Zhongdu ancient town

The folk houses in Zhongdu ancient town are one of the few well preserved ancient folk houses in our district. This residential group was built in the middle of Qing Dynasty. The whole community is made of green brick, grey tile and wooden frame. Up to now, there are still many well preserved old shops, inns, ancient dwellings and other buildings.

Zhongdu ancient town

Zhongdu ancient town, located 26 kilometers northwest of Luzhai County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is the birthplace of Luzhai civilization. It was founded in the first year of sun Ganlu (265 A.D.), with a history of nearly 2000 years. It covers an area of 374 square kilometers, with beautiful mountains and waters and simple customs. It is not only the junction of the three counties of Rongan and Yongfu in Luzhai, but also an important economic town in the northwest border of Luzhai county. It is known as the "Pearl of 48nong". It is a historical and cultural ancient town in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Up to now, there are ancient city gates, city walls and business names, which can be seen from the gathering of merchants. It has the reputation of "cultural town, tourism town". With a long history and profound cultural heritage, cultural celebrities Wei Xiaoping and pan Wenjing are from Zhongdu. There are Jiulong cave, Xiangshui waterfall, Yingshan, Luojiang ancient banyan and other natural scenery with xiangqiaoyan National Geopark as the center, and Luojiang culture represented by yifangbao, Xiangqiao stone carvings, wumiao and so on, enjoying a high reputation both inside and outside the area. There are many ancient banyan trees in Zhongdu, which is a good summer resort. Located in the low latitude, it belongs to the transition zone from the south subtropical zone to the Central Asian zone, and is obviously affected by the monsoon environment.

geographical environment

Zhongdu ancient town is located in the northwest corner of Luzhai County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 26 kilometers away from the county, with a land area of 374 square kilometers. It has beautiful mountains and waters and simple folk customs. It is a historical and cultural town in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It has a long history and profound culture. Luojiang culture, represented by Xiangqiao stone carvings and wumiao, enjoys a high reputation both inside and outside the area. Located in the low latitude, it belongs to the transition zone from the south subtropical zone to the Central Asian zone, and is obviously affected by the monsoon environment.

Historical site

Ancient dwellings

The ancient residential community began in the middle of Qing Dynasty and is located in the center of Zhongdu town. The whole community is made of green bricks, grey tiles, wooden frame, simple and typical. In depth, you can enjoy the ancient charm everywhere. It is divided into four streets: East, West, South and North. There are four gates in the East, West, South and North. After many vicissitudes, there are still many well preserved old shops, inn sites, ancient dwellings and other buildings. Zhongdu temple, Yuedong guild hall and Zhong Xiujie's former residence are among them, which can better reflect the historical features of the ancient city.

Former residence of Zhong Xiujie

Zhong Xiujie's former residence is located in the ancient residential community of Zhongdu South Street. Zhong Xiujie (1877-1941) was born in the South Street of Zhongdu town. In 1897, when he was a scholar, he ranked first. In 1899, he went to Japan to study the way of reform, and joined the Japanese police school to study policing. He often contacted with Ma Junwu and others to discuss the strategy of saving the country. In 1905, Zhong Xiujie joined the Chinese Alliance founded by Sun Yat sen in Tokyo, and became one of the earliest members of the Chinese Alliance. In 1907, he returned to China at the order of Sun Yat Sen and joined the alliance At the same time, he worked in Guangxi patrol police department, and also taught in Guangxi police academy and army survey Academy. In 1916, Zhong Xiujie went south to Guangzhou Grand Marshal's office to fight against yuan Huguo. In 1921, Zhong Xiujie served as governor of Zhongdu. In order to get rid of the accumulated disadvantages of the county government, he abolished exorbitant taxes, which won the hearts of the people. Zhong Xiujie also served as the county magistrate of Maping county (now Liujiang county) and Yishan county (now Yizhou city), and the tax collection director of Qingyuan district.

Guild hall

At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Zhongdu was reduced from Fumin hall to county government, which was located at the middle ferry on the Bank of Luojiang River (compared with the old county ferry and the new County ferry). As a result, the local waterway transportation is convenient, and more and more people settle here to make a living. Jiangxi businessmen and Guangdong businessmen build Jiangxi guild hall (destroyed) and East Guangdong guild hall as gathering, living and staying places for businessmen.

Zhongdu Fumin Hall

In the Qing Dynasty, CEN Chunxuan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Zhang Mingqi, the governor of Guangxi, jointly asked for the establishment of the Department of people's livelihood (the administrative level of the Department is between the prefectures and counties, half a level higher than the county and half a level lower than the Prefecture). In 1906, Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty authorized the establishment of Zhongdu Fumin hall. The function of the Fumin hall focused on military affairs, that is, suppressing and assisting the Fu. Chen SONGFENG was appointed as the Tongzhi of Zhongdu Fumin Hall (Zhengyin official, from liupin official rank) to take charge of the defense of Zhongdu Fumin hall and control the two battalions of Guifang army. Zhongdu Fumin office is located at No. 82, North Street, Zhongdu town. People used to call it Wu Yamen. In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936 AD), it was the party headquarters of Zhongdu County of the Kuomintang. In 1951, the Chinese people's Liberation Army entered Zhongdu city to suppress bandits, and the headquarters of Zhongdu detachment of the Chinese people's Liberation Army was set up here.

