Tour of Subei in Youyou wuyue District Nantong Chongchuan Fudi Subei Ancient City

Tour of Subei in Youyou wuyue District Nantong Chongchuan Fudi Subei Ancient City

Nantong, formerly known as Tongzhou and Chongchuan, is located in the middle of China Gold Coast and the north bank of the Yangtze River estuary. It is a famous historical and cultural ancient city in northern Jiangsu.

Nantong is deposited by sediments in the East China Sea. There was a picture of Wang Yang here earlier. During the Warring States Period, Mei Cheng, a Chu man, said that "observing the Tao straight" was actually the mouth of the Yangtze River. The mouth of the Yangtze River in the Han Dynasty was still trumpet-shaped, but there was a wolf mountain in the estuary waters, so there was a saying that "there was a wolf mountain first, then there was a state". During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were adjacent sandbars such as Hudou and the south around Langshan Mountain. At the end of the Tang dynasty, sand rose to Qingtian, and then it was connected with the land on the north shore. Tongzhou's administrative system and urban construction began in the fifth year of Xiande at the weekend (958), and it has been used since the Song Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty. In the second year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1724), Tongzhou was promoted to Zhili Prefecture, commonly known as Nantong Prefecture. After the Revolution of 1911, the state was changed to a county, and the current name was used in the 1950s.

Zhou Xiaoying in the East China Sea

Nantong, facing the sea, has a superior geographical position. It has deep and wide waters comparable to world-class ports such as Rotterdam Port at the mouth of the Rhine River in the Netherlands, New Orleans Port at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the United States, London Port on the Thames in the United Kingdom and Shanghai Port. To the west, it can be traced back to Yangzhou, Zhenjiang and Nanjing, to the southeast near Shanghai, and then to the east, only 460 nautical miles away from Nagasaki, Japan. Fishermen of the two countries often take photos and sing songs to each other. "Nantong House, North Tongzhou, North Tongzhou connects North and South" is said to be written for Emperor Qianlong, and the charm of Nantong's geographical situation is really unique.

Nantong Mountain is beautiful, the water is clear and the spirit is extraordinary. Wolves, horses, swords, troops and Huang Wushan stand by the river, and you can enjoy the infinite scenery of the Jianghai Plain and the spectacular sight of the river entering the sea. Fairy Cave, Fairy Rock, Hulu Peak, Bobo Cliff and Yuhailou in the gardens at the northern foot of Langshan Mountain, Zhang Jian's Tomb, Yule Gallery, Wanghege and Daiyin Bookstore in the botanical gardens, Yuxiangxuan and Shuiminglou in Rugao Ink Garden are permeated with the interest of Jiangnan gardens and the aura of ancient civilization. There is a Gongfandi near the sea in the east, where you can overlook the vastness of the sea and think about ancient love.

Nantong Wuhua Tianbao was famous for its salt production as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties. After the sandbar borders the land, pastoral songs rise leisurely. Natural menthol, which enjoys the reputation of "international trump card" and "fragrance of Asia", has been fragrant for hundreds of years, and now it is getting stronger and stronger. According to statistics, the export volume of menthol in China accounts for about one-third of the world's annual demand, and the "White Bear" menthol produced by Nantong Mint accounts for 60% of this export volume! At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, cotton settled and took root here, and the yarn weaving industry suddenly celebrated. As a result, since the Ming Dynasty, Nantong blue calico, which is calm in color and simple and elegant, has enjoyed a good reputation at home and abroad. Zhang Jian, the champion in the late Qing Dynasty, founded Sheng Da Cotton Mill in Tongzhou, which opened a new chapter in modern yarn weaving industry in China. In recent years, the first textile museum in China was established in Nantong.

According to folklore, the name of Tongzhou begins with the fact that it is an island in a sandbar. Because of its beautiful mountains and rivers and rich products, it is known as the blessed land of Chongchuan and the Zhou Xiaoying of the East China Sea. Soon, its fame spread to the capital, which alarmed the princesses and princes in the palace. Everyone thought Xiaoyingzhou was a pleasing place, so they asked for a map. At that time, before the invention of paper, maps were drawn on a thin slate. People in the palace are not allowed to act at will, so they have to look at the green slate every day to quench their thirst and point to Zhou Xiaoying on the green slate. You say a few words today, and she says a few words tomorrow. Over time, Zhou Xiaoying grinds a small hole on the bluestone board with his fingers. One day, the emperor saw this blue slate map with holes, asked why, and smiled: "Where is this little Yingzhou?" The slate was worn through. It is clearly Tongzhou! " Zhou Xiaoying borrowed the emperor's good words and named it Tongzhou.

