Xiang Wang's hometown

Xiang Wang's hometown

Wutong's Wutong is located in the Wutong lane, the ancient city of the Yellow River, Jiangsu, and the Grande Canale, Suqian. It is also called the "Wutong lane" on the east side of the Huai road. It is the leader of the Chu aristocracy and the peasant uprising army at the end of Qin Dynasty, the hero with tremendous strength and the birthplace of Xiang Yu, the king of Chu.

Xiang Wang's hometown is the first Xiang family ancestral hall with Xiang Yu and Xiang family culture as the theme in China. It is a national AAAA tourist attraction and a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. Xiang Wang's hometown is mainly in the style of Chu and Han, which has both the style of court architecture and garden architecture.

The 40th year of Kangxi was commemorated by a monument. In order to commemorate this brave and brave hero, his hometown people built their own houses and towers in Wutong lane.

Wutong's hometown, as of November 20, 2014, had a total construction area of 350 thousand square meters, including the core area of Xiang Wang's hometown, the traditional block of Wutong lane, the business leisure area of West Chu Avenue, the waterfront culture and leisure area, the commercial culture and leisure area and the riverside commercial leisure area. The center view area occupied 260 Mu and the construction area was 76 thousand square meters.

Development history

The 40th year of Kangxi was commemorated by a monument.

In 1935, Yingfeng Pavilion and Huaian Pavilion were built. Xiang Wang's hometown not only has the characteristics of Han Dynasty houses, but also has the style of palace architecture.

In 1931, Zhang Huatang, commander of the northwest army of the Kuomintang, led his department to stay in the hometown of King Xiang.

In 1935, Suqian county magistrate Zhang naifan expanded on the original basis. They invited squires and businessmen to hold a chrysanthemum meeting to raise funds in the name of chrysanthemum reward and build "Yingfeng Pavilion". In Yingfeng Pavilion, Xiang Yu's biographies, predecessors' poems, and poems of the time are collected and displayed for viewing.

In 2012, Suqian is investing 4 billion yuan in the reconstruction of Xiangwang's hometown.

Environmental layout

Sima Qian recorded in the historical records of Xiang Yu: Xiang Ji is also a prime minister with the character of Yu. The next prime minister is Suqian today. In memory of Xiang Yu, a memorial building has been built in his birthplace since ancient times. In the 42nd year of Kangxi (1703), Hu sanjun, the county magistrate of Suqian, set up a monument and named it "Xiang Wang's hometown".

Xiang Wang's hometown is located in the south of Suqian City, between the ancient Yellow River and the Grand Canal. It is said that Xiang Yu planted locust trees by hand when he left his hometown more than 2200 years ago. After thousands of years of wind and rain, they are still full of vitality, and they have been planted since now Over 2200 years ago, the Wutong Tong also grew up in the hometown of Xiang king. It is said that Xiang Yu's clothes and bags were buried under this tung tree. Whenever the old trunk was dying, new shoots were sent from its roots. Its stubborn vitality amazed the world. This is also the origin of Xiang Yu's birthplace.

Around the courtyard, there are many kinds of flowers, such as weeping willows, pines, bamboos, osmanthus and chrysanthemums. On both sides of Yingfeng Pavilion, there is a couplet of Hongmen. It's not easy for a hero to succeed or fail. Zhui Ma Yu Xi, a true love, is not easy to live or die. "Horizontal Criticism:" hero love ". There is also a poem chanting: "pavilions and ancient temples stand in front of Hejin, passers-by struggle to see the people of Western Chu; hegemony has gone with the water, and the king's name has not been buried in the mountains.".

Main attractions

Suqian Wutong's hometown scenic area has a total investment of 4 billion yuan, covering a total area of nearly 959 mu, with a construction area of about 350 thousand square meters. It plans to build six major functional areas, namely, the center view of the hometown of Wang, the traditional block of Wutong lane, the commercial leisure area of West Chu street, the waterfront culture and leisure area, the commercial culture and leisure area, and the riverside commercial leisure area. On September 29, 2012, the core scenic area of the grand opening of the park is 100000 square meters, mainly including the ancient city gate, Xiang Yu statue and the 4D cinema with Xiang Yu as the theme, as well as ten major scenic spots, including Xiang Fu, Xiang Yuan, Jiangshu, Xiang Yu's former residence, Xiang family ancestral temple, Bawang ancient and modern museum and Yu family old residence.

The architectural style is mainly Chu Han style, with the characteristics of palace architecture and garden architecture. It is the largest single project invested in the central city since the establishment of the city. It is also an important core project to promote the functional improvement of the central city. It is conducive to the rapid development of urban tourism and tertiary industry service industry, and effectively enhance the regional carrying capacity, comprehensive competitiveness and agglomeration radiation capacity of the central city

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Xiang Wang's hometown not only has the characteristics of Han Dynasty houses, but also has the style of palace architecture. The main building is a courtyard with three entrances. In front of it is a tall stone que of Han style, symbolizing that Xiang Yu's former residence is of imperial standard. The main body of the courtyard is Yingfeng Pavilion, in which there is a tall statue of Xiang Yu. Twelve relief carvings reflecting Xiang Yu's life are embedded on the four walls, such as Xiang Yu's holding a tripod, Wu Zhong's fighting, breaking a bridge and sinking a boat, Julu's Rescuing Zhao, Hongmen's banquet, cuxia's breakout and so on.

