What are the interesting tourist attractions in Changtai?

The tourist attractions in Changtai include: Daishi Ancestral Hall, Chen Ancestral Hall Zhanyitang and Guihou Ancient Building Complex, etc.

1. Daishi Ancestral Hall

Daishi Ancestral Hall is located in Taoran Garden, Wu'an Town, Changtai County. Also known as "Zhanyitang", it was built in the 21st year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1542) and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. The building area is 438 square meters, facing east from the west, and consists of a front hall, a patio, a platform, water corridors on both sides and a main hall, with a hard top. In front of the temple are Kuangcheng and Panchi. The front hall is five bays wide and two bays deep. The main hall is three rooms wide and three rooms deep. The front hall and the main hall are both made of mixed wooden frames with beams and buckets, and the beams and column foundations are exquisitely carved.

2. Chen’s Ancestral Hall Zhanyitang

Chen’s Ancestral Hall Zhanyitang is located in Xiangkoushe, Ganzhai Village, Yanxi Town, Changtai County. It was first built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Sitting northwest to southeast, it covers an area of ??2096 square meters and a construction area of ??594 square meters. It is composed of an ancestral hall, antechamber, a patio, a gallery and a main hall. The ancestral hall is divided into two levels, the upper and lower levels. The surface is paved with granite slabs, and two pairs of clamped stone flagpoles are erected on the west side.

The front hall is five rooms wide and three rooms deep. The front porch in the open room has a recessed purlin, which is made of stone imitating wood. The main hall is five rooms wide and three rooms deep. It has a wooden frame with raised beams and huge materials. The wooden golden pillars in the bright room are shuttle pillars that are divided up and down. There is a wooden niche in the back corridor, painted with gold.

3. Guihou Ancient Building Group

The Guihou Ancient Building Group is located in Guihou Village, Yanxi Town, Changtai County. It consists of 8 buildings, including Zhuiyuan Hall, Difen Hall, Ye Wenlong's House, Pujiyan, Louzicuo, Juxing Hall, Xiangong Temple, and Shengcuo, which were built from the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China. The total area is approximately 18,361 square meters and the total construction area is approximately 6,331 square meters.

Among them, Zhuiyuan Hall, Difen Hall, Juxing Hall and Xiangong Temple are ancestral halls, Ye Wenlong House, Louzicuo and Shengcuo are residential buildings, and Puji Rock is a temple. The buildings all have dovetail ridge roofs on cantilevered tops or hard tops, and mixed wooden frames with raised beams and buckets.

Local specialties of Changtai:

1. Changtai Amomum villosum

Changtai Amomum villosum, a specialty of Changtai District, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, national agricultural product geography logo. Changtai Amomum villosum, also known as Yangchun Amomum villosum, is a precious southern medicine. It is the fruit of Amomum villosum of the genus Cardamom and is native to Changtai County. Changtai Amomum villosum also has the characteristics of large fruit, good quality, high natural pollination rate and wide adaptability.

2. Banli Dragon Pomelo

Banli Dragon Pomelo is a specialty of Changtai District, Fujian Province and a national geographical indication of agricultural products. Changtai's famous product, Banli Dragon Pomelo, has a long history. As early as the establishment of the county in the 13th year of Baoda in the Southern Tang Dynasty (955), dragon pomelo cultivation began, which was of special quality and delicious taste. By the time of the Republic of China, it had been "little known". The ripening period of Banli dragon pomelo is usually in early to mid-September and is on the market before the Mid-Autumn Festival. The surface of the fruit is yellow-green, the pulp is juicy, white and slightly yellow in color, crisp and tender in texture, moderately sweet and sour, and is the earliest ripe pomelo variety in Fujian Province.

3. Shiming taro

Shiming taro is a specialty of Changtai District, Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, and a national geographical indication of agricultural products. Shiming taro is produced in Shiming Village, Yanxi Town, Changtai County - at the foot of Lianggang Mountain with an altitude of 1119 meters. The underground mineral water gurgling here has a sweet and mellow water quality that lasts for many years. The soil is deep and rich in minerals. The skin of the betel nut taro produced is purple-red, and the meat is tender, crispy and delicious, with a strong aroma and a unique flavor.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Changtai District