What's interesting about Xinghua?

Xinghua city is located in the hinterland of He Lixia in central Jiangsu, and the center of Yangzhou, Nantong and Yancheng Economic Development Zones. Dongtai and Dafeng in the east, Jiangdu and Jiangyan in the south, Gaoyou and Baoying in the west, and Yancheng across the river in the north. Zhaoyang Town, where the municipal government is located, is the food city of General Chu Zhaoyang with a history of more than 2,000 years. The total area of the city is 2393 square kilometers, with 6.5438+0.92 million mu of cultivated land, 680,000 mu of water surface and 6.5438+0.7 million mu of beaches. Xinghua has a flat terrain, fertile land, criss-crossing rivers and superior natural environment. It is called "Land of Abundance" and a national ecological demonstration city.

Xinghua tourism takes eco-tourism in water towns as its brand and develops continuously. In the history of Xinghua, there are twelve scenic spots in Zhaoyang: Jingyuan Tang Ming, San Lv Temple, Canglang Pavilion, Xuanwu Lingtai, Yangshan Sunset, Nanjin Tobacco Tree, Gaodong Rain Ji, Dragon Snake Chunyun, Holy Lake Autumn Moon, Muta Xia Qing, Shili Lotus Pond and hatchback melon nursery. Nature and culture are integrated, and elegance and appreciation are integrated. Xinghua is a typical water town in central Jiangsu, with thousands of rivers criss-crossing and lakes dotted around. Wujindang Park, a famous scenic spot, is quiet and elegant, with picturesque scenery in Lizhong aquatic forest eco-tourism area, charming spring scenery of Qiandao cauliflower for many days and beautiful scenery of 10,000 mu of Dazong Lake, which has a wide influence at home and abroad and is a tourist attraction for urban tourists to return to nature.

Liyuan and Chuanting Hall are located at No.0/3, Wu 'an Street, xinghua city. Originally the private garden of Li Xiaobo, a wealthy businessman in Qing Dynasty, the gate faces east, and there are two hidden walls of the gatehouse, a north-south wing, a vestibule well and a south-facing flower hall. Entering Li Yuanyuan Gate is the Ship Hall, one room wide and seven rooms deep, which looks like a cruise ship inside and out. There is a gangplank-like walkway on the west side with railings, and there is a wooden door carved with nanmu in the room.

The roof of the hall is covered with a rolling shed, and there is a white marble boat pile at the bow in the west of the hall. The southwest of the hall is along the corridor to the square hall, connected with the osmanthus building, and the park is covered with flower beds and ancient trees. Quiet and elegant, with the characteristics of Yangzhou gardens in the late Qing Dynasty. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Zheng Banqiao's former residence is located in Jiazheng Lane, Gubanqiao, Dongcheng Bay, Xinghua. Zheng Xie (1693- 1765), whose real name was Ke Rou, was a painter and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty, and was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou". I lived here before the first year of Qianlong. The former residence faces south, with a gatehouse, upper and lower rooms, a small study, a small courtyard patio and a kitchen. Cultural relics, paintings and statues about Zheng Banqiao are displayed in the house.

An ordinary house, because of its owner's extraordinary influence, makes visitors sit up and take notice. This is Xinghua's "Banqiao Former Residence", which fascinates scholars at home and abroad.

When you walk into the former residence, you can see two large plaques inscribed by Zhao Puchu and Liu Haisu, "Former Residence of Zheng Banqiao" and "Former Residence of Zheng Xie".

The former residence is made of white walls and gray tiles. Although the area is not large, it can temporarily avoid noise. Walking in the yard, you can hear your footsteps echoing in the yard.

Zheng Banqiao is famous for his poems, books and paintings, and he was once the head of the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou in Qing Dynasty. The Zheng family has been studying for generations, which is a scholarly family. Zheng Banqiao spent his boyhood here until the first year of Qianlong, when he was admitted to Jinshi at the age of 44.

