Guchang Huacheng

Guchang Huacheng

The county seat of ancient Changhua county is a famous historic tourist attraction. Located in the west coast of Changjiang River, the city site is Changcheng village, Changcheng Township, more than 50 kilometers away from Shilu town. The ancient Changhua city was built in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty. During the Yongle period, Changhua County was disturbed by Japanese pirates. Changhua County built walls with stone bricks, two and a half kilometers in circumference, six meters high and five meters thick. In the tenth year of the Ming Dynasty (1445 AD), Zhou Zhen, the magistrate of Changhua County, excavated a deep trench with a width of five feet near the wall of the city, which formed a solid city defense system.

Development history

Guchanghua city is the county seat of guchanghua County in Hainan Province. It is located in the west coast of Changjiang County, more than 50 kilometers away from Shilu town of Changjiang County. The original site is located in Changcheng village, Changcheng Town.

The ancient Changhua city was built in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty. During the Yongle period, Changhua County was disturbed by Japanese pirates. Changhua County built walls with stone bricks, two and a half kilometers in circumference, six meters high and five meters thick. In the tenth year of the Ming Dynasty (1445 AD), Zhou Zhen, the magistrate of Changhua County, excavated a deep trench with a width of five feet near the wall of the city, which formed a solid city defense system. Later, due to the hurricane and typhoon, the city wall was damaged and repaired several times. The existing city wall is square with a circumference of 2 km. There are some bricks on the wall, and the remains of the trench can be seen clearly. There is a moving story of "a righteous woman named Yujiao" in the Huacheng area of Guchang. Guchang Huacheng has a history of more than 2100 years since it was established as a county government. The historical sites and cultural relics preserved in the ancient Changhua city include the ancient wall around the city, the moat, the tomb of Yiguan of zhaoding, the stele of Zhiping temple, the tomb group of nanmenyuan, the site of Junling five temples, etc.

According to historical records, since the year of Yuanfeng (110 B.C.) in the Western Han Dynasty, zhuya and daner counties were set up in Hainan. Daner county was adjacent to daner, zhilai and jiulai counties, and Zhishi county (Changhua County was changed from the third year of Daye in Sui Dynasty to 607 A.D., now Changjiang County) The county government is located in the ancient Changhua city. It's a pity that the scale of the county at that time has not been recorded in the historical records of the previous dynasty, but the time is clearly remembered. Since the establishment of the county government, it has a history of more than 2100 years.

According to the existing historical records, the ancient Changhua city was built in the 25th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1392 AD). At that time, thousands of Yuqi were ordered to burn bricks and build walls. Due to various reasons, the city was not built completely.

In 1411, Changhua County was disturbed by Japanese pirates. Xu Mao, the military commander of Changhua County, tried to resist the Japanese pirates. The city will be rebuilt. The stone brick wall around the city is two and a half kilometers long, six meters high and five meters thick. There are 550 stone buttresses, eight more pavilions, four towers and four gates. The east gate is Qizhan gate, the west gate is zhenhaimen, the south gate is Ninghe gate and the north gate is Ningwu gate.

In 1445 A.D., Zhou Zhen, the magistrate of Changhua County, excavated a deep trench with a width of five feet near the wall outside the city. Thus Changhua city formed a complete and solid scale, which was magnificent. But later, due to the close to the sea, the city was repeatedly damaged by hurricanes and typhoons, and was still intact after several repairs.

In 1941, a Japanese soldier of a squadron occupied the ancient city. For military purposes, they closed the West and north gates of Changhua city and further strengthened the city tower.

After the surrender of Japan, the city was in disrepair for a long time. The existing wall around the city is square, with a circumference of 2 kilometers, a height of about 6 meters and a thickness of about 5 meters. The gate is about 3 meters high. There are residual bricks around the wall, and the remains of the trench can be seen clearly. The historical sites and cultural relics preserved in the ancient Changhua city include the ancient wall around the city, the moat, the tomb of Yiguan of zhaoding, the stele of Zhiping temple, the tomb group of nanmenyuan, the site of Junling five temples, etc.

Legend

The ancient Changhua city is full of magic. Its walls, bricks, ditches and wells all record moving stories. Among them, the story of "righteous woman Yujiao" is the most popular. Guchang Huacheng is located in the coastal area. In the past ten years, it was very difficult for people and animals to drink water when the drought was serious. It is said that in the late Ming Dynasty, Changhua city suffered from drought year after year. Regardless of the people's life and death, the county officials at that time occupied the only few wells in the city and sent soldiers to guard them. The people were not allowed to get water. The people were forced to resist and fight to survive. Many people were killed and the people complained. In order to stabilize the people, the emperor cut the county magistrate to the people. The new magistrate is a considerate and honest official. When he took his wife Yujiao from the sea to the sea of Changhua port, he was killed by the pirate shark cat gang. Shamao then assumed the name and became the magistrate of Changhua. Yujiao was forced to be a concubine. In order to avenge her husband and get rid of the common people, Yujiao secretly designs a communication to her brother, who is the governor of Hunan and Guangxi. When his brother received the letter, he immediately sent 5000 soldiers across the sea to Changhua City, and planned to get rid of the shark cat and all the bandits. In order to realize her husband's last wish and relieve the suffering of the common people from drought. Yujiao mobilized the people in the city to dig 36 wells. From then on, the people no longer worried about drought and water shortage, ending the miserable history of "three people eating and one carrying water".