It's not just the prince and princess who care about Nantong. Legend has it that one day, Lv Dongbin talked with immortals about the beauty of the world in Penglai. Suddenly, a group of cranes came to the musical instrument, circled Xiange and flew south. On a whim, Lv Dongbin followed these cranes to Baishuidang, a famous fishing ground in he cheng, Nantong, where hundreds of grasses and cranes live. Lv Xian drank and ate shrimp, lived for a year, and then came back three times. People felt very sincere, so they renamed this place "Lv Si" and inherited it to this day. And little green snake, the righteous sister of white snake. After being pressed into Leifeng Tower by Fahai, White Snake settled in an unknown port in Haimen, Tongzhou, and became a dragon with the help of the geomantic omen here. Since then, this port has been called "Qinglong Port".

"ideal cultural city"

Nantong has a long history and profound cultural traditions. Wang, one of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty, lived here in seclusion after failing to arise. Now there is a king's tomb at the southern foot of Langshan Mountain. Jian Zhen, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, went to Japan for the fifth time and set out near Langshan Mountain. In 838 AD, a Japanese monk named Ren Yuan came to China with a Japanese envoy and landed in Tongzhou.

Wang Anshi, a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty, visited Tongzhou and wrote a poem "Wolf Mountain View of the Sea". Fan Zhongyan, another minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, sympathized with the people's suffering from floods and led them to build the "Fan Gongdi" on the coast of the East China Sea for the benefit of generations. Wen Tianxiang, a national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty, escaped from the tiger's mouth of the Yuan Army in Jingkou (now Zhenjiang) in the second year of Deyou in the Southern Song Dynasty (1276), and set out from Maiyu Bay in Tongzhou to cross the sea to become a diligent king. There are many poems written here, including crossing the sea to see the Wolf Mountain: "The wind is rushing and the waves are heavy, and the tide produces thousands of hectares of sand. The wolf mountain is green, which is the end of the world. " Pan-Hai Huai Tongzhou ended with the famous sentence "My heart is a magnet, I don't mean that the south will never stop cursing", which was also written on the way across the sea. His collection of poems, A Guide to the South, was named after this. To commemorate Wen Tianxiang's trip, people named the port where he went to sea as "Wangyuan Port" and built a sea crossing pavilion in Maiyu Bay. After the pavilion was destroyed, Zhang Jian rebuilt it near Yangjiahuan in the northeast of Shigang in four years of the Republic of China, and was destroyed by a typhoon during the Anti-Japanese War. Today, only a remnant tablet, the rubbings of "Crossing the Sea Pavilion" inscribed by Zhang Jian and the photos of Crossing the Sea Pavilion are hidden in Nantong County Cultural Center, Nantong Museum and Library respectively. 1983, Fish Bay was sold in those days, and now the fifth town is rebuilt and the "Wen Tianxiang Memorial Hall" is planned. In Wenshan, Shigang, there is also the "Fan Wener Fairy Temple" in memory of Wen Tianxiang and Fan Zhongyan. There is a couplet on the front column of the main hall: "Han Qi, Fu and Ou are all famous ministers, and they are worried first and then happy; Grasp the righteousness of heaven and earth, and take justice into benevolence. " Han, Han Qi; Rich, Fu Bi; Ou and Ouyang Xiu are both famous ministers. "The Meaning of Heaven, Earth and Man" is taken from Wen Tianxiang's Song of Benevolence and Righteousness. "Heaven and earth have righteousness, but there are many kinds. Under the river yue, on the sun star, awe-inspiring ... "

