Yuliangzhou

Yuliangzhou is 10.65km long from north to South and 5.30km wide from east to west, with an area of 26.50km2 (Wusong system: 61.5m). The highest elevation of the island is 69.60m, and the area above 64.0m is 13.25km2. According to the planning requirements, the area of more than 64 meters can reach 20 square kilometers. The whole sandbank, 6 km long and 2.5-5 km wide, covers an area of about 20 square kilometers. It is a sandbank in the middle of the Hanjiang River and Tangbai river formed by sedimentation. The land on the continent is fertile, mainly producing wheat and sesame. Before the Han Dynasty, the east gate of Xiangyang City was known as Yuliangzhou. It was a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides and surrounded by mountains on one side. Until the Tang Dynasty, the current Yuliangzhou was still connected with today's yuliangping in the dry season. Therefore, the Xiangfan port and wharf were always located on the line from Fancheng to Zhangwan and Dongjin. In 1958, due to the construction of the Han Dan railway, a large number of pebbles were excavated in the low-lying area between yuliangping and Yuliangzhou, forming a low "trough". In addition, the yingxumen Wharf in Fancheng was strengthened and extended, and water flowed along the trough during the river period, forming a "natural straightening" of the river course. The main stream was diverted, so that Yuliangzhou and yuliangping were separated completely, becoming a large island in the middle of the Han River. Due to the natural straightening of the river channel, the sediment deposition along the main channel between Fancheng, Zhangwan and Dongjin has become a tributary. Yuliangzhou has a north subtropical monsoon climate. The average annual temperature is 15.8 ℃, and the days with annual temperature higher than 10 ℃ are 231.7 days; the frost free period is 226.5 days; the hottest month in July is about 27.9 ℃, and the coldest month in January is about 2.6 ℃; the days with annual maximum temperature ≥ 37.0 ℃ are only 6 days. The average annual precipitation is about 870 mm, the number of precipitation days ≥ 5.0 mm is 44 days, and the number of precipitation days ≥ 50 mm is 2 days. Because Yuliangzhou is surrounded by water on all sides, the ground is flat, and the temperature change has marine climate.

Yuliangzhou

Yuliangzhousu in Xiangyang is known as the "Pearl of the Hanjiang River". It is surrounded by water on three sides, with a unique location and excellent water quality. The static water surface around it reaches more than 30 square kilometers, making it the largest island in the Hanjiang River. Such natural conditions are rare in the world, and Yuliangzhou has the potential to become a world-class tourist resort. Build it into a tourism and leisure resort with "good ecology, harmony between continent and water, harmony between man and nature, unique characteristics and world-famous", and realize the "five continents concept": the "ecological continent, cultural continent, sports continent, leisure continent and romantic continent". Yuliangzhou will be built into a modern international tourism island with good ecology, harmonious waters and harmony between man and nature.

geographical environment

Yuliangzhou is 10.65km long from north to South and 5.30km wide from east to west, with an area of 26.50km2 (Wusong system: 61.5m water surface). After Cuijiaying impoundment in April 2009, the island area has been reduced from 26.50km2 to 13km2. The highest elevation of the island is 69.60m, and the area above 64.0m is 13.25km2. According to the planning requirements, the area of more than 64 meters can reach 20 square kilometers. The whole sandbank, 6 km long and 2.5-5 km wide, covers an area of about 20 square kilometers. It is a sandbank in the middle of the Hanjiang River and Tangbai river formed by sedimentation. The land on the continent is fertile, mainly producing wheat and sesame.

Before the Han Dynasty, the east gate of Xiangyang City was known as Yuliangzhou. It was a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides and surrounded by mountains on one side. Until the Tang Dynasty, the current Yuliangzhou was still connected with today's yuliangping in the dry season. Therefore, the Xiangyang port and wharf were always located on the line from Fancheng to Zhangwan and Dongjin. In 1958, due to the construction of the Han Dan railway, a large number of pebbles were excavated in the low-lying area between yuliangping and Yuliangzhou, forming a low "trough". In addition, the yingxumen Wharf in Fancheng was strengthened and extended, and water flowed along the trough during the river period, forming a "natural straightening" of the river course. The main stream was diverted, so that Yuliangzhou and yuliangping were separated completely, becoming a large island in the middle of the Han River. Due to the natural straightening of the river channel, the sediment deposition along the main channel between Fancheng, Zhangwan and Dongjin has become a tributary.

Yuliangzhou has a north subtropical monsoon climate. The average annual temperature is 15.8 ℃, and the days with annual temperature higher than 10 ℃ are 231.7 days; the frost free period is 226.5 days; the hottest month in July is about 27.9 ℃, and the coldest month in January is about 2.6 ℃; the days with annual maximum temperature ≥ 37.0 ℃ are only 6 days. The average annual precipitation is about 870 mm, the number of precipitation days ≥ 5.0 mm is 44 days, and the number of precipitation days ≥ 50 mm is 2 days. Because Yuliangzhou is surrounded by water on all sides, the ground is flat, and the temperature change has marine climate.

