Anju ancient town

Anju ancient town is one of the 20 famous historical and cultural towns approved by Chongqing Municipality. It was awarded the fourth batch of Chinese historical and cultural towns in 2008. Because of its convenient water and land transportation, it has always been a stronghold for military strategists to pass through Fujiang River and a residence for garrison troops. Anju town is close to mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery and charming scenery. In history, the "eight scenes of peaceful residence" and "nine palaces and eighteen temples" were well-known.

The scenery of Anju is quiet and unique, with beautiful scenery. There are not only unique ancient town buildings (traditional blocks), but also exquisite historical relics (nine palaces and eighteen temples, ancient celebrities' handwriting) all over the town. There are beautiful landscapes (characteristic ecological agriculture), but also unique traditional customs (dragon boat race, folk color bar, famous snacks). The "nine Temple eighteen Temple", which is reside in Ziyun, is now well preserved in eight places: Wanshou Palace, lower Ziyun palace, Yuan Tiangong, Town God's Temple, Dongyue Temple and Mazu temple. These ancient buildings have different styles and unique shapes. The Longevity Palace has the exotic flavor of Southeast Asia. Mazu Temple reflects the customs of different places in Anhui Province. Dragon shaped carvings can be seen everywhere in Yuantian palace, which vividly represents the broad and profound Chinese dragon culture and shows the superb level of architectural technology.

Anju ancient town

Anju ancient town is one of the 20 famous historical and cultural towns approved by Chongqing. It was awarded the fourth batch of Chinese historical and cultural towns in 2008 and is a national AAAA tourist attraction. Located in Anju Town, Tongliang District, Chongqing City, it is named after daanxi (Qiongjiang), which means to live and work in peace and contentment. The scenic area covers an area of 13.2 square kilometers, including 3 square kilometers of the core area of Anju ancient city and cultural tourism functional blocks such as heilongzui, Pipa Island, huangjiaba and Bolun temple.

Anju was inhabited more than 4000 years ago. Anju ancient city was built in the Sui Dynasty, formerly known as Chishui county. It has a history of more than 1500 years. It is an important port town in the north of Chongqing. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "Anju is a city close to the mountain, with a dragon gate, iron horse, suipu on its back, overlooking Bayu, Fujiang River, and Douxi, Qiongjiang, wumuxi river will meet at the foot of the city, and three turns around the city will sink into a deep pool".

location advantage

Geographical location

Anju town of Tongliang district is located 17 kilometers north of the county, with an area of 56.78 square kilometers and a population of 42200. It is 66 kilometers away from the urban area of Chongqing. It is located on the South Bank of the intersection of Qiongjiang River and Fujiang River, and 3.5 kilometers away from the Shaoyun interchange of Chongqing Suining expressway. National Highway 319 runs across the territory. Because of its convenient water and land transportation, Anju town was built in the 17th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1481 A.D.) and then merged in the 6th year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1728 A.D.) Tongliang County is a famous historical and cultural town in Chongqing, a "top 100 town", a business center town, and an important expansion area of Chongqing's main city functions. It is also the central node of Western Chongqing's tourism circle, such as Dazu stone carving, Hechuan fishing City, Tongnan Yang's former residence, with obvious location advantages.

Due to its special geographical location, it has always been a stronghold for military strategists to pass through Fujiang River and a residence for garrison troops. Anju town is close to mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery and charming scenery. In history, the "eight scenes of peaceful residence" and "nine palaces and eighteen temples" were well-known.

There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty that there are three sides of water in a dangerous city.

There are a lot of outstanding people living in the city, such as Wang Shu, governor of Fujian, Wang Rubi, governor of Anhui, Hu Yaochen, governor of Henan, Shuai Xiang, governor of Shaanxi, Hu Yi, governor of Guizhou, Zhou Da, imperial censor of Nanjing, Zhou Nan, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Wang Rujia, editor of Sikuquanshu, Wu Hongen, Hanlin, Zhang Yunkui, commander of patrol corps of Xicheng District of Beijing, Hu Yuchen, Prime Minister of Dali temple, and Hu Ruchuan, member of household department A batch of excellent talents. According to statistics, from the Song Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, more than 200 people were elected, including 23 Jinshi, 17 Ju, 1 Jieyuan, and 4 Qing Imperial scholars.

Emerging town buildings have sprung up, modern buildings have gradually replaced the civil structure of the neighborhood. After Chongqing was directly under the central government, Anju town was listed in the first batch of key construction objects of small market towns. The scale of market town construction has exceeded three times of that in the early days of liberation, and the area of market town construction has expanded from 1 square kilometer to 3 square kilometers. Tongliang district is the largest town in addition to the county town of Bachuan.

Transportation advantages

Since ancient times, Anju has been a hub of water and land. It goes up the Fujiang River to the north of Sichuan and flows down the Jialing River to the Yangtze River. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was the material distribution center of Tongliang, Dazu, Tongnan, Hechuan and other counties. According to the historical records, most of the military strategists fought through Fujiang.

Qiongjiang River and Fujiang River have been well developed and utilized. The annual carrying capacity of waterways reaches 1 million tons. A three-step wharf has been built in the town, with an annual carrying capacity of more than 300000 tons. There are advantaged sand and stone resources along the Fujiang River, which are important building materials. In addition, national highway 319 and provincial highways leading to Chengdu in Hechuan pass through Anju Town, which shows the advantaged advantages of land and water transportation.

