Shangqing ancient town

Shangqing ancient town

Shangqing ancient town has a history of thousands of years. The town is Longhu Mountain scenic spot, 25 kilometers away from Yingtan City. Located in Shangqing palace scenic area, 25 kilometers away from Yingtan City, it has a long history of Taoist culture, distinctive architectural sites of Gan school, and honest folk customs of ancient servants. Local specialties are: chestnut, tofu, dried eggplant and so on

Development history

In the early Ming Dynasty, the town of Shangqing formed its scale. By the late Ming Dynasty, the ancient town of Shangqing was quite prosperous. Xu Xiake's travel notes called Shangqing Street "very long". During the Xianfeng Period of the late Qing Dynasty (1851-1861), the Taiping Army and the Qing army fought fiercely in the Shangqing Dynasty, and the buildings in the town were seriously damaged. Until the Republic of China, it was generally restored, and its appearance remained until the 1980s.

Main attractions

There are many places of interest in the ancient town. There are changqingfang, liuhoujia temple, Tianshi mansion, liuhoudi, tianyuande medicine store, Catholic Church and other scenic spots on the 2 km long Shangqing ancient street. The row upon row of stilts and boat quays along the river make the town show the style of Jiangnan Water Town. The village women of Huansha by the river, the girl of mashing clothes, the children playing in the water, the fishing boats and the floating white ducks form a charming scenery of the ancient town. There are Shangqing palace and Dongyue palace in the east of the town, Xiangshan academy, one of the four academies in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) in the northeast, Guizhou village, the hometown of Xia Yan, the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and the meeting place of the Red Army and the Central Red Army in the second revolutionary war on the other side of the Luxi river.

Four kilometers away from the ancient town, there is also Tianmen Mountain Ecological Tourist Area. There are primeval forests, waterfalls and some ancient dwellings.

Tianshifu covers an area of 50000 square meters and has more than 500 houses. The buildings and pavilions are resplendent, the winding paths and corridors are numerous, and the ancient trees in the mansion are towering. It is the living place of Zhang Tianshi in the past dynasties. Tianshi mansion was originally built at the foot of Longhu Mountain and later moved to Shangqing Dynasty.

Zhang Daoling was the founder of Taoism in China. Later generations respected him as Zhang Tianshi, whose name was also inherited by successive emperors. Zhang Tianshi is the 63rd grandson of Zhang Daoling.

Since Zhang Tianshi came here, his descendants have gone through 63 generations and more than 1900 years. He is one of the key Taoist temples open to the outside world. Shangqing town is also famous for the birthplace of Chinese Taoism. In the early Ming Dynasty, Shangqing town was formed on the scale of today. In the late Ming Dynasty, Shangqing town was quite prosperous. Xu Xiake's travels called Shangqing Street "very long". After visiting this ancient town, I found that in addition to the newly restored Tianshi mansion, several ancient buildings and old docks could be seen, which seemed to tell the prosperity of the past. Most of the wooden buildings in the Qing Dynasty were dilapidated, but they had a different flavor.

characteristic

Walking in Shangqing ancient town of Longhu Mountain

Without Shangqing town and the Taoist culture nurtured by Shangqing, it would be impossible for Longhu Mountain to become the first mountain and birthplace of Taoism in China.

The first thing that makes Shangqing ancient town strange is the road surface of the ancient street. Almost all the roads are paved with cobblestones from the Luxi river. They are smooth and round in shape, flat and different in length. They are densely arranged in order, full of light, natural and harmonious. Some of them are arranged in the shape of Tai Chi or eight trigrams. After thousands of years of washing and impact by the Luxi River, the edges and corners of these small stones have been completely damaged. In addition, the soles of passers-by's feet have been polished for nearly a thousand years. It's already bright and can be seen that an extremely comfortable feeling seeps from the soles of their feet to the roots of their hair. An ancient foot sound from far to near seems to touch the history of the ancient Chinese nation. According to experts' research, the town was built in the northern and Southern Dynasties in the Qing Dynasty, and the roads in the town experienced many vicissitudes.

Ancient Taoist buildings can be seen everywhere in the ancient town, and the stilted buildings near the river are even more charming. In this 1.5-kilometer-long Millennium street, there are hundreds of national and provincial protected buildings, such as liuhou temple, Tianshi mansion, tianyuande drugstore, and ancient Diaojiaolou. The typical Taoist architectural styles, such as double eaves, Danying, Tongbi and Zhuye, make this street distinctive. Entering the Millennium ancient town is like coming to the Taoist Museum.

On this street, it is worth mentioning that Tianshi mansion, known as the ancestral court of Taoism, was built in 1105, the fourth year of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty. Although it has experienced war, it still retains its historical style. Tianshi mansion is the place where Zhang Tianshi lived in the past dynasties. The whole building is designed according to the shape of the eight trigrams. It is divided into the head gate, the instrument gate, the private house and the backyard. In history, it has the reputation of "unparalleled place in the South and the first house in Xijiang". The location of Tianshi mansion has a unique style. It is said that Tianshi Zhang took a lot of trouble to select the site. Its gate is near the Luxi River, its back is close to Xihua mountain, and it is surrounded by green mountains on the left and right. It is the treasure land in ancient China where there are "photos in front, backs, green dragons and white tigers on both sides". The forest of camphor in Henan Province, with towering ancient trees, ethereal fairy music, green trees and red walls, is the place of Taoist Qingxiu.

Although this ancient street has not been designed by experts, everything is natural and there is a kind of natural beauty. However, it is in this nature that the whole street breeds unique local folk customs. Up the street against the Luxi River, the houses on the left side of the street are all in the shape of stairs. Each house is about 1 meter higher than the previous one. It is said that this is a symbol of prosperity for local people. The stilted building on the right is empty and several wooden pillars stand in the water. Walking in this block, you don't have to dodge the car's rampage, you can watch the local customs leisurely. Fishermen weave nets and children play with them. No matter which line you are looking for, you can turn a corner or wipe a corner. Hairdressers, locksmiths and umbrellas are among them. The snacks on the street are famous for their good taste. There are white Shangqing rice noodles, tender Shangqing tofu, vermilion and vermilion Castanea mollissima, etc To make a table full of Taoist culture.

Nowadays, thousands of tourists come to Shangqing ancient town every day. The unfamiliar and familiar are willing to walk on the street to experience the simple folk customs.

Tianshi mansion in Shangqing ancient town

Tianshi mansion is located in Shangqing town of Guixi, near Qingxi. It is the living place of Tianshi Zhang of all dynasties. It was originally built at the foot of Longhu Mountain. North of Xihua mountain, the door of Huxi River, facing the pipa mountain, mountain with water, majestic. It covers an area of more than 30000 square meters, with Huihong building and more than 6000 square meters of ancient buildings. All of them are carved and engraved with red and fine lacquer. They are ancient and fragrant. They are full of immortality. Many emperors have given them the title of "prime minister's house" and "naive man's house" and respected them as the ancestral court of Taoism.

brief introduction

The full name of Tianshi mansion is "Sihan Tianshi mansion", also known as "dazhenren mansion", which is the living place of Tianshi in the past dynasties. The mansion is located in Shangqing ancient town of Guixi, Jiangxi Province. Pipa peak in