The soil of Yuliangzhou is composed of sand pebble and silt soil, and the upper part of the bedrock is marl. The drilling of yingxumen tourist bridge site shows that the bedrock layer is basically not developed.

Historical evolution

According to records of Xiangyang Prefecture, "Yuliang and chatou were used to fish when Xianjin went up and down the river.". Therefore, it is named Yuliangzhou, which has experienced many changes and had many different names. Such as: Yuliangzhou, Yuezhou, Guyu (local), yuniangzhou, dahezhou, wuliangzhou, dashazhou, wulangzhou, etc. In 1981, the original name was restored after the standardization of place names. According to the notes to the water classic mianshui, there is Yuliangzhou in mianshui (Han River), where pangdegong lived. Xiangyang County annals once recorded that in the Eastern Han Dynasty, mu Liubiao of Jingzhou built a high platform 20 Li East of Xiangyang City (i.e. Yuliangzhou) to raise eagles, which was called "huyingtai", or "jingshengtai", to feed falcons for hunting and leisure. Meng Haoran, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, not only "treads on the snow to find plum blossom" on Yuliangzhou, but also describes the scene of "fighting for crossing noise at Yuliangzhou" in his poem "returning to lumen mountain song at night". In "climbing Xianshan with scholars", he sighed: "the water is shallow, the sky is cold, and the dream is deep.". In "a gift to Mr. Wang Jin from a lonely island in the river", he expressed his deep affection for his friends by describing the beautiful scenery of Yuliangzhou. Huang furan, another poet of the Tang Dynasty, praised Yuliangzhou (Yuezhou) for its unique geographical environment in his miscellaneous Yuezhou songs to send Zhao lie back to Xiangyang. Famous poets and writers such as Zhang Jiuling, Wang Wei, Wang Changling and PI Rixiu all over Yuliangzhou. In the fourth year of Xianchun in Song Dynasty, Kublai sent troops to attack Xiangyang. Knowing that Xiangyang was easy to defend but difficult to attack, Kublai surrounded Xiangyang instead of attacking. He controlled land and water traffic, cut off grain and grass, and blocked troops. In six to eight years, he built a solid platform on the Yuliang island in the Han River outside Yingxu gate in Fancheng. He trained 70000 Navy troops and built 5000 warships. He fought with the yuan army for five years.

legend

Yuliangzhou in legend

Yuliangzhou is a geomantic treasure land granted to Xiangyang people by God. It is not only the largest island in the Han River, but also has a long history and profound cultural heritage

Yuniangzhou

Most moving legends originate from beautiful scenery and celebrity anecdotes. It is said that Emperor Yan Shennong had a younger sister named Yu Niang who lived with him in the mountains and forests for many years. Yu Niang is a kind-hearted and beautiful girl. She has been hidden in the mountains. When I grow up, I really want to go outside to open my eyes and see the world. So she said goodbye to Shennong and walked out of the mountains alone. Along the Han River by boat and down the tour of another scenery on both sides. Later, when I came to Xiangyang City, which is close to mountains and rivers and facing the vast plain, I couldn't help but like it and immediately noticed it. So he lived on Yuliang island outside the city. She took out the radish seeds that her brother gave her and taught the local farmers to plant them. As a result, this kind of radish grows very well in this sandy land. It has bright red thin skin, white heart, and crisp water. When you hit it in your hand, it splits into several pieces. The sweetness of shuilingling is more crisp than apple and pear. If you add some seasoning in winter and drink two liang of wine, it's really fun. Xiangyang people also have a popular way to simmer radish soup, which is also said to be invented by Yu Niang: cut radish into dominoes, add seasoning to fry it half cooked, simmer it with rice soup, add five spice powder, garlic sprouts, pepper, Hu pepper, and mix a little lard when cooking. It's both a dish and soup, and it's appetizing and warm to eat. Later, carrots have been planted for many times, and a common saying has been handed down: "the carrots in yuliangping are thin skinned." Yuniang has done a lot of good things for the people in Xiangyang, and she is deeply respected and missed by the people. Therefore, there are still some people who commonly call Yuliangzhou yuniangzhou.

Yuezhou

Xiangyang widely spread such a saying: "Xiangyang has gold, three points a day.". According to historical records: Once upon a time, there were a large number of gold prospectors along the river in Yuliangzhou. Using simple tools and primitive methods, they spared no effort to shovel the river sand one by one into various sizes of screens, and slowly washed it with water to extract grains of sand and gold. Why are there so many gold miners in Yuliangzhou? It turns out that in the upper reaches of Yuliangzhou, the mainstream of the Hanshui River flows from Xiangyang to Fancheng, from west to East, and then flows to Yuliangzhou. Because the topography of Yuliangzhou is just like the curved moon, when the Han River reaches Yuliangzhou, it changes its direction and flows from north to south. The fine particles of various minerals and nonferrous metals that have been accumulated in the upper reaches for many years may be detained and accumulated more at the turning point here. For this reason, Yuliangzhou has the beautiful name of "Yuezhou". Huang furan, a poet in the middle Tang Dynasty

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