Hongmei Park

Hongmei park is located in the north of Tianning Temple. It was originally the site of Tianning Temple Garden, and later expanded into the largest park in Changzhou City.

With beautiful environment and exquisite garden design, the park is suitable for weekend leisure, morning exercise and boat tour.

It is worth mentioning that there are two most important ancient Wenbi tower and Hongmei Pavilion in the park, which charge 5 yuan each.

There are many entrances here. If you want to see historical buildings, you can enter from the south gate. If you want to play with entertainment facilities, you can enter from the north gate.

The park is now free of charge, and you can walk to Hongmei park from Changzhou Railway Station.

Hongmei Park

Hongmei Park (Hongmei Park) is located in the northeast of Changzhou City. It is named after the famous ancient building Hongmei Pavilion in the park. It is the largest comprehensive park in the city, the first garden in Changzhou and the largest national key Park in Changzhou. In 2010, it won the China living environment award.

Hongmei park is divided into three districts and eight sceneries. In the south of the park is the cultural relics area, with Hongmei Pavilion and Wenbi tower; in the northwest of the park is the entertainment area, with playground, Chunhui tea room, youth activity place, yacht, Tingsong building and dance hall; in the east of the park is the popular science education area, with zoo, bonsai garden, rose garden and tuyidaogenyi Museum.

Hongmei park is divided into eight sceneries: Hongmei spring dawn, ancient temple bell, Quchi Fenghe, qingluan reflection, Fengqiao Huajing, Cuiwei Qiuxia, Gushan Cedrus and Wenbi sunset.

Development history

Hongmei pavilion was first built in the period of Zhao song of Tang Dynasty, with a history of more than 1000 years. Hongmei pavilion was rebuilt in the period of Guangxu of Qing Dynasty. The pavilion, 17 meters high, is divided into upper and lower levels. The upper level is the jade worship room, doulao and Wenchang; the lower level is the teacher worship hall, which is dedicated to Zhang Tianshi, the founder of Taoism. The whole building is simple, heavy and magnificent, which is rarely seen in ordinary pavilions. At the end of winter and the beginning of spring, the red plum blossom is in full bloom. People can enjoy the plum blossom in the garden or go upstairs to enjoy the snow scenery. On the opposite side of Hongmei Pavilion is a rare relic of ice plum stone. Zhao Yi, a famous poet of Changzhou in the Qing Dynasty, once praised the beautiful scenery of Hongmei Pavilion: "when you come out of the country, you can find spring in Hakka, and the red plum trees are as bright as the clouds. Before qiaoyang goes to visit the immortals, he sweeps the fallen flowers at Yaotai first. There is also a "Changzhou Museum of historical celebrities" in the attic of Hongmei.

Qu Qiubai, the early leader of the Communist Party of China, and Zhang Tailei, one of the leaders of Guangzhou Uprising, often went to hongmeige to study and play in their early years.

Hongmei Park was built in 1958 and officially opened in 1960. It was named Hongmei park because of Hongmei Pavilion. In 1983, Hu Juewen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, was invited to write the name of Hongmei park. The topography of the park is undulating, with the characteristics of water town. There are many monuments in the park, such as Wenbi tower (built in the Southern Dynasty, more than 1500 years ago), Hongmei Pavilion (built in the Tang Dynasty, more than 1100 years ago), Banshan Pavilion, cassock tower, Bingmei stone, Jiaxian square, tayingshan house, Wenbi tower, etc., as well as Tu Yidao Root Art Museum, Changzhou comb museum and Hongmei Qishi Museum . For decades, the park has become the largest comprehensive park in Changzhou City, receiving about 2 million Chinese and foreign tourists every year, which has a high reputation.

Hongmei park is located in the downtown area of the city, surrounded by dense population. In the south, it is close to Tianning Temple, Wenbi tower and Dongpo Park, a famous temple resort in Changzhou. It is a Jiangnan garden combining scenic spots and natural scenery. Guan River and Shi River flow through the East and west sides of Hongmei park; the park is adjacent to Yanling East Road Historical and cultural block in the south.

In order to meet people's further demand for public leisure and recreation places to a greater extent and improve the quality of life of the people around, in 2005, the executive meeting of the municipal government decided to expand the Hongmei Park in an all-round way. This is the reason why the municipal Party committee and the municipal government pay more attention to the people-oriented concept, further optimize the urban environment and enhance the image of the city Specific measures.

Hongmei park open extension project is designed as a public park, urban green lung and Urban Central Park, which is the largest project, the shortest construction period, the widest application of new materials and new technology, the fastest demolition speed and the largest number of participants in the history of our city. The area of Hongmei park we have seen is 34.64 hectares, with 9.3 hectares of new park green space and sightseeing area.

Main attractions

Jiangnan charm, poetic red plum, national 4A tourist attraction, Changzhou first garden - Red Plum Park. Located in the north of Tianning Temple, it was the former site of Tianning Temple Forest Garden, which was gradually expanded. There are eight sceneries in the park, including red plum in spring, wind lotus in Quchi, snow pine in Gushan, etc. The Hongmei Pavilion in the southeast was built in the Tang Dynasty. The existing building was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. The Wenbi tower was built in the Qi Liang period of the Southern Dynasty. It is one of the oldest existing buildings in Changzhou. On the top of the tower is a copper gourd weighing 1500 kg.

