Chaozhou ancient city

Chaozhou ancient city

Chaozhou ancient city, located in Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, is a national historical and cultural city. Famous scenic spots include: Xiangqiao spring rise, Hanci oak, Jinshan ancient pine, Fenghuang Shiyu, Longqiu pagoda, crocodile crossing autumn wind, West Lake fish raft, etc.

In addition to the beautiful scenery, Chaozhou cuisine is the most attractive part of Chaozhou ancient city.

brief introduction

Chaozhou ancient city is located in Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province. It is one of the first two cities in Guangdong Province to win the honorary title of "national historical and cultural city". It is an excellent tourist city in China. It used to be the place of "ten prime ministers" and has the reputation of "zoulu on the seashore" and "famous nation of mountains and seas". Chaozhou has the famous "Eight Sights of Chaozhou" at home and abroad, and the natural landscape of "three mountains and one water around the city", There is also a unique tourism culture represented by Chaozhou Dialect, Chaozhou Opera, Chaozhou music, Chaozhou crafts, Chaozhou cuisine and Chaozhou Gongfu tea. Chaozhou has more than 700 cultural relics and historic sites, and 5 state key cultural relics protection units, There are Guangji Bridge, one of the four ancient bridges in China; Hanwen temple, the longest Memorial temple to Hanyu in China; Xufu mansion, a rare Song Dynasty residential building in China; jiluehuang temple, a unique collection of Chaozhou wood carvings; Kaiyuan Temple, which was built in the Tang Dynasty; Qinglong temple, which was built in the Song Dynasty; Tianhou palace, which was built in the Yuan Dynasty; and Bijiashan song kiln In addition, there are also the famous eight old and new landscapes in Chaozhou

Brief introduction of Chaozhou old eight sceneries

The old eight sceneries of Chaozhou are relative to the new eight sceneries of Chaozhou. In the past, the eight scenic spots in Chaozhou were divided into internal and external ones. The internal eight scenic spots were between the streets of the ancient city, while the external eight scenic spots were on both sides of the Hanjiang River.

Eight sceneries in Inner Mongolia

The "eight sceneries in Chaozhou" are: watching the tide in the East Tower, appreciating the chrysanthemums in the west garden, chanting in the ancient temple, the bell of the government, the afternoon light of the lotus, the seven stars walking on the moon, the morning light of Kuige, and the evening view of Ludi. Due to the continuous development of urban construction, the inner eight sceneries have gradually disappeared.

Eight scenes outside

The "eight scenic spots outside Chaozhou" are: Xiangqiao spring rising, Hanci oak, Jinshan ancient pine (formerly known as "Machu songcui"), Fenghuang Shiyu, Longqiu pagoda, crocodile crossing autumn wind, Xihu fish raft (formerly connected with Hanjiang River), beige Buddha lantern. This is the most beautiful scenery of Chaozhou ancient city.

New eight sceneries in Chaozhou

The purpose of Chaozhou's selection of "new eight sceneries" is to "promote cultural and economic integration and show the style of a famous historical city". The "new eight sceneries" are: red cotton on the riverside, lights and shadows on the square, rhyme of the square and pavilions, light and floating ink painting, green island and clear haze, Sangpu Zen spring, Phoenix Tianchi and Zhelin Yuhuo.

Binjiang cotton

On both sides of Chaozhou City section of Hanjiang River, there are Hanshan in the East, Chaozhou ancient city and North-South dyke in the west, Haijiao mountain in the north and Fenghuang island in the south. With the water body of Hanjiang River as the main axis, the length of Hanjiang River is about 8 km from north to south, with a total area of nearly 10 square kilometers. Is a set of natural landscape, ancient and modern human landscape as one of the large landscape belt. "Hanjiang Chaozhou reach environmental improvement and riverside landscape construction project" won the "2007 China living environment (example) Award".

The riverside landscape belt has beautiful natural scenery, with forests of ancient trees and trees. The four seasons are full of flowers and jade towers. There are many new and old landscapes, such as Guangji Bridge, Hanwen temple, Bijiashan Chaozhou kiln site, Fenghuang tower, Guangji gate tower, ancient city wall, beige Buddha lamp, crocodile worship Pavilion, Qinglong temple, and Jinshan Bridge. They are integrated and set off each other. There are charming scenery in all seasons There are intoxicating landscapes in the four seasons,

Binjiang cotton

The mountain light, the water color, the green, the fragrance of flowers, the sound of birds and the refreshing River breeze give people endless comfort and pleasure, and let people get a state of mind like washing; the splendid cultural relics and ancient and modern humanities make people feel the massiness and magic of Chaozhou's history and culture.

With the advent of spring, the kapok trees in Binjiang compete to blossom, and the red cotton on the top of the trees forms a red cotton belt several kilometers long. Red flowers are reflected in the Hanjiang River, forming a second flower belt in the Chengbi River; countless red cotton have fallen, forming a third flower belt on the riverside green grassland, three huge flower belts, and the distant spring water, the towering ancient palace, the elegant green mountains, many scenic spots, and the people who are recreational, forming a poetic and intoxicating unique landscape. When the spring fog like gossamer comes with the wind, it makes people feel like they are in Yaotai, ranking in the immortal class.

