Shikongzhai Tourism Sceneic Area

The ancient mountain stronghold in Shikongzhai Scenic Area stands tall and majestic, surrounded by cliffs, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is said that it was first built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It was an important stronghold for the green forest heroes who dominated the area and occupied the mountains at that time. It was later repaired during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. It was prosperous in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, the Red Army used this place as a place to recuperate in the battle against encirclement and suppression. There is a gate in the southeast, northwest and northeast of Shikongzhai. The walls are all built of stone and the door frames are made of stone strips. The north gate is steep and almost vertical to the ground. You have to use your hands and feet to climb it; the east gate faces a stream and is slightly flatter. It is where people in the village get water; the south gate is a way to transport grain. The grain of the village guards is transported to the mountain stronghold through here; the roads on both sides of the east, south and north gates are all cliffs, and one man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. On the stone walls on both sides behind the village gate, you can see shallow trenches dug by hand in horizontal arrangement. Several pieces of wood are laid horizontally on them, and then covered with wooden boards. That is the sentry's bed. To prevent outsiders from raiding, there are people standing guard day and night. The west gate is located at the top of the mountain, not far from the village. A trench more than ten feet wide is dug under the west gate. Shikong Village is divided into Gaozhai and Aizhai. Aizhai is built on a platform on the mountainside, and Gaozhai is built on the top of the mountain. Gaozhai and Aizhai have gone through more than 300 years of vicissitudes in the baptism of wind and rain and the passage of time. The broken walls left now are worth tourists' careful appreciation.