Historical Evolution of Xichun Town

Gaochun old street, known as the first ancient street in Jinling, is located on the border of southern Jiangsu, bordering Anhui, Gucheng Lake in the southeast and Shijiu Lake in the north, and is known as the "Holy Land in the South of the Yangtze River". Xichun Town has a long history. As early as the Shang Dynasty, there were human activities. Ancestors settled down according to the terrain and gradually formed villages and market towns. In the fourth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 149 1), Gaochun County was established. In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1908), it was renamed Huanxi Town and later Xichun Town (1945). Now the whole town covers an area of 82.6 square kilometers with a population of 1 10000.

Xichun Ancient Town is located in the west of Gaochun District, Nanjing, bordering Gucheng Lake in the east and south, and is the resident of Gaochun District People's Government. The settlement is inverted trapezoid, wide in the north and wide in the south. The ancient name came to Huizhou, and it was called Gaochun Town in the Song Dynasty. According to legend, it was named after the simple local folk customs and high terrain. Gaochun County belonged to Lishui County before its establishment. In the fourth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty (149 1), Gaochun County was separated from Lishui County, and Gaochun Town was the county administration, named after the town. In order to avoid the confusion of the names of counties and towns, Xichun Town was later called "Xichun Town because it is located in the highland on the north bank of Xichun River". In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1908), it was once named Binxi Town. During the Republic of China, from 65438 to 0934, Xichun Town was divided into three towns: Xichun, Chunhua and Chun 'an. 1945, the Japanese Puppet Army changed to Chundong and Xichun Town. 1946, the county government of the Republic of China merged Chundong and Xichun into one town, still called Xichun Town.

Historically, the town has been a county town with many shops, criss-crossing streets and bustling streets. Xichun Town has developed industry and commerce and handicraft industry. It is an economic corridor connecting southern Jiangsu and southern Anhui. As early as the Tang Dynasty, there was a commercial bud, and there was a description in Tang poetry that "Jia Ke returned from the sky and set sail among the clouds". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the rise of Huizhou merchants, it became the main distribution center of Anhui grain, tea, tobacco leaves, paper, bamboo and wood, tung oil, Jiangsu colored cloth, silks and satins, daily necessities and other materials, creating the famous "eight big banks" in history. The old town of Xichun has been built into a historical and cultural block, which highlights the style of the ancient town. Places of interest include the earliest Neolithic Xuecheng site in Nanjing, Baosheng Temple Tower in Wu Dong period and Jinhu Bridge in Ming Dynasty. There are many shops in Xichun Old Street (Zhongshan Road) formed in Ming and Qing Dynasties, which combines the styles of Xiangshan School in southern Jiangsu and Huizhou School in southern Anhui, and is known as "the first ancient street in Jinling". There are also temples, Gaochun Folk Museum, Gujing, Wu Ancestral Hall (now the former site of the headquarters of the first detachment of the New Fourth Army) and other scenic spots along the street, which show the quaint ancient architecture art and its rich folk culture. The local folk song and dance art is well known.

cultural relics and historic sites

Xichun Town has many cultural relics and historic sites, and its ancient architecture has a unique style. As early as the Shang Dynasty, Gaochun people worked tirelessly on this magical land, leaving behind various ancient buildings with different styles of the times. Although it has gone through many vicissitudes, most of it is still well preserved. They have the Baosheng Temple Tower built in the second year of Wu Chiwu (239), which was built by Sun Quan to prolong his mother's life. The tower has seven floors in all directions. A street in an ancient town built in Ming and Qing Dynasties combines the styles of Xiangshan School in southern Jiangsu and Huizhou School in southern Anhui. Only in Guangdong Province, it has been used as the location shooting base for films such as Battle of Huangqiao, General's Choice, Love in Gucheng Lake and TV series Fan Jinzhong Drama. Jinhu Bridge, built in the sixth year of Longqingming (1572), is a seven-hole stone arch bridge, creating a landscape of night parking in Kansai. Wu Jia ancestral temple, the former site of the headquarters of the first detachment of the New Fourth Army; Xuecheng site is the largest known Neolithic cultural site in Nanjing, about 6000 years ago.

Xichun Town has beautiful scenery and a long history. Gorgeous lakes and mountains are widely praised. Chen Yi led a crusade to the East and wrote a poem "Early Expedition to Gaochun". Neo-Confucianism was widely respected in the Song and Ming Dynasties, and its Zen Buddhism, ode to joy in the hall, Jing's poems and the poems of famous people in the town were of great research value. The local folk song and dance art is well-known, and "Picking Ling Dance" and "Flower Fan Dance" were recommended by the frontline song and dance troupe, and both won the silver award for the performance of "World Youth and Student Festival" in Vienna, enjoying the reputation of "the hometown of song and dance".