A summary of attractions in Shantou Lotus Peak Scenic Area A summary table of attractions in Shantou Lianhua Peak Scenic Area

Attractions in Shantou Lotus Peak Scenic Area

There are 16 attractions in the scenic area that you can check in~

Wen Tianxiang Statue

1987 The Chaoyang County People's Government specially hired the famous sculptor Tang Daxi to design it. It is 16 meters high and made of 74 granite stones of different specifications. It stands tall and awes those who look at it.

Chongwen Pavilion

Chongwen Pavilion was built in the Ming Dynasty for people to worship and commemorate Wen Tianxiang. After several repairs, it was rebuilt in 1984. There is a one-legged couplet in the pavilion: "The water is far away, the sky is cloudy, and the jade is so shallow that the mountain is shallow."

Qiquanjing

When Song Wen Tianxiang came here, it was a drought and it was difficult for soldiers and horses to drink water. Wen Tianxiang personally led people to explore the spring along the beach. It was extremely sweet, so he expanded it into a well. The strange thing is that whenever the sea tide rises, the spring hole is submerged by the sea water. When the tide recedes, the spring water is still extremely sweet. People call it a strange spring, also known as "Wenquan Well".

Lu'an Bookstore

"Lu'an Bookstore" is the study place where Zhang Lu'an, a survivor of the Southern Song Dynasty, lived in seclusion and did not serve as an official after entering the Yuan Dynasty. "Lu'an Bookstore" is his handwriting. Zhao Guangguo, a scholar from Chaoyang in the Qing Dynasty, wrote an inscription: "The secrets of Yi reveal the innate nature, and the sound of playing the piano is ancient" to praise his event.

Deshengguan

Deshengguan is located on the north side of Zhongnan Mountain, north of Lianhua Peak. Haimen was an important coastal defense town on the southeast coast during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In order to strengthen coastal defense, the imperial court trained naval forces here. Soldiers and horses were set up in the east school field to perform martial arts, horse racing, riding and shooting. The winner entered this pass, so it was named "Desheng Pass".

Lianfeng Ancient Temple

Lianfeng Ancient Temple was originally known as "Guanyintang" and "Dashi Pavilion". It was first built in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt and renamed during the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was known as the "Zhongnan Ancient Temple" and was rebuilt into the "Lianfeng Ancient Temple" during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty. The couplet reads: "Outside the temple, Lianfeng Peak surrounds the temple, and the Lianshui River reaches the horizon." During the Anti-Japanese War, it was destroyed by Japanese artillery fire. In May 1992, enthusiastic people from all walks of life and compatriots at home and abroad raised funds for reconstruction, and the scale was more spectacular than before.

Haijingtang

Haijingtang was founded by Wu Congzhou, a hermit in the Ming Dynasty. During the Longqing period, Japanese pirates invaded Chaoyang. Wu Congzhou was a filial man and supported his mother to take refuge here. He retired to the sage Zhang Lu'an. There is a Haijingtang residence next to "Yunshui Jielu", where he is engaged in farming, studying, educating the villagers, and has made outstanding contributions to Haimen culture and education. To commemorate him, the Zhongxian Temple was worshiped during the Wanli period. Han Rizuan, the Minister of Rites and a native of Boluo, wrote "The Record of Wu Yinjun's Visit to the Zhongxian Temple" and "Haijingtang Collection" survives.

The Old Monk Worships the Buddha

The "Old Monk Worships the Buddha" is located on Zhongnan Mountain behind the Lianfeng Ancient Temple. It has rugged rocks. Looking up from a distance, it looks like an old monk wearing cassocks. , with five bodies prostrate to the ground, in the posture of worshiping the Buddha, and the shape is lifelike.

Wangfu Stone

In ancient times, maritime production activities were the most dangerous. In addition, there was no weather forecast, and fishing boats without mechanical power had poor ability to withstand wind and waves. During the typhoon season, this place became a The place where the fisherman's daughter looks forward to her husband's safe return.

The Tomb of Zhang Luan

The tomb of Zhang Luan is located in front of the Lotus Stone. Zhang Luan was a scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty. Death is respected by people.

Ancient Fort

This is the Haimen South Fort, also known as the Lotus Fort. It is located on the northwest side of Wangfu Stone on Lotus Peak. Jindan set up Lotus Camp (also called Xiliu Camp, which fought against Japanese pirates here. In the fifty-sixth year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1717 AD), in order to defend against pirates, the Qing government built this fort. It was made of Sanhe soil and was semicircular in shape, with a diameter of about 25 meters tall, with a commander (there were camps around it, which had been abandoned for a long time). The original four cannons were destroyed in 1958; in 1997, the scenic area management office repaired the fort, and four imitation pig iron cannons were displayed in it for visitors to view. /p>

Mass Graves

After the Japanese invaders occupied Haimen Port, they implemented the "Three Lights" policy and burned more than 1,400 private houses and burned more than 460 fishing boats. The dead and buried corpses were beheaded, and more than 17,000 people were buried alive and killed. There were only more than 18,000 people left in the market town with a population of more than 50,000 (more than 17,000 people died and more than 15,000 people fled. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the skeletons of the victims were buried together by charities. Under the Lotus Peak, there is a monument to mark it forever.

Zhongxian Temple (Lianfeng Academy)

The "Zhongxian Temple" was built to worship Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Lu'an. Wen Tianxiang, the prime minister of the last Southern Song Dynasty, was the king of Kangyuan Dynasty. At this point, Zhang Lu'an, a famous scholar in Chaoyang, was built in the Jiawu Year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1594 AD) and the fourth year of Daoguang reign in the Qing Dynasty (1842 AD). It was built several times and was still preserved in the Ming Dynasty.

Ancient Lotus Peak

Lianhua Peak is located on the seaside of Haimen, about 22 kilometers away from Shantou City. It is named because the rocks are cracked like lotus flowers. It is a natural and harmonious place. It is a tourist attraction with cultural landscape and one of the first batch of national AAA-level scenic spots. In the late Southern Song Dynasty, the patriotic general Wen Tianxiang traced the exiled emperor here. Looking at the sea, he lamented that the Song Dynasty was about to die. Later generations commemorated Wen Tianxiang. There is a standing statue of this temple. There is a stone carving of "Lotus Peak" on the front of the peak, which was inscribed by Wen Tianxiang of the Song Dynasty. Wu Gao, the seven-year-old son of Wu Benhan, a general of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, added the word "古" on it, which is integrated with the original stone carving.

Zhongnan Stone

In November 1278 AD, the national hero Wen Tianxiang of the Southern Song Dynasty led his troops to resist the Yuan Dynasty and moved to Chaoyang to fight in Chaoyang. In order to pursue the emperor's boat heading south, he climbed the Lotus Peak and saw that it was missing. He lamented that the Song Dynasty When he was about to die, the sword was engraved with the word "Zhongnan", and the word "sheep" in the word "nan" was engraved with "wu", which means that it was noon when Wen Tianxiang arrived here. The word "Zhongnan" has a profound meaning, and its connotation is the poetic meaning of "the minister's heart is like a magnetic needle, and he will not rest until he points to the right direction".

Looking at the Emperor's Place

In November 1278 AD, King Wen Tianxiangqin came to the Chaochao River to fight against the Yuan Dynasty. In order to pursue his young master Song Emperor_, he came here to look at the emperor's boat and the blue sea and the southern sky, expressing his determination to fight to the death. heroic spirit. There is a folk legend of "loyalty stepping on the broken stone lotus".