Yaowan ancient town

Yaowan ancient town has been formed for more than 2000 years. It is located at the intersection of the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal and Luoma Lake. Frequent mountain torrents and a large amount of sediment have become the best material for firing pottery. Therefore, firing bricks and tiles with clay has become an important means for local people to make a living. Because it is located at the corner of the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal, it is named yaowan. The ancient town is surrounded by water on three sides and land on the other. It is also at the junction of Xinyi, Pizhou, Suining and Suyu. Therefore, it is described as "Jiming Wensi county", "looking to the sea in the East, looking to huaisi in the south, looking to Pengcheng in the West and looking to taidai in the north". The Grand Canal flows through the town. The river is about 500 meters wide. Hundreds of years ago, boats shuttle through the canal channel, which is the main channel of the country. The land and water wharf in such a geographical location can imagine its prosperity. The two main streets, Zhongning street and West Street, formed in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, still maintain their original features. Zhongning street is about 500 meters long and 3 meters wide. It is a blue stone road with wooden doors on both sides. The Wu's courtyard in the West Street, Zhao Xinlong's soy sauce garden and mung bean distillery are all worth seeing. According to the statistics of the cultural relics department, there are 834 existing ancient dwellings, and more than 20 cultural and natural landscapes, such as chamber of Commerce hall, ancient temple, stele Pavilion, ancient bridge, ancient locust tree, ancient pine, etc., which are called "Zhouzhuang in the South and yaowan in the North" by some experts and media. Yaowan is far away from the city. Although it has not been destroyed by the war, it has experienced many vicissitudes of life and natural changes, especially the man-made destruction in the cultural revolution. In addition, the place has not been deliberately protected for many years. For a long time, yaowan used to be a pearl on the Grand Canal. For a long time, it was a row upon row of old houses, most of which were broken walls; the reed line on the canal Because countless greedy sand dredgers disappeared. Fortunately, under the appeal of many people of insight, the rescue and protection project of the government has achieved initial results.

Yaowan ancient town

Yaowan ancient town is located at the intersection of Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal and Luoma Lake in Xinyi City, Jiangsu Province, at the junction of Xuzhou and Suqian, about 30 kilometers away from the county government. Yaowan ancient town dates back to the spring and Autumn period. It has a history of more than 1400 years since it was established in 618, the first year of Wude.

The main scenic spots of yaowan ancient town include Wujia courtyard, zhaoxinlong soy sauce shop, China pawn Museum, yaowan folk custom museum, Daqing yaowan post office, Jiangxi guild hall, Shanxi guild hall, suzhenyang guild hall, Catholic Church, etc. the main specialties are mung bean wine, yaowan sweet oil, etc.

Yaowan ancient town is known as "looking at the sea in the East, Pengcheng in the west, huaisi in the South and taidai in the north". It is also known as "Golden Triangle of golden waterway", "waters of Northern Jiangsu surpass Jiangnan" and "little Shanghai".

In October 2009, yaowan ancient town was rated as "famous historical and cultural town" by Jiangsu Provincial People's government.

In November 2010, yaowan ancient town was awarded the second place of "ten most beautiful canal scenery" by China Grand Canal network. In 2012, yaowan ancient town was officially approved as an AAAA tourist attraction.

Historical evolution

According to ancient records, it was under the jurisdiction of Zhongwu state in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was used as a kiln for military supplies. In Tang Dynasty, it was located at the junction of Pizhou and Haizhou. Because there were many kilns around, it was called yaowan.

Yaowan was formed in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China. It used to be an important Wharf on the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal and an important commodity distribution center in Northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong. Eight provinces set up chambers of Commerce and 10 provinces set up commercial agencies.

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty

During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Zhongwu state. In the first year of Wude (618), the Tang Dynasty implemented the system of prefectures and counties. Yaowan built a town, which was named Yutou town. In 1668, Yutou town was destroyed by the Tanlu earthquake. Later, Yutou town moved to the corner of Zhennan canal to build kilns and burn bricks and rebuild the new town. Most of the passing ships moored here, so yaowan got its name.

Early Tang Dynasty

The ancient town was built in the early Tang Dynasty. With the prosperity of water transport and salt industry in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many shops, merchants, pedestrians and boats in the streets. In the ancient town, gate, building, shop, courtyard, palace, temple, temple and hall were built from Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. The ancient streets, courtyards, guildhalls, workshops, commercial banks, warehouses, pawns, docks and other ancient towns are still in the past.

Ming and Qing Dynasties

In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, yaowan town had more than 360 shops, factories and workshops, including 13 banks. The goods of the three eastern provinces are exported to Nanyang, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and other places through yaowan. Merchants and missionaries from Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries came to yaowan to do business and preach. At that time, there were mobil oil company, Asia oil company, Wuyang department store and other foreign companies in the town. Foreign motor boats and domestic small freighters shuttle back and forth at yaowan wharf. Masts stand on the river and people flow in the streets. At that time, there were more than 8000 shops, houses, churches and temples.