Main attractions

The ancient city of Changhua is surrounded by mountains and sea, with beautiful scenery. Two kilometers southeast of the city are the famous tourist attractions of changhualing and Qiziwan. There are also some historic sites, such as Zhao Ding's Yiguan tomb, Zhiping Temple stele, nanmenyuan tombs, and Junling five Temple site.

Tomb of Zhao Ding

Zhao Ding's tomb is located 300 meters north of Jiuxian village in Changcheng and rural areas. Rice fields are on the front and right sides, roads on the left and canals on the back. It belongs to the tomb of Song Dynasty. Zhao Ding was born in 1085 in Yuanfeng, Shenzong of Song Dynasty. He was born in Wenxi, Jiezhou (now Wenxi County, Shanxi Province). He was the Prime Minister of Gaozong of Song Dynasty. In 1143, he was demoted to Jiyang army of Hainan Island (now Sanya City). He lived in exile for three years to protest against Qin Hui's persecution. In August of 1147, Shaoxing died of hunger strike and was buried in Jiuxian village of Changhua County. The next year, he was buried in the back door of Zhejiang Province. When he moved out, he left his clothes and clothes and buried them in the original tomb. His tomb was located in the north and south. The stone tablet was destroyed during the cultural revolution. A small amount of stone carbon and square black tombstone are stored in the present tomb site.

Zhiping Temple stele

Zhiping Temple stele is located in Xincheng village, Changcheng Town. The monument is 200 cm high, 80 cm wide and 10 cm thick. Eheng script, printed in regular script, is 12 * 10 cm in size; Wenzhi script, printed in regular script, is 2.5 * 2.5 cm in size, with 724 characters in total. It is written by Tao Yuanchun, the magistrate of Changhua County in Qing Dynasty. The content is about the instructions of maintaining local governance and ensuring people's living and working in peace and contentment. The body of the tablet is intact and the handwriting is clear and readable.

Nanmen tombs

The Nanmen tombs are located on the slope outside the Nanmen gate of Changcheng county. Covering an area of about 2 square kilometers, it belongs to the Qing Dynasty tombs. The tombs are mainly brick tombs and long urn coffin tombs. Most of them are built by the magistrate of Changhua County and other officials and their relatives. There are many objects to be buried with, and most of the tombs are stolen. A large number of funerary ceramics unearthed from the site include large pottery urn, pottery pot, small pottery urn and other artifacts for archaeology.

Junlingwang Temple site

There are two sites of junlingwang temple. One is located in the west of Changcheng village in Jinchang city and countryside. It was built in Song Dynasty, covering an area of about 500 square meters. Both temples are magnificent and exquisite. Unfortunately, they have been completely destroyed, with only some wall foundations and debris. Carved bricks and iron censers of the Ming and Qing dynasties have been unearthed at this site.

The ancient Changhua city with a long history has left rich, colorful and fascinating precious cultural relics and historic sites for future generations, which provides important evidence for the study of the history, folk customs and national culture of Hainan ancient ancestors. At the same time, with the continuous development of Hainan's tourism industry, it has added rich sightseeing content for Chinese and foreign tourists.

Surrounding scenic spots

Jigongshan, Shilu iron mine, futoushan nature reserve, datianpolu nature reserve, Bawangling Nature Reserve, erxianling, Pali mountain villa, Nanyuan Binglang manor, Jianfengling National Forest Park, etc.

Tourism information

It is suitable to travel in Hainan in four seasons, but spring, summer and autumn are the best seasons.

Traffic in scenic spots

Take the provincial express from Haikou to Changjiang, and then take the local minibus to the destination.

Travel accommodation

Shilu Town Iron Mine guest house, Minghe guest house, Changjiang County Government Guest House, etc.

Local cuisine

Wanning bird's nest, Hainan Wenchang Chicken, Dongshan mutton, hele crab, Houan powder soup, Dongshan pancake, sour bamboo Mugil, etc.

local specialities

Coffee, coconut sugar, coconut milk, natural coconut juice, coconut jam, banana, pineapple, jackfruit, South Pearl, crystal, tortoise shell, pearl, coconut carving, shell, horn carving, pepper, rice noodle, pumpkin pie, sweet potato milk, snails and so on.

Address: Changcheng village, Changcheng Township, Changjiang Li Autonomous County, Hainan Province

Longitude: 108.70005475947

Latitude: 19.303622755065

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