Xiangxi mingzhen town furong town

2019 65438+1October 22nd, Xiangxi, Hunan, furong town. Photography: Ma Jinwen/vision china

Furong town, formerly known as Wangcun Town, is an ancient town with a history of thousands of years. The Western Han Dynasty was originally ruled by Youyang County. With a long history and culture, beautiful natural scenery, antique ancient streets and unique folk customs. It was famous for shooting furong town in 1986, and changed its name to furong town in 2007. It is one of the "four famous towns" in western Hunan, enjoying the reputation of "Golden Boy of Chu and Shu" and "Xiongzhen of Youyang". In recent years, furong town has been awarded the titles of "National Famous Historical and Cultural Town", "Top Ten Ancient Towns for Tourism and Leisure in China", "Top Ten Famous Towns for Human Settlements in China", "4A National Scenic Area", "Top Ten Charming Towns", "The First Beautiful Towns in Hunan Province", "Civilized Towns in Hunan Province" and "Towns with Cultural Characteristics in Hunan Province".

Furong town is located in Wuling Mountain area, 4 1 km south of Yongshun County. The town covers a total area of 25 1.8 square kilometers, governs 17 villages and 5 communities, with a total population of 3380 1. It is a town where Tujia, Miao and Han live together, and Tujia accounts for more than 80% of the total population. Tourism resources are very rich, including bronze pillars in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qingshiban Street in Wuli, Diaojiaolou Group, Great Waterfalls, ancient tombs in the Western Han Dynasty and other famous scenic spots. The G352 line crosses the border, which is 84km away from Mengdonghe Railway Station12 and Zhangjiajie Lotus Airport. Zhangjiajie-Mengdonghe-Fenghuang Golden Tourism Line Hub has been initially formed, and Jill Zhang-Huaihe high-speed railway is being built in furong town area. It is estimated that 20021will be completed, and furong town will soon enter the era of high-speed rail.

May 2020 12, Xiangxi, Hunan, furong town. Photography: Xiong Chaoyang/vision china

Furong town is not only a thousand-year-old ancient town with a long history, but also a tourist attraction integrating natural scenery and ancient ethnic customs. It is also the core scenic spot of Mengdong River Scenic Area and the best scenic spot to visit ancient times. The waterfalls in the town, the misty rain in Longdong, the flat bridge overlooking the waterfall, the natural stone fingers on the cliff of the ancient town, the gatehouse of the ancient city of furong town, the wall of the Golden Boy of Chu, the Tusi Square, the Handcrank Hall, the Tuwang Temple, the Zhu Tong Park, the Tuwang Bridge, the Tuwang Palace, the Yinan Square, the cliff plank road, Wulishi Street, Youshui Gallery, Xiaolongdong, Dalong Cave and the Monkey Jump are charming.

August 5, 2020, Xiangxi, Hunan, furong town. Photo by Du/vision china

Furong town not only has beautiful scenery and rich ethnic customs, but also has cultural landscapes such as "Xizhou Copper Column", a national key cultural relic that records the political and military history of Tujia people, and the location of the film "furong town". Xizhou Copper Pillar is now in furong town Folk Scenery Museum. In 940 AD, Ma Xifan, the king of Chu, fought against Shi Peng, the governor of Xizhou, for many years, made peace, made a covenant, ruled Xinjiang, and cast 5,000 Jin copper pillars as proof. According to historical records: "In the fourth year of Tianfu at the end of Jin Dynasty (AD 939), Xizhou secretariat Peng fought with Ma Xifan, the king of Chu who occupied Hunan at that time. After the defeat, Peng Yu made peace with Ma Xifan in the fifth year of Tianfu (AD 940) at the end of the Jin Dynasty, and carved the course of the war and the terms of the peace talks on a copper pillar. The copper column weighs five thousand kilograms and is two feet high, and there are six hearts buried underground. It is eight-sided, hollow and filled with a lot of money. The tail of the column is covered with a copper top, and an oath is taken on the copper column. Established in Huiji, it was re-established in the second year of Song Tianxi (A.D. 10 18), and some local titles were engraved. In the middle of Qing dynasty, the copper top on the column was stolen and sank in the middle of the river, and the copper coins in the column were used up. In the 11th year of Guangxu (AD 1885), Zhang Zengyang, the magistrate of Yongshun, built a pavilion for protection. The museum was destroyed during the Republic of China. " The copper of the copper column is pure and smooth; Although the inscriptions on eight sides and six bodies have been washed away by thousands of years of wind and rain and eroded by frost and snow, they are still as clear as ever. Bronze columns in the Western Zhou Dynasty are important documents to study the ancient history of Tujia nationality. Tujia people regard bronze columns as sacred objects.