Where is Wenchangli Cultural Tourism Scenic Area located?

Wenchangli Cultural Tourism Scenic Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

Wenchangli, located outside the old city of Fuzhou City, has 1 national-level cultural relics protection unit (Yulong Wanshou Palace) and 26 municipal-level cultural relics protection units. Among them, the most representative ones are Yulong Wanshou Palace (Fuzhou Guild Hall), Wenchang Bridge, Zhengjue Temple, Catholic Church, Xiaoyi Bridge, etc. Gan style architectural houses with Jiangyou's traditional characteristics are dotted in every corner of Wenchang.

The name Wenchangli comes from the mid-Tang Dynasty, when Fuzhou officials built river dams to store water in the Fuhe River section in the east of the city. After the dam was built, according to the ancient astrology theory: "Wenchang is in the north of Dou, and it is called the main city of Fuzhou." The star on the dam was the Wenchang star, which foreshadowed the prosperity of Fuzhou culture, so it was named "Wenchang Weir", also known as "Qianjin Pi". The Northern Song Dynasty followed the township system of the Tang Dynasty, and the east of Fuhe River belonged to the east side of the port. Because there was Wenchang Weir on the land, the area near Wenchang Weir was named "Wenchangli", which has been going on for thousands of years. Later, place names related to "Wenchang", such as Wenchang Bridge, Wenchang Gate, Wenchang Hall, Wenchang Tower, Wenchang Pavilion, Wenchang Xuan, and a number of Gan-style buildings representing Linchuan cultural characteristics emerged one after another.

In the mid-Tang Dynasty, in order to eliminate floods and irrigate farmland, Fuzhou officials mobilized the people to build river dams on the Fuhe River section between Niejia and Yangjia Continents in the east of the city. After the dam was built, according to the ancient astrological theory, "Wenchang is in the north of Dou, and it is called the main city of Fuzhou." The star on the dam was the Wenchang star, which foreshadowed the prosperity of Fuzhou's culture, so it was named "Wenchang Weir", also known as "Qianjin Pi".

After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, the rulers followed the township system of the Tang Dynasty. The suburbs of Linchuan County (i.e. Fuzhou Fucheng) were divided into four compartments: Gangdong Chamber, Outer East Chamber, Outer South Chamber and Outer North Chamber. Fuzhou The east side of the river belongs to the east wing of the port. Because there is Wenchang Weir on the land, the area near Wenchang Weir was named "Wenchangli".

The place name Wenchangli was used until the end of the Qing Dynasty. In the early Republic of China, with the abandonment of the grassroots township system, Wenchangli was renamed Dongwai Town.

In May 1949, Fuzhou was liberated, and Dongwai Town of Linchuan County was changed to Dongwai District of Linchuan City. In 1950, it belonged to the seventh to tenth streets of the fourth district of Fuzhou City (town). In 1954, the seventh street , Eighth Street were merged into Fuzhou Town Qiaodong Subdistrict Office, and Ninth Street and Tenth Street were merged into Hedongwan Subdistrict Office. In 1956, the two offices were merged into the Qiaodong Subdistrict Office. In 1958, the Yangzhou Senior Cooperative of Xiaoqiao Township, Linchuan County was merged into the Qiaodong Subdistrict Office and renamed Qiaodong Commune of Fuzhou Town. In 1966, it was changed to Dongfeng Commune. In 1967, it merged with Jing Highway Commune to form Weidong Commune. The original Qiaodong Commune Dong Commune was changed to the fifth to ninth residential management areas of Weidong Commune, and the three agricultural brigades of Xiangyang, Dongfeng and Qianjin were assigned to Hongyuqiao Commune. In April 1954, Linchuan County carried out democratic reforms on the water and established the People's Government of the Water District on Taiping Street in Wenchangli, which has jurisdiction over ships in the three ports of Fuzhou, Wenzhen and Shangdundu. In January 1956, the People's Government of Shuangshui District was reorganized into the Shuishang Office. In April 1962, the water office was abolished. In July 1962, the Water and Land Transportation Commune, referred to as the Water Commune, was added to manage boat people's affairs. In October 1968, the Shuangfeng Commune was abolished and the authority to manage boat people was transferred to Dongfeng Commune of Fuzhou City. In 1979, Fuzhou City abolished the commune system, separated Qiaodong and Jing Highways, and renamed Qiaodong Sub-district Office, which has jurisdiction over five neighborhood committees including Lingzhi Mountain, Rudong Garden, Guojiawan, Hengjie, and Taiping Street, as well as Dongfeng and Qianjin. Agricultural brigade. In February 1995, Fuzhou City and Linchuan County were merged into Linchuan City, Fuzhou Prefecture, and Fuzhou City Qiaodong Street Office was renamed Linchuan City Qiaodong Street Office.

