Youli Castle is important for two aspects: for being the place that the first Zhou dynasty king Ji Chang (Zhou Wen-Wang) was imprisoned and humiliated by the last Shang king Di Xin, making it effectively the place where the first historical dynastic takeover of China was instigated, and for being the birthplace of trigram divination, which is a significant part of Daoist mysticism.Apart from the grand centerpiece statue of Wen-Wang standing over a ba gua, there are many statues of the heroes of the great war in which the Zhou dynasty defeated and replaced the Shang dynasty, and a tomb mound where Wen-Wang's murdered son Bo YiKao was supposedly enshrined. The grounds themselves are a pleasant environment to stroll around. Lots of bagua divination shops around the area too. Probably best to get there by taxi, and wait at the main road for a north-bound bus on the way out.
我去羑里城共计3次,每一次都有不同的收获,且一次比一次认识深刻。第一次听朋友说那里能预测,去了。为了孩子能否上大学,真灵。那时的城还很旧,城墙残缺不全。第二次带了几个人去,里面没有多大变化,只是景区外面多了很多搞预测的大师。前两次相隔时间很近。但是昨天又去了,简直是翻天覆地,我这里藏一点秘密,留给大家去的时候感受吧。
This was a really interesting place. It was all daoist based. You can find yin yang symbols literally all over the entire place. The architecture was really beautiful, lots of pagodas and statues. Also there was a maze that was really fun to go through. If you're in the area, I would definitely recommend seeing it.