What are the characteristic scenic spots in Xinghua?

The tourist attractions in Xinghua City, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province are:

1. Gongji Terrace

Gongji Terrace is located on the bank of Beihaizi Pool in Xinghua City, with a height of 6 meters, covering an area of ??1,300 square meters. The pavilions and pavilions here are close to the city and the water, with towering trees covering the sky and the earth, and the scenery is elegant and beautiful.

Gongji Terrace was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the first year of Baoqing (1225), Chen Gai, the magistrate of Xinghua County, used the soil excavated from the reconstruction of large and small Duo islands and rivers to build a 3.5-meter-long building around the county government office in order to defend against the Jin soldiers, Mongolian soldiers and other northern armies crossing Huainan. Kilometers of Tucheng, four gates in the southeast, northwest and four water gates, and a high platform was built on the south side of Tucheng north of the county government; this platform was named according to the orientation of the five elements and its corresponding Xuanwu (divine turtle) among the "four images" It is called "Xuanwu Terrace". At the same time, the "Jinhuai Tower" was built on the "Xuanwu Terrace", which had the meaning of "attack and defense". Zhan Shilong, the magistrate of Yuan Dynasty, once studied here, so Jinhuai Tower is also called Reading Tower.

2. Lizhong Water Forest Ecological Park

Lizhong Water Forest Ecological Park is located at the east end of Shunchuan Road, Lizhong Town, Xinghua City. It is the largest artificial ecological forest base in Jiangsu Province. , was built in the early 1980s, with a total area of ??18,894 acres. The current start-up area covers an area of ??1,500 acres, including 1,050 acres of forest land. 100,000 metasequoias, pond fir trees and other trees have been planted, and it has become a tall, dense and vibrant water forest park. The current forest stock volume is 15,000 cubic meters, and 12 trees are planted every year. The speed increases.

Lizhong Water Forest is different from ordinary tree planting methods. It adopts a special three-dimensional pattern of Lin Duogou Fish, forming a unique water town landscape of "water in the forest, fish in the water, and birds in the forest" . There are more than 10 kinds of wild animals including owls, wild ducks, egrets, black cuckoos, grass parrots, mountain sparrows and other birds than before. There are more than 60,000 birds in the forest at the peak, and the normal number is about 30,000. It is currently the largest artificial wetland forest ecosystem in the Lixiahe area. In midsummer, the garden has towering trees and thick shade, thousands of birds are gathering in the air, and the breeze is lingering along with the fragrant scent of plants. It really makes visitors intoxicated and forget to leave.

3. Xuanwu Lingtai Scenic Area

The "Xuanwu Lingtai" Scenic Area is located on the bank of Beihaichi River in Xinghua City. The buildings, pavilions and pavilions are close to the city and the water, and the towering trees cover the sky and the earth. The scenery is Elegant and beautiful. This is the largest cultural landscape in Xinghua City, with a history of more than 700 years.

The "Xuanwu Lingtai" scenic spot began to take shape in the Southern Song Dynasty. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, especially during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was built and expanded more than 10 times. The Yiai Temple and Jingxian Temple ( Buildings such as Quzi Temple (later renamed Quzi Temple), Zhaoyang Academy and Stele Hall were praised and praised by more than 100 literati and scholars of all levels throughout the ages. This resulted in a large number of poetic works, including more than 100 poems and more than 10 inscriptions. There are 3 poems, 8 poems, and 8 prefaces (postscripts). At the same time, there was also a collection of poems and essays organized by Yu Linnian, the county magistrate in the sixth year of Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1867), including "Gongji Terrace Sings and Collections" and "Xinghua Gongji Terrace Chronicles", as well as Kong Shangren's famous plays with world influence. "Peach Blossom Fan" has greatly enriched the cultural connotation and historical heritage of the "Xuanwu Lingtai" scenic spot, making it one of the important scenic spots in northern and central Jiangsu, comparable to Yangzhou Pingshan Hall and Gaoyou Cultural Tour Platform.

