Xing'an Water Street

Lingqu, located in Xing'an County, 57 kilometers north of Guilin, is 37.4 kilometers long. It was built in the 33rd year of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty (214 BC). It is the most complete ancient water conservancy project in the world and one of the oldest canals. Together with Dujiangyan in Sichuan and zhengguoqu in Shaanxi, it is also known as the three major water conservancy projects in Qin Dynasty. Mr. Guo Moruo, a famous contemporary scholar, called it "echo with the north and south of the Great Wall, and are both wonders of the world." The Lingqu is composed of huazui, xiaotianping, Nanqu, Beiqu, jieshuipingping and Doumen. It is scientifically designed and exquisitely constructed. Huazui divides the water from Xiangjiang River into Sanqi River, three of which flows southward into Lijiang River and seven of which flows northward into Xiangjiang River, connecting the Yangtze River and pearl river systems. It has become a transportation hub between Central Plains and Lingnan since the Qin Dynasty and played an important role in the unification of China by Qinshihuang.

Lingqu has beautiful scenery on both sides of the canal. The water is as clear as a mirror, the ancient trees are towering, and there are many cultural relics and historic sites, especially the pavilions, pavilions, small bridges, flowing water, and local customs of Shuijie, which vividly represent the millennium history and culture. Lingqu scenic area has become a famous tourist attraction in Guilin and a bright pearl in Guilin tourism circle.

In 1982, Lingqu was named as a national key scenic spot. In 1988, the State Council announced that Lingqu was a national key cultural relics protection unit. In November 2006, Lingqu was rated as a national AAAA scenic spot.

In 2005, Xing'an County was awarded the title of "China's top ten charming towns" by CCTV. In 2009, Xing'an County was rated as "the most beautiful small city in China".

Itinerary Description:

A. Antique Tour (qindaba, Lingqu ancient site): enter the scenic spot -- Explanation room (water system map and Lingqu panoramic sand table model map explanation) -- Meiling bridge -- Sixian Temple -- Zhuangyuan bridge -- nandouge -- big and small scales -- huazui -- nandouge -- Qin Culture Square -- end of tour.

B. A journey to the Qin Dynasty Ancient boat tour: (Antique tour) enter the scenic spot -- Explanation room (explanation of water system map and panoramic sand table model map of Lingqu) -- Meiling bridge -- Sixian Temple -- Zhuangyuan bridge -- nandouge -- xiaotianping -- huazui -- nandouge (playing guzheng in an antique boat, about 2km in total length) -- magpie bridge -- feilaishi -- water release balance -- Taozhu bridge -- sujiaqiao -- Shuijie ——The tour is over.

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Xing'an Water Street

Xing'an Water Street refers to the one kilometer long market where Guling canal flows through Xing'an County. It is a national AAAA scenic spot and is commonly known as water street in history. Water Street scenic area refers to the section of Lingqu passing through the center of Xing'an County, which is about 1 km long.

brief introduction

The whole water street scenic area is composed of five parts: Architectural Culture of Qin and Han Dynasties, ancient bridge culture, ancient sculpture culture, Lingqu historical culture and Lingnan town custom culture. The specific scenic spots include Qinwen Liuqi scenic spot, Niangniang bridge, Wanli Bridge, Masi bridge, ancient stage, Jinzhong street, Huguang guild hall, water street pavilions, 100m sculpture corridor, Tomb of three generals, ancient stone carvings, folk custom area, etc.

"Qinwen Liuchu" is the location of the ancient north gate of Xing'an and the entrance of the water street. From the "Qinwen Liuchu" to the water street, the historical sense of the ancient style of the Qin Dynasty arises spontaneously. Su Zongjing, a famous poet of the Qing Dynasty, once described the water street in Xing'an as "going to the bottom of the bridge, the boat passing through the city, the paddle foot waving easily, and the window buying wine.". With its unique history and culture, Xing'an Water Street allows tourists from all over the world to experience alternative leisure ways.

Linqu canal

With a total length of 34 kilometers, Lingqu was built during the reign of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty. It is one of the earliest canals in the world. After the unification of the Central Plains in the Qin Dynasty, the first emperor of Qin sent 500000 troops to the south to conquer the southern Baiyue. Among them, the Qin army in Yuechengling was in trouble because of the indomitable resistance of the Yue people, the dangerous mountains, the blocked waterways, and the shortage of military supplies. In 217 B.C., Shilu was ordered to build a dam to block the water at the nearest place between shuangnujing River, a tributary of Xiang River, and Shi'an River, a tributary of Li River, in today's Xing'an County. He dug the Lingqu canal, a canal connecting Xiang River and Li River, and the Yangtze River and pearl river systems.

scenic spot

Niangniang Bridge

Located about 100 meters upstream of Qinwen Liuchu scenic spot, it is also known as Tianhou bridge and Canglang bridge. It was first built in 1668 and rebuilt in 2004. There are two pavilions on the bridge, named by he Shaoji, a great calligrapher of Qing Dynasty. Wanli Bridge is located about 100 meters upstream of Niangniang bridge. It was built by Li Bo, the Guangxi governor in 825. It is named after the legend that it is 10000 miles away from Chang'an waterway, the capital of Tang Dynasty. It is the oldest stone arch bridge in Guangxi, with a history of 1200 years. Historically, it is known as "the important part of Chu and Yue". In 2004, the bridge pavilion was rebuilt. On the South Bank of the bridge, there are two stone tablets, the article "the story of a bridge over ten thousand li" written by Wu Yu of Ming Dynasty and the inscription "ten thousand li Rugui".

