长城与黄河握手的地方叫老牛湾，位于山西省偏关县境内。                                                                            这里在明朝时是一座屯兵的堡垒。                                                                                                                 在老牛湾紧邻黄河的崖壁上有一个“望河楼”，此楼雄踞崖上，俯视黄河，是偏关著名的风景之一。               长城到老牛湾后抵黄河岸边，但并未跨黄河西去，而是顺黄河的东岸南下，经万家寨  关河口至河曲县，          然后才越黄河进入陕西省府谷县境内逶迤西去。                                         （依据有关资料整理）                  老牛湾是中国版图上唯一长城与黄河握手的地方。

                                                                                                                                                                       在炎炎的夏季，我们从鄂尔多斯沿314省道，穿越崇山峻岭，驶向山西偏关。                                                     在进入偏关前，S型山道十分险峻，当地拉煤的大货车在山道上开得飞快，很吓人，好在有惊无险。               ----                                                                                                                                                              进入老牛湾景区确实令人震撼，                                                                                                                     让人叫绝的是长城与黄河都是中华民族的精神象征，竟能在这里相交！                                                           只是老牛湾的码头进入枯水期，很遗憾。

                                                                                                                                                                       “望河楼”也称护水楼，史书记载为老牛湾墩。                                                                                             始建于明嘉庆二十三年（公元1544年），楼高12米，可观望黄河对岸敌情，兼有烽燧之功能。                          多少年来此楼就像一位忠诚的卫士，守望看护着黄河的日日夜夜。

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ”望河楼"的后身

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   古老的长城从东海起程，逶迤千里来到这里，完成与黄河的握手

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            黄河水缓缓流淌，雄浑壮观

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             老牛湾古村落民风朴实，                                                                                                                                房屋都是用石片砌成，造型各异，错落有致。

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           



                                                                                                                                                                                                                             等待参观黄河长城摄影的孩子们

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            这里长城遗迹遍布，烽火台林立

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         从这个破旧的墙洞进去，是一个用石头建成的古堡。里面有康熙题字的碑。

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   明代用石头砌成的军事要塞，今日的残墙断壁，见证了那段岁月



                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          告别老牛湾，一个很值得看的地方

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            在回来的路上我们补拍了乾坤湾

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  同样大气磅礴，令人震撼的黄河大转弯


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        （谢谢浏览    待续）