Anju ancient city

Anju ancient city

Anju ancient city is the fourth largest ancient city in China Anju ancient city is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, 17 kilometers northwest of Tongliang District in Chongqing, 66 kilometers away from the nine districts of the main city of Chongqing. It was built in Sui, Tang and Ming Dynasties. It is a millennium old city with unique geographical advantages, long cultural heritage, rich cultural relics and beautiful natural scenery.

It is called a place where you can see mountains, water and nostalgia. Anju ancient city has 197 city (province) and district (county) level cultural relics and one intangible cultural heritage; nine palaces and eighteen temples, eight scenes of Anju, Huguang, Fujian, Jiangxi and other places' guild halls are well-known; the Minister of rites, fengjiang minister and Hanlin bachelor are in large numbers; the poet Han Yu and calligrapher Mi Fu also lingered in Anju, and the revolutionary ancestors such as Feng Yuxiang and Liu Bocheng all worked here I've lived.

Anju ancient city is a national AAAA tourist attraction, a famous historical and cultural town in China, and also a pilot town of national development and reform and a city (province) level central town.

In February 2020, in order to pay tribute to the medical workers who are struggling in the front line of anti epidemic, free tickets will be offered to medical workers in Anju ancient city.

Development history

have a long history

Anju ancient town is a characteristic ancient town in Tongliang District, which has three business cards: a famous historical and cultural town of China, a pilot town of national development and reform, and a central town of Chongqing Municipality (province). There are not only distinctive buildings (traditional blocks) scattered in the ancient town, but also exquisite historical sites (nine palaces and eighteen temples, ancient celebrities' handwriting) all over the town, beautiful landscapes (characteristic ecological agriculture) and unique traditional customs (dragon boat race, folk color bar, famous snacks).

As early as 20000 years ago, there were ancestors living in peace. In the Han Dynasty, villages were formed, and by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they had become the main waterway in the lower reaches of the Fujiang River. Anju was built three times in the eighth year of kaihuang (588 A.D.), the seventh year of Xining (1074 A.D.), the seventeenth year of Chenghua (1481 A.D.), and was incorporated into Tongliang County in the sixth year of Yongzheng (1728 A.D.). Anju ancient city is a Fengshui ancient city with complete preservation system, large scale and three-dimensional sense of hierarchy. The ancient city takes off Fengshan in the East and Hualongshan in the south, crosses wumuxi in the West and guanzishan in the west, and faces Fujiang River in the north, winding high and standing on the Bank of the river. There are 197 municipal and district level cultural relics and one national intangible cultural heritage in the city. Ancestral temples, guilds, chambers of Commerce, elder brother's Association and other heroes stand in great numbers, nine palaces and eighteen temples are dazzling, streets and lanes of Ming and Qing Dynasties are lined with buildings, Qiongjiang and Chongde academies are attractive, and local guilds in Huguang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong are famous.

gathering of talents

Anju ancient city is a thousand year old city integrating ancient county culture, Bayu culture, religious culture, scholarly culture, immigrant culture, anti Japanese War Culture and dragon culture. County ya, Confucious'temple, academies and Town God's Temple deduce the story of the county town; the traditional folk houses built on the mountain, the winding streets of old streets and the unique hanging towers, the Chuan River songs and the living boats depict the style of Bayu; the millennium old temple, the temple of the waves, the yuan Tiangong, the inscriptions of Han Yu and Mi Fei, the inland Mazu Temple writing religious feelings; the Millennium academy bred 200 people, 23 Jinshi, and 4 Hanlin, Wang. Wu Hanlin's story of "biyuzan" tells the truth of the world; Huguang immigrants and merchants from north and South gather to live in water wharf; Wanshou Palace in Jiangxi style, Mazu temple in Hui style, Lianxi temple in Hunan style are multi-cultural blend; Huangpu Military Academy 13-17 has been stationed for five years, training 8425 heroes in the Anti Japanese War, including Jiang Jieshi, Feng Yuxiang, Wu Hanlin Liu Bocheng and others have left their footprints here; Daru dragon, straw dragon, Huangjing dragon, vegetable dragon, shoulder pole dragon, iron flower flying fire dragon gather to live in peace, play dragon lantern, grab dragon treasure, pull dragon horn, race dragon boat, and the dragon culture is rich and colorful.

Cultural exploration

Anju has a profound cultural heritage, including 197 municipal and district level cultural relics and one national intangible cultural heritage. There are numerous ancestral temples, guilds, chambers of Commerce and elder brothers' associations. The "nine palaces and eighteen temples" are dazzling. The buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties are lined up in streets and lanes. Qiongjiang and Chongde academies have attractive fragrance. The guilds in Huguang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other places are famous. There are many talented people, such as the Minister of rites, the feudal officials, the governor, the Jinshi, the academicians and so on.

