What is "Wuchuan Culture"

Wuchuan is the hometown of Chinese folk art and Cantonese opera, with many cultural relics and historic sites and profound cultural heritage. There are currently 3 provincial-level cultural relics protection units, 4 prefectural-level cultural relics protection units, and more than 20 county-level and municipal-level cultural relics protection units. Wuchuan has the Wushanling Neolithic Site, the Pingding Order Site of the Southern Dynasties, the Panshui County Site of the Tang Dynasty, the Wuchuan County Site of the Ming Dynasty, the Mendong Fort Site of the Ming Dynasty, and the Zhiliao Port Site; there are Maoshan Academy of Jin, Wuyang Academy of the Yuan Dynasty, Jiputing Pavilion of the Song Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty. Petronas Towers etc. These historical and cultural attractions have a long history and are great places for visiting ancient times. In addition, there are the former residences of Lin Zhaotang, the number one scholar, Chen Lanbin, China’s first minister to the United States, General Zhang Yan, the anti-Japanese patriotic general, and Li Hanhun, the famous general of the Republic of China. There are also villages with modern civilization and distinctive cultural construction, such as Linwu, Zhiai, 187 picturesque countryside including Clam Ridge. Wuchuan is rich in cultural tourism resources. The 48-kilometer-long coastline has clear and transparent water, crystal-white beaches and unique reefs. At the same time, there is also a spectacular forest belt designated as the "United Nations Human and Biological Park Inspection Site". Wuchuan Jizhao Bay provincial tourist resort is a leisurely resort for sea bathing and vacation.

Wuchuan is the hometown of Chinese folk art. Wuchuan folk art is rich and colorful, including floating colors, clay sculptures, flower bridges, archways, flower towers, brave dance, dragon dance, lion dance, Erzhen dance, Liujiang dance, flute, pottery drum, folk songs, wooden fish, puppets, etc. Among them, clay sculpture, piaose, and flower bridges are known as the "three wonders" of Wuchuan folk art for their exquisiteness, skill, and wonder.

Wuchuan is the hometown of Cantonese opera. People in Wuchuan love Cantonese opera. During every festive season, several lively Cantonese opera performances are performed in both urban and rural areas. Wuchuan Cantonese Opera Troupe is a professional theater troupe in western Guangdong that has relatively completely preserved the traditional artistic performance characteristics of "Xia Si Fu" and "Southern School" Cantonese Opera. The troupe inherits tradition, draws on the strengths of others, innovates and creates, and forms an artistic performance style that is rough and bold, simple and vigorous, yet gentle and tender. He has been invited to participate in the previous Yangcheng International Cantonese Opera Festival, and was invited by the Hong Kong government to perform in Hong Kong to conduct seminars on Cantonese opera art.

2. History and Culture

The former residence of Chen Lanbin, China’s first ambassador to the United States in the Qing Dynasty

The former residence of Chen Lanbin is located in Huangpo Village, Huangpo Town. It was built in the Qing Dynasty In the first year of Guangxu's reign (1875), it had a brick and wood courtyard-style structure with an area of ??420 square meters. In 1983, it was announced as a cultural relics protection unit in Wuchuan County; in 2000, it was announced as a cultural relics protection unit in Guangdong Province.

Chen Lanbin is a well-known figure in my country’s modern diplomatic history. He was born in Huangpo Village, Wuchuan County in the Bingzi Year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1816). In his 20s, he served as a tribute to the capital and became famous as a minister. In the third year of Xianfeng (1853), he became a Jinshi and was selected as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. He served as a compiler and editor of the History and State Hall, and later served as the director of the Ministry of Punishment. In the eighth year of Xianfeng's reign, the Qing government chose Chen Lanbin to manage Western affairs. In the third year of Tongzhi (1863), Chen Lanbin was ordered to try the backlog of cases, and a large number of unjust cases were vindicated. He returned to the Daming Palace to provide relief to the flood-stricken and hungry people, rescuing hundreds of thousands of victims, and wrote "River Governance Proposals" to propose ideas for regulating the Yellow River. At that time, the Northern and Southern Affairs were planning for coastal defense, with the Shanghai Machinery Bureau as the hub. Chen Lanbin was ordered by the Qing government to do this. In the eleventh year of Tongzhi, on August 11, 1872, the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, the Qing government sent Chen Lanbin as supervisor and Rong Hong as deputy supervisor. They successively led four groups of more than 120 young gangsters to study in the United States.