Historical evolution

As early as 4000 years ago, the ancient town of Anju was inhabited by human beings.

It was built in 504 A.D.

In the 16th year of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty (728 AD), Tongliang County was established and Anju was one of the 12 towns under the jurisdiction of the county.

In 1481 A.D., Tongliang and Suining were divided into two counties, Anju county was set up in part, and 11 towns were under the jurisdiction of Chongqing government.

In the first year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1662 AD), Anju County of Chongqing government and Tongliang of Hezhou were abolished and merged into Hezhou. In the 60th year of Kangxi (1721 AD), Tongliang County was restored. Yongzheng six years (1728 AD), the withdrawal of Anju County into Tongliang County. In the 41st year of Qianlong reign (1776 AD), Anju was set up as a township, belonging to the Chongqing government, with one inspector general and one inspector general.

After liberation in December 1949, Tongliang set up Anju District Office, which is the third district office and has jurisdiction over nine towns. The people's commune was changed in 1958. In 1961, the system was restored and Anju town was still set up. In 1994, the district was withdrawn and the township was built into a town, which is now Anju town. It has jurisdiction over 26 villages and 4 neighborhood committees.

natural resources

Anju has unique water resources, including Qiongjiang River and Fujiang River, with a total length of 33 kilometers. There are abundant water resources available for power generation, with an investment of 2. Anju hydropower station, with an installed capacity of 30000 kW and a total investment of 100 million yuan, is a key construction project in Chongqing during the Seventh Five Year Plan period, which has laid an important foundation for the development of Anju economy. There are abundant sand and stone resources for infrastructure construction.

Live in peace

Hualong Zhongxiu

It refers to Longshan in Anju city. According to the annals of Tongliang County of Guangxu, the mountain meanders from the east of the city. It is one of the eight scenic spots in the old rule.

Feiyu Yuling

It refers to feifeng mountain, Southeast of Anju City, north of Bachuan Town, with huge stones rising like a platform. According to Tongliang County annals of Guangxu, when you go out of Yinfeng gate and cross Pingqiao bridge, the willows on both sides are like weaving, and the winding paths lead to seclusion. After the temple of Ren Dai, Fengshan was built. Later generations wanted to be famous for its beautiful mountains, which was better than the combination of Phoenix and nine Xiao. It is called Bolun mountain from feifeng Shangdong Xingli.

Bolun holds the moon

The millennium old temple is located on Bolun mountain two miles away from the east of the town. According to the annals of Tongliang County of Guangxu, at dusk, when the temple is in full swing, the birds in the stream are singing, the water mirror is spinning, and the moonlight seems to be pouring out from the top of the mountain, hanging among the old trees. The rocks behind the temple are rugged and extremely cold. Looking up from below, you can see that the giant spirit is stretching his finger and holding a white jade plate.

Shima Chengxiang

It refers to the Shijia on the East Cliff of the city, which is close to the river. It is shaped like a stone horse. There are falling stones between the rocks. The predecessors thought that it was the first place to occupy the city.

Auspicious flowers

In summer and autumn, the water of Fujiang River is swift and turbid, and that of Qiongjiang river is quiet and clear. After the confluence of the two rivers, the water of the Fujiang River penetrates from the bottom of the river and rushes directly to the surface of the water, gushing out layer upon layer, like the blooming flowers of Qionghua.

Purple haze

It refers to Ziji mountain, located in beiquanxi Township, Anju town. "Tongliang County annals of Guangxu" records: you can enter Qiongjiang River by boat for seven or eight miles. You can go out from the bank to the mountain. The green wall goes straight into the sky. On the top is Ziji mountain, with dense bamboo trees. There is an ancient view. With the rising of the sun, the river is full of smoke, the bell tower is faint, and the sky is deep. It is like a picture of the clear dawn of the Chu River. It has a natural painting, reflecting back into the river. The afterglow is beautiful, the golden green is brilliant, and the purple green is about to flow. It's said that there is Zixia temple under Donglan. The evening bell rings and the white clouds return. It's even more interesting.

Turn off splash cup

It refers to Liubei pool in the past. It is near guanpi River in guanpi village. According to the annals of Tongliang County of Guangxu, the oars turn south from Ziji mountain, cross Haitang River, pass through ten thousand, brush the water to see the clouds, and the salt spring gushes thin. If it is as white as snow, the water from the splash plate comes out. Its water entry is stimulated by flying turbulence. Once upon a time, a well-known scholar chiseled a Liubei pool beside it, leading the water from the upper reaches into the pool through a cave. It zigzagged and turned back to the stream. It was wide and secluded, and could sit and rest. When the wind is warm and the sun is late, celebrities are singing and talking to each other, while the waves are like mirrors, the cups are flying, and the center is just like a range rover.

Night view of holy water

It refers to Shengshui temple, surrounded by short walls and purple bamboo. According to Tongliang County annals of Guangxu, all sounds are quiet, the clouds are deep, the smoke is dusk, dressing up independently, looking from the stone bank, and the area of Jiangcheng is as vast as in the clouds

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