Chengyang city site

Chengyang city site

Chengyang city site

Located in Pingqiao District, Xinyang City, Henan Province, Chengyang is a site of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256 BC).

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Chengyang site is the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. The city began in the spring and Autumn period, and gradually abandoned after the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It lasted for more than 1000 years, with profound cultural heritage. This is where the allusion of "mending the sheep after it is dead" occurs. From 1957 to 2002, seven major excavations were carried out, and more than 2000 pieces of cultural relics were unearthed. In particular, more than 1000 pieces of cultural relics were unearthed from No. 1 and No. 2 Warring States Chu tombs excavated in 1957 and 1958. The bamboo slips unearthed from No. 1 Chu tomb have more than 1500 characters, which is of great value to the study of Chu culture. In particular, the unearthed bamboo brush is the earliest brush found so far, which overthrows the old saying that Mengtian made a brush in the Qin Dynasty; the various pictures on more than 300 painted wood lacquerware reflect the superb skills of the painters at that time, and vividly reproduce the scenes of hunting, banqueting, Jiyue, singing and dancing, and fighting of the Chu people at that time.

The first complete set of bronze chime bells in China was unearthed, and the music "Oriental red" played by them echoed in space with China's first man-made satellite in 1970.

The site of Chengyang city includes inner city, outer city, Prince city and Chu tombs. There are yinmatang, shaijinchang, Baima temple, Huaihe old road, guodihu, shizijiang and other sites. Chengyang was once the temporary capital of the state of Chu. King Xiangxiang of Chu took refuge here. There are many historical sites in the site. The inner city wall, outer city wall and Prince city wall are clearly visible. Most of them are well preserved. The moat, yinmatang, paomachang, shaijinchang, Baima temple and Huaihe old road are still visible. Most of the more than 1000 Chu tombs are well preserved. The value of various cultural relics in the site is difficult to understand Imagine. Chengyang, with an area of 25 square kilometers, is the largest, best preserved, and most valuable ancient city of Archaeology and development among the six "King cities of Chu" in China.

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brief introduction

Located 25 kilometers north of Xinyang City, Chengyang city site was announced as the fifth batch of "national key cultural relics protection units" by the State Council in June 2001. In December 2004, "Chengyang city site protection area" was set up. Chengyang city site has a long history and splendid culture. It is a good place for cultural relics protection, cultural research and tourism.

In the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, Chengyang city (also known as the King City of Chu) was built by King Wu of Chu (698-691 BC) when he broke the Shen Dynasty. Then Chengyang city became a military center for the northern invasion and the eastern invasion of Chu fields.

In 278 B.C., the Qin Dynasty broke the Chu Ying tribe, and King Qingxiang of Chu took refuge here, taking Chengyang city as the temporary farmland capital of Chu. The allusion of "mending the sheep when they are dead" happened here.

present situation

There are Longshan site and Western Zhou site in Chengyang City, and Maying and Changying are Yuejia barracks in song and Jin Dynasties. The historic sites of tanwang temple, Baima temple and Ganlu temple were built between Tang Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.

The site of Chengyang city is close to mountains and rivers. The site includes inner city, outer city, Prince City, Chu tomb group, etc. the site can be seen clearly up to now. The west wall of the inner and outer city is 750 meters long, the north side of the outer city is 2300 meters long, and the east side is 2100 meters long. The south wall is 2524 meters long, 7674 meters long, covering an area of more than 3 million square meters. The prince city is located in the northeast corner of the outer city, covering an area of 40000 square meters. Gaogang, 400 meters south of the city, is a famous Chu tomb group.

The total area of Chengyang city is 46 square kilometers, and the reserve area is 9.8 square kilometers. There are still many legends about shaijinchang, Paomaling, yinmatang, guodihu, tianzigou, Tiantang, Longkou, Confucius Temple, shizijiang and so on.

