What historical sites are there in Suqian?

The Palace of the Dragon King

The Palace of the Dragon King, formerly known as the "Emperor-built Anlan Dragon King Temple", is located in Zaohe, an ancient town 20 kilometers northwest of Suqian City. The building complex was first built in the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in the 23rd year of Kangxi reign. Later, it was restored and expanded by Emperors Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing, forming a northern official-style building complex covering an area of ??36 acres, with four courtyards and three enclosed courtyards. Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River six times and stayed here five times. He built pavilions and monuments and spent money on repairs, so it is also commonly known as "Qianlong's Palace". In 1983, in order to protect this precious cultural heritage, the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government announced it as a provincial cultural relic protection unit. In June 2001, the State Council announced it as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

The Longwang Temple palace complex has a strict layout, a large scale, a clear axis, left and right symmetry, and is majestic and majestic. The whole building is rectangular, with inner and outer palace walls. The buildings on the central axis have clear priorities and are well-proportioned. From south to north, the entire building complex is divided into six parts. The southernmost end is the ancient theater building. To the north of the ancient theater building is a wide square paved with blue bricks. On the north side of the square is the mountain gate. Just above the mountain gate, the green bricks are inlaid with seven gold-plated characters "Edict to build Anlan Longwang Temple" and a seal of "Qianlong's imperial pen" inscribed by Emperor Qianlong.

In the center of the first courtyard is the imperial stele pavilion built by Emperor Qianlong. In the middle of the stele pavilion stands a 5-meter-high imperial stele, with the word "imperial edict" engraved on the front of the stele cap. The full text of the imperial edict is engraved on the front of the stele. The main content describes the reasons why Emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng built the temple and the process of building the temple. The back of the stele and the two sides of the stele cap are engraved with imperial poems and essays written by Emperor Qianlong when he stayed here in the 22nd, 27th, 30th, 45th and 49th years respectively. The design of the entire imperial stele pavilion is generous in shape, dignified and dignified, which fully demonstrates the characteristics, style and unique artistic charm of royal architecture.

On both sides of the imperial stele pavilion, there are two floors of bells and drums. When Emperor Qianlong stayed in this temple, he rang bells and drums and played music on both sides to welcome the emperor with the highest etiquette.

On the north side of the Royal Stele Pavilion is the Dragon King Hall, the main building of the Dragon King Temple Palace. The Dragon King Hall, with carved beams and painted pillars, brackets and cornices, has a rigorous structure, gorgeous decoration, magnificent splendor and endless charm. Emperor Qianlong stayed at the Dragon King Temple five times, where he discussed political affairs and worshiped gods and ancestors.

The last courtyard of the Dragon King Temple Palace is the bedroom of Emperor Qianlong. Also known as the Yuwang Palace, the Yuwang Palace is a palace-style masterpiece with yellow glazed tiles and dragon kisses on the roof. The main hall is divided into two floors, covering an area of ??360 square meters. The palace is more than 20 meters high. It is the tallest palace in the Dragon King Temple. . During Qianlong's six visits to the south of the Yangtze River, he was lucky enough to stay here five times, all of which he stayed at night upstairs in this palace, which was called the "Main Palace". Echoing the main palace are the East Palace and the West Palace, which are the places where the imperial concubines who accompanied them to the south stayed. There are six trees, cypress, persimmon, tung, chun, locust, and poplar, planted in front of the gates of the East and West palaces, which means "a hundred generations spring together" and "a hundred generations embrace poplars", symbolizing the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty and the Chinese nation from generation to generation.

The Longwang Temple Palace, a precious ancient building complex, was once destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution", causing immeasurable losses. In the early 1980s, after hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion, war and man-made destruction, the "Edict-built Anlan Dragon King Temple" still attracted the attention of party committees and governments at all levels with its rich historical and cultural heritage and superb ancient architectural skills. Since 1999, *** has invested 10 million yuan in large-scale renovations of buildings such as the Dragon King Hall, the Royal Stele Pavilion, the Bell Tower, and the Drum Tower. The original historical appearance of "Edict-built Anlan Dragon King Temple" has been restored.

Suqian Specialties Suqian Suxiao Red Grapes: Commonly known as small black grapes. It is an ancient and fine brewing grape variety in my country. The cultivation of small black grapes was first seen in the "Suqian County Chronicle" in 1901. At that time, there were many contiguous scaffolding cultivations in the Banbidian area of ????Yangbei (now Chuanxing).

Suqian Tieqiu Hawthorn: Also known as Maqiu, it is produced along the old path of the Yellow River, at the foothills of Maling Mountain at Zhikou, Caiji, and Zaohe Township. It was cultivated around 1570 (Ming Dynasty). The fruit is round, red in color and sweet and sour in taste.

Suqian Crystal Hawthorn Cake: It is rose in color and crystal clear. When placed on a newspaper, the text can be seen clearly through the cake body, which looks like a red crystal. The taste is delicate, sweet and sour.

When you put it on your hand, it seems to be elastic. It has the functions of appetizing, digesting, activating blood circulation and removing blood clots, and also has certain curative effects on diseases of the cardiovascular system. According to legend, the people of Suqian created it in 2000 to commemorate Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and it was originally named "Bawang Cake".

"Yellow Dog" pig head meat: Created by the famous folk teacher Huang De (nicknamed Huang Puppy Dog), it is known as "Yellow Dog" pig head meat and has a history of more than 200 years. The meat is ruddy in color, rich in aroma, the fat is crispy, the meat is fresh and fragrant, and the taste is pure and authentic. Emperor Qianlong tasted this meat when he went to the south of the Yangtze River and greatly appreciated it. It is also known as "Qianlong Old Soup".

Suqian daylily: The flowers are large and thick, thick and neat, uniform in length, light yellow in color, dry and shiny, firm and soft, not rotten after being cooked for a long time, and slightly crispy. There are fine varieties such as big cabbage, big beak, and big yellow shell.

Suqian five-spice kohlrabi: It is called because it contains five spices including cumin, pepper, cloves, star anise, and cinnamon. Production began in the late Ming Dynasty.

Luoma Lake whitebait: The whitebait is slender in shape, as bright as silver, without scales and cartilage, and the meat is tender and delicious. It has color, aroma and taste. It is truly the best among fish. Frozen and fresh whitebait are exported to various provinces and cities. "Jinmei Brand" and "Taihu Brand" frozen fresh-keeping whitebait won the title of Jiangsu Province Quality Product. And exported to Japan and Southeast Asian countries

Buzi wheel cakes: Buzi wheel cakes are a food that Emperor Qianlong admired when he went to the south of the Yangtze River. They are fragrant and sweet, crispy and crispy, and have complex craftsmanship. , has a unique taste and is an ideal gift for relatives and friends. It is listed as a "time-honored" food in Jiangsu Province and is well-known both inside and outside the province. There are meat fillings, vegetarian fillings, and bean paste fillings. They nourish yin and strengthen yang, and are of high quality and low price.