Lights in the square

Lights in the square

People's Square is located in the center of the new urban area, covering an area of 12.73 hectares. It is a multi-functional public leisure culture center integrating municipal administration, leisure, tourism and culture. The design and construction of people's Square fully reflects the unity of local folk characteristics, historical and cultural accumulation and the times. The square is divided into eight sections: municipal square area (for large-scale assembly), sunken square (including open-air stage), lawn area, rest area, memorial archway block, sports area, cultural area and dense forest area (including parking lot). The greening rate of the square is not less than 60%, the combination of tree and shrub, the combination of height and height, and the beautiful and reasonable combination of landscape. "Hanjiang tide" and "Paifang Street" fully reflect the local style and historical and cultural characteristics. "Cultural Street", "cultural activity center", "Museum" and "outdoor stage" are ideal places for citizens and tourists to carry out cultural activities. The majestic dry land fountain, pool music fountain, colorful lighting, melodious background music, and large screen electronic display add a strong modern flavor to the heavy cultural atmosphere of the central square. When the night falls, the music is melodious, the green sea is full of flowers and leaves, and there are many tourists. The colorful lights and the water curtain movies, fountains and running water complement each other, forming a moving picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

The charm of the neighborhood

The ancient memorial archway is a commemorative landmark building to honor and highlight the local people, which began in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to the literature, there are as many as 39 archways on Taiping Road. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, arcade buildings with Nanyang architectural style were introduced into Guangdong. Taiping Road and Dongmen street were gradually transformed into arcade style commercial streets, which coexisted with Ming and Qing stone archways, forming a unique historical and cultural landscape in China. Unfortunately, in the early 1950s, many stone archways were demolished due to "obstruction of traffic" and "adverse safety".

The charm of the neighborhood

In 2006, Chaozhou municipal Party committee and government extensively collected the images, historical documents and remains of the ancient memorial archway, which lasted for three years, with a total investment of about 140 million yuan, "repair as old" to promote the restoration of the memorial archway street. After restoration, Chaozhou memorial archway is 1948 meters long (including 1742 meters of Taiping Road and 206 meters of Dongmen Street). There are 23 ancient memorial archways. Most of them are three Bay, three floor and four column stone structures. They are exquisite, simple, grand and magnificent. On the front and back, there are forehead carvings and couplets, and on the third floor, there are birds, animals, figures, flowers and plants, which are vivid and vivid. The inscriptions and couplets on the pavilion forehead are all written by famous writers. Each archway carries a lot of historical and cultural information, as well as unforgettable historical stories. There are many shops in Paifang street, and there are many time-honored shops and local characteristic shops in Chaozhou. The combination of many characteristics and characteristics makes Paifang Street known as "the first Paifang street in the world", and becomes a historical and cultural landscape that displays the cultural connotation, historical style and artistic characteristics of Chaozhou ancient city, and stimulates the economic vitality of the ancient city.

Light floating ink

Tamfu collection house is a cultural tourism scenic spot, which is initiated by Mr. Guo Fengyuan, President of tamfu, bothaya, Thailand. It integrates natural landscape, architectural landscape and tamfu cultural landscape, and integrates cultural relics collection, cultural exchange, sightseeing and leisure.

Danfu collection

Light floating ink

Back to the main peak of Yanfeng mountain, in front of the summer lake, on both sides of the mountain arch protection. Overlooking the Hanjiang River, the ancient city is picturesque, and the mountains come to Korea, just like a painting that can be appreciated and tasted.

The large stone archway on the front of Danfu collection house is majestic and majestic. In the center of the archway, there is a large plaque "Jinghua of eastern Guangdong" and on both sides of the plaque "Jinsheng" and "Yuzhen", which are the handwriting of Rao Zongyi, a master of Chinese culture. Between the archway and the main hall, there are huge stone sculptures such as Jinniu, Qilin, Qingshi, Panlong, etc. the double eaves of the main hall come out of the pavilion, glazed tiles and four rose red granite pillars. In the middle of the main hall, the inscription "danfuyuan" was written by PuJie, the younger brother of the last emperor. There are statues of Sakyamuni, Laozi and "flying sage" in the hall, reflecting the pursuit of "religious spirit, no superstitious atmosphere; cultural connotation, no sectarian restrictions".

The back hall is the Jiaotai hall for collection and exhibition. "Jiaotai" takes the meaning of "Tiandi Jiaotai" in the book of changes, which means the cultural exchange between China and Thailand. In the hall, there are precious cultural relics such as mahamengkong Buddha statue, imperial seal seal of Qing palace Jiaotai hall, and famous calligraphy and paintings collected by Danfu collection.

On both sides of the corridor is a forest of ancient Chinese calligraphy steles. The forest of Steles covers the original works of Chinese Calligraphers from Shang and Zhou Dynasties to contemporary times. It is an important cultural relic. The gallery of Steles is about 100 meters long, with more than 350 pieces in total. The inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells, inscriptions on stone drums, inscriptions on gold, Xiaozhuan, Jianshuo, Lishu, Xingshu, Zhangcao, caoshu, kaishu and other calligraphic styles, as well as various calligraphic schools in history, show their own styles, making it one of the most important steles in China.

Green Island

Located in Qiandong Town, Raoping County, green island tourism resort is a national 4A scenic spot, which integrates geological science popularization, cultural relics and folk customs, leisure vacation, business conference, recreation and shopping

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