Scenic spots and historic sites in Songkou Town

Songkou has beautiful mountains and rivers and is praised by the lion (mountain) elephant (mountain) guarding the Shuikou. Because of its beautiful scenery, it is known as "Eight Scenes" or "Ten Scenes", but opinions vary. Now the scenic spots that Songkou can go to are divided into scenic spots, and the tourist attractions in various places are briefly introduced.

1, Liangsan Scenic Area

Shi Xiang Bashuikou

On both sides of the Meijiang River near Liang Sanji, there is a hill in the north and south along the river. At Yuan Kui Tower, about 1 km downstream, overlooking the gate that looks like a lion and an elephant guarding Songkou, this is a scenery of Songkou. Lions are in the south, called Lion Mountain. Elephants arrive at the center of the river on the north bank (northwest of the river), which is called Xiangshan. Lions and elephants cooperate to protect Meijiang River. Li Erzan praised how magnificent "Rolling Thunder on Lion Beach" is.

Yuan Kui Tower

Yuan Kui Pagoda was built by Yi Li Jian in the late Ming Dynasty. 16 19 started construction, which took ten years to complete. The couplet inscribed by Li himself only depicts the image of the tower with figures and expresses Li Er's own ambition. This tower is nine stories high, about 50 meters high. It stands on some hilltops, based on cliffs and based on pools. The cliff tower is higher, majestic and beautiful, and there are endless tourists. Yuan Kui Tower is a scenic spot in eastern Guangdong. Guangdong Post Office used ten famous towers as stamps in 1982, and Yuan Kui Tower was one of them.

Under the Yuan Kui Tower, it is called Tanzhe Tower. The river is full, and the river under the cliff is full of pools. When the water rises, thousands of piles of snow are rolled up and surging, and the scenery is very spectacular in Ma Benteng.

Xieyiqiao monument

Xie Monument is built near the iron tower. 1905, patriotic overseas Chinese sages Xie and Xie Liangmu Kun Zhong assisted Sun Yat-sen in organizing the Chinese Revolutionary League and became the first members. Joey was sent back to Guangdong to carry out activities and develop organizations. Mr. Joy loves his country, his people and his hometown. After his death, people set up a monument here to commemorate him.

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There is a cliff on the front of the umbrella, which is reddish brown and several miles long. It is called "Red Stone" and it is "Danxia Landform". The top of the cliff is shaded by trees, depicting the grandeur of the umbrella. This place is also the site of an ancient battlefield.

2. Tongpa Bridge Scenic Area

In the north of Pan 'an Bridge, there is Shidetang, which has experienced 400 years of wind and rain. Further north, there is Ai Chun Building, where Dr. Sun Yat-sen once visited Songkou. To the west of Pan An Bridge, there is Wulong Bridge, the oldest stone arch bridge in Songkou, and there is a Wuxian Palace nearby. They are now described as follows.

Pan An bridge

Pan An Bridge, built at the exit of Songyuan River into Meijiang River, is composed of granite strips. The whole bridge has 8 piers and 9 holes, and each hole is made up of 9 granite strips with a length of 8 meters and a width of nearly half a meter. 8 1 How can a huge feldspar strip be hoisted from the river to a 6-meter-high pier with straight lines and joints under the productivity that it can only be carried by hand at that time? Now the bridge deck is paved with cement, and you can watch this wonderful workmanship under the bridge. These granite building materials are generally produced in neighboring dapu county. It's hard to imagine how difficult it is to transport them by manpower! The cost of building the bridge was initiated by overseas Chinese Xie Yiqing and Xie Mengchi, and sponsored by Zhang Rongxuan and Zhang Yaoxuan.

Shidetang

Shidetang was built in the late Ming Dynasty, more than 400 years ago, with a huge scale. It is well preserved so far. It is a semi-enclosed dragon house, three Hakka guilds, four-point gold style and three besieged cities. This house has 72 patios, 24 gatehouses and more than 200 houses, which are divided into independent residential areas and connected by doors. In the main hall, the upper, middle and lower halls are connected into a whole, which can accommodate 150 tables and can be eaten by thousands of people. On the second floor outside, there is a watchtower. This is another military fortress that can resist foreign invasion and retreat. This house is rich in Hakka cultural resources and is a living teaching material for studying Hakka architectural culture, attracting many Chinese and foreign experts, scholars and tourists to visit.

