Zhouzi ancient town

Zhouzi ancient town

Zhouzi ancient town, also known as Zhoukou town and Zhoukou Town, faces Xiangru's old city (now Jinping Town) across the river. It is known as the last wharf town on Jialing River. The 100 year old street, about 1000 meters long, is under the jurisdiction of Peng'an County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province. It is a famous tourist spot in Nanchong (the hometown of Sima Xiangru). It is located in Xiahe street, Peng'an county. Zhouzi ancient town flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties. It has accumulated thousands of years and nurtured a profound and unique wharf ancient town culture. Now many residents live in this ancient town all the year round. To reach the railway, nandaliang high-speed can reach Peng'an.

Introduction to ancient town

Zhouzi ancient town, also known as Zhoukou town and Zhoukou Town, faces Xiangru's old city (now Jinping Town) across the river. It is known as the last wharf town on Jialing River. The 100 year old street, which is about 1000 meters long, has not only more than 3000 houses and courtyards of Qing Dynasty, but also well preserved ancient architectural sites such as Lianxi temple, Longevity Palace, wusheng palace, Huajiang tower, Yanxian temple, etc. Zhouzi ancient town was founded in the Tang and Song dynasties. It has accumulated for thousands of years, and has developed a profound and unique wharf ancient town culture. "Water, form, culture and history" blend harmoniously in the ancient town. "Water" is the "soul" of the ancient town; Jialing River, like a beautiful jade belt, floats by, giving the ancient town charm; "shape" is the "body" of the ancient town; ancient docks, ancient dwellings, ancient shops, ancient tea houses and ancient inns are laid out according to the situation; "culture" is the "temperament" of the ancient town. The ancient town's culture flourished for a time, which gave birth to a generation of literary giant Sima Xiangru, and left the eternal masterpiece "Phoenix seeking for her husband"; it attracted Wu Daozi, the "painting sage" who was ordered to make "three hundred miles of splendid Jialing" and "the powder is here"; it infected Zhou Dunyi, the founder of Neo Confucianism in the song and Ming Dynasties, who set up a lecture at the opening ceremony, and the sound of recitation of "the story of love lotus" can be heard.

geographical environment

Zhouzi town is under the jurisdiction of Peng'an County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province. Zhouzi town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side. It is known as the wharf ancient town of Jialing River with a history of more than 1400 years. Zhou Dunyi, the founder of Neo Confucianism in Song Dynasty, gave lectures here, and later generations built Lianxi temple to commemorate this event. Lianxi ancestral temple is located behind the neighborhood committee of Xiahe Town, an ancient town, with a stage and main hall. Although the area of the Ailian pool is small, the green lotus stands in the pool. The architecture of Ming and Qing Dynasties, ancient appearance shore ran, temple high, the village simple. It is a well preserved wooden structure with the style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. More than 3000 sets of ancient houses are arranged on both sides of the ancient street along the 1000 meter long and 5 meter wide terraces. They are connected end to end and arranged in an orderly way. Three main streets are distributed, among them, the powder street

The walls and tiles are of different styles.

Zhouzi town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side. It is known as the wharf ancient town of Jialing River with a history of more than 1400 years. Zhou Dunyi, the founder of Neo Confucianism in Song Dynasty, gave lectures here, and later generations built Lianxi temple to commemorate this event. Lianxi ancestral temple is located behind the neighborhood committee of Xiahe Town, an ancient town, with a stage and main hall. Although the area of the Ailian pool is small, the green lotus stands in the pool. Wanshouguan, also known as Jiangxi guild hall, is located in Xiahe street of ancient town. It was built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. In late Qing Dynasty, wusheng palace was built to worship Guan Yu. The whole building is built according to the mountain. The front hall, side hall and main hall are built from low to high along the mountain, which is magnificent. The God of wealth building, which stands by the Jialing River, was first built in the early Tang Dynasty and was finally built during the Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty. To commemorate the painting Saint Wu Daozi, later generations named it Huajiang building. The God of wealth building has four floors: the first floor is a cross street building, the second and third floors are featured with tea, river view and Zhao Gongming. Climbing on the top of the building and looking up, the Jialing River is sparkling, with hundreds of boats competing with each other, and the wetland on the other side is intoxicating. Downstairs by the river, there is a two thousand year old wharf. The wharf was set up in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, and has been very prosperous ever since. Now, the ancient wharf still berths dozens of ships of various types, and the style of the ancient wharf remains the same. There are "Wharf Inn" and "Linjiang Pavilion teahouse" in Linjiang. Looking from the fence, you can see the beautiful scenery of "Yulin River in the clouds, mirage in the mirror, and water side building". It is a wonderful place to view the ancient town.