After returning to China in the autumn of the first year of Guangxu (1875), Chen Lanbin reported the plight of millions of expatriates in the Americas who were enslaved. The Qing government ordered him to go to the United States, Gerbas (Spain), Peru, etc. country. During this period, he dealt with various countries in Peru, exposing the fact that they had lured Chinese people and abused them wantonly, and negotiated the time limit for idle work and the terms of hospitality. Countless people overseas celebrated their survival. Chen Lanbin was subsequently awarded the post of Prime Minister of the Zongrenfu by the Minister of Taichang Temple, promoted to the left deputy censor of the Duchayuan, left minister of the Ministry of Sacrifice, and right minister of the Ministry of War. Emperor Guangxu also appointed Chen Lanbin as prime minister and minister of foreign affairs because he had been in Europe and the United States for a long time and was familiar with foreign affairs. In the tenth year of Guangxu (1884), 68-year-old Chen Lanbin returned to his hometown due to illness.

The former residence of General Zhang Yan, the anti-Japanese patriotic general

The former residence of General Zhang Yan is located in Zhangshan Village, Tangzhu Town.

General Zhang Yan is an anti-Japanese patriotic general from Wuchuan. He joined the Guangdong Army led by Sun Yat-sen in his youth, and later served as deputy division commander and acting division commander of the 61st Division of the 19th Route Army. He once led the 61st The division participated in the "January 28" Songhu Anti-Japanese Campaign.

In 1933, Zhang Yan took office as the Military Commission of the Central Government of Fujian Province and concurrently served as the commander of the Fourth Army. In 1938, Zhang Yan was appointed as the director of the Eleventh District Command Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Corps. He put forward the slogan that the interests of the Anti-Japanese War are above all else, relied on Communist Party members and progressive people to carry out anti-Japanese propaganda work, and made the South Road anti-Japanese demands The death movement flourished. On January 13, 1945, Zhang Yan staged an armed uprising in Wuchuan and captured the Kuomintang government of Wuchuan County the next day, shocking Guangdong and Guangxi. He was killed by the Kuomintang authorities in Yulin, Guangxi on March 22 of the same year.

In 1958, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China posthumously recognized Zhang Yan as a revolutionary martyr. In 1984, Zhang Yan's former residence was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Wuchuan County; in 1989, it was announced as a key cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province.

The former residence of the famous patriotic general Li Hanhun

The former residence of Li Hanhun is located in Lingtou Village, Huangpo Town. It was built during the Anti-Japanese War and covers an area of ??about 12,000 square meters. The main building is equipped with Qinyuan and Jianyuan, equipped with duty rooms, pavilions, gardens, etc., running through Buyi Lane 1 and Lane 2, with a large scale, neat and beautiful appearance.

During the first and second Kuomintang cooperation periods, Li Hanhun participated in the unification of Guangdong, the Northern Expedition and the Anti-Japanese War, and laid an indelible foundation for the country's freedom, independence and national liberation. of merit.

During the Anti-Japanese War, Li Hanhun served as the commander of the 64th Army. He asked Ying to go north to fight against the Japanese and severely damaged the Japanese army. The Kuomintang authorities awarded him the "Huazhou Medal of Honor". In November 1938, Li Hanhun was appointed chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Government and published a "Letter to Compatriots from All walks of life in Guangdong", creating a situation where "everyone resists the war" and "everywhere resists the war." On the one hand, they supported the front line in accordance with military needs; on the other hand, they inspected disaster areas, provided relief to victims, stabilized society, developed education, and restored production, with remarkable political achievements. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he visited Europe and the United States for inspection. In 1949, Li Hanhun settled in the United States. He died of illness in New York, USA, in 1987 at the age of 92. His ashes were brought back to the motherland by his daughter Li Zhen.

Li Hanhun has 14 sons, daughters, grandchildren, and son-in-law who have obtained doctorates. His eldest daughter, Li Zhen, and his fifth son, Li Hao, often return to China and their hometown. Li Zhen is a well-known liberal arts professor at Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Li Hao holds two doctorates in law and mathematics.

The hometown of the number one scholar - Wuyang Xia Street

In 1823, the third year of Daoguang reign in the Qing Dynasty, Lin Zhaotang, the number one scholar in Xiajie Village, Wuyang Town, was born.

