Tourism resources in Qucun Township

Qucun (formerly known as Zangcun, changed to its current name in 1958 to promote simplified Chinese characters) Township is the hometown of Zangyuan, a high official in the Wei Kingdom of the Zhou Dynasty. After his death, Zangyuan rested in Qingzhuang within the territory. (The original name was Qingzhong, which was the mausoleum of Qu Yuan named Boyu. Later, it was rumored to be the current name.) To the east of the village, Qu Yuan's cemetery was tall and majestic with lush grass. It was called Qing Zhong (later washed away by the Yellow River). At that time, in order to commemorate this wise man who made his own provinces, a large number of people came from all over the country on the 19th day of the second lunar month (which should be the death anniversary of Qu Yuan) and the second day of August (the birthday of Qu Yuan) every year. It gradually developed into the current Qucun; at the same time, Qucun is also the hometown of Min Ziqian and Gong Xihua among the 72 sages of Confucius. The story of Luhua Shunmu in Twenty-Four Filial Piety and the story in the traditional opera "Whip the Reeds" happened here, Qucun The township has rich historical and cultural accumulation and rich tourism resources. It has Puyang Yellow River Water Conservancy Scenic Area, a national water conservancy engineering scenic spot headed by Qucun Flood Diversion Gate, and Mengju Crane Viewing (Mengju Crane Viewing), one of the 36 scenic spots in Kaizhou, which is famous in history. Tanhuakeng), a distant view of Heshuo; the Erxian Temple of Gongxi Village, which was conferred by Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty; the ruins of the Anqiu Huguo Zen Forest Temple, which was first built during the Tianping and Xingguo period of the Northern Song Dynasty and where Yang Wenguang followed King An; and many other scenic spots and relics. In particular, the Qucun Flood Diversion Gate Tourist Area covers an area of ??780 acres. It is a grand project and is known as the "No. 1 Gate in Asia." It is connected to the majestic Yellow River embankment on the side, and there are four or five large water surfaces in the front and back, which are integrated and natural, forming a unique natural scenery. The entire scenic spot is divided into eight major landscapes according to its meaning: majestic engineering, boating on Long Lake, autumn moon in fish pond, listening to the waves of the Yellow River, watching the sun on the river, ethnic customs, towers and floating clouds, and spring flowers and autumn fruits. The construction of the scenic spot combines the beautiful landscape with the profound Yellow River culture, with green water and green grass as the skeleton, deliberately rendering the pastoral scenery, and harmonious coexistence of man and nature. It is a multi-functional integration of ecology, sightseeing, leisure, entertainment, vacation, etc. water conservancy scenic area. A large number of tourists come to visit every year. It is a patriotic education base for students to understand and understand the Yellow River. Party and state leaders Li Peng, Tian Jiyun, Jiang Chunlin, as well as water conservancy experts from Finland, Japan, Bangladesh and other countries have visited the floodgates. Mengju Crane Viewing is one of the thirty-six scenic spots in Kaizhou. The Mengjutan Flower Pit is located 4 kilometers northeast of the township government, with a total length of 1,100 meters, a width of 450 meters from north to south, an area of ??more than 700 acres, and an average water depth of more than 5 meters. It was the first in the Qing Dynasty Relics of the Yellow River bursting its banks. Reeds are lush around the pit. The water in the pit is clear and pure. There are swarms of fish and shrimps, big crabs and turtles. There are many water birds that come here to inhabit. The national first-level protected bird - cranes also often visit here, so it is called " "Meng Ju watches cranes". Since the implementation of the policy of returning farmland to forest, the green channel in the township has been 35,000 meters long, adding another beautiful scenery to the development of tourism in the township.