What are the eight scenic spots in Zengcheng?

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[Xiao Lou] He Xiangu Family Temple is located 9 kilometers away from Licheng Town, Zengcheng City, also known as He Former Residence. The temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the 18th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1590). It was rebuilt in the eighth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1858). The statue of He Xiangu and the Eight Immortals are enshrined on the left side of the main hall, and there is a smallpox well named "Xiangu Well" on the right side. Xiangu Well well diameter 1m, well depth 10m or more, and the water quality is pure and sweet.

[Wonder of Wonderland] There is a mountain behind Xiangu Temple called Guanyin Mountain. There is a cave in the mountain named "Huangyan Cave", also known as "Fairy Cave". Climb the mountain and visit the caves, and you can enjoy the surrounding pastoral scenery. Strangely, a peach tree grew on the tile ridge on the right side of the temple main hall. There is no soil at the root of this peach tree, and it grows only by some dust accumulated on the tiles. No one has ever watered and fertilized it. Today, its trunk diameter is about 3 cm, its height is 1 m, and its canopy covers an area of 4 square meters. 10 years, it blooms and bears fruit every year, ranging from 10 to 5-6. People call it "Xiantao".

He Xiangu, formerly known as He, is a native of Xiangui Village, Xiaolou Town, Zengcheng City. Born in the Tang Dynasty (68 1-682). Legend has it that she threw herself into the well because she was dissatisfied with her parents' arranged marriage, but she didn't see the body, leaving only a pair of shoes by the well. A few days later, a Taoist priest came to Zengcheng from Luofu Mountain and told his parents that Motome had become an immortal. The story of Motome's immortality spread from Zengcheng to Guangzhou, and the secretariat of Guangzhou played in the imperial court. The emperor of the dynasty gave him a "sunrise suit" and carved a monument as a souvenir (this monument still exists today). Later generations built the "He Xiangu Family Temple" in memory of He. After He Xiangu became immortal, the villagers built temples to offer sacrifices, which were handed down from generation to generation. The temple is not big, but the incense is very strong. Honesty at home and abroad is not far away. Wan Li came here to make incense.

[Panlong Gu Teng] 400 meters north of Xiangujia Temple, there is a huge Gu Teng, which is called "Xianteng" by the locals. Because of its shape like a rolling dragon, people also call it "Panlong Gu Teng". According to the investigation of forestry experts, Gu Teng is a rare plant in China. Rattan has a history of more than 1000 years. The trunk of Gu Teng is 80 cm in diameter, with an extension span of more than 30 meters and a coverage area of more than 400 square meters. It rises from the ground and clings to an old banyan tree, hugging and cuddling each other, just like a dragon playing with a phoenix, which is amazing.

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The remains of the ancient sea are located on a hill near the wharf of Xintang Port. It is a cave formed by the changes of ancient land and sea, and it is one of the new eight scenic spots in Zengcheng, named "the remains of the ancient sea". In ancient times, this area was a beach area, which experienced vicissitudes and formed an alluvial plain. The rocks on the island in the original sea (the hill where the cave is now located) left many traces washed by the waves, and one of the rocks was washed into a tunnel, which was scientifically called "sea cave" (locally called "stone lane"). The cave is 20 meters long, 2.5 meters wide and high, and can accommodate more than 100 people. There are long and narrow cracks at the top of the cave, which can peep into the sky. This is by far the largest known ocean cave along the coast of Chinese mainland. It was formed in the hills composed of red sandstone and conglomerate in the late Cretaceous about 70 million years ago. It is an important evidence of land and sea changes and has high scientific and historical research value. Connected to the hole of the sea cave is a corner of a rock higher and larger than the hole. There is a stone platform under the rock, just like a temple. People used this natural platform to build a temple called "Yi Yan Temple" (also known as "Tianhou Palace"). Temples and caves are connected and interlinked, so tourists have a special interest in going back and forth. There is also a pavilion on the hill behind the temple, named "Wing Pavilion". When you board the pavilion, you can see a panoramic view of the vast Dongjiang Plain.

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[Gaotan Hot Water] is located in Paitan Town, Zengcheng, under the towering stone ridge and surrounded by mountains. * * * There are five hot spring wells, large and small, which gush hot springs all the year round. The company is in the first line. The daily water inflow of hot spring single well exceeds 1000 tons, and the temperature is as high as 80 degrees. According to experts' identification, water contains hydrogen sulfide and various trace elements beneficial to human health, which has a positive effect and high medicinal value, and has a good therapeutic effect on dermatoses, rheumatoid arthritis, gynecology and other diseases.

