

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