In 1957 and 1958, Chu foundation No. 1 and No. 2 of Warring States period were excavated here respectively. According to Gu Tiefu's research, the owner of the tomb was the tomb of simafan and his wife of Chu. More than 1400 cultural relics were unearthed from the two tombs. In particular, China's first complete set of bronze chime bells was unearthed from tomb No. 1. The music "Oriental red" played by the chime bells echoed in space with China's first man-made satellite in 1970. In October 2002, the Provincial Institute of cultural relics and Archaeology and the Xinyang Municipal Bureau of cultural relics rescued and excavated the No.1 Warring States tomb here, and unearthed two sets of bronze wares, which are "resplendent in gold and jade, but not rusty in one" and can be regarded as rare treasures.

Organization of Chengyang site protection zone

Chengyang city site reserve was established in December 2004. It is a management organization integrating township management and cultural relics protection. It is under the jurisdiction of Pingqiao District of Xinyang City.

There are CPC Committee of Chengyang site protection area in Pingqiao District of Xinyang City, government of Chengyang site protection area in Pingqiao District of Xinyang City, people's Armed Forces Department of Chengyang site protection area in Pingqiao District of Xinyang City, and Chengyang site cultural relics protection police station with full-time cultural relics protection.

The reserve has sound institutions and complete functions, with two-level institutions: cultural relics law enforcement brigade, party and government office, family planning service center, village and town construction and Development Service Center, rural economic development service center, accounting workstation, labor and social security office, civil affairs office, comprehensive management center, mass workstation, statistics workstation, etc.

Characteristic agriculture of Chengyang City

"Maotai hongyingzi" is a new sorghum variety with the highest yield and the best quality in China. It is the first organic sorghum seed that passed the organic certification in October 2010 and the only Organic Sorghum Seed designated by Maotai national liquor. According to Guizhou Guoxiang Maotai distillery test, Chengyang City area hills, hills, beaches are very suitable for planting.

In 2010, sorghum was planted in Wangchang village, Qiuzhuang village and Lugang village of Changtai township. The quality of sorghum produced was 3% better than that of Local Sorghum in Guizhou. The average net income per mu was more than 1000 yuan, which produced good economic and social benefits. In 2011, the Reserve took various measures to vigorously develop the characteristic industry of red sorghum. It is planned to build a 1000 mu production base for Guizhou Guoxiang Maotai distillery, which will be listed as one of the ten practical things in 2011. A few days ago, the reserve sent a letter to the majority of farmers on the cultivation of red sorghum, and made a commitment:

1. Ensure high quality and high yield. The growth period of Maotai hongyingzi is about 130 days in spring (white stubble) and 120 days in summer (wheat stubble).

2. Full technical service. Guizhou Guoxiang Maotai distillery provides red sorghum seeds free of charge, and sends technicians to live in Chengyang city all the year round. Relying on Lilei seed breeding professional cooperative of Wangchang village, it establishes technical service station, providing tracking service from seedling raising, field transplanting, standardized fertilization, pest control, field management to harvesting, threshing and storage, and distributing organic cultivation management technical data. If the planting area reaches a certain scale, the manufacturer will send sorghum thresher for on-site service.

3. All the fruits were recovered. Before planting, Lilei breeding professional cooperative will sign a planting contract with the growers. After the fruit is ripe, Lilei breeding professional cooperative will be responsible for all recycling, and the recycling price is 1.5 yuan per catty. In order to win the trust of the people, after the implementation of the planting area, the manufacturer first paid 100 yuan deposit per mu.

4. Standardized procedure operation. If growers have any difficulties or problems, they can directly contact the factory technician, Lilei breeding cooperative, the village technician and the agricultural development service center of the nature reserve. Guarantee 24-hour service.

It is reported that the reserve will place the planting center on both sides of the patrol road and along the Huaihe River and shizijiang river. At that time, the red sorghum will complement the scenic spots along the line, playing a symphony of historical tour and ecological tour. The reserve will also introduce incentive measures to reward villages with large planting area, and timely organize village cadres and large growers to visit Maotai Town, Guizhou Province.

Address: Changtai Township, Pingqiao District, Xinyang City, Henan Province

Longitude: 114.08311501605

Latitude: 32.316003905307

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