[Gaotan Hot Spring Tourist Area] Gaotan Hot Spring Tourist Area is located at the southern foot of Nankun Mountain, a famous nature reserve in Guangdong Province. The surrounding environment is also refreshing and magical: the Dafengmen Reservoir in the north has a wide lake and rippling blue waves; Shishi Mountain in the south is like a lion dance. The waterfall in the west flies from the cliff to the deep valley; The cow cockroach in the east is the first peak in Zengcheng, surrounded by clouds all the year round, and the strange peak is steep. The surrounding scenery blends with the artificial landscape of hot springs. Now, Gaotan Hot Spring Tourist Area has become a diversified fairyland integrating treatment, health care, tourism, accommodation, food and entertainment.

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[Zhengguo Buddha Rock] Zhengguo Buddha Temple is located in Zhengguo Town, northeast of Licheng Town, Zengcheng 17 km, also known as Binfo Temple, commonly known as Cowboy Buddha. It was built in the third year of Qingyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 197). Reconstruction in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Buddhist temple is built on the mountain with a building area of 750 square meters. It is an ancient building with three rooms, three entrances, a beam-lifting type, a hard peak and a rest peak. The former are Shanmen and Tianwangtang; In the great hero's hall; Later, it was the main hall of Bingong Buddha. Carved beams and painted buildings in the temple, wood carving, brick carving and relief all have Lingnan architectural characteristics; There is a stone archway made of granite in Qing Dynasty outside the temple.

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[Baihua Cliff Shadow] Baihua Mountain Resort is located in Baihualin Reservoir, 3 kilometers west of Licheng Town. The planned area is * * * 27 square kilometers, and the central scenic spot is 7.76 square kilometers. One of the eight scenic spots in Zengcheng, the cliff stone carving "Hundred Flowers Cliff Shadow" in Song Dynasty is surrounded by mountains and waters, with lush trees, lush streams, and fragrant melons and fruits, dotted with rich pastoral natural scenery. With the theme of embodying local cultural connotation, we will build nine functional areas and more than 50 tourist attractions, including Xianjia cultural tourist area, Buddhist cultural tourist area, forest hunting area, Baihua Garden tourist area and conference training area, and form a tourist resort integrating vacation, leisure, entertainment, hunting, sports and religious worship. Baihua Mountain Villa Resort has litchi building hotel, luxury villa, Juyinglou hotel and China hotel staff resort, with more than 0/00 guest rooms, which can accommodate more than 200 people. There are more than 30 supporting facilities in this area, including various meeting rooms, restaurants, dance halls and nightclubs, fitness centers, tennis courts, swimming pools, bowling, golf driving ranges and water parks.

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Phoenix Mountain, formerly known as Chungang, is located in the old town of Licheng Town. According to legend, one day in the seventh year of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty (1074), a pair of phoenixes circled over Chungang, then settled in the Woods on the mountain and walked for half a day. People thought it was auspicious, so they renamed Chungang Phoenix Mountain and built a phoenix pavilion as a souvenir. In the first year of Baotai in the Southern Song Dynasty (1225), the word "Jupo" was given to a famous minister (Zengcheng native, living in Phoenix Mountain), and after Cui's death, Fengge was changed to Jupo Pavilion. Since then, Phoenix Mountain has always been a scenic spot for poets and poets in past dynasties to compose poems. In 27 years, the Japanese army invaded Zengcheng, and the Jupo Pavilion on Phoenix Mountain was destroyed. After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), Zengcheng County People's Government rebuilt the Phoenix Pavilion, and allocated funds for many times to repair the Phoenix Mountain Scenic Area, adding cultural, educational and entertainment facilities. There are workers' cultural palace, home of veteran cadres, radio and TV university, library, museum, youth palace, ballroom, exhibition room, TV and video room, outdoor theater, children's playground and so on. In this scenic spot that has become a downtown cultural park.