4. Taohua Island Ecological Agriculture Sightseeing Park

Taohua Island Ecological Agriculture Sightseeing Park was established in June 2008. It is located 9 kilometers south of Xinghua City, in the Lincheng High-efficiency Agriculture Demonstration Zone, on the east side of Xingtai Avenue, and the main entrance is connected to Xingtai Avenue. The total land and water area of ??the park is 1,500 acres. The park has a unique fishing center, osmanthus seedling garden, boutique peach orchard, grape sightseeing corridor, ecological restaurant, leisure club, barbecue bar, yurt, etc.

5. Xinghua Ancient City Wall

Xinghua Ancient City Wall was built in the first year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1225 AD). At that time, people in Xinghua dug rivers and took soil to build a circle of earth walls 6 miles, 157 steps long and more than one foot high to resist the invasion of Jin soldiers. The city wall has four gates with towers above them and a moat outside the walls.

In the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1372 AD), the city wall was rebuilt as a brick wall, reaching a height of more than 11 meters.

The four gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest are Qiyuan Gate, Wenming Gate, Weiwu Gate and Zhaokui Gate. The fourth floor is Guanhai Tower, Huaizhu Tower, Jianshan Tower and Yangchen Tower. In the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing (AD 1558), in order to defend against the intrusion of Japanese pirates, the city wall was fully built again, and it was completed the following year. Since then, the city wall has been repaired many times. During the Republic of China, the small south gate, small east gate, and small north gate were added to facilitate transportation. So far, the city wall has seven gates.

The Xinghua City Wall has played a role in resisting foreign enemies many times in history. In the history of resisting invaders, the most famous one is the deeds of the county magistrate Hu Gongchen who led the people to resist the invasion of Yuan soldiers, and both sides fought bloody battles. Xinghua City was finally captured because there were no reinforcements, and Hu Zhi County also died with the city. Heroic historical events are touching.

In 1958, due to the need for reconstruction of the old city, most of the city walls were demolished. The remaining part was fortunately preserved because state-owned enterprises such as department store warehouses and directly-affiliated grain depots were built based on the ancient city. In the early 1990s, the west gate section was also demolished, and now only the heel section of the east city outer wall remains, which is relatively well-preserved, with a length of 65 meters, a height of 5.5 meters, a bottom width of 1.6 meters, and a top width of 1.1 meters.

In 2002, the Xinghua Ancient City Wall was announced by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government as the fifth batch of Jiangsu Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units.

6. Dongyue Temple

The Dongyue Temple, which has a history of more than 600 years, is a famous local Taoist monument in Xinghua City. It is also the only well-preserved Taoist site.

It is located at No. 13, Pailou East Road, Dongda Street, Xinghua City, covering an area of ??more than 800 square meters. Dongyue Temple was built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. It was named after the Dongyue Taishan God worshiped in the temple.

The Dongyue Temple has a magnificent architecture and a strict layout. The main hall is the most famous. There is a folk legend that Li Chunfang, the prime minister of Xinghua, built the main hall of Dongyue Temple in order to honor his parents. It adds a bit of legendary color to it. In 1986, Dongyue Temple was announced as a cultural relic protection unit by the Xinghua County People's Government, and in 2001 it was declared as a provincial cultural relic protection unit. Later, the Xinghua Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government transferred the use rights of Dongyue Temple from the Municipal Cultural Center to the Municipal Taoist Association. And invested heavily in repair and construction. The completed Dongyue Temple includes the archway, mountain gate, theater building, Four Saints Temple, Luzu Altar, Caishen Temple, Wuyue Tower, Doumu Palace, Changshengyuan, Jingdu Temple and living, firefighting, and commercial facilities. I believe that the Dongyue Temple, which has gone through many vicissitudes of life, will once again shine brightly and become the core place for Taoist activities in Xinghua City and a tourist attraction for the masses.