Masi Bridge

It is located at the intersection of Lingqu and shuangnujing river about 100 meters upstream of Wanli Bridge. It is said that this place was originally a small wooden bridge. When Ma Yuan led Bu Nanping to Jiaozhi, his horse raised his hooves and hissed at this point and didn't want to cross the bridge. Ma Yuan dismounted and found that the bridge was decayed. It was a collection of money to repair the bridge. It is said that this bridge is a story from ancient times. The original two bridges parallel to the South and North Road of Lingqu Water Street were rebuilt in 2004, adding a connecting bridge across Lingqu, forming a spectacle of "three bridges across two rivers". The bridge pavilion is the architectural style of Han Dynasty.

Ancient stage

Tianyun Pavilion, also known as Tianyun Pavilion, is located at the intersection of the central square of the county and Shuijie street. It is 12 meters high and has two floors, with opera on the top and pedestrians on the bottom. It is an Hui style architecture. The stage echoes the Wanli Bridge, which is a good place for residents to enjoy their leisure.

Huguang guild hall

Located in the middle section of Lingqu Water Street, it was built in the early Qing Dynasty. It was a place for gathering, worshiping, singing and entertainment of Xiangnan and Hubei compatriots living in Xing'an. There is a hall, stage, ancestral temple and garden. It has a typical style of Jingchu culture.

North Street

Located in the north of wanliqiao, it is an ancient lane that inherits thousands of years of culture. It is not more than 5 meters wide and 300 meters long. On both sides are the buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties, which make people feel the strong urban customs of Northern Guangxi. Shuijie folk houses are located on both sides of Lingqu Shuijie street, next to the north, stretching for nearly 1 km. They are all green tiles, white walls, wood carved doors and windows, with a typical Lingnan charm of "small bridge, flowing water and family".

Double sided screen

The double-sided wall with a height of 5 meters and a width of 6.8 meters is the largest double-sided ceramic brick wall in China. It was made by Pang Zhonghua of China and successfully fired by Foshan ceramic factory. It is preparing to apply for the Guinness world record. According to the history and culture of more than 2000 years in Xing'an, the whole screen wall is designed and made with sculptures There are famous scenic spots in the water street, such as the north gate of the ancient city, feilaishi, Wanli Bridge, Masi bridge, and the image of three generals who built the Lingqu. They integrate the folk cultural elements, such as goddess Guanyin, four vajras, eight immortals, Nezha, two immortals of hehe, Zhaocai boy, Aoyu, and so on, in order to wish the people of the past peace, happiness and auspiciousness.

Wanli Bridge

The most famous and oldest bridge on Lingqu is Wanli Bridge. As a necessary way to travel between the north and the south in the past, it was called "the important part of Chu and Yue" in history. Wanli Bridge was built in the first year of Baoli (825 A.D.) by Li Bo, an observer of Guiguan in Tang Dynasty. At first, the bridge was a rainbow shaped single arch bridge with only one layer of axe edge stone. There was a Jieguan Pavilion at Wuli north of Wanli Bridge. Baiyun post station in Tang Dynasty was 100 meters north of the bridge. It is said that Wanli Bridge is ten thousand miles away from Chang'an waterway, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, so it is called Wanli Bridge. In addition, on the South Bank of the bridge, we can also see Wu Yu, a talented scholar of the Ming Dynasty, who wrote the article "the story of a ten thousand mile bridge" and the stone tablet of "ten thousand miles like home".

Five porches

The first door is the most beautiful of the five porches, and its origin can not be verified. The second gate was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty to honor Zhu Rong, the 17th grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, farmers along the north and South canals of Lingqu fought for water on a large scale. County Magistrate Zhu Rong took effective measures to implement a more scientific water distribution plan. It not only stopped the disputes, but also ensured the long-term stability of the county. The common people engraved a scale on the memorial archway to praise Zhu Rong for his justice in handling the case. The third porch is said to be the chastity archway given to Tang Xuan, the wife of Yipin Gaoming, in the Northern Song Dynasty. Tang Xuan is the granddaughter of Tang Jie. At that time, Tang Xuan's father, Tang Shuwen, the son of Tang Jie, once served as a censor in the imperial court. During the reign of song and Yuan you, he was listed as a member of yuan you party and demoted as the Deputy envoy of Shuzhou tuanlian. Later, he died when he was a magistrate in Yingchang. Tang Xuan married Yue Yun, the adopted son of Yue Fei. When the Yue family was framed by Qin Hui, she took a few young uncles and fled to the remote mountain village (now Yuejia Village) of Xing'an town to take refuge, preserving the descendants of the Yue family. Here she worked hard to bring up several young children. Later, the unjust case of Yue Fei was vindicated. The descendants of the Yue family were called back to the court. Tang Xuan was also granted the title of Lady Yipin Gaoming. So there was this stone archway. The fourth porch is the porch in front of the temple. Guandi temple is located by Masi bridge. During the Anti Japanese War, the county seat of Xing'an was bombed by the Japanese army, and the Guandi temple was razed to the ground in the bombing. The porch was buried deep underground after it collapsed. Today, more than 60 years later, it is time to see the light again. The fifth porch used to be the porch of Zeng's courtyard. Because Zeng Guantang, one of the four brothers of the Zeng family, once donated a position of "Sima". Xing'an people call this porch "Sima porch".

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