Ai Chun building

Aichunlou is the former residence of Xie and Xie Liangmu, giants of overseas Chinese in the late Qing Dynasty. The two brothers made great contributions to helping Sun Yat-sen overthrow the feudal dynasty. 19 18 At the end of May, Dr. Sun Yat-sen made a special trip to Songkou to visit the Xie brothers and lived in the building. He personally wrote a couplet for Ai Chunlou: "Love follows my ambition, Yichun has this home", "Love the country and love the people, the children of Yushu Lan Zhi have a spring rain, and the bamboo building paints a good home". Inscription by Brother Xie.

Yingshi ancestral hall

Wulong Bridge (commonly known as Wuxiangong Bridge) was built by Li Yi in the ninth year of Qing Emperor Kangxi. It is one of the earliest stone arch bridges in Songkou. The bridge is17m long and 3m wide. It is a double-deck single-span bridge. It has been established for more than 300 years and a half century, and tens of thousands of students have enrolled. It is also the ancestral home of Mi Liang 'an, who was awarded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Jing Yi Zhuang.

Still intact.

Wuxian Palace (Xianguang Temple)

Wuxian Palace, built in the ninth year of Kangxi, fell into disrepair and collapsed. After 1980, overseas Chinese donated money to rebuild, and the stone incense burner engraved with "Five Emperors" is still an antique. About 100 meters in front of Wuxian Palace, there is an ancient kapok tree with a banyan tree growing inside. It's antique.

Xiadian zhulin scenic spot

There is a central dam with a length of about 1km and a width of 50-200m in the Song Yuan River at Pan An Bridge and Xintongpa Bridge (the highway bridge was built at 1969). The dam in the middle is fertile and covered with bamboo, and it became an "island in the lake" during the flood season. To the north of Huxin Island is Xintongpa Bridge and to the south is Meijiang River. People stand on Pan 'an Bridge at the intersection of Song Yuan River and Meijiang River to see the scenery. The endless bamboo forest on the central island of the lake is lush, and the wind blows the green waves of the bamboo forest; The banks of the river are shaded by trees, full of flowers and fruits, and the ancient and modern houses are scattered and spectacular; The boat in the river reflects the heart of the river back and forth, picturesque The picturesque scenery is refreshing and attracts many tourists to stop and take pictures as a souvenir.

3. Songkou Town Scenic Area

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Er took the Prince to Songkou and built a simple palace called "Academy". There is a bridge in front of the hospital, and the prince walks ashore. Now it is called "Lantern Bridge", but it is actually "Denglong Bridge". There are eleven steps in front of the main entrance of the academy, and the academy looks magnificent. There is a building in front of the academy, with big stone drums on the left and right. Entering the outer hall, there are guard rooms on both sides. Go through the long corridor, climb a few steps and enter the central hall. There is a main entrance and two side doors behind the hall. Further down the corridor, there is an inner hall with doors on both sides behind it.

Gujiedao

Songkou Town was built earlier, and it still retains the street buildings of various periods. Under the Meidong Bridge, the streets along the river are convenient for cargo transportation and commercial prosperity. The shop has two or three floors of sand ash wood buildings, and the streets were widened in the early years of the Republic of China. It is an improved Ming and Qing architecture. On the north side of the street, there are still small streets and stone slabs, such as Shide New Street, which are basically primitive streets in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the early 1930s, overseas Chinese invested in the construction of their hometown and built a number of reinforced concrete shops around Huochuan Wharf. Among them, the "arcade-style" shops invested and built by overseas Chinese Liao and Zhong in Europe and Southeast Asia are very distinctive and can be said to be the representatives of this period.

Zhongshan park

1933, Zhongshan Park was built to commemorate Sun Yat-sen's visit to Songsong. Now, a stone statue of Sun Yat-sen has been built in the park. There is a "Mi 'an Pavilion" in the park, which preserves the "Jing Yi Xiang" awarded to Mi Liang An by Sun Yat-sen in the early years of the Republic of China and the handwriting of Lin Sen and Chiang Kai-shek, the heads of Chongqing government during the Anti-Japanese War, which is rare in other parks. Also built a "Luoyang Bridge" to commemorate the anti-Japanese martyr Li Ai, elegant and beautiful. There are many trees and tourists in the park. There is also a Songkou library built in the early years of the Republic of China next to the park.

