偏臉城遺(yi)址位于吉林省四平市梨樹縣白(bai)山鄉岫巖村白(bai)山咀(ju)子(zi)山崗(gang)南(nan)(nan)坡。距(ju)梨樹縣城四公(gong)里,南(nan)(nan)臨昭蘇太河,北依白(bai)山丘(qiu)陵。在遼(liao)代叫奚營或九百(bai)奚營,在金(jin)代叫韓州,是(shi)遼(liao)金(jin)時(shi)期的重要(yao)城鎮和(he)南(nan)(nan)北交通要(yao)道。
偏臉城,蒙古語阿拉木圖城,漢譯為有梨樹的城,即梨樹城。形如偏歪的人面,故稱偏臉城。城墻為夯土壘成。此處曾幽囚過大宋的兩朝君主:徽宗,欽宗兩年之久,在歷史上留下重要一筆。遺(yi)(yi)存有(you)造型別致(zhi)做工精巧(qiao)的(de)金(jin)制樹葉、蜻蜓等(deng);大(da)片建(jian)筑(zhu)遺(yi)(yi)址散布著(zhu)大(da)量琉(liu)璃瓦、青磚、銅(tong)器等(deng)。還發現一個較大(da)的(de)遼代古墓群。1961年4月13日被(bei)吉(ji)林省(sheng)人民委員(yuan)會(hui)公布(bu)為省(sheng)級文物保護單位。2006年5月25日被國務院核定為第六批全國重點文物保護單位。
從四(si)平市梨樹縣城(cheng)(cheng)向北(bei)(bei)望去,天邊(bian)有(you)(you)一(yi)道(dao)山(shan)崗,東(dong)(dong)西(xi)(xi)走向,綿延十余公里。在(zai)城(cheng)(cheng)北(bei)(bei)田(tian)間穿行(xing)三四(si)公里。過(guo)招蘇太(tai)河,一(yi)座(zuo)古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi)即在(zai)目(mu)前。古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)順山(shan)坡橫下(xia)(xia),四(si)面高(gao)墻(qiang)(qiang)清晰可辨。全城(cheng)(cheng)地(di)勢不平,西(xi)(xi)北(bei)(bei)高(gao)而東(dong)(dong)南(nan)低,方向東(dong)(dong)斜(xie),有(you)(you)如偏(pian)歪(wai)的(de)人(ren)面。故(gu)人(ren)稱(cheng)偏(pian)臉(lian)(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)。偏(pian)臉(lian)(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)為(wei)土墻(qiang)(qiang),東(dong)(dong)墻(qiang)(qiang)與(yu)西(xi)(xi)墻(qiang)(qiang),南(nan)墻(qiang)(qiang)與(yu)北(bei)(bei)墻(qiang)(qiang),大(da)(da)體平行(xing)。每面長(chang)約千(qian)米,寬一(yi)米,高(gao)五(wu)六(liu)米左(zuo)右。四(si)墻(qiang)(qiang)有(you)(you)門,門外(wai)(wai)有(you)(you)甕(weng)城(cheng)(cheng),南(nan)北(bei)(bei)門與(yu)東(dong)(dong)西(xi)(xi)門,皆成對應(ying)。城(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)(qiang)四(si)角,都有(you)(you)突出墻(qiang)(qiang)外(wai)(wai),高(gao)于墻(qiang)(qiang)頂(ding)的(de)圓形高(gao)臺(tai)。這(zhe)是角樓,站在(zai)上面可以瞭望全城(cheng)(cheng)。西(xi)(xi)墻(qiang)(qiang)與(yu)北(bei)(bei)墻(qiang)(qiang)外(wai)(wai),都有(you)(you)護城(cheng)(cheng)壕(hao)遺(yi)址(zhi)(zhi)。偏(pian)臉(lian)(lian)古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)在(zai)遼(liao)金時代(dai)(dai)最(zui)早叫九百(bai)奚營,歸臨津(jin)縣管轄。統歸于韓州統鄰。因九百(bai)奚營地(di)處交通要道(dao),為(wei)南(nan)北(bei)(bei)往來的(de)必經之(zhi)地(di)。故(gu)在(zai)遼(liao)金時代(dai)(dai),九百(bai)奚營是相當重要的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen)。在(zai)此,曾幽囚(qiu)過(guo)大(da)(da)宋的(de)兩(liang)朝(chao)君主:徽(hui)宗,欽宗兩(liang)年(nian)之(zhi)久。在(zai)歷史上留下(xia)(xia)重要一(yi)筆。
現在的(de)偏(pian)臉城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺址,向(xiang)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內(nei)遠望(wang),是(shi)(shi)一片玉米農(nong)田(tian)、幾個村莊和北東南西(xi)四(si)個方向(xiang)由高到低隆(long)起(qi)的(de)土壘(古(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)),這四(si)趟土壘就是(shi)(shi)當年(nian)環繞(rao)古(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)清晰可辨(bian),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)兩(liang)側的(de)梯(ti)形坡上全是(shi)(shi)蒿草和山(shan)榆,緊挨城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)的(de)外側是(shi)(shi)壕(hao)溝(古(gu)(gu)護(hu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河),壕(hao)溝外是(shi)(shi)一片半尺高綠油油的(de)農(nong)田(tian)。城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)上有馬車寬(kuan),走在上面(mian),腳下仍可踢(ti)到少量的(de)殘磚碎(sui)瓦。
金末(mo)時,元蒙(meng)古大軍攻下(xia)韓州城(cheng)(cheng)后,一把火(huo)燒掉了偏臉(lian)(lian)城(cheng)(cheng),轉年蒙(meng)古人把這里當作牧(mu)場(chang)放(fang)牧(mu),看到(dao)偏臉(lian)(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)變成了一片殘垣斷壁,只有西北角長著(zhu)一棵大梨樹(shu),枝繁果(guo)茂,就叫這座(zuo)城(cheng)(cheng)為梨樹(shu)城(cheng)(cheng)。此后數百年間,古城(cheng)(cheng)一直沉(chen)睡(shui)在(zai)曠野中。
因為偏(pian)臉(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)墻的(de)西北角樓頂端,其實整個偏(pian)臉(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)墻,夯(hang)土壘成,因城(cheng)(cheng)內地勢西北高而東(dong)南低,方向東(dong)斜,平面略呈方形,就像人的(de)一張偏(pian)歪的(de)臉(lian),俗稱(cheng)‘偏(pian)臉(lian)城(cheng)(cheng)’。”