7. Zhuangyuanfang

Outside the east gate of Xinghua City, Taizhou, there is a thoroughfare of Ming and Qing Dynasties, named Tongtai in ancient times. Since the Qing Dynasty, it has been called Dongchengwai Street Xinghua Zhuangyuanfang. Slightly east is a Zhuangyuan Lane extending northward, which is where Li Chunfang, the number one scholar during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, lived in his early years. Young Li Chunfang studied hard and studied alone in the Tushen Temple in Shenghu. The temple has three bays, the third one leads to the two wells, and the last one leads to the Qingjing. Local chronicles call this place "the reading place of Li Chunfang, the young master of the Ming Dynasty". Li Chunfang passed the national examination at the age of twenty-one and studied hard for another fifteen years to obtain the top prize. In the twenty-fifth year of Jiajing (1546), Li Chunfang went to Chunwei again. The night before the trip, I stayed alone in the temple of the Earth God where I studied when I was a boy. I dreamed that a rabbit turned out to be a deer and was hit in the head. After I woke up, I felt a hundred times more confident. Then he returned to his ancestral home in Jurong to pay homage to his ancestors. He stayed at Xiao Temple for the night and left poems on the wall of the monk's room: Listening to the ringing bells in the mountain temple every year, a horse in the west wind recalls the distant Duke. On that day, a jade belt must be left, and the poem cannot be tied to a sarong. The next year, Li Chunfang won the first prize.

The stone archway across the street at the head of Zhuangyuan Lane was built in the 26th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1547). It has a single door and double pillars. In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing (1565), Li Chunfang became the official of the Ministry of Rites, the prince's Taibao, and the bachelor of Wuyingdian. On January 5, 2009, Xinghua City, Taizhou restored Zhuangyuanfang.

8. Zheng Banqiao’s former residence and memorial hall

It is located at No. 7-8 Zhengjia Lane, Dongchengwai, Xinghua City. It is a professional museum commemorating Zheng Banqiao, a representative figure of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in the Qing Dynasty. It was built in Xinghua City, his former residence, in 1993 on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Zheng Banqiao's birth. The museum is a three-story building imitating the Ming Dynasty. It has multiple roads and winding corridors, small bridges and flowing water, sculptures and murals, and is decorated with flowers and bonsais. It looks elegant and unique with a unique style. There are displays of Zheng Banqiao's life and artistic achievements, Xinghua historical celebrities, etc.

The Zheng Banqiao Memorial Hall is connected to the Fourth Archway of Xinghua Scenic Spots and the Liyuan Boat Hall, a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province, and has become an important window and tourist attraction that comprehensively reflects the history and culture of Xinghua.

9. The Four Archways of Xinghua

The Four Archways are located on Pailou Middle Road in the city of Taizhou City. Inside the Four Archways are layers of calligraphy plaques of various sizes and styles. The ink strokes of 47 famous contemporary calligraphy masters such as , Sha Menghai and Zhao Puchu complement each other, making people dizzy. The fact that the small four archways can be favored by so many famous calligraphers shows its importance.

The Fourth Pailou was originally built in the Ming Dynasty. It displays plaques obtained by filial sons and good ministers of Xinghua celebrities from the Song Dynasty to the early Republic of China, for local people to admire and learn from. Most of these plaques were issued by the rulers at that time It was not easy to write it personally or issue it to this person, and it has been passed down to this day. Unfortunately, during the "Cultural Revolution", the building was destroyed and the plaque was scattered.

In the 1980s, Xinghua City rebuilt the Fourth Archway and basically built it according to its original appearance. The area was nearly doubled compared to the historical one. Seven original plaques in the building were also collected from the public, but the original The handwriting has been blurred to the point of being unrecognizable. Fortunately, the most symbolic "Five Mountains Chaotian" on the top of the building is still an old decoration.