Jinshanding

Behind the old school of Songkou Middle School in Meixian District of Meizhou City is Jinshanding. Let go of the old "eight views" and "Jinshan overlooking the night" of Jinshan. Now a "Jinkang Garden" has been built, and the natural landscape has been replaced by artificial landscape. There are many people resting in Jinkangyuan.

Chengde building

Chengde building, with a name full of loose mouth, is a magnificent Hakka three-hall and four-point golden hall building, which has been well preserved so far. Built in 1908, it took ten years to complete. Spent180,000 taels of silver. The house has 48 halls, 18 patios and 108 rooms. It is a two-story building with 6-meter-high pillars in the main hall and carved beams and painted buildings. In the orchard at the back of the house, there are also several cinnamon-green lychees, all of which are very tasty. Chengde Building has a high reputation because it has been providing classrooms and dormitories for Songkou Middle School for half a century, with tens of thousands of students. It is also the ancestral home of Mi Liang 'an, who was awarded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Jing Yi Zhuang.

Shi Wen Lu Jing

Wen's Lu Jing is the former site of Songkou Sports School, which was founded by Songkou League in 1907 to train military talents. At that time, the school enrolled 120 students in Jiaying, belonging to five families, and trained Rao Futing, Lin, Zhou Zeng and others among the 72 martyrs in Huanghuagang. Wen's Lu Jing was also the former residence of Zhang Wenzhonghe, the monarch of Jiaying County in Hanlin in the late Qing Dynasty. Wen, the son of Wen Zhonghe, the leader of Guangdong Sun Alliance.

Ganlu pavilion

Ganlu Pavilion, 2 miles from Songkou, is the first stop before shipping. The pavilion is built next to the big banyan tree on the river bank to welcome tourists, and people drink tea and talk about parting. Pedestrians rest their shoulders, drink a big bowl of tea and enjoy the cool. It is a good place for people to relax, both lively and quiet. So "twenty dew enjoying the cool" and "twenty dew drinking tea". The Luting Pavilion faces Meijiang River, and the south bank has the Tantou hook of Songkou Old Eight Scenes, the bamboo forest in Shenzhen Head and the bamboo forest in the southwest. Baogai Temple and Yuan Kui Tower on the south bank. There are eight scenic spots in Songkou, one of which is Ganlu Pavilion. Today, three more bridges have been built on the Meijiang River, and the Ganlu Pavilion is beautiful and spectacular. Next to it is an ancient banyan tree that grows on the bank of Meijiang River. This ancient banyan tree has a history of more than 300 years.

Huang Liu calls for crossing

At the southern end of Meidong Bridge, dozens of meters downstream, there is a water tunnel, which is said to be Liu Gongshi's "moat", Xin 'an School, which is said to be his residence, and Huang Liu Ferry is dozens of steps further down. Gong Liu transits here, and the land northwest of the stream is called the landing building. Huang Liu Ferry, the ancient banyan trees are green and quiet. The night was deep and quiet, and the tourists called the ferry, spinning loudly and shaking the Tangjianghe, and returned to Lin Rong Forest, where it was like the music of nature. In addition, when commemorating "Emperor Gong Liu", emotion and shadow blended together, making it more touching. There is no ferry now, but the beautiful scenery is still there. Building a "Jushilin" will nourish the heart and nourish the nature, adding luster to Liu Wei.

Mafangping

Mafangping is said to be the place where Gong Liu garrison built houses and raised horses. Although there are no relics now, it is the hometown of Hanlin and Qianlong in Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, and Qiu Jiuhua, who supervised the imperial history at that time. It was once famous for "one finger and two phases, and then it was the suggestion". There is also a story about his teenager "suing the dog minister and the king". Mafangping is also the hometown of Ms. Qiu Ruxue. Qiu of Mafangping married a German girl and gave birth to a daughter named Ruxue. As snow, the hair is all yellow and the skin is as white as snow, which combines the beauty of the East and the West. Everyone liked to go to school at home when they were young. 1957, he married Jiang Weiguo and gave birth to his son Jiang Xiaogang in 1962. Now Qiu Ruxue's former residence (Qiu Ailun) is well preserved.

