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What are the top ten must-visit attractions in Meizhou, and which ones are worth visiting?

There are Meizhou Academy, Pangui Fang, Qiaoxi Ancient Rhyme, Wang Shoushan, Xingning Ancient City Wall, Ye Jianying Memorial Park, Lingguang Temple, Changtan Tourist Resort, Ketianxia Tourism Industrial Park, Tai'an Building Hakka Cultural Tourism Industrial Park, etc. These attractions are all worth visiting.

1. Meizhou Academy

Meizhou Academy, also known as Confucius Temple and Confucian Temple, is located in the north of the river in Meicheng, Meizhou, Guangdong, and is located in the south gate of Lingfeng West Road, Meijiang District, Meizhou City. In front of the hospital, Meizhou Academy has a long history. It was first built in the Northern Song Dynasty. The prefect Teng Yuanfa initially established the academy in the west area of ??Meicheng.

In the first year of Chunyou of the Southern Song Dynasty (1241), the palace moved to the southeast corner, which is now Kaoyuan Road, south gate of Lingfeng West Road. In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, a piece of news about the growth of Ganoderma lucidum in the Confucius Temple in Meizhou was reported to the central court, which brought some comfort to Song Gaozong Zhao Gou who was on the run to avoid being pursued by the Jin soldiers. Therefore, it was recorded in the later "History of the Song Dynasty". This was probably Meizhou. The Academy entered the records of "Twenty-Four Histories" for the first time.

Meizhou Academy was destroyed by war in the seventeenth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1287) and rebuilt in the second year of Yuanzhen (1296). Since then, it has been damaged, rebuilt, expanded and rebuilt several times.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Confucius Temple's architectural plans included Dacheng Hall, Minglun Hall, Kuixing Tower, Chongsheng Temple, Lingxing Gate, Yimen, Jimen, East and West Verandas, Panchi, etc., which can be described as a magnificent sight.

2. Panguifang

Panguifang is located on the banks of the Meijiang River in Meizhou, Guangdong. It is adjacent to the Meijiang River and surrounded by the water system of Zhouxi River and the original moat. In the long history of Meizhou, Panguifang, a Hakka cultural district, has produced nearly a hundred imperial examination talents and many influential historical celebrities.

Its scope includes the area outside the east gate city wall of Meizhou City to the Meijiang River and the creek lip along the Zhouxi River, Xiashijiao, Yangtaodun, Zhangjiawei, East Street, and Yuemei. It was an area in ancient times. Meijiang River is an important wharf for water transportation and a center for the distribution of people and goods.

Many Hakkas who traveled across the ocean boarded ships from the "Shui Da Bo Gong" wharf here and went to sea via Shantou; many materials produced or needed in Meicheng were picked up and dropped from here, which was a relatively popular place in Meicheng at that time. Busy area.

Therefore, this area has historically produced and left behind many celebrities, poets and exquisite buildings.

3. Qiaoxi Ancient Rhythm

Qiaoxi Ancient Rhythm Scenic Area is located in Qiaoxi Village, 4 kilometers east of Changjiao Village, Yanyang Town, Meixian District, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. It is 38 kilometers away from Meicheng and was originally called Koutou River. The village is surrounded by mountains and has an area of ??about 1 square kilometer.

During the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty (about 400 years ago), the two surnames Chen and Zhu settled here successively. Build camps and live in divination, marry from generation to generation, and multiply.

The Hakka residential buildings in the village are scattered among the mountains and rivers. The small bridges, streams, ancient trees and houses throughout the village form a beautiful pastoral scenery of a Hakka mountain village.

4. Wang Shoushan

Wang Shoushan, also known as Yang Shoushan. The main peak, Qipanshi, is 1,147 meters above sea level, and the secondary peak, Lima Deng, is 1,127 meters above sea level. It is located at the junction of Songyuan, Taoyao and Fujian Fengshi towns in the northeast of Meixian County. It runs north-south and belongs to the Wuyi Mountains.

The east side of the mountain is Yongding County, Fujian Province, and the southwest side is Taoyao Town, Meixian County. It is the dividing line between Guangdong and Fujian provinces. With a radius of hundreds of miles, the mountains are winding and rolling, stretching out in waves from western Fujian to the northeast of the county. The mountain shape is like a palace, and the landscape is secluded and strange.

There is a stone flat on the top of the chessboard stone mountain. The mountain is gentle in the south, and the cliff is steep in the north. Several meters high. There is still a boundary monument at the junction with Fujian. The handwriting is clear and legible. It was engraved during the Qianlong period.

In the north, there is Fengjidong with an altitude of 979 meters, and there is Tangwang Rock on it. It is said that the Tang King of the Southern Ming Dynasty (Emperor Longwu) escaped to hide in a cave in the mountain when he failed. The cave is deep and wide and can accommodate a hundred people. The mountains are rich in pine, fir, bamboo and miscellaneous trees. Wangshou Mountain tea is famous far and wide, especially the one produced in Guangfu Temple.

5. Xingning Ancient City Wall

Xingning Ancient City Wall is located in Xingtian Street, Xingning City, Guangdong Province. According to historical records, in the winter of the third year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1467), Xingning County Magistrate Qin Hong reported to the imperial court for approval to rebuild the county seat, changing the earthen walls into a brick city, and it was completed in the following summer.

The city is 1.85 feet high, has a circumference of 626 feet, and has 903 battlements. The city is surrounded by a moat, which is 0.7 feet deep and 2 feet wide. In the fourth year of Jiajing (1525), four gate towers were added, and the east gate was renamed Pingyuan Gate, the west gate was Fucheng Gate, the south gate was Yingxun Gate, and the north gate was Gongchen Gate. Most of the existing ancient city walls of Xingning were built during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty.