大(da)水(shui)溝西(xi)(xi)夏(xia)(xia)離(li)宮遺址(zhi)位于110國道北上(shang)平羅縣上(shang)廟鄉沿西(xi)(xi)側路(lu)口上(shang)行到賀蘭山大(da)水(shui)溝溝口。溝口右側有一(yi)高66米，底寬133．2米的(de)土筑(zhu)(zhu)平臺，當(dang)地老百(bai)姓稱之為“穆桂英點將臺”。據專家考(kao)證為西(xi)(xi)夏(xia)(xia)時(shi)期李元昊離(li)宮遺址(zhi)。遺址(zhi)下方曾多次(ci)出土過西(xi)(xi)夏(xia)(xia)窖(jiao)藏錢幣和大(da)量的(de)西(xi)(xi)夏(xia)(xia)磚(zhuan)、瓦等建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)構件。
山口(kou)1千米處有保存基本完整的明代長城。三公里處有古(gu)寺(si)廟遺(yi)址一(yi)處。稱“上廟”周圍(wei)多處發現有古(gu)代游牧民族留下的巖畫。溝口(kou)山泉常年(nian)不斷，兩(liang)岸山勢峻峭(qiao)，山內林木蔥郁(yu)，空氣清新，是(shi)郊游、登山的好去處。
據史書記(ji)載(zai)：李(li)元昊登基稱帝后，除大規模擴建(jian)(jian)都(dou)城興(xing)慶府(銀川(chuan)市(shi))外，還(huan)在賀蘭山東麓大興(xing)土木，沿(yan)各個山口修建(jian)(jian)了大批離宮(gong)、寺院，有(you)“綿延數(shu)百里”之說(shuo)。經考古(gu)證(zheng)明，賀蘭山東麓由南向北的滾(gun)鐘口、黃旗口、拜寺口、大水溝(gou)口都(dou)有(you)大量(liang)的西(xi)夏建(jian)(jian)筑遺址，其中(zhong)大水溝(gou)為西(xi)夏最大的離宮(gong)遺址。
西夏(xia)離(li)宮遺址上(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)數十座(zuo)，溝口(kou)南側(ce)，有(you)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)十余(yu)座(zuo)，其中最(zui)大的臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)面(mian)(mian)長100余(yu)米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)，前(qian)后寬(kuan)70余(yu)米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)，高(gao)出地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)12米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)左(zuo)右，最(zui)小的臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)面(mian)(mian)長20余(yu)米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)，前(qian)后寬(kuan)10米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)，高(gao)出 地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)8米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)，其余(yu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)高(gao)低不一(yi)，在(zai)5—15米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)左(zuo)右。溝口(kou)北(bei)側(ce)有(you)三組(zu)(zu)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)組(zu)(zu)成(cheng)：第(di)(di)(di)一(yi)組(zu)(zu)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)為上(shang)(shang)(shang)、下兩層(ceng)，下層(ceng)南北(bei)長近(jin)100米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)，高(gao)出地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)30米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)；第(di)(di)(di)二組(zu)(zu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)位(wei)于第(di)(di)(di)一(yi)組(zu)(zu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)之北(bei)，修(xiu)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)在(zai)沿山長200米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)的山坡(po)上(shang)(shang)(shang)，自下而上(shang)(shang)(shang)共分四 層(ceng)，最(zui)上(shang)(shang)(shang)層(ceng)高(gao)出地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)100米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)左(zuo)右，每層(ceng)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)面(mian)(mian)寬(kuan)60余(yu)米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)；第(di)(di)(di)三組(zu)(zu)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)位(wei)于第(di)(di)(di)二組(zu)(zu)東北(bei)，在(zai)沿山坡(po)500多米(mi)(mi)(mi)(mi)的地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)方，修(xiu)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)3處。所有(you)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)面(mian)(mian)都較平坦，其后端是將(jiang)山坡(po)劈去，與臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)面(mian)(mian)形成(cheng)直(zhi)(zhi)角，前(qian)端則以(yi)塊(kuai)石(shi)(shi)砌成(cheng)直(zhi)(zhi)壁，臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)在(zai)兩側(ce)或正中砌有(you)石(shi)(shi)階梯。臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)上(shang)(shang)(shang)和(he)附近(jin)有(you)大量西夏(xia)時期(qi)的玻璃磚瓦、鴟吻(wen)、瓦當和(he)滴(di)水等建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)殘件等。此(ci)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)還出土過西夏(xia)和(he)宋代錢幣。
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