Madame town

Located in the northwest corner of the majestic Xiangyang City, it is an outer city closely connected with Xiangyang City. The wall is more than 6 meters high and about 100 meters long. There is a large stone plaque embedded in the north facing square of the city wall, with three powerful characters "Madame city". There is a tablet under the wall. The plaque on the wall and the inscription below were built by Xiangyang people in 1863 in memory of Mrs. Han, the mother of Xiangyang General Zhu Xu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the fierce battle in Xiangyang, the mother of General Zhu Xu saw that her son was busy with comprehensive defense, so she went to the city to inspect the terrain. Seeing that the terrain in the northwest corner of the city was very dangerous, she had to be attacked first, so she led the maidservants and the women in the city to build a new city day and night. Sure enough, the northwest corner was first attacked by the enemy, and the city guards moved to the new city to continue fighting, and kept Xiangyang City. Later, in memory of Mrs. Han's contribution to the construction of the city, this section of the city wall was called "Madame city". Now, as the sub city of Xiangyang City, madam is for people to watch.

Madame town

Madame city is located in the northwest corner of Xiangyang City. In 1982, the people's Government of Xiangyang restored the battlements of the city wall, built a memorial Pavilion on the city, and built a stone statue of Mrs. Han inside, which became a tourist attraction. Madame city scenic area belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate.

In February of the third year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (378), Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty sent Fu pi to attack Xiangyang. At that time, Lang general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Zhu Xu, the governor of Liangzhou, were stationed here. He mistakenly believed that there was no boat in the former Qin Dynasty, and it was difficult to cross the mianshui River (Han River) and underestimated the enemy. His mother, Mrs. Han, had been in the army with her husband Zhu Tao in her early years, and knew military affairs well. When Xiangyang was besieged. She personally went to the city to observe the terrain and inspect the city defense. She thought that we should focus on strengthening the defense ability in the northwest corner, and lead the maidservants and the women in the city to build an inner city. Later, Fu piguo attacked the northwest corner of the city and soon broke through the outer city. The Jin army held fast to the new inner city and was able to repel Fu PI.

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Introduction to Madame town

In order to commemorate Mrs. Han's contribution in building a city against the enemy, later generations called this section of the city wall Madame city. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zicheng, 24.6 meters long and 23.4 meters wide, was expanded here. Later generations repaired it for many times. Shangleshier "Madame city" was built, and there were steles such as "Xiangjun Yimin's miracle, Madame city is the most famous".

In 1982, the people's Government of Xiangyang restored the battlements of the city wall, built a memorial Pavilion on the city, and built a stone statue of Mrs. Han inside, which became a tourist attraction.

geographical environment

There are not only the surging Han River flowing through, but also the dry, cold, warm and humid air, cold in winter and hot in summer, dry in winter and rainy in summer, with four distinct seasons. In addition, the complex and diverse geomorphic types have an obvious redistribution effect on the climate elements, which makes the city's climate form various types. There are many kinds of plants and animals in the territory, which benefit from the complex diversity of climate. Except for the high mountains, the annual average temperature of the whole city is generally between 15-16 ℃, 2-3 ℃ in January, 15-16 ℃ in February and 27-28 ℃ in July.

October 16-17 ℃. The frost free period is 228-249 days. The city is not only rich in heat resources, but also has obvious transitional characteristics, which can be said to have both the north and south climate characteristics. The annual precipitation of the city is 820-1100 mm, of which 400-450 mm is in summer. The annual precipitation is 107-135 days. The solar radiation is abundant, and the annual average total sunshine duration is 1800-2100 hours. In addition, most areas in the territory are in the season of the highest temperature, the most concentrated precipitation and the strongest light, which is the vigorous growth season of the main crops. Therefore, the advantages of the city's climate resources are extremely conducive to the development of agricultural production potential.

Historical documents

Madame city is an outer city closely connected with Xiangyang City. There is a tablet under the wall of Madame city. The plaque on the wall of the city and the inscription below were built in 1863 by Xiangyang people in memory of Mrs. Han, the mother of Xiangyang General Zhu Xu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It records that during the fierce battle in Xiangyang, the mother of General Zhu Xu saw that her son was busy with all-round defense, so she went to the city to inspect the terrain. Seeing that the terrain in the northwest corner of the city was very dangerous, she had to be attacked first, so she led the maidservants and the women in the city to build a new city day and night. Sure enough, the northwest corner was first attacked by the enemy, and the city guards moved to the new city to continue fighting, and kept Xiangyang City. Later, in memory of Mrs. Han's contribution to the construction of the city, this section of the city wall was called "Madame city".

Zhu Xu, a famous general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was born in Yiyang (now Xinyang south of Henan Province) and made many achievements. In 377 ad, Zhu Xu was appointed governor of Liangzhou to guard Xiangyang.

In February of the third year of the Taiyuan Dynasty (378 A.D.), Fu Jian, the former Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, ordered his eldest son, Fu PI, the Duke of Changle, to lead 170000 troops to attack Xiangyang, an important town of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in four ways.

In the second year of Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1863 AD), Madame town collapsed several feet suddenly. Local official Zhang Xingping of Xiangyang rebuilt it and inscribed "postscript" on the stone tablet to the north of the city wall, which recorded: "Madame town is the most famous place for benefiting the people in Xiangjun. I'm going to be in trouble, and it's going to fall. To those who are in charge of cultivation, a city and a lady will be built, and the old relics will not be forgotten. ".

On November 15, 1956, Madame town was listed as "key cultural relics protection unit of Hubei Province" by Hubei provincial government. In 1982, Xiangyang Municipal People's government restored the wall and battlements of Madame City, built a memorial Pavilion on the city, and built a white marble statue of Madame Han inside, which became a tourist attraction.

On June 25, 2001, Xiangyang City wall, including Madame City, was designated as "national key cultural relics protection unit" by the State Council.

The Xiangyang Municipal People's government has also built the lady city square under the lady City, so that the citizens and tourists from other places will have a more leisure place.

Madame city is not only a place of historic interest, but also the best place to enjoy mountains, cities, continents and water. When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Hanjiang River, Changhong bridge, Hanjiang River Bridge, Yanghu mountain and Zhenwu mountain.

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Three famous "Lady cities" in China

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Madame Xian City: Madame Xian was a famous strategist and politician in the northern and Southern Dynasties. She was praised by Zhou Enlai as "the first Chinese heroine". In the romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties, Mrs. Xian and "Madame city" are introduced in this way: "at that time, there were no Dingzhou counties, and all the generals were sent to conquer; Sichuan, Sichuan, Jingchu, Wuzhao and Yungui were all in the same territory, and the world was unified. However, it is not attached to Lingnan, and several counties are mainly devoted to the Xi family, the wife of Shilong in Gaoliang county. Mrs. Chen Yangchun is the wife of Feng Bao and the mother of Feng Fu. After hearing that Sui Dynasty broke Chen, his wife personally set up troops to protect the four borders, built a city and refused to defend it. The Sui Dynasty sent Wei Wei to pacify the outside of the mountain. His wife refused, and he was not allowed to enter. The king of Jin sent Chen Zhu to leave his wife a letter, telling him that his country would perish and that he would return to the Sui Dynasty. After receiving the letter, his wife gathered thousands of leaders to mourn all day long. After thanking him in the north, she sent his sun ang to welcome him to Guangzhou. His wife is dressed in armor, riding on a horse, Zhang Jinsan, and leading

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