Where is Gubeikou?

Gubeikou Town belongs to Miyun District of Beijing, located in the northeast of Miyun District.

In the first year of Qing Qianlong (1736), Emperor Qianlong passed Gubeikou on his way to Jehol, marveling at the beautiful scenery inside and outside the Great Wall, and asked Liu Yong what his name was. Liu Yong truthfully replied: "It was called Beikou in the Spring and Autumn Period, Chuxia in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Hukou in the Tang Dynasty." Because the word "Guguan" was found on the city brick of the south door lintel, and the word "Beikou" was found on the city brick of the north door lintel. Emperor Qianlong changed this place to "Gubeikou", which has been passed down to this day.

Gubeikou Town is located in the northeast of Beijing, 55 kilometers away from Miyun City, bordering Xinchengzi Township in the east, Taishitun Town in the south, Gaoling Town in the west and Luanping County in Hebei Province in the north. Gubeikou Town has four neighborhood committees and nine administrative villages.

Gubeikou Customs:

1, Fire Temple Club

On the fifteenth day of the first month every year, it is the Temple of Fire. Three "Vulcan Sheds" were set up on the east bank of Chaohe River, and the small statue of Vulcan on the Vulcan shelf in the Vulcan Temple was carried to the "Vulcan Shed", opposite which a stage was set up and sang for three days. Singing during the day, playing with dragon lanterns and walking on stilts at night.

2. the temple of wealth

The 17th day of the first month of every year is the birthday of the God of Wealth. After the Fire Temple Fair, the troupe immediately moved to the God of Wealth Temple to sing for 4 days, and then sang in the Land Temple for 2 to 3 days.

3. Wang Yao Temple Fair

April 28th of the lunar calendar is the assembly day of Wang Yao Temple every year. Since April 25th, the duration of the session is generally five days, sometimes extended to seven days. Because the area outside Wang Yao Temple is relatively narrow, the temple fair only sings operas, not flowers.

4. Gong Ling Temple Fair

Every year, September 14th of the lunar calendar is Temple Fair Day, and the opera performance lasts for 5 days to show its grandeur. At that time, a small statue of your father more than a foot high will be carried to the shrine of Guandi Temple and offered in front of the theater.