During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, a stele and a temple were built at the snake-slaying site to commemorate Liu Bang’s slaying of the snake and rebelling against the Qin Dynasty. After thousands of years, the stele and temple have been damaged and rebuilt several times. Apart from the historical legends about it, the attraction of Liu Bang’s Snake-Slaying Stele lies in the magical phantom presented by the stele body. When night falls and the lights shine on the stele body, a warrior in golden armor will appear vividly on the stele body, just like Liu Bang’s military campaigns in those years reappearing, which is astonishing! It is known as ‘the number one wonder in the world’. After this wonder was discovered, it not only attracted countless tourists but also set off a wave of media’s search and exploration. CCTV-10’s ‘Approaching Science’, CCTV-4’s ‘Travel around China’, CCTV-2’s ‘Local Culture’, CCTV-1’s ‘Discovery Journey’, CCTV-2’s ‘Is It True?’ and other CCTV brand columns have all come here out of admiration. Accompanying experts also verified on the spot and explained on the screen, but so far there is no definite solution. ‘Go and see at night. When the lights shine on it, you can see the image of Liu Bang.’ I was half-believing and half-doubting. The stele is new. Could there be such a thing? After having a meal and going there, as the tour guide shone a light on it, I had to believe it. In the distance, there really was a vivid image of a real person, a sitting statue, with one hand stroking the beard and the other hand pressing on the sword. It was golden and very bright, but the eyebrows and eyes were not very clear. It was not like an oil painting, nor was it in the style of traditional Chinese painting. Nor was it a very obvious picture like a statue. When you approached within a dozen meters or a few meters, the image disappeared and only the stele stood in the darkness. The tour guide shone a light on it and explained to us. The stele material was collected from Ziqiyan. The stoneworker who carved the stele has passed away. Two years ago, a truck driver accidentally discovered this supernatural phenomenon. Looking from the front, it is Liu Bang. Usually, when taking pictures from behind the stele, you can also take pictures of Empress Lv holding her son… Of course, these are all coincidences. But how can there be so many coincidences in the world? – Famous historical novelist Er Yuehe described his strange experience of observing the snake-slaying stele at night in Mangdang Mountain in his travel essay ‘The Vast Han Wind of Mangdang Mountain’. Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:30 to 17:00. Preferential policies: Children: Those under 1.4 meters in height (accompanied by adults who have purchased tickets, except for student groups), free. Elderly: Elderly people aged 70 or above can enter for free with their ID cards or senior citizen cards. Elderly people aged 60 to 69 enjoy discounted tickets. Students: This product is only for use by students currently enrolled. Please show your valid student ID card when picking up the ticket to enjoy discounted tickets. Disabled people: Free with disability certificates. Journalists: Free with press cards uniformly issued by the State Press and Publication Administration. Military personnel: Active-duty military personnel with officer cards and soldier cards; revolutionary disabled soldiers with military disability certificates, and retired soldiers with discharge certificates (only for those from Yongcheng), free. Elderly people from Henan Province: Free with Henan Province senior citizen privilege cards. Tour guides: Free with tour guide certificates issued by the National Tourism Administration. Other people: Free with travel agency manager certificates and tour leader certificates.
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