Lin Zhaotang (1786-1872), also known as Aifeng, Rongzhou and Funan. He was diligent and eager to learn. He followed his father to attend classes at the school since he was a child. He became proficient in writing at the age of 12, and his thoughts were far-reaching. At the age of 18, he took the Children's Examination and passed all seven examinations. In the third year of Daoguang's reign, he became a Jinshi and took the palace examination. The emperor got the test paper and Zhu commented: "I will get a good title in this subject", so he won the first grade and passed the imperial examination, and was appointed as a compiler by the Hanlin Academy. In the eleventh year of Daoguang's reign (1831), he served as an examiner in Shaanxi and Gansu. Later, he gave lectures at Duanxi Academy in Zhaoqing and trained a large number of talents. Lin Zhaotang was honest, simple, modest and prudent in his life. He did not complain about thirst and did not criticize others for their faults. He taught his descendants to specialize in reading and planting, and because of his arrogance and extravagance, he was given the title of "Gaoxianli" family name.

Lin Zhaotang’s former residence is located on Xia Street, Wuyang Town. It was built in the 43rd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1704). It has one living room and two rooms, with a brick and wood structure, a building area of ??111 square meters, and an area of ??191 square meters. , announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Wuchuan County in 1983.

Xia Street, the hometown of the number one scholar, preserves buildings such as the former residence of the number one scholar, the ancient well of the number one number one, the number one number one square, the number one number one memorial hall, the Lin family clan, and the "Gaoxianli" archway.

3. The present appearance of the historic site

The Twin Towers

The Twin Towers are located in Tajiao Village, Wenta Administrative Village, Wuyang Town, Wuchuan County in 1983 The People's Government announced it as a county-level cultural relics protection unit. In 1991, the Zhanjiang Municipal People's Government announced it as a municipal cultural relic protection unit. In 2000, the Guangdong Provincial People's Government announced it as a provincial cultural relic protection unit.

In the twenty-seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1599), Zhou Yingao, the magistrate of Wuchuan County, built this Feng Shui tower at the river of Jianghai, which was called "Bi Pagoda Lingxiao". It was also named "Twin Peaks Pagoda" because of Tesi Mountain (commonly known as Jianshan) and Lishan Mountain in front of Yi Pagoda. The tower is octagonal in plan, with seven floors, 23.15 meters high, and the diameter of the first floor is 9.8 meters. The tower body is folded up inside the wall, with false platforms on each floor. The base of the tower is decorated with carved stone slabs and is 1 meter high. There are stone carvings on the edges and corners of the tower, with simple images and different postures.

Maoshan Academy

Maoshan Academy is located in Dongjiang District, Bobu Street. It was built by King Lou Chuanjiang of the Jin Dynasty in the early years of Taikang, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty. Later, it was repaired and perfected by Yang Fang, the prefect of Gaoliang in the Jin Dynasty, and Geng Rong, the observer in the Song Dynasty. It was rebuilt many times in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. It has always been a place where celebrities lived in seclusion, wrote, taught and educated people. In 1990, it was announced as a cultural relics protection unit in Wuchuan County; in 2003, it was announced as a cultural relics protection unit in Zhanjiang City.

Maoshan Academy is a civil structure building, hanging on the top of the mountain, with a depth of 30 meters, a width of three bays of 27.1 meters, the Tianchi in the middle is 10.5 meters wide, and the two verandahs are each 8.3 meters wide. The total area of ??the open space on the right is about 970 m2. The entire building has a reasonable layout, is neat and beautiful, and is well preserved.

Maoshan Academy dates back more than 1,700 years. Although it has been renovated over the years, it is still a place for lectures and education. It is really rare. It is the oldest and only ancient academy in Wuchuan that has been preserved to this day, and one of the few in the country. The academy was founded in the Jin Dynasty and continues to this day. It has important reference value for studying my country's ancient education system, especially the imperial examination system of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It also has high scientific and artistic value of ancient architecture.

The former site of the South Road Office of the Guangdong Provincial Farmers Association

The former site of the South Road Office of the Guangdong Provincial Farmers Association is a key cultural relic protection unit in Wuchuan City and Zhanjiang City, and is also a patriotic education base in Wuchuan City. The old site is located at No. 28, Meilu Xianfeng Street, Wuchuan City. It was an important position in the revolutionary struggle on the South Road during the First Civil Revolutionary War.

The former site of the office was built in the late Qing Dynasty. It was originally a government office and was a sub-office in Gaozhou Town specifically responsible for Meilu. In 1983, the old site of the office was announced as a cultural relics protection unit in Wuchuan County, and in 1999 it was announced as a cultural relics protection unit in Zhanjiang City.

On November 20, 2002, the Wuchuan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China named the old site of the office as "Wuchuan City Patriotism Education Base.

Jiputing

Jiputing is located in In Zhongjie, Wuyang Town, it was built during the Chunhu Period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1241-1252). It was the place where Li Lingyun of the Yuan Dynasty lived in seclusion and gave lectures. In 1983, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Wuchuan County; in 2003, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Zhanjiang City. .

