Xi'an takes a 2-hour self drive to a small county town, where the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties come to summer all the year round! Few people are not expensive, super cool

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The summer vacation will come soon after the college entrance examination. Seeing the temperature rising slowly, I want to find a "cool" place to stay.

Today, I would like to introduce you to a cool and low-key summer town. It is not famous and has few tourists. It does not rank among the popular travel routes around Xi'an, but it is famous in history. More than a thousand years ago, the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties came here every year to spend the summer!

Yes, it is—— Linyou 。

Linyou County is located in the northwest of Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, bordering Lingtai County, Gansu Province in the north. The name of Linyou is very interesting, because it is said that Qilin is wandering around here.

As an aside, in fact, many of Baoji's place names (including counties and towns under its jurisdiction) are related to auspicious animals in traditional Chinese culture. For example, the direct ones are Fengxian County, Fengxiang, Linyou (Qilin), and the indirect ones are Qishan (Fengming Qishan).

Even many people talk about the name "Baoji", saying that the name change from "Chencang" to "Baoji" has lost its ancient meaning. In fact, the name was changed in the second year of Emperor Suzong Zhide of the Tang Dynasty, which is 1200 years old. What's more interesting is that Li Heng, the Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty, originally changed the name of "Chencang" to "Fengxiang", but later found that there was already a "Fengxiang" county with a new name. So it was quickly changed to "Baoji", meaning "Phoenix's Treasure Land".

find by hard and thorough search, As an important birthplace of Zhou and Qin cultures, these place names are actually evidence of Baoji's brilliant and profound cultural connotation.

The topic has gone too far. Let's continue to talk about Linyou. Linyou has a long history. The county system was established in the Qin and Han Dynasties, which has a history of more than 2200 years. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Imperial Summer Palace - Sui Renshou Palace, Jiucheng Palace of the Tang Dynasty, was built here. Four emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties took 20 trips to spend the summer.

Today, Linyou is also "Summer Tourism Destination" awarded by China Meteorological Administration It also has the titles of "Natural Oxygen Bar" and the best destination for ecological health tourism in China.

So why is Linyou so cool? Linyou is located in the hilly and gully area of Weibei Plateau, with an average altitude of 1271 meters. In addition, the county is surrounded by the remnants of the Yeling Mountains and the Qishan Mountains, creating a cool summer climate here. At the hottest time in summer, the monthly average temperature is 21.7 ℃, which is really a good place for summer.

Come to Linyou for summer vacation in summer, Jiucheng Palace Scenic Area Of course, it is a must card attraction. As we said earlier, Linyou was the place where the royal families of the Sui and Tang dynasties left their palaces for summer vacation (called "Renshou Palace" in the Sui Dynasty, and "Jiucheng Palace" in the Tang Dynasty). In history, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi, and Empress Wu came here for summer vacation all the year round.

Don't miss Jiucheng Palace Scenic Area The National Treasure Stone Tablet "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription Tablet" This is a great calligrapher Ouyang Xun His masterpiece in his later years enjoyed a high reputation in the history of Chinese calligraphy, It is praised as "the best regular script in the world" by later generations.

Apart from Jiucheng Palace, there is no famous scenic spot in Linyou. However, leisure travel in small cities is mainly about leisure. The ecological and natural environment of Linyou is very good. The content of negative oxygen ions in the air is ten times higher than the national average. It's also very comfortable to walk around the county and breathe fresh air.

The tourism popularity of Linyou is not high in the province, but the night scenery here is also quite beautiful. There are not many tourists and accommodation is not expensive. The standard room price of the county hotel is about 100 yuan on average. In the daytime, you can visit the scenic spots and taste food in the county. In the evening, you can take a walk and enjoy the night view. It's a very relaxing life in a small town.

In summer, there is no need to turn on the air conditioner, so it is naturally the most comfortable.

Linyou County is about 160 kilometers away from Xi'an, about 2 hours by car. If you want to find a cool summer resort, but don't want to go too far, this is a good choice, don't you think?

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