Xixi scenic spot of tourism and culture

Xixi scenic area is divided into three areas from south to North: historical and cultural leisure area, modern cultural leisure area and ecological tourism leisure area. Among them, the historical and cultural leisure film takes Xixi, a millennium old town, as the core, and has a human landscape area integrating sea salt culture, Buddhism culture, filial piety culture, etc.; the modern cultural leisure film integrates traditional art and modern culture, and has facilities such as art communication, boutique appreciation, leisure and entertainment; the eco-tourism leisure film takes Xianhu modern agricultural demonstration park as the core, so that tourists can understand the modern culture Agricultural technology, learning agricultural knowledge, farming experience, sightseeing, etc.

At present, the main scenic spots are Dong Yongqi fairy Culture Park, Taishan landscape Avenue, Dongtai modern agriculture demonstration park, Xixi ancient town, Haichun Tower Garden (the location of Taishan Temple), etc.

Xixi scenic spot of tourism and culture

Xixi tourism and culture scenic spot is located in Dongtai City, Jiangsu Province, which is divided into three areas from south to North: historical and cultural leisure area, modern cultural leisure area and ecological cultural leisure area. Among them, the historical and cultural leisure area takes Xixi, a millennium old town, as the core to build a historical and cultural landscape area integrating Xiaoxian culture, Haiyan culture and Buddhist culture; the modern cultural leisure area integrates traditional art and modern culture to build facilities such as art communication, boutique appreciation, leisure and entertainment; the ecological cultural leisure area takes Xixi botanical garden as the core to build modern agricultural exhibition Agricultural science education, farming experience sightseeing and other leisure facilities.

Xixi tourism and cultural scenic spot is the birthplace of Dongtai's history and culture, the birthplace of Huaihai sea salt culture, and the source of national intangible cultural heritage "Legend of Dong Yong", known as "the root of Dongtai".

Xixi culture

History of ancient town

Xixi is the birthplace of Dongtai's history and culture. Since the Han Dynasty, Xixi "boiled the sea for salt", known as the "world sea salt warehouse". In the Northern Song Dynasty, three salt officials (Yan Shu, Lu Yi Jian and Fan Zhongyan) entered the Dynasty from Xixi. Xixi Guangfu temple, built in the Han Dynasty, is the earliest temple in the history of Buddhism in Jiangsu Province. Built in the Southern Song Dynasty, Taishan Huguo temple is one of the famous temples in Jiangsu Province. "Legend of Dong Yong's seven fairies" was listed as one of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council in 2006. There are more than 50 place names left in the territory. Haichunxuan pagoda is the oldest existing Tang Pagoda in Jiangsu Province. It has become the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Dongtai has meticulously built Xixi tourism and cultural scenic spot, integrating love culture, three-phase culture, sea salt culture and Buddhist culture, with the theme of "fairyland" tourism experience, integrating cultural leisure, ancient town tour and Buddhist experience.

Xixi, located on the Bank of the Ancient Salt River in the west of Dongtai City, is the birthplace of Dongtai history and culture, the birthplace of Huaihai salt culture, and the source of the national intangible cultural heritage "Legend of Dong Yong", known as the "root of Dongtai". In the sixth year of Yuanshou (117 BC) in the Western Han Dynasty, the town was built as the county government of ancient Ninghai County, which has always been subordinate to Yangzhou Prefecture. In the 33rd year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, Dongtai county was built, and Xixi belonged to Dongtai county. Xixi is famous for its "three phases". In the Northern Song Dynasty, Yan Shu, Lu Yijian, and Fan Zhongyan served as salt officials in Xixi successively. Xixi academy founded by Yan Shu is one of the earliest academies in Chinese history, and Yan Xihe is also named for Yan Shu; LV Yi bamboo slips are famous for planting peonies by hand and building peony pavilions; Fan Zhongyan presided over the construction of fan Gongdi, which was once called "Mo Dao Xixi is small, Xixi is talented; Shen Zhi two prime ministers once came here".

Ancient town customs

Xixi culture is rich in ancient relics, including Han temple, Tang tower, Song Bridge, Ming and Qing Street, etc. Tang tower refers to haichunxuan tower. It is the oldest existing tower in Jiangsu Province. It was designated as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in 1982 and a national cultural relic protection unit in 2013. Tongsheng bridge and Bazi bridge both are single arch brick bridges in Song Dynasty. Bazi bridge was built more than 200 years earlier than Zhouzhuang double bridge. Xixi has a long history of religious culture and is known as the Buddhist kingdom of eastern China. Guangfu temple was built in the Western Han Dynasty (about A.D. 76). There were more than 800 temples and 13 regular forests in the area. Taishan Huguo Chan temple, built in the Southern Song Dynasty, has experienced more than 900 years of vicissitudes. It is one of the famous temples in Jiangsu Province announced by the Chinese Buddhist Association and one of the 23 Buddhist key protected temples in Jiangsu Province.