In the south of the park, there are Hongmei Pavilion and Wenbi tower. In the northwest of the park, there are sports ground, Chunhui tea room, youth activity place, yacht, Tingsong building and dance hall; in the east of the park, there are bonsai garden, rose garden and tuyidao root art museum. In Beijing, the ancient capital of China, there are the famous eight sceneries of Yan, which people have to go to after they arrive in Beijing. In Hongmei Park, according to the different characteristics of the scenic spots in each district, there are also eight sceneries: Hongmei Chunxiao, ancient temple bells, Quchi Fenghe, qingluan reflection, Fengqiao Huajing, Cuiwei Qiuxia, Gushan Cedrus and Wenbi sunset. Hongmei Park, which is named for its famous ancient building Hongmei Pavilion, is divided into three zones and eight sceneries. The three zones are cultural relics and historic sites zone (Hongmei Pavilion and Wenbi tower in the south of the park), entertainment activity zone (sports ground, Chunhui tea room, youth activity place, yacht, Tingsong building and dance hall in the northwest of the park) and science education zone (bonsai garden and rose garden in the east of the park) "Eight sceneries": the spring dawn of red plum, the bell of ancient temple, the wind lotus in Quchi, the reflection of qingluan, the flower path of Fengqiao, the autumn glow of Cuiwei, the snow pine in Gushan and the sunset of writing.

There are many sightseeing projects in the park. The zoo, which was built in the early 1960s, has more than 200 class I and class II protected animals. It is one of the breeding bases of leopard population in East China. The bonsai garden on the west side of the tower garden shows Changzhou bonsai's natural, natural and meaningful artistic characteristics, many of which have won many awards in the city, the whole province and even the national bonsai competition; The rose garden, located in the north of the tower garden, is the most famous garden in the south of the Yangtze River. It is also the main ornamental base of one of the five major rose cities in China. At the east gate of the park, tuyidao Root Art Museum, which displays the God art of heavenly craft, is well-known. It is known as "the world root art is in China, and the best root art is in Changzhou".

The park has complete recreational facilities. There are more than 20 events in the amusement park, such as racing car, cartoon city, elevated monorail car, marvel world, archery and torrent. The rowing area is equipped with a variety of boats, such as battery boat, pedal boat and paddle boat, for tourists to choose from. Boating on the lake is very interesting. The newly built Hongmei racing city is a good place for tourists' entertainment. The 5000 square meter lawn is used to hold flower show, light show and wind show It is a place for large-scale activities such as Zheng competitions, outdoor movies and celebration performances.

The park has the characteristics of water town. The water surface accounts for about 1 / 5 of the total area of the park. The waterway is 2500 meters long, and there are many bridges with different styles. There are 15 curved bridges, arch bridges, flat bridges, corridor bridges, etc. in the "writing sunset" alone. The bridges in the park are elegant, purposeful and unconventional, such as Wensi bridge, Xingju bridge, Boya bridge, Cuigai bridge, xishuangqiao bridge, Sanwu bridge, etc. The Yunying bridge in the north of Bijia mountain has the longest history.

Tourism information

Traffic information

There are many bus stops around Hongmei park. Many buses can reach the park, including: 1. No.7, No.11, No.17, No.220, no.y1, no.y2, no.b21. Get off the "Hongmei bus central station (Wuqing Road)" and walk 120 meters east along Wuqing road to the south entrance of Hongmei park. Then go straight north to Hongmei Pavilion. 2. Take bus No.25, B12 and B2 to "Dongpo Park children's Hospital", or take bus No.7, 17, 220a and 903 to "Bank of Jiangsu". Walk along middle Yanling road for 2 minutes to Wenbi Road, then walk north for 160 meters to Wenbi tower.

3. Get off at the "East Gate of Hongmei Park" station on No.11, No.19 and no.y2, and then go to the entrance of No.2 east of Hongmei park. 4. Take No. 1, No. 2, No. 19, No. 29, No. 30, No. 203, No. 212 to the east of railway station, walk southeast along Guanhe East Road for 2 minutes, cross the Xiaodongmen bridge, and then reach the North 1 intersection of Hongmei park. Enter the tuyidao root art museum. 5. Get off at the "Hongmei Park" station on B23 Road, and then go to the north 3 entrance of Hongmei park.

Ticket information

Free Admission

It's free to enter the garden, 5 yuan for Wenbi tower, 5 yuan for Hongmei Pavilion and 5 yuan for tuyidao root art museum.

Opening Hours

7 * 24 hours free.

Best season

All seasons

Suggest playing

2-3 hours

geographical environment

Hongmei park is located in the northeast of Changzhou City. It is a national 4A scenic spot and the first garden in Changzhou. It is the largest comprehensive park in the city and a national key park. Hongmeigong

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