Yingfeng Pavilion in front of the overlord Ding, Ding 2.6 meters high, 1.9 meters in diameter. Weighing 8 tons, the tripod is engraved with inscriptions, recording Xiang Yu's immortal historical achievements. It is simple, magnificent and magnificent. There is a stele corridor in the East and west of Yingfeng Pavilion, and the East corridor is a huge stone inscription of Sima Qian's historical records of Xiang Yu, which was written by Qi Qinglong, a famous calligrapher. Xilong, a famous calligrapher in the contemporary era, praises Xiang Yu's poems. The third entrance is a garden style courtyard, with a memorial hall on the front. There is a statue of Yu Ji inside, a horse tying Pavilion outside, a stone carved wuzhui horse inside, and a manger outside. It is said that this trough was used by Xiang Yu to raise wuzhui horse. It has been preserved to this day. The courtyard is widely planted with pine and cypress, Wutong, and four seasons flowers. It is said that Xiang Yu planted the ancient locust in that year. Although it has experienced more than 2000 years of ups and downs, the tree looks ancient and its branches are old, but it is still luxuriant, vigorous and beautiful, which makes people think of the ancient love. It is called "the first locust in the world" by an American botanist.

Core scenic spots

The 9.9-meter-high bronze statue of the king of Xiang on the square is an ancient and modern one. Xiangfu, Xiangyuan, Jiangshu, Xiangyu's former residence, Xiangjia ancestral hall, Bawang ancient and modern hall, Yu's old house, the architecture everywhere shows the charm of Chu and Han.

There were some temple in the hometown of Xiang king, and there were some people in charge of the temple. After the vicissitudes of life, the temple destroyed people in the early Qing Dynasty. Only one of the large trees and a number of ancient trees of "Wutong lane" were named in the courtyard. It is said that the ancient locust tree was planted by Xiang Wang when he was young. It is said that the original trunk is dead, which was replayed from the root. In the northwest corner of the ancient pagoda tree, there is a stone tablet, 6 feet high and 2 feet wide, engraved with the four characters "hometown of King Xiang". This tablet was erected by Hu sanjun, the county magistrate in the 40th year of Kangxi (1763). According to local legend, the place where Xiang Yu was born was the place where the monument was erected. The gate of Xiang's family faces west, so the stone tablet also faces west. In the period of the Republic of China, in 1931, Zhang Huatang, the general of the northwest army, built a grass Pavilion beside the ancient pagoda tree, named "Huai'an Pavilion". In addition, three thatched halls and a primary school in Xiangli were built to protect the historic site. In 1935, Suqian county magistrate Zhang naifan raised funds to build "Yingfeng Pavilion" in the name of chrysanthemum club. In Yingfeng Pavilion, Xiang Yu's biographies, predecessors' poems, and poems of the time are collected and displayed for viewing. Around the courtyard, there are various flowers such as weeping willow, pine, bamboo, osmanthus and chrysanthemum. According to local people, in 2001, most of the development prospect areas were farmland. With respect for the ancestors, the villagers took the unearthed cultural relics as the basis, put on the wings of imagination, and took the 5A scenic area as the standard. It took 11 years to rebuild and build. On September 29, 2012, the grand opening ceremony of the core scenic area was held, and the construction scale is as present. The hometown is not only the memorial of Xiang Yu, but also the exhibition hall of Western Chu culture, including architecture, military equipment, clothing, musical instruments, game equipment, daily necessities, etc.

special snacks

Fish in Miaozhai sour soup

Sour soup fish originated from the Yunnan Guizhou Plateau, where "the sky is not sunny for three days, the ground is not flat for three feet, and people are not silver". Miao people in Yunnan and Guizhou love to eat acid. They always say "don't eat acid for three days, walk and string together". After finishing farm work, they come home and drink a spoonful of sour soup to relieve fatigue and appetizer. Sour soup fish is one of the classic works. Sour soup is made from local wild tomatoes and a variety of pure natural Chinese herbal medicines by secret natural fermentation. It is made by cutting and washing the live fish. Local patients and puerpera often take it as the best tonic. The reason why the longevity elderly in Guizhou ranks the top in the country is that it has great nutritional and medicinal value.

Hong Kong Style desserts

Hong Kong Style desserts are fresh, healthy, no blending, no adding, mainly fresh fruits, which can be called real at a real price. There are all kinds of desserts in the shop, such as double skin milk, Paidu Guiling cream, health preserving sago, special milk tea, cakes, fresh juice, stomach nourishing beauty stew, all kinds of ice cream based delicious food, etc.

Significance and value

Xiang Wang's hometown is a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province, and Jiangsu Provincial Tourism Administration has designated it as the main scenic spot in Jiangsu Province.

Scenery introduction

After the founding of new China, the party and the people's government attached great importance to the protection of historical relics, formulated plans, allocated huge funds, and organized special personnel to repair and expand the project.

Walking into Xiang Wang's hometown, there is a tall stone archway, which reads: "Xiang Wang's hometown". Because the memorial archway is built on the ancient Yellow River levee, the main building is under the levee, and the whole building complex has a panoramic view. Its architectural style not only has the Han Dynasty residential characteristics, but also has the palace style. The rooms, pavilions and pavilions are made of green bricks and tiles, with cornices and stone foundations, solemn and magnificent. The porch pillars, lattice fans, carvings and paintings are very exquisite. The surrounding walls are light yellow, covered with green tiles, antique and elegant. The main building is a courtyard with three entrances. In front of it is a tall stone que of Han style, symbolizing that Xiang Yu's former residence is of imperial standard. The main body of the courtyard is Yingfeng Pavilion, in which there is a tall statue of Xiang Yu. Inlaid on four walls

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