Jingbei Post Station | Jimingyi Ancient Town.

During the holidays, I took my two kids to visit the Jimingyi Ancient Town in Jingbei. Located at the foot of Jiming Mountain (Hebei), in 1219, Genghis Khan led his troops on a western expedition and opened a post road on the way to the Western Regions. A post station (then called: Zhan Chi) was set up here. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, it was expanded into the largest post station and military fortress around the capital. The 800-year-long post history witnessed history. People traveling west and returning east met here. They stopped here to rest. Letters and weapons passed through the city (Jimingyi is the largest post station and the smallest city). The old city wall is well preserved. The various brick carvings in the ancient city courtyard are very beautiful... In 1900, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces approached Beijing, Cixi and Guangxu fled to Xi'an and passed by here and stayed in the He Family Courtyard (hence the name Cixi's One-Night Palace). It is considered the earliest homestay... The ancients understood art and culture better than us. Even in such a cold place in the north, there would be a big stage. It's so charming. The people of ancient times are no longer here, but the stage is still here (modern people often disappear due to stage collapse...). Some descendants of the post station still live in the ancient city (self-sufficient). They have their own land and vegetable garden. They grow their own vegetables and eat pure organic food. They pick apricots in the courtyard. They have plenty of purple garlic. They produce their own oatmeal specialties... This kind of life is too comfortable.