Brief introduction to the history of Jingzhou ancient city

Jingzhou is a famous battlefield in Chinese history and an ancient city with a long history and culture. There is also an ancient city wall with a history of thousands of years in Jingzhou, which records the story here. Let's take a look at the scenic spots and stories of Jingzhou ancient city.

Jingzhou historical and cultural city area

Jingzhou Ancient City Historical and Cultural Tourism Zone is located in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, which is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction, and the main body of the scenic spot, Jingzhou City Wall, is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Jingzhou Ancient City is one of the first 24 famous historical and cultural cities in the State Council, an excellent tourist city in China and the hometown of three major cultures in China. On August 20 15, Jingzhou was rated as "the most beautiful tourist destination city in China" on 20 15 because of its "cultural charm and special charm". The main tourist attractions in the historical and cultural tourist area of Jingzhou Ancient City are: Dongmen Scenic Area, Zhang's former residence, Guandi Temple and Guangong Temple.

Historical inheritance of Jingzhou ancient city

Jingzhou ancient city is also called Jiangling city. It is one of the famous historical and cultural cities in China. South of Shashi, near the Yangtze River. The city wall roams in the lake, undulating according to the terrain, hitting the back along the lake and marsh, and stretching, if you swim high. The ancient city of Shu has a history of more than two thousand years. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, urban contours have appeared. After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, brick cities were built and destroyed many times in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties. According to the city records of Ming Dynasty, the well-preserved ancient city wall was built in the third year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1646). In recent years, many scenic spots have been built inside and outside the city wall.

During the Three Kingdoms period, it was "Jingzhou where the army had to fight". This famous cultural city is located on the western edge of the vast and rich Jianghan Plain. During the Han Dynasty, the whole country was divided into 36 states. It is named after Jingshan Mountain in Beijing. After the Eastern Jin Dynasty, several emperors established their capitals here, making this city the main town for the establishment of armies and governments in past dynasties. Jingzhou, located at the intersection of rivers and lakes, is a hub connecting southwest and northwest land and water transportation. The land here is fertile, the climate is mild and distinctive. This is also one of the important commercial centers in China. In the Western Han Dynasty, it ranked among the five southern counties. Crown. The name of Jingzhou is one of the states of Kyushu (Hebei, Zhou, Qing, Yang, Jing, Yu, Liang and Yong) established by ancient counties during water control. It was named after Jingshan at that time. After the Three Kingdoms, Jingzhou has been the state and county government, and some of them have their capitals here.

Scenic spot introduction Binyang building

Binyang Building is located above the Yingbin Gate of Jingzhou Ancient City. Built in the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt in the 11th year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty. /kloc-0 was designed and rebuilt by the national institute of cultural relics protection in August, 1986. 1987 was officially opened to Chinese and foreign tourists. Binyang Building is a building with double eaves and built on the mountain, which maintains the architectural style of Ming Dynasty. It is 24.5 meters high, east-west width 15. 13 meters, and north-south length 35.6 1 meter. An exposed cloister is set on the upper floor, and a large wooden plaque with a length of 2.6m and a width of1.2m is installed under the eaves in the east.

Zhang former residence

Zhang is a famous politician and reformer in the history of China. Li Zhi, a famous thinker and writer in Ming Dynasty, called him an "outstanding prime minister". Zhang's former residence is located in the east gate of Jingzhou ancient city, which was the temporary residence for Zhang to go back to his hometown to bury his father during the Wanli period.

The former residence is modeled after the garden-style architecture of Ming and Qing Dynasties, with quadrangles with five entrances and four courtyards and east rooms and west gardens. There are "Pengri Building" and "Spring nave" named after Ming Shenzong Imperial Bookstore, and there are more than 300 poems sung by celebrities in the cultural and artistic stele gallery. The small bridges, pavilions and elegant gardens in the park make people linger.

guandi temple

Jingzhou Guandi Temple is located in the old south gate of Jingzhou ancient city. It is one of the earliest Guandi temples in the world and the only one built on the site of Guanfu. It was built in the 29th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1396), rebuilt in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, maintained in Shunzhi period of Qing Dynasty for seven years, rebuilt and built a shrine in Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty for ten years, and rebuilt in Qianlong period for fifty-three years. Now Guandi Temple was rebuilt by the former jiangling county People's Government. Jingzhou Guandi Temple, together with Shanxi Jiezhou Guandi Temple, Hubei Dangyang Guanling and Henan Luoyang Guanlin, are called the four memorial shrines of Guan Gong in China.

The building in the main hall is hung high and solemn, with a statue of Guan Yu reading Spring and Autumn at night in the middle, a plaque of "Gankun Zhengqi" given by Yongzheng, and exquisite murals on the left and right walls with the theme of Guan Yu guarding Jingzhou.

Guan gongyiyuan

Guangongyuan Park, located in the east of Jingzhou ancient city, covers an area of 228 mu with a total investment of 790 million yuan. With the word "righteousness" as the theme, it vividly shows Guan Gong's life in America in various ways.

The symbol located in Guan Gong Yi Garden Scenic Area is the latest urban landmark in Jingzhou. It was designed by Han Meilin, a world peace artist and contemporary artist. The total height of the icon is 58 meters, made of copper 1.200 tons, and more than 4,000 pieces of bronze are pasted outside. This is the largest bronze statue in the world. The pedestal is like a huge ancient warship. The icon of Guan Gong stands tall at the bow of the boat, holding a broadsword and chopping waves, which is sacred and extraordinary, and is the core landscape of the scenic spot. There is a theme exhibition hall on the pedestal of the icon, which displays the image of Guan Gong, such as loyalty, courage, courtesy and wisdom, so that the image of Guan Gong spans thousands of years and is displayed in front of tourists with great momentum.