The original building of Jipu Pavilion was in the form of a pavilion. It was rebuilt many times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The existing building is in the form of an ancestral hall in the Qing Dynasty, with a total area of ??485 square meters. The word "Jipu Pavilion" on the door is from Gaozhou. It was written by Hu Fangsu, the prefect of Tongcheng, and the stone tablet "Jipu Pavilion" is inlaid on the right wall of the pavilion. It was written and erected by Li Guozhen, the same magistrate of Mengdong Gaozhou Prefecture in the 36th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1608).

Jipu Pavilion is more than 700 years old. Although it has been renovated many times, it still retains the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty

Wuchuan Academy

Wuchuan Academy is located in Wuyang Town. Inside Wuyang Middle School. It was first built in the ninth year of Zhizheng (1348) in the Yuan Dynasty. It was built by Tang Bida and Wu Zhongyuan. It was renovated many times in the Ming and Qing dynasties and rebuilt during the Guangxu period. There are five original buildings. Along the central axis, there are Jimen, Dacheng Hall, Chongsheng Temple, Minglun Hall, and Zunjing Pavilion, with a total construction area of ??more than 1,000 square meters. The only remaining Dacheng Hall in the Academy is 20.3 meters wide and 12 meters deep. The front eaves are 1.5 meters deep. The architecture of the Academy is quite distinctive, with red walls and green tiles, double eaves on the top of the mountain, and raised cornices. There are no walls inside, and the entire roof is supported by 8 round stone columns. It has a high history of painting and carvings. , artistic and scientific value.

Wuchuan Academy has a high reputation in history and has cultivated many famous figures, including Lin Zhaotang, the number one scholar in the Qing Dynasty, and Chen Lanbin, my country’s first ambassador to the United States, who studied here in 1983. , the Wuchuan County People's Government announced the Wuchuan Academy as a cultural relics protection unit in Wuchuan County; in 2003, it was announced as a cultural relics protection unit in Zhanjiang City

IV. Civilization Tour

Wuchuan currently has various levels. There are 187 civilized villages, each with its own characteristics, especially Linwu Village in Huangpo Town, Zhiai Village and Haling Village in Wuyang Town. In recent years, Linwu Village has been rated as a provincial and municipal civilized unit and a safe and civilized community. It has also won the title of National Top 100 Green Villages, National Civilized Villages, Top 100 Villages in Guangdong Province, and Guangdong Province Civilized Demonstration Villages.

Zhiai Village, a National Civilized Village, is adjacent to Haling Village, a civilized village in Guangdong Province. I heard that these two civilized villages have many similarities: they are both located in Wuyang Town; they were both poor fishing villages in the past; they both have more than 220 households and a population of more than 1,300; they are both made up of villagers who went out to work and do business after the reform and opening up. Donated funds for public welfare construction. Both villages have built magnificent gatehouses, wide hard-bottomed roads around the village, high-standard sanitary public toilets, collective pig houses, tap water tower water supply systems, underground sewage systems, cultural buildings, and cultural centers. The two villages have won many honorary titles for their cultural corridors, cultural squares, tennis courts, and small village parks: Zhi'ai Village has been rated as a provincial and municipal civilized village, and a national civilized village; Haling Village has been rated as a civilized village in Guangdong Province. Village, Guangdong Province Ecological Demonstration Village, Guangdong Province and Zhanjiang City Health Village.

5. Tourist Resort Jizhao Bay

Jizhao Bay provincial tourist resort was built in 1994. The coastline here is twists and turns, with clear water, clean beaches, strange rocks and beautiful scenery. "One Stone in the South" is comparable to "One Pillar in the South" in Sanya, Hainan. The majestic Zhenhai Stone, the lifelike Crocodile Stone, and the vivid Turtle Stone, together with the blue sky, blue sea, and silver sand, form a unique and strange landscape. Jizhao Bay has a pleasant climate and elegant environment, with an average annual temperature of 22.9°C. Currently, more than 100 holiday villas have been built here. The natural sea bathing beach - Crescent Bay Bathing Beach, bathing and surfing is both comfortable and safe. The various infrastructures of Jizhaowan tourist area are improving day by day, and it has passed the quality assessment of national triple-A tourist attractions. In Jizhao Bay, you can enjoy the beautiful sea view and enjoy the Crescent Bay Bathing Beach. You can ride a camel on the beach, ride a horse or drive a horse, go fishing, or have a barbecue and camp. You can do whatever you want, making tourists forget to leave.