Typical building
The original building in the old street are : Chuanghuang temple, wen temple, huozu tower, Torii, anchor gate, Christian Church and Dangeer hall.

Chenghuang Temple:

It is located at the western area of old huangyuan city with 6000 square meters at qianlong emperor ruling 41st year in Qing dynasty. Till now , it has already 224 years history and was one of the ancient building of our palace. Inside the temple, decent, significant, golden and visitors are numerous. All of them must go to temple when they first come to huangyuan.
Huangyuan was built facing south. There is a shadow wall with vivid pictures. The gate was significant, building upon 6 floors steps. It was set off by the big trees around, and decoration flowers on two floors. When entering into the gate, it is the stage and drum at both sides. All the drums are in 3 foot diameter and supported by the frameworks. The bell was hang at the timber. When through the bottom of the building, you can see the triple stage, looks wonderful. Coming into the yard, when you walking along the parallel corridor. There are 9 at each side, inside of which the figure are in decent and delicate decoration.
Wen temple:
It is also the Confucius temple, normally being the Wen temple. The Confucius temple was located inside the city?dashizi northern part. Under the sponsorship of Chenzefan, the county director, and Yang zhiping, the local famous scholar, the primary school( now 1st primary school) was built under the donation from all walks of society. All the arrangement is simple without lacking the seriousness, which is also belong to delicate the building, by joining the school, the whole building looks ancient and decent with may layers and in harmony. Inside the temple, there is the mencious sculpture in the 5 mu square meters. Because the Confusious temple is facing the street, because out of the respect, all the officers should go out of the chair and warrior should ride off the horse when they are through the temple. All the officer should be humble, so there is no proper gate. At the front side, there is just one shadow wall. There are both sides ancient board but no anchor and hanging board, so the whole arrangement looks simple. At the top board there are characters “ De Pei Tian Di” at east and “Dao Guan Gu Jin” at west. At the east gate, there is stove burning the paper, looks decent and attractive. At that time the tradition is to respect the paper, so it is clean and convenient, which is all praised by the common people. It is said that the commanders of the Dangeer sea protection group, Zhenglianglianba” dispatch the troops to build the wall and stone valley at the 10th year of Guangxu at Qing Dynasty. Before the gate, the pools has been built in two. One is at the right side of the gate of Huozu tower of beiji mountain at Wan’an street at east stop, which is the one contributing from the local office to the central government. After through the “YEMEN”, the empty yard and flower bedding, we can see it building on the slope. At the northern part of ten steps, we built the three rooms and seven timbers without any decoration but only a small roof.

Owing to the decoration, we just scan the dacheng hall and east and west corridor room. For security, we are not permitted to enter.

Huo zu Tower:

  
It is renamed as Dongshan tower at the east of the Huangyuan county, which is an very old building. It is built at the ming and qing dynasty and its building is significant and high along the roof edge. The whole building can be divided into two floors. The whole building looks round with three roof edge around.
The whole building was brilliant for its stretch, and good at its nearly falling. It is attractive for its decent and rich, significant and unique. The four corners are all with wind bell and craved with the animals. The whole eastern building are in 11 meters long with gate 17 meters in width and 10 meters in height. The both sides lays on the squares and height of it is above 2 foots the stage with the craving the grass around. One lays on another. There are two stones lion on each side at city gate, the left of which is male with the ball under the foot and ribbons; the right side is the female. These two lions are standing face to face. They are all vivid with the ball in their mouth. Those sculpture are with the Chinese style vividly. The eastern tower are in wood framework in four qrids. On the both side there are big windows with full light. Inside the room, it has the wall pictures. Such as the Monkey Sun tree beating the skull evil in colorful and vivid. At the very center, there are the stove with the dragon embo ears, and with the animal mouth at the under, inside of which there is ring, and waist of which styles are attached. The three feet are on the craved with lotus. The style is different from the stove of the roof. It is said that there are about 1 meter of the building was buried when building the tower. The newly- built building can show its original brilliantly.


Torii::

It is made by the wood. All the materials are from eastern Xinganling. It is strong and brilliant, anchor by the brick. The pole inside and outside are with the 8 drum front and back side. At the split, there are stone turtle supporting, above with the support and down with the decoration. The side is craved with the vivid picture.
The anchor are in 7 floors, so it looks decent. Inside are the qianlong’s handwriting” zhengtongrenhe, guotaiminan”, which is gold craving at the edge. The roof is swift with the wind bell at each side. the wind always makes the hanging bell ringing.
The brick wall on the both side are with craving with figure, flower including ancient with four qrids. Every hall are with the grass craving and edge. The down is made by brick. The craftsman are from the Gansu province. Their work are swift and delicate, showing that their skill is much better than others. This temple collects all the goodness of the all crafts.

Anchor door::
Every steps has the torii, with the more than 200 square meters and 6 meters in height and 6meters in width. The gate is made by the brick, which is an important place since the ancient times. So it is very strong. When going up the tower, huangyuan scene can be seen. When enter into the hall, the last three steps are standing there. The whole arrangement are decent and significant, especially the framework are more high and strong. The ridge was in 12 meters in height and 10 meters in width and 5meters in depth. The middle are standing with the hanging pole, the under of which are the house. All the park are in stone, inside and outside are with craving the pictures with 7 seven floors. All the building looks high. Outside the town, we can see all the ridge are above the head. Two doors are parallel and in harmony. So there are four doors and 16 windows with all flower craving like: hero and other rare flowers and grass. All the pictures are in homeland’s mountain and water, which has been painted into 12 pictures, the down of which are from Chinese ancient history with the marble craving are delicate the craftsman. They are all superior.

  The wall is like the ladder, at the middle of which are craving handsomely” Gong Hai Men”, enjoying the unique handwriting. It is said that the carpenter are from Gansu province, who is the bearer of the homeland typical building and enjoying the fame both home and abroad.

Christian church:

this is the pure American style church, which is built for the couple with their family from US to serve as missionary. In 1923, the western style building is done, and no matter from the outlook and inside decoration are all same as the Christian. Besides, there are house and clinic. They always gather the kids reading the <bible>, through medical treatment, spreading the church and enlarging the effect.
Dangeer hall:
In 1744, qianlong emperor ruling 9th year, Yang Yingju, the officer of Xining city, move to here, by” Dangeer is through Tibet and Qinghai province, the pass is important. Also the people from them are in all groups, right now only the army there without the authority. We should add one”, through the minister, Huangyangui,? getting approving from the king. In 1829, daoguang 9th ruling year, the officer, Yang Yuchun, apply for dividing the huangyuan from the Xingning, by the “ Dangeer can serve the commerce for Tibet and Qinghai province as the throat and many issues between Han, Meng, Tu, Hui and also upgrade the Officer of Huangyuan. Since then, the guarding has become into the authority.

Director:ZHang xulin Edittor:FU xiujuan