[Man Ju Ji] Man Ju Ji, formerly known as Fakong Temple, is located at the southern foot of Fenghuang Mountain in Licheng Town, Zengcheng, and now belongs to the Workers' Cultural Palace. There is no test for the date of creation. During the Jiayou period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1056- 1063), the Fakong Temple was renamed as Manjuji, and the Tathagata was worshipped first, and then the guest Buddha statue was worshipped. At the end of Yuan Dynasty, it was destroyed by soldiers. Reconstruction in the 18th year of Ming Hongwu (1385). In the second year of Daoguang reign (1822), three granite blocks (70X70 each) were inlaid above the entrance of the temple, and the three Chinese characters "Manjuji" were engraved. These three stone carvings are now in Zengcheng Museum. At present, there is only one relatively complete Hall of the Great Hero, which is built on a pedestal 60 cm high and has four steps on the front. The whole hall is square, the width and depth are 1 1.8m respectively ... The main features of the main hall are: the whole building has no nails and no iron, and the construction technology of hanging beam wood structure and bucket arch support is adopted. The arch frames of the beam frame are interspersed and pulled together to form a particularly stable anti-seismic frame network, which gives people a bright and beautiful feeling. During the period of 1960, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture allocated funds to completely renovate the main hall.

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[West Garden Hanging Green] The hanging green garden is located in the hanging green square of hanging green road in Licheng Town. Zengcheng Gualv is a litchi fruit tree with a tree age of over 300 years. Because it is planted outside the west gate of Guxian County, there is a green line around the shell, so it is called "Xiyuan hangs green". "Gualv" pulp is crystal clear and has a unique flavor, but the output is not much, which is even more precious. It became one of the "Eight Scenes of Zengcheng" in Qing Dynasty. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the county people's government listed it as a key protected cultural relic and designated a special person to manage it. In Xiyuan area, leisure tourism service facilities such as Trichosanthes Hotel and Trichosanthes Square have been built, and green flower beds have been built around ancient trees, making the scenery more pleasant.

[Gualv Litchi] is a rare variety unique to Zengcheng. In the early Qing Dynasty, Xinyu, Guangdong Province said, "Those who hang green will have green in the red, shoulder or belly" and "crisp as pears, and the pulp will disappear for three days". Cui Bi's "Jane's broom" contains "hanging green leaves to Zengcheng Shabei, litchi as the first product. One side of the pedicle protrudes slightly higher, which is called the dragon tail. When cooked, it is red and purple, and a green line runs straight through it, hence the name. " Its original work is hanging green in the West Garden, which has been listed as a tribute since Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. Xuan Tong's "Zengcheng County Records" in Qing Dynasty said that "the West Garden near the west gate of the county is the most precious, and its value is more than ten times that of others". The old plum tree in Xiyuan has a history of more than 300 years, and 620 new trees of the second and third generations have been cultivated from its branches and widely planted in Zengcheng. The current survivor is a new tree that sprouted from the base of the old tree 1979 and was rescued by technicians. After 6 years' cultivation, it has become a fruitful tree. Its fruit tortoise shell is nearly flat, with sharp lobes or sparse, thin and sharp protrusions, and obvious cracks and seams across the board; The pulp is milky white, crystal clear, with little moisture, crisp texture, rock sugar flavor, sweet and slightly fragrant. Hanging green meat is especially crisp, sweet and slightly fragrant, and its quality is excellent. It is one of the best varieties of litchi, and the fruit is resistant to storage. But the yield is low and the nucleus is slightly larger.

[Legend of hanging green] Among many litchi varieties, Zengcheng hanging green is a treasure in litchi. There is a legend among the people: In the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, how did Zengcheng people become immortal? From then on, the Eight Immortals had a He Xiangu. He Xiangu often misses his hometown, especially the intoxicating litchi fruit in his hometown. She often walks in the litchi orchard in her hometown. Once, she missed the beautiful scenery of Xiyuan Litchi Garden and sat on a tree to spin ribbons. Leave a green silk thread on the tree when you leave. The green silk thread floated around the litchi fruit, so there were green traces on the litchi fruit.

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[Yanta Changhong] is located at the top of the parallel mountain in the north of Yanta Bridge on Guangshan Highway in Licheng Town, Zengcheng City. It was founded by Hu (Jinshi) during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1574). The design of Yanta Tower is meticulous and exquisite, all made of red stone. The tower is 32 meters high, with 7 floors outside and 3 floors inside, and its body is octagonal. There are windows and seats on each floor, and the tower can overlook the scenery in all directions. At present, Yanqi Mountain, where Yanta is located, has built Yanta Park, with roads and pavilions along the mountain. Visitors can enjoy the scenery around Licheng while climbing the mountain or climbing the tower. 199 1 was named as one of the new eight scenic spots in Zengcheng.