Wanggu Station

Updates : 2022-07-18

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Introduction

The reason for the name Wanggu, according to literature and legend, is that during the Xianfeng period (1831-1861) Hu Jie from Quanzhou started an open coal mine. After the pit had been exhausted it filled with water, and the Chinese name “Wangkuangkeng” (old mine pit) changed into “Wanggukeng” (ancient pit).

In the early days, few people settled in this barren land, which later became cultivated as Pingxi District. Both Wanggu Station and Dahua Station, formerly known as Qinghe Station, were set up in 1972 to serve the coal miners, but they were train-hailing stations before that.

How to Get There

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Cushigu Suspension Bridge

The Cushigu Suspension Bridge can be found ater you walk toward uguang, pass the Huliao Pond, turn let, and then walk for another kilometer. The Cushigu Suspension Bridge slightly sways in the wind, and it is beauiful with the reﬂecions on the water. The clear water and the swimming schools of ﬁsh can calm the troubled minds.

Baofu Temple

Baofu Temple in Yonghe derives its power from the same spiritual gate as Dalongtong Baoan Temple. In the distant past, the Xindian River wasa barrier keeping the regions of these two temples apart, so locals established Baofu Temple to offer their supplications to the deities. It has undergone rebuilding numerous times and it has followed thesame plan since 1971.