Cultural leisure

Filial piety culture

Xiaoxian culture is well known. Since the Western Han Dynasty, the legend of Dong Yong's beautiful love with the seven fairies has been widely spread in Xixi. According to textual research, there are more than 50 place names related to it (heluolun, dongjiaduo, shezitou, fenghuangquan, zilanghe, moyunzhuang, dongxijiaoerzhuang, reeling well, Dongyong tomb and dongxiaoxian temple, etc.). On October 26, 2002, the first issuing ceremony of the stamp "Folklore: Dong Yong and the seven fairies" was held in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, Xiaogan, Hubei Province and Anqing, Anhui Province (Xiaogan, Hubei Province focuses on the culture of filial piety, Anqing, Anhui Province focuses on the hometown of Huangmei Opera). In May 2006, Dongtai's "Legend of Dong Yong" was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Dongyong seven fairies Cultural Park covers an area of 150 mu, with a total investment of 100 million yuan. The first phase of the project covers 45 mu. It has built Dongyong seven fairies sculpture, Dongxian temple, relief corridor, old locust tree, earth temple and other scenic spots. In December 2010, it was successfully established as a national 2A scenic spot. In April 2012, on the basis of the initial completion of eight tourist spots in phase I, various tourist facilities such as footpaths, landscape bridges, etc. in the park were built, 24 scenic spots of Dong Yong and the legend of the seven fairies were improved, and the love culture of Dong Yong and the seven fairies was excavated and enlarged. The whole park was officially opened to the public in 2013, and a national 3A level tourist attraction was built by the end of the year District.

Sea salt culture

Xixi is rich in relics, with many ancient temples, pagodas, bridges and roads. Haichunxuan tower—— Dongtai landmark, located in the north of Taidong, Xixi, was built in the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty. It is a two-layer brick tower with "inner Tang Dynasty and outer Song Dynasty". It has been more than 1380 years. The tower is the oldest of 58 existing ancient pagodas in Jiangsu Province. It is also known as "Xixi pagoda", also known as "Xiaomu pagoda", "Zhenhai pagoda" and "weichi pagoda". It was designated as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in 1982 and a national cultural relic protection unit in 2013 Company. Tongsheng bridge and Bazi bridge are single arch brick bridges in Song Dynasty. Tongsheng bridge is located on Yanxi River in front of Taishan temple gate. Bazi bridge is located at the intersection of Yanxi River and Xionghe river. Bazi bridge, with "one step, two top bridges, two bridges connecting three banks", was built more than 200 years earlier than Zhouzhuang Shuangqiao, and is now a cultural relic protection unit in Dongtai City. Limu street is located on the north side of Yanxi River, with a green brick road. There are many Ming and Qing dwellings. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Limu Street sold plough wood and farm tools, which are well-known in Lixiahe water town in Central Jiangsu Province. Sanli road is the ancient Haikou plank road,

It starts from the east end of Limu street in the west, with a total length of more than 1600 meters (commonly known as Sanli Road). It was first built in the period of Xixi town construction, and has been built for more than 2000 years, more than 1000 years earlier than fan Gongdi. Xixi ancient city is located in the east of Taishan Avenue in Xixi scenic area. According to the basic principle of "ancient town as the body and culture as the soul", it highlights the theme of Song Dynasty culture, reproduces the prosperity of ancient Xixi salt and water trade, and creates a Song Dynasty style business group integrating classical and modern, culture and commerce. The newly-built scenic spots mainly include chengmenlou exhibition hall, Yanxi academy, three-phase Pavilion, etc. Xixi ancient city has become a landmark building group in Xixi scenic area, which echoes with Taishan Huguo Chan temple, Dongyong seven fairies Cultural Park and Haichun pagoda garden, forming a tourism concentration area combining point and line.

Buddhist culture

The Haichun pagoda garden and Buddhist Culture Park project focuses on the remains of the Tang Dynasty "haichunxuan pagoda" and the Song Dynasty Millennium ancient temple "one temple and five temples". Relying on the rich ecological water network system in Yanxi River, Wuzhao River and Fenghuang River, it strives to build Suzhai hall, Lotus Square, zhuanjing corridor, Buddhist Education and culture hall, Guangfu temple, haichunxuan pagoda, cixiao culture hall and Zizhu temple Jingshe and other tourist attractions form a concentrated experience area of Buddhist culture, making the tower, temple and garden an organic whole. The completed Haichun pagoda garden will organically integrate "Zen culture" and "filial piety culture", organically integrate Xixi local culture and Buddhist religious culture, enhance the taste of scenic spots with cultural connotation, and embody the harmony between human and nature.

Ecological construction

Xixi botanical garden is located in the north of Xixi tourism and cultural scenic area, with a total area of about 2300 mu. It integrates modern agriculture and eco-tourism, and has been recognized as one of the first batch of "Jiangsu Modern Agricultural Industrial Park" and "Jiangsu four-star rural tourism spots". Centered on the 600 mu artificial lake "Xianhu", the botanical garden is divided into three functional areas: modern agriculture exhibition area, efficient horticulture demonstration area and agricultural tourism area. It is an ideal place for people to experience farming culture, return to nature and agricultural tourism.

Innovative ideas

Dongtai municipal Party committee and government attached great importance to the development and construction of Xixi scenic spot, and started the development of Xixi scenic spot in 2007. In December 2011, Xixi tourism and cultural scenic area management committee was formally established, which has achieved remarkable results. Xixi scenic area is planned to reach Chuanchang River in the East, xin204 National Road in the west, Taidong River in the South and Xiangdong River in the north, covering an area of about 16 square kilometers with a total population of 15000, including Yanxi River neighborhood committee, Taishan Temple neighborhood committee, Wanlu neighborhood committee, Xijiao Village and Sancao village. The development goal of Xixi tourism and cultural scenic spot is: closely linked to the "culture"

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