In October 2000, Fuzhou was evacuated and established as a city, and Linchuan City Qiaodong Street Office was renamed Linchuan District Qiaodong Street Office. In December 2001, the Yangzhou Town and Qiaodong Subdistrict Offices merged to form the Linchuan District Wenchang Subdistrict Office. It has jurisdiction over 5 community residents' committees (Taiping Street, Yangzhou, Hedongwan, Dongxiangcang, Lingzhishan), 132 residents' groups; 6 villagers' committees (Yaoping, Qianjin, Yangzhou, Qinguang, Xihu, Fujia), There are 44 villager groups. To this day, Wenchangli is part of the Wenchang Sub-district Office, which governs the four community residents' committees of Wenchangli, Dongxiangcang, Lingzhishan and Qianjin and part of Xiaoqiao Village.

Yulong Wanshou Palace

Yulong Wanshou Palace is located in the east of Wenchang Bridge in Fuzhou City, facing east and south, 80 meters long and 54 meters wide, covering an area of ??4320 square meters. Mi, divided into three parts: front, middle and back. The first step is the music building (stage), the front hall and the ear tower, the second step is the three-story attic, and the middle step is the main hall. The main hall is divided into three parts: left, middle and right. On the left is the Fire Temple, on the right is Wenxing Temple, and in the middle is Xu Xian Temple (also known as Jingyang Temple).

In 2006, Yulong Wanshou Palace was listed as a key cultural relics protection unit in Jiangxi Province.

In 2011, Yulong Wanshou Palace was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. It is the central city of Fuzhou. It is the only "National Protected" cultural relic in the city and an excellent representative of the ancient architecture of "Linchuan Culture".

St. Joseph's Cathedral

Fuzhou St. Joseph's Cathedral is located on Lingzhi Mountain Road east of Wenchang Bridge in Linchuan District. It was built in 1908 and completed in 1918. The entire church covers an area of ??3,850 square meters and has a construction area of ??2,109 square meters. It is a large church in the country and a key open church in the province. In 1995, it was included in the large picture album "Chinese Religious Culture Grand View" compiled by the Religious Affairs Bureau of the State Council.

Fuhe Qianjin Pi

Qianjin Pi, located at the diversion of Fuhe River and Qiangang upstream of Fuzhou City, is an ancient water conservancy project in Fuzhou. It was first built in the mid-Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,200 years. In history, it was once named Huapi, Tuchengpi, Lengquanpi, etc. The existing Qianjin Pi was rebuilt during the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty. It is about 1100 meters long and more than 10 meters wide at the top. It is a weir made of granite.

Local officials said that Tang Xianzu, a dramatist from the Ming Dynasty, wrote "Ode to the Golden Embankment" for him and compiled "Chronicles of the Golden Embankment" to describe the construction of the project in detail, but the information has been lost and needs to be retrieved.

According to reports, Qianjinpi is a typical large-scale water conservancy project in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River that has multiple functions such as irrigation, water transportation, drainage, and flood control. The current irrigation area is 22,000 acres.

Currently, the experienced Qianjin Pi is still standing on the bank of the Fuhe River. About one-third of the floods during the flood season are diverted from the dry port, and two-thirds of the water flow returns to the Fuhe River to provide urban flood control in Fuzhou City. continue to play an important role.

In 2017, Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province listed the Qianjinpi site as a municipal cultural relic protection unit. In 2019, at the 3rd World Irrigation Forum and the 70th International Executive Council of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, Jiangxi Fuzhou Qianjinpi was successfully included in the World Irrigation Engineering Heritage List and awarded a plaque.