Mantuan

There is a Shantou Mountain in Songnan Shantou Pit. There are dense forests and flowing springs here, and there is a temple in the valley called Fuyuan, commonly known as Shantou Temple. The temple is elegant, quiet and comfortable, full of pilgrims and tourists, and it is famous far and near.

4. Xianxi Scenic Area

Xianxi Village is about 4 axioms away from Songkou Town. It is Wu Zhifeng in the south and Aotou Peak in the north. It is a beautiful Zhong Ling with beautiful scenery. The beautiful scenery in the village is fascinating and famous. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Wang Fuke, an official of Jiaying Prefecture who was proficient in surveying and mapping, came to visit and was amazed. He praised it as a place with beautiful scenery and outstanding people. Ancient and modern scholars often come here to visit.

"Carp House" in Yuan Dynasty

Xiankou Village still preserves a "Longwei House" built at the end of Song Dynasty and the beginning of Yuan Dynasty. The house is called "Weili", which is a two-story building in the shape of carp. According to legend, Songgang, the founder of Liangjia in Songkou, once lived here when he moved to Songkou from Ninghua, Fujian. The structure of this house is unique, and its gate is like a tower. It is built on a 20-foot-high river bank and has a strong defensive ability. Because of the age, only half of the people who didn't collapse are still alive.

Xiangu Tower

Xiankou Pagoda (also known as Wenkui Pagoda) was built in the fourth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1854), located on the west bank of Songyuan River in Xianxi Village. It is a five-story ancient pagoda with brick and wood structure, and the wooden stairs can reach the top floor. The tower is surrounded by trees, flowers and fruits are fragrant, and the scenery is elegant. Climbing to the top floor, you can enjoy the Hakka houses by the Song Yuan River, the Xianxi Bridge nearby, and the bamboo forest scenery by the river. It is said that in the old days, villagers raised funds to build towers for more literati in the village. After the middle school students in Qiancun received their fame degrees, they all went to the tower to burn incense and give thanks. Since the completion of the tower, the number of famous people in the village has increased year by year. It is understood that in the imperial examination era, some people in the village passed the examination of Jinshi, Juren and Scholar. During the Republic of China, four people in Xiankou Village went abroad to study, four were county magistrates and three were generals. Up to now, in Xiankou Village, with a population of about 2,000, more than 100 people have been admitted to universities, including university presidents, professors, senior engineers, writers, journalists, doctors, painters and so on.

Xiankouzhulin

Xiankou of Phyllostachys pubescens (bamboo forest). It's on the Song Yuan River above Xianxi Bridge. On the left side of both sides of the river bank, there is a section about 1 km, which is covered with dense bamboo. Bamboo strips are tens of feet long, with dense bamboo forests and gurgling rivers on the shore. People stand on the dam of the power station and overlook the bamboo forests and ancient pagodas at the entrance of the village. The scenery is beautiful and spectacular.

5. Mei Yun Scenic Area

Qiao Yun jathyapple

Let go of the eight scenic spots, only the "Cloud Car jathyapple" is in the deep mountains, and you can enjoy it at night. In Na Yue, there are few stars. Moonlight shines on the majestic Longshan Tiger Mountain and Yuncheqiao. A Yuncheqiao, Longhu Mountain and a bright moon are reflected in the quiet Longwen Water. A moon is in the sky, a moon is in the water, and the bridge becomes a garden moon under the reflection of moonlight, on and under the water. It has formed a wonderful scene with four dangerous peaks and three bright moons. Many people came to see it. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's mother's ancestral home is here.

Wulanxiu former residence

Wu was a native of Shiqiao, Yunche Bridge, and was a juren in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty. He devoted himself to learning, attacking poetry and writing, being good at arithmetic, studying textual research and writing a lot. He is a famous expert on the history of Southern Han Dynasty in China. Wu Lan was specially appointed as the first senior student of Xuehaitang, where students from four colleges in Guangzhou studied classics and history. In his former residence, his Mo Bao and other relics are still preserved.

