鸡鸣驿

Thanks to GPS we didnt have any trouble finding this place. The entrance fee is 40 rmb. You can climb up the surrounding city walls from which you have a great view of the mountain and also you can see traditional houses of villagers as well as their animals. The city was quite empty and peaceful. Wonderful for strolling and picture taking.

The Jimingyi city wall is very well restored and has interesting views of the houses in the town. It is a typical chinese village with varying levels of maintenance. Sturdy shoes are a must. Most of the townspeople are subsistence farmers and you can see their homes, crops, and animals from the wall. We spent about an hour walking the wall (about 2km) and then a short bit of time walking down in the town. There are several buildings that are included in the admission fee, but we did not visit them. Jimingshan is a series of temples up the side of the mountain and also nearby and well worth a trip.

上次去时,还没有收门票,一切都保持着原始状态,城内几乎看不到人,土路,只有城楼附近用鹅卵石铺就的石子路,车辆无法进入。站在残破的城楼上,抬眼望去,想象当年的车水马龙,低头看看城内低矮破烂的小屋,一阵苍凉涌上心头。回程遇到山西运煤车,严重堵车,幸亏一本地车带路,上山道,插回京城。

虽然在鸡鸣驿拍的。但也显露出西北的沧桑。我喜欢大西北。似乎有无数个故事。荒凉，大漠、落日、风沙。以前看见山，都想知道山的后面是什么。有些人不翻过去是不会死心的。我不想和别人一样。永远活在庸碌的世界。不知道自己是否也是孤星入命。命书写着：命遇贵人，飘泊他乡。呵呵不知道自己会不会去信

鸡鸣驿，一个需要细细品味的地方，一草一木一土墙印染岁月流年，冬日凌冽的风如刀割，时间和意识一同被冻住破碎了。

寒冬中的鸡鸣驿古城更显落寞寂静、、、、、照几张照片手快冻僵硬了，大冬天的得瑟吧！没事，等明儿个春暖花开了，我还来、、、、得瑟！

Very many houses have been abandoned and are collapsing. There is trash everywhere both inside and outside the walled village. And people don't seem to care, they simply let their ancestors' past disappear. Only the wall is in good condition, and a handful of historical houses. Too much trash, too many ruins!

初始打起主意去鸡鸣驿是因为大话西游最后的结尾，紫霞和至尊宝就是在鸡鸣驿的城楼上让电影中的爱情给了最完美不过的结局。加之鸡鸣驿是进京城古道上保存最完整最原始风格最复古的驿站小城，带着一种畅想去了那里。那个土城墙围绕的小城让我似乎进入了明清的时光，黄昏下溜达在交错的小道上，恍惚觉得自己穿越到了旧日的古代时光。那里原汁原味的明清古戏台走上似乎自己就是戏中的人物，水袖当空舞，一个人演了一出惊艳绝伦的剧。很值得一看。

鸡鸣驿，大话西游的拍摄地点，可惜一圈下来，只有这个角度有古城大气厚重的味道。

话说看上下几百年可看北京城 而上下几千年便看河北怀来了 而怀来中最有代表性的 保存最完好的当属鸡鸣驿了 我去的时候正在修整 也没花门票 那份古朴以及历史沧桑让人难忘