Culture is not only the "soul" and "root" of scenic spots, but also the core competitiveness of scenic spots. Therefore, in the process of protection and development of Anju ancient city scenic spot, we should pay attention to dig deep into the local cultural connotation and adhere to the cultural guidance to drive the construction and development of the ancient city. A series of folk cultural activities were carried out in xinghuimen, Mazu temple, Huguang guild hall, hedaike bookstore and Liangjiang square. Since 2014, the scenic spot has held nearly 300 folk cultural activities, such as county magistrate's tour, Mazu sacrifice, Sichuan Opera, money board, dragon dance, pot making, cotton playing, etc.

Adhering to the integration of culture and tourism, the riverside cultural tourism festival was held. He published books, excavated the ancient tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the ancient city, and cooperated with CCTV and Chongqing TV station to shoot documentaries and TV dramas such as "living in peace and dancing with the dragon", "Enigma", "people coming and going". "2014 China Tongliang Anju ancient city protection and utilization of high-end seminar" was successfully held, and "Anju declaration" was issued, singing the brand slogan of "he Rijun, another place to let you remember your homesickness, Chongqing Anju, the fourth largest ancient city in China, welcomes you".

Ancient city facilities

Hardware construction

Tongliang Anju ancient city scenic spot, ascends from the tourist reception center, passes through Xinghui gate, and then steps into the ancient fire god temple street. Green bricks, wooden doors, red lanterns, porch windows, eaves corners, and old teahouses are gradually presented. Every brick and wood in the ancient city exudes the historical flavor of the original ecology. The more you go in, the more you can feel the simplicity and massiness of the ancient city. In the long ancient streets, there are dwellings and shops, restaurants and tea shops, ancestral halls and temples, and Guilds and schools looking at each other It's like crossing the tunnel of time and space and seeing the grand scene of the past.

In March 2013, Anju ancient city scenic area started planning and construction. 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.

The protection and development of the ancient city has completed the restoration of 3.5km old streets, mainly including huoshenmiao street, West Street and Xinglong Street, and the underground works of water, electricity, gas, broadcasting and telecommunication pipelines of corresponding streets. The restoration design of "nine palaces and eighteen temples" and other key cultural relics and historic sites in Anju ancient city has been fully started, and the restoration of Wang Hanlin academy, Xinghui gate, Tianhou palace, dizhu palace and other historic sites has been completed. In addition, the layout of four ancient streets, namely, dananmen Longwu street, fengdaxi street of the Republic of China, huoshenmiao street of Ming and Qing Dynasties, Houhe bar street, has been scientifically planned, and the scale and quality of the ancient city are obvious.

Anju ancient city has 17 inns, which can accommodate more than 300 tourists; 107 restaurants, which can accommodate more than 5000 people at the same time; 126 tourism product stores and specialty snack bars, which basically meet the needs of tourists in "eating, living, traveling, shopping and entertainment".

At the same time, the film and Television City, the first reed farm in the west, equestrian theme resort, ecological bonsai Grand View Garden, huangjiaba plant landscape garden, five-star tourism hotel and other projects have also started construction.

Software construction

Whenever you go to live in the ancient city, stroll in the ancient streets and alleys, and stroll along the bluestone path, you can feel the tidiness and tranquility of the millennium old city.

It is reported that in order to strengthen the management of the scenic spot, Anju town has established three professional teams of fire control, municipal administration and environmental sanitation in Anju ancient city scenic spot, banned more than 90 illegal tricycles, and invested 15 battery cars, meeting the passenger demand of the scenic spot. The pilot project is to carry out community autonomy to ensure that the scenic spots are clean and tidy 24 hours a day. At the same time, the municipal inspection is strengthened to severely crack down on the behaviors of random building, random stopping and random placing in the scenic spots, so as to ensure that the scenic spots are standardized and orderly.

The tourism supporting facilities of Anju ancient city scenic spot are constantly improving. All the strong and weak current lines, tap water and natural gas pipelines in the ancient city have been transformed. Completed the image building of the entrance of the scenic spot and the transformation of the rural houses along the road into the city, and built the tourist reception center. Completed the production of national 5A scenic spot standard guide system and signs, and built 6 standardized public toilets. The sewage treatment plant with a daily treatment capacity of 1500 tons has been completed and put into operation. The construction of river viewing platform and yinglongmen wharf will be completed soon, and the construction of Ring Road, ecological parking lot, commercial center and riverside road will be promoted in an all-round way. Benches and pavilions are also designed for tourists to rest in the scenic area, and some of them have been installed and built.

Location of ancient city

Traffic location

Anju has developed waterway transportation since ancient times. It goes up to Sichuan and down to Chongqing, Wuhan and Shanghai. Sampans, shuangfeiyan and Anyue boats shuttle back and forth. There are many guilds such as wine Gang, salt gang, Zaozha Gang, slaughtering Gang, weaving gang and dyeing gang. It used to be an important cargo distribution center in Chongqing and Sichuan in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The ancient city of 30 degrees north latitude has been endowed with endless mystery since ancient times.

Located at the intersection of Fujiang River and Qiongjiang River, Tongliang Anju ancient city has a history of more than 1500 years. It is a famous historical and cultural town in China, integrating county culture, ancient Chongqing culture, temple culture, scholarly culture, wharf culture and dragon culture.

Ancient city planning

Anju ancient city

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