6. Songnan Scenic Area

Ancient banyan trees in Hengxi

Opposite to the west, the ancient banyan tree is thick, rooted in the ground, with branches pointing to the air, leaping with dragons and tigers, and the earth is shaded by trees. According to textual research, the edge of the ancient banyan tree is the former site where Ye Jianying Kang Shuai's father Zan Xianggong ran the "He Zhi" business, and it is also the place where Ye Shuai lived as a child. "Kong Pengsheng" in the north of Banyan Tree is the first school in Ye Shuai. Hengxi Primary School under the banyan tree is a "new league school" that graduated from Dongshan Middle School in Ye Jianying and taught for one year.

Sanjingou former residence relics

Sanjin dog is a small yellow sand Shidu person in Songnan. Old and poor, one year at midnight on New Year's Eve, my son came back from Nanyang. He was overjoyed, but he didn't realize that it was about to dawn, and he was still worried about what to worship his ancestors. His son took out three big baskets of lace instead of three animals. As soon as they entered the ancestral hall, everyone was surprised and greeted with smiles: "Congratulations, Uncle!" It is said that three catties of dogs are good. Sanjin Dog laughed: "I grow up so fast. I weighed three Jin last night, and I weighed three Jin the next night (100 Jin). " They also echoed "yes" and revolved around him. Sanjin Dog built a big house, which was later destroyed by fire, and the site has been preserved to this day.

Danzhuwo Hydropower Station

Danzhu Wolan River will build a power station, Meijiang River will leave Pinghu, and Hengshan Mountain will add scenery and coastal pearl.

7. Songdong Scenic Area

Kiyoji

There is a temple named Qinglong Temple in Zhongjing Village, Song Dong, which has a history of more than 300 years. There is a mountain on the right in front of the temple, which looks like a white tiger. There are green mountains and green waters and pleasant scenery here. During the Great Revolution, Qingliang Temple was once the seat of Song Dong's Soviet government, ruling Jiuxiang. 1950, the central condolence group came here to express condolences.

Cascade hydropower stations

The villages in Song Dong are all mountainous areas, including villages deep in the mountains such as Mitsui, Santai and Sanshe. Streams flowing from Mitsui and Santai flow into Zhongjiang Village to form Jiexi River and into Meijiang River. The local government used this small river to build ten power stations, large and small, forming a cascade power station. The first and second stops at Tacuo Point are worth visiting. The water and rocks here really attract city people. There are two 300-year-old citron trees and natural stalagmites at the entrance of Tian Jian village. There is still a scenic spot to be developed in Nanshan.

Songkou Ancient Street-China Historical and Cultural District

After the initial evaluation, public voting and final evaluation by the expert evaluation committee of "Famous Historical and Cultural Streets in China", 10 block, which stood out from nearly 100 streets declared by more than 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, was selected as the fifth "Famous Historical and Cultural Streets in China", and Songkou Town was famous on the list.

The 10 "famous historical and cultural streets in China" are Shamian Street in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, Shaanxi North Road in Jing 'an District, Puyang County, Henan Province, Hekou Ming and Qing Ancient Street in Yanshan County, Jiangxi Province, Longchuan Water Street in Jixi County, Anhui Province, Doumen Old Street in Doumen Town, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, Yongning Old Street in yongningzhen, shishi city City, Fujian Province, Songkou Old Street and Huangqiao in Songkou Town, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province.

Approved by the Ministry of Culture and National Cultural Heritage Administration, the selection and promotion of "Famous Historical and Cultural Streets in China" was jointly sponsored by China Culture Newspaper and China Cultural Relics Newspaper. Since its launch in 2008, 50 representative historical and cultural blocks with well-preserved historical features have been selected. Dan Jixiang, president of the Palace Museum and director of the expert evaluation committee, spoke highly of the five-year course of the selection and promotion activities of "Famous Historical and Cultural Streets in China", especially its authoritative, fair and open selection mechanism and its widely advocated public participation. He said that with the acceleration of urbanization, the protection of historical and cultural blocks has reached a critical historical period, and the few remaining historical and cultural blocks are facing the problem of repositioning. It is very important to introduce the correct protection concept and practical experience, which has a great guiding role in the protection of historical and cultural blocks.