During the heyday of water transport in Ming and Qing Dynasties, yaowan was an important water and land port between the north and the south, with ships from Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south to Beijing and Tianjin in the north. At the beginning of the Republic of China, the resident population of the town reached 30000 and the floating population reached 15000, so it was known as "little Shanghai" for a time.

Among them, there are many famous pawnshops, troughs, banks, grain shops, cloth shops and inns. Joint ventures include Sino US joint venture mobil oil company, Sino British joint venture Asia oil company, Sino French joint venture Wuyang department store, Sino British joint venture egg white factory, etc. At that time, yaowan dangdian's banknotes could be exchanged for cash at designated banks in 18 provinces of China. There are 8 provincial commercial guilds in Jiangxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Fujian and Suzhou, 10 provincial commercial agencies in Qinghai, Zhejiang and eastern provinces, 2 churches and 8 temples. There are nearly 100 businessmen and missionaries from the United States, Britain, France, Russia, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and other countries in the town. Most provinces in China and more than 10 countries in the world have trade relations with yaowan.

The Republic Period

The shops in yaowan ancient town are mainly distributed in the West Street and Zhongning street.

In 2008, Xuzhou started the protection and development of yaowan ancient town. More than 1 billion yuan has been invested in the renovation of two ancient commercial streets in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with more than 1600 ancient buildings and an area of 32000 square meters.

Around 2014, Xinyi City invested 320 million yuan in yaowan ancient town to protect and repair the Ming and Qing buildings in the historical block. At the same time, Xinyi City invested 1.6 billion yuan to build Guzhen Avenue, Maolin bridge and Luoma Lake sightseeing Avenue, which are 31.9 km from Xinyi City to yaowan.

geographical position

Yaowan ancient town is located in the southwest edge of Xinyi City, Xuzhou City, at the intersection of Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal and Luoma Lake. It is surrounded by water on three sides (Luoma Lake in the East, Grand Canal in the West and Laoyi River in the West). It is connected with Suqian, Suining and Pizhou. It is a water town with a history of thousands of years and is famous all over the country.

It is adjacent to the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal in the west, Luoma Lake in the East, 48 kilometers away from Lianyungang baitabu airport and 38 kilometers away from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport. The entrance and exit of yaowan is specially set on Xuzhou Lianyungang expressway, so the traffic is very convenient.

Environmental layout

Surrounded by water on three sides, the ancient town is a water town with a history of more than 1000 years, known as the "Golden Triangle of golden waterway" and "small Shanghai in Northern Jiangsu".

It has a profound history and many cultural landscapes. As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, yaowan was an important commercial town in Northern Jiangsu, with prosperous markets and strong popularity. Merchants from 18 provinces set up chambers of Commerce and built shops to operate in yaowan. Merchants and missionaries from 10 countries built business houses, churches and missionaries in yaowan. The two main streets formed in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties still maintain their original style. There are 834 existing ancient residential buildings, chamber of Commerce, ancient temples and temples There are more than 20 cultural and natural landscapes, such as stele Pavilion, ancient bridge, ancient locust tree, ancient pine, etc., which are called "Zhouzhuang in the South and yaowan in the north" by experts and media.

Taoist priest yunlongzi, a geomantic master, visited yaowan ancient town and said, "yaowan ancient town is a blessed place for Taoist cultivation. There are many famous Taoist temples here in history.

Yaowan Dadongmen

Tian Guangmao's Douban (open-air shed land grain trade office) - Tian Guangmao's stall (the inn where people live and mules and horses live) - Li's stall - Ma's wuxiangma paste shed - Liu Zhenghe cattle veterinarian.

From dadongmenli to Nanshaomen turret, from dadongmenli to the south of Xijie street

Fu's store -- Zhou Qingyu's candy store -- Xu Yongxiang's tea shop -- model new village (May 4th Park stadium built by Zhang Huatang) -- Hao's private school hall -- Yu's carpenter's shop -- Xu's Pancake shop -- Cai's dyeing shop -- Shen Wuben's flour shop -- Chen's fragrant candle shop -- Douban Zi -- Zhang Tonglin's cigarette paper shop -- Jie Jianqiao -- Yan's fried dough stick pot -- lu'er widow's porridge pot ——Zhu Zhaocai fresh fish stall Li erhan Ziyan Hotel Zang jiadou group Zang Gong Beiting Cao Jia teahouse Wang Jia teahouse Xue Tongsheng tea shop Shi erxie grits house Nanshaomen gun house.

East Gate, north of West Street

Li Wu cowhide shop of Hui Nationality -- LAN Jia dye shop -- Sun Jia stall shop -- Chi Jia bamboo weaving shop -- Yan Jia stall shop -- Ma Huairen small hospital -- Yu Jia carpenter shop -- Shen Jia carpenter shop -- Yan Jia carpenter shop -- Bixia Palace -- fire fighting club (with Baoju gambling shop inside) -- daqiaokou -- luyunshan soy sauce shop -- Zhang Jucai gambling field -- Ma Wenqing beef house of Hui Nationality -- Pang Maoshan tavern -- Wu Hongtao pork shop -- flower

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