Zhongdu County Council

Zhongdu County Council was established in the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935 AD), which is the public opinion organization of Zhongdu county. The number of commentators of the Senate is one from each township, and one from each local professional organization such as the chamber of Commerce, the Education Association, the farmers' Association and the women's Association. The Senate has one speaker, one secretary and two to three clerks. In 1949, the Zhongdu County Council was abolished.

Luo Mansion

Luo mansion was built in 1914 by the Qing army in charge of Luo Juzhi. During the period of the Republic of China, his son Luo haozhong once served as the Commissioner of administrative supervision and commander of general security of the third district of Zhejiang Province, and the Commissioner of administrative supervision and commander of general security of Liuzhou of Guangxi Province, also known as Luo haozhong's official residence.

Zhongdu ancient turret

In the first year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1851 AD), in Jintian village, Guiping, Guangxi, the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan launched the peasant uprising of "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" to overthrow the Qing government. The war spread to more than 10 provinces in China. In 1852, the local government of Qing dynasty built a turret on the peak of Ximei, the commanding point of Zhongdu City, to protect the city. The ancient turret has two floors. The first floor is made of stone and the foundation is tamped with mixed lime sand; the second floor is made of green brick and wooden structure with lookout holes, blast holes, gun holes, etc,

Ancient city wall site in Luorong County

The ruins of the ancient city wall of Luorong county were originally the protective wall of the ancient city of Luorong county. The city wall from Yingshan back (crossing Town God's Temple) along the ridge to the eagle hill top, still preserved stone masonry walls more than 100 meters, of which about 70 meters intact. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, he moved to Lingtang (Luorong town) in the first month of the third year of Wanli (1575).

Zhongdu Temple

Zhongdu temple is located in Zhongdu ancient town. It was built in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 200 years. The shape and design of the temple fully reflect the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty. There are statues of Guan Yu, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang in the temple, which have high artistic and aesthetic value.

The former site of Town God's Temple

The site of Zhong Du Town God's Temple is located on Yingshan back, which is built in the Song Dynasty. It was built in the Song Dynasty. It was said that in the 10 year of Emperor Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the Taihe palace in Beijing city was on fire. Zhongdu City God went to put out the fire, and a pair of lanterns named "Yingshan City God" appeared above Taihe hall. After the fire was extinguished, Emperor Guangxu read his fire and worked hard, so he gave the wooden plaque a piece to hang in Town God's Temple, and the plaque was carved with jade seals and faucets. After the Republic of China was completely destroyed in the Republic of China, the people moved the statue of the City God to the Middle Temple of Town God's Temple.

Cliff inscriptions

The cliff stone inscription "one side protection" is a record of the Ming Dynasty's literary and martial arts achievements in suppressing the Yao uprising during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Through the clouds of history and through the time tunnel, we can see the tragic scene of Yao compatriots fighting against the bloody rule of Ming Dynasty.

Jingguan stone carving was originally at the foot of the western suburb of Zhongdu. After the rulers suppressed the peasant uprising forces in Zhongdu and Pingshan, they carved the word "Jingguan" in a 70 ton stone, engraved "pacifying the rebellion of the lower half of luodou regiment, beheading more than 500 people" on the right, and engraved "book of July in the third year of Wanli" on the left. Xialuodou is now located in Pingshan Town. The stone was destroyed in the 1970s when it was used to build water conservancy works. In 2005, the Cultural Department of our county restored the top of Aoyu mountain in Jiuxian village.

Niujiaoao stone carving is located on the side of niujiaoao road in sanmen'ai, 8 km east of Zhongdu city. On a stone about 1 m high and 0.7 m wide, it is engraved with the words "ten stone masons of Quanzhou are named to record the good March of the Taiping army, and the leap moon on the 27th of the year of mouth". According to textual research, when Shi Dakai, the wing king of the Taiping army, returned to Guangxi to attack Guilin City, he abandoned the city and went south, crossing Dahua mountain and Zhongdu. From the point of view of neat calligraphy and carving, it was carved by the officers and soldiers at that time or by 10 statewide craftsmen who stoned here. It is of great research value to military and history.

In addition, there are many places of interest in Zhongdu, such as the ancient Yuyan fossil site and the lakangyan cliff stone carving.

favoured policy

On February 14, 2020, we learned from Liuzhou culture, radio, television and Tourism Bureau that in order to repay the noble medical ethics and selfless dedication of the majority of medical workers, 59 tourist attractions in Liuzhou City, from the date of resumption of business (unified release at that time) to December 31, 2020, the national medical workers with their parents, spouses and children, with valid certificates (doctor's certificate, nurse's certificate or medical work certificate) You can enjoy the admission free policy (except for rock cave, pleasure boat, bamboo raft, hot spring, glass plank road, cableway slide, performing arts and other consumer items).

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