Main attractions

Zhouzi ancient town (hometown of Sima Xiangru)

Zhouzi ancient town, Peng'an County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province This is the hometown of Sima Xiangru, the husband of Zhuo Wenjun, a talented and handsome man and Ci Fu writer in the Han Dynasty. This is the place where Yan Zhengqing, one of the four ancient calligraphers, worked and studied. Here is the viewing platform where the Tang Dynasty painter Wu Daozi painted the scenery of Jialing River according to the highest instructions. Here is the Lianxi temple where Zhou Dunyi, a Song Dynasty rites scholar, gave lectures. Here is also the scenic spot Longevity Palace, Lanhua palace and so on. However, these people or things have become the past, and their brilliance has disappeared with the passage of time, which is in line with the old saying that "the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the waves ahead die on the beach". From the remains of Xiangru tomb, Qintai, Lugong stone, guanjing building and other sites, as well as the bricks and tiles of the Qin and Han Dynasties, people can still recall their elegance, literary grace and painting skills. To the sun or the sun, the moon or the moon, still shining on the ancient town or the ancient town. This ancient town is also worth seeing. You need to be calm when you visit the ancient town, but I have a few photos of the ancient town with a quick glance and a few clicks. As far as the effect is concerned, we can't care so much. The Jialing River is a thousand miles away. How many history and ancient towns have been bred along the way. Today, while the only unpolluted river is gradually channelized, it also gradually loses its original male and unrestrained personality, and the calm river is smoothed

Jialing River's chant makes the tranquil ancient town more tranquil. Just 40 years ago, the wharf of the ancient town was still very busy. There were hundreds of boats and boatman's songs. At that time, the transportation of Jialing River was very busy. From the entrance, you can see that there was a unique cave. Old Longjiao tree, old wooden house, plus a few rays of sunshine, the typical residential scenery of the ancient town, and the long ladder took you to the river, so it was called "Xiahe Street" Zhouzi ancient town in Peng'an is a little far away. In fact, the nearby Huanglongxi is very good. It is close to Chengdu and has the flavor of an ancient town. Zhouzi ancient town wants to "reproduce" the riverside map of Qingming Festival. It is declared as a famous historical and cultural city. The tea house and wine shop are antique and the folk customs are simple. The ancient town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on the other side, with convenient water and land transportation. Zhouzi Town, formerly known as Zhoukou, also known as Zhouzhen, means that all boats and boats are berthed on the Jialing River. Zhou Dunyi, the originator of Neo Confucianism in the Song Dynasty and the author of the story of love lotus, admired the brilliant talent of Sima Xiangru, a great literary scholar of the Han Dynasty, and a romantic love classic passed down through the ages. He took a special boat trip to guxiangru county to make a pilgrimage and reminisce of the past. The gentry of Peng'an admired Zhou Dunyi's knowledge and personality. After hearing the news, they lined up beside the post horse road to welcome Zhou Dunyi to stay in Zhouzhen and give lectures. After the Song Dynasty, stone inscriptions were set up to commemorate. Therefore, Zhouzhen was renamed Zhouzi town. On the wharf of the ancient town, the most eye-catching are the fishermen and fishing boats on the Jialing River. According to records, there are more than 180 kinds of fish in Peng'an section of Jialing River, including wild crucian carp, carp, silver carp, grass carp, Qingshan, qiaoke, Qingbo and so on. The most famous one is Shiliang Tuojiang regiment, a special product in Peng'an section of Jialing River. It is reported that there is a red mark on the lower jaw of this kind of fish. The fish tastes tender and delicious. It was once a tribute to the imperial court of all dynasties.

Traffic information

Nanchong to Peng'an by train for half an hour, every day there are six trucks from Nanchong railway station, the ticket price is 5.5 yuan. After leaving the station, take bus No.1 to the destination, and you can see the first Sangzi memorial archway in Jialing. To the East, walk along the Jialing River to the God of wealth tower, and you will enter Zhouzi ancient town.

special snacks

Yao Mahua

Wu Sanzi

Li Liangfen

Fang Guokui

Zhang Chaya

Cao's dried bean curd

Xiangruxiang rabbit

Address: Peng'an County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province

Longitude: 106.402735

Latitude: 31.035156

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