Banqiao's former residence is in Jiazheng Lane outside Xinghua East Gate. There are not many bamboos in Xinghua, but this area is very special. From the ancient Banqiao to the urban area, you have to go through a bamboo lane with more than 200 steps. In Zhuxiang, every family takes bamboo as their business. Banqiao lives in such an environment where bamboo can be seen everywhere. How can it not produce feelings of loving bamboo and cherishing bamboo?

"No bamboo, no home" is a big preference of Banqiao. Under the eaves of Banqiao's former residence study, there is a clump of bamboo. Banqiao can enjoy the bamboo shadow through the window paper of the study, just like enjoying a natural picture. It is conceivable that the patter of night rain and the sound of rain beating on bamboo are exciting. Banqiao, which studies in the study, will give birth to infinite elegance. He said: "There is nothing to learn where I draw bamboo, and there are more middle ears than paper windows and powder walls."

Ink bamboo became the theme of Zheng Banqiao's paintings and poems. In his works, bamboo has also become a character. Bamboo is unyielding and humble, which can be said to be a portrayal of Banqiao's noble temperament. When he left Wei County, the poems and paintings he left to the local elders were still bamboo themes. On a black bamboo painting, he wrote: "Throw away the black veil, it is not an official, the bag is rustling, and the sleeves are cool." Write a thin bamboo as a fishing rod on the autumn wind river. " It is still widely circulated among the people. It is conceivable that the patter of night rain and the sound of rain beating on bamboo are exciting. Banqiao, which studies in the study, will give birth to infinite elegance. He said: "There is nothing to learn where I draw bamboo, and there are more middle ears than paper windows and powder walls."

Ink bamboo became the theme of Zheng Banqiao's paintings and poems. In his works, bamboo has also become a character. Bamboo is unyielding and humble, which can be said to be a portrayal of Banqiao's noble temperament. When he left Wei County, the poems and paintings he left to the local elders were still bamboo themes. On a black bamboo painting, he wrote: "Throw away the black veil, it is not an official, the bag is rustling, and the sleeves are cool." Write a thin bamboo as a fishing rod on the autumn wind river. " It is still widely circulated among the people.

Zheng Banqiao Memorial Hall, located in xinghua city, is a classical building, with a full-length portrait of Zheng Banqiao, a large white stone sculpture and Zheng Banqiao's representative works of orchids, bamboos and stones carved on the zhaobi. The showroom introduces Banqiao's life relics and original calligraphy and painting. As well as various exhibition halls, it is the center of xinghua city cultural relics and museums. Zheng Banqiao Memorial Hall is a memorial hall for historical figures in China in July. 1984. With the approval of the county people's government, Zheng Banqiao Memorial Hall was formally established. Located in Guihualou, former CPPCC County, xinghua city City, Jiangsu Province.

There are 65,438+065,438+0865,438+0 works in this collection, including 33 ink paintings by Zheng Banqiao, 348 paintings by Jin Nong, Min Zhen, Zheng Luan and Liu Xizai, and 833 paintings by contemporary celebrities commemorating Zheng Banqiao and Shi Naian. The museum mainly displays "Zheng Banqiao's life and artistic achievements". Display Zhao Jiapu, Banqiao old man's relics, seven editions of books, Banqiao ink manuscripts and photos, related research works, materials and words, epigraphy, legends and stories.

Zheng Banqiao's former residence is under the jurisdiction of the memorial hall and consists of eight Qing Dynasty houses. The sparse dahe of whitewashed tiles and orchids maintains the original appearance of "elegant room, no need for big flowers" Small-scale calligraphy and painting exhibitions are held irregularly in the former residence to spread Zheng Banqiao's artistic achievements. Xinghua city Museum, located at Pailou North Road. The existing building area is more than 4,000 square meters, ranking the forefront of county-level museums in the province. Collect more than 3,000 pieces of various cultural relics, among which calligraphy and painting in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Confucian temple ritual vessels and unearthed silver ingots are featured collections. There are 8 exhibition halls. 1997 was designated as the patriotic education base in Jiangsu province.