In the Ming Dynasty, an anti-Japanese hero Cao Ding appeared in Nantong. He has been clever, naughty and brave since he was a child. Because his hair has three peaks and is shaped like a pin, people call him Ding Ge, so he simply changed his name to Cao Ding. During the Jiajing period, he was recruited into the Jiangnan Navy, fought against the Japanese pirates at sea, bravely crowned the three armed forces, and repeatedly made outstanding achievements. According to folklore, he returned to Tongzhou City to open a noodle restaurant after the war. Later, the Japanese launched an attack. He immediately put the ground meat cutter on the rolling pin and turned it into a long-handled broadsword. He tried to touch the blade with his left hand, but he didn't want to touch it. Four fingers fell off. Cao Ding laughed, bandaged the wound, mounted his horse and waved his knife. All the way 50 miles, hundreds of Japanese crown heads fell like melons. Finally, exhausted and outnumbered, he died by the sword. When people heard the news, they burst into tears and the whole city mourned for it. The remains and horses were buried in the middle of the road leading to Wolf Mountain. On the stone tomb, there is a statue of Cao Ding with a horizontal knife and no four fingers in his left hand. Cao Gong Temple was built behind the tomb, and the bodies of the enemies killed by him were piled into graves, commonly known as "the tomb of the Japanese invaders" (actually the site of ancient Yandun). Now, Cao Ding's Tomb, Xiangzi's Tomb and Wuzi's Tomb are all there, and Cao Gong Temple has been demolished, but the place names are still there. In addition, Cao Gong Pavilion was built in a single shop in Cao Ding (now Pingchao), and there was a couplet in front of the pavilion: "The portrait is a thousand years old, and the ambition will be annihilated; There is a dangerous pavilion, and Yibo should still love this town. "

There is a water painting garden in Rugao, Nantong, which is the hometown of Dong Xiaowan, a talented person and famous prostitute in the late Ming Dynasty. Mao Bijiang (1611-1693), whose real name is Chao Min, is good at calligraphy and painting, but he failed to get good grades in six consecutive exams. The court gave him a tribute. After tasting the eunuch Ruan Dalong and the party jailer Jia, he was saved, and together with Fang Yizhi, he was called "the fourth son". When entering Qing Dynasty, she retired to her hometown with Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in Jinling. After returning to China, the ancestral ink painting garden was repaired and became a unique literati garden. The existing water painting garden is only about one tenth of the old garden, but it can still be seen in the past. The entrance to the garden is Hanbyeokdang Pavillion, and the rubbings of Guan Yu's portrait are hung on the middle wall, which is 8 feet high and 3 feet wide. It is said that it is the most carved portrait of Guan Yu in China, and its stone tablet is still preserved in the garden. This portrait was painted by Ma Yuan, a famous painter in the Song Dynasty, and carved by a stonemason in the late Ming Dynasty. The owner of the garden took the initiative to inscribe in small letters, so it is also called "three musts". There is a Shuiming Building to the east of the Hanbai Jade Museum. Although the building is not big, it can be divided into front porch, middle porch, attic, three bends and nine corridors, which is extremely elegant. In the middle of the front porch, there is a tile piano platform that was passed down as Xiaowan Guqin. It is three feet long and hollow. If you play the piano on it, the sound of stones will ring in a room. It is said that there used to be a "Duobao Building", which was a treasure-hunting place in Maobijiang. Mao Bijiang is good at identifying antiques and has a rich collection.

Zheng Banqiao, one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou", has made friends in Nantong many times, leaving many anecdotes. There used to be a famous West Temple on West Temple Road in Nantong. The abbot Cangsong was a snob. One year, I heard that Zheng Banqiao was coming to Tongzhou, so I tried my best to invite him to stay in the West Temple and entertain the above-mentioned good tea and dinner, so as to ask Mo Bao for couplets. Zheng Banqiao learned the real meaning from his speech and didn't act for three days. On the fourth day, Cangsong asked the young monk to send a piece of paper with ink, pen and inkstone on it, which made Zheng Banqiao "entertain himself". Zheng Banqiao just smiled. Loose a little dissatisfied, less food and less tea. After three days, the monk Cangsong didn't even give tea, but only gave some Huang Juhua. There are only dishes with some salt on the table, and there are no oil flowers. Zheng Banqiao, keep quiet. The pine tree was so angry that it turned white rice into glutinous rice, tea into boiled water and Jingdezhen tea set into a coarse casserole. Zheng Banqiao only gave the couple a gift: "Rice with cabbage and salt; Pot of chrysanthemum tea. " Make pines monk in distress situation.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, due to Zhang Jian's open and enterprising spirit, many Chinese and foreign celebrities such as Wang Guowei, Wu Changshuo, Chen Shiceng, Ye Shengtao, Mei Lanfang, Ou Yangyuqian and Yu Shuyan were invited to give lectures, inspect and perform in Nantong, which made Nantong have a strong cultural atmosphere. Mr. Neishan, a good friend of Mr. Lu Xun, praised after sightseeing: "This is an ideal cultural city in China."