10. Li Yuan Boat Hall

Li Yuan Boat Hall is located at No. 13 Wu'an Street in Xinghua City. The boat hall was built during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty and was part of the garden of Li Xiaobo, a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou. Its carvings are exquisite and its structure is unique. The whole building looks like a big ship, with the bow facing west and the position facing east. There is a long step on the south side of the ship hall, which looks like a springboard. When visitors enter the ship hall, they feel as if they are in a large ship. There are corridors on both sides. Through the glass partitions, the furnishings in the hall can be seen. A fan-shaped plaque hangs on the east end of the boat hall, with the four words "Canglang Painted Boat" engraved on it. The roof of the hall is a rolled-peng tile roof, which is exquisite and exquisite. There is a flower stand outside the bow of the ship, and the entwined wisteria trunks are like ship cables tied to the shore. The entire boat hall is like a large, elegantly decorated ship, rippling among flowers, plants and trees.

In 1957, it was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Committee.

11. Banqiao Cultural Park

Banqiao Cultural Park is located on the west side of Zheng Banqiao’s former residence (No. 7-8 Zhengjia Lane, Dongchengwai, Xinghua City). Although it is not large in scale, it is With a rich cultural atmosphere, it is a Banqiao garden with rich cultural and artistic connotations. Its couplets and plaques all reflect the essence of Banqiao's thoughts. Wotingxuan is poetically designed based on Mr. Wang's poem "I lie down in the Yazhai and listen to the bamboos rustling, which is suspected to be the sound of suffering among the people. I am a small official in Caozhou County, and every branch and leaf is always related to love." A couplet holding a pillar at the door reads "A person who can be confused is a wise man." "You are not an idiot if you are willing to suffer losses" explains Mr. Banqiao's thoughts of "It is rare to be confused" and "Suffering losses is a blessing". A pool of water in Banqiao Cultural Park is named Chuze. The small plaque "Credit Moon" in the waterside pavilion shows Mr. Banqiao's noble thoughts of being poor and lonely. The "Orchid and Bamboo Hall" in the park was named after Mr. Banqiao, who was good at painting orchids and bamboos. This hall is a replica of the "Fuyu Pavilion" where Mr. Banqiao lived and studied and created during his lifetime.

12. Zheng Banqiao Forest Garden

Zheng Banqiao Forest Garden is located in the northwest corner of Guanruan Village, Daduo Town, Xinghua City. The place is commonly known as Zheng Family Dachang and is the ancestral cemetery of the Zheng family. Five rivers intersect here, resembling five dragons playing in the water and a phoenix tail, so it is called the Phoenix Treasure Land. Since its planning and construction in 1986, Zheng Banqiao Forest Park has undergone three major renovations and expansions in 1993, 2003 and 2007, and now it is beginning to take shape. The forest garden covers an area of ??9,000 square meters and 1,200 square meters of antique buildings. There is a cemetery area and a historical materials exhibition room inside. The exhibition room displays relief sculptures, artistic achievements, Banqiao road inscriptions, pillar-holding couplets, celebrity plaques, brick carvings, etc. that reflect Zheng Banqiao's life. There are Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy and painting works for tourists to purchase and collect. In 1995, the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government announced it as a provincial cultural relic protection unit.

13. Wujindang Tourist Scenic Area

Wutjindang Tourist Scenic Area is located in the north of Xinghua City, with convenient transportation. It is a place integrating leisure and entertainment, water tourism, agricultural tourism, A wetland ecological reserve that integrates ecological regulation and cultural tourism functions, Wujindang has a water surface of about 3.2 square kilometers and surrounding wetland landforms, with an enclosed space area of ??about 8.36 square kilometers.

Wujindang is a lake in the north of Xinghua City close to the city. According to legend, Yue Fei shot down the Wujin of Jin Wushu here when he was fighting against the Jin Dynasty. Here is the name of Shi Nai, the author of "Water Margin" The prototype of Liangshan Bo in An's works. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Shi Naian returned to his hometown. Facing the magnificent Wujindang, he once recited a poem: "In the past, people once went to the Peach Blossom Spring, but now we are here at the Reed Marsh. The blue sky and white clouds reflect the blue waves, and the green Among the trees is my hometown."

14. Zhao Haixian Yanglou

Zhao Haixian Yanglou, also known as Zhao Haixian’s former residence, is located at No. 15 Jia Shu Lane, East Gate, Xinghua City. The foreign-style building was built in the Qing Dynasty. It is a three-story building imitating Roman architectural style, with a set of antique garden courtyards such as pavilions, pools, and rockeries. It is said that Zhao Haixian's foreign building was funded by a large salt merchant in Yangzhou during the Guangxu period. In order to repay Zhao Haixian's kindness in curing his illness and saving his life, a large wood shop owner in Jiangdu specially hired Ningbo craftsmen to carefully design the building and presented it to Zhao Haixian. In July 2007, the Xinghua Municipal Government restored the western-style building in line with the principle of "repairing the old as before". In March 2008, the Municipal Cultural Bureau and the Museum displayed the historical materials of the Zhaohaixian Western-style Building, and it was officially opened to the public at the end of May, recreating the momentum of the Western-style building back then.

15. Shi Naian Cemetery

Shi Naian Cemetery is located 150 meters northeast of Shijiaqiao, Xinghua Town. Centered on Shi Naian's tomb, the cemetery displays Shi's family history, various cultural relics related to Shi Naian and his descendants, and various versions of "Water Margin". Shi Naian (1296-1370) was a novelist in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Author of "Water Margin". He died in Huai'an, and his grandson Shuyuan was buried here in accordance with his last wish.

The cemetery is surrounded by water. The tomb is in the shape of a circular mound, 3.5 meters high and 4.5 meters in diameter. There is a stone tablet "The Tomb of the Great Writer Mr. Shi Naian", 1.4 meters high and 0.4 meters wide. There are three brick archways in front. There is Shi Naian cultural relics exhibition room in the southeast. There is an inscription in the garden titled "Reconstruction of Shi Naian's Tomb" by Zhao Puchu.

16. Liu Xizai’s former residence

Liu Xizai’s former residence is located at No. 3, Xiaoguandimiao Lane, Xinghua City. The ancient gatehouse alone exudes quiet meditation amidst the hustle and bustle. The former residence is divided into two parts, front and back, with simple and elegant furnishings. The forward part of the former residence is the living room, with an ancient table and several seats. The long doors and lattice fans are carved with various patterns, mostly orchids, thin bamboos and the like. The lines are simple, elegant and beautiful, just like Liu Xizai's indifferent and elegant life. In the middle of the hall, there is a plaque with the words "Quietness and Ease of Nature" personally written by Emperor Xianfeng. These four words are a true reflection of Liu Xizai's rigorous academic studies throughout his life.

17. Shangfang Temple

Shangfang Temple is located at the north end of Wujindang Park in the northern suburbs of Xinghua. The ancient temple was built during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by war in 1944 and the temple disappeared. In 1996, the municipal government decided to rebuild Shangfang Temple in Wujindang Scenic Area, building according to the original style: Zhaobi, Shanmen Hall, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Sutra Collection Building, layman's room, Zen room, Jiedai, etc. The temple is adjacent to the original reed pond in the west, forming a natural west garden and release pond. In April 2006, it was rated as one of the "Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Taizhou City"

18. Banqiao Bamboo and Stone Garden

Banqiao Bamboo and Stone Garden is located along the Chelu River southwest of Yingwu Bridge in Xinghua City , mainly combining greening and landscape architecture, with a total construction land area of ??approximately 60,000 square meters.

There are spotted bamboo, tea stalk bamboo, yellow-stemmed black bamboo, white bamboo, phoenix tail bamboo, filial bamboo, early bamboo, purple bamboo, spicy leek bamboo, water bamboo, Xiaoqin silk bamboo, There are 58 bamboo species including Nanjun bamboo. At the same time, the park is equipped with various trees, flowers and plants to create a natural ecological garden landscape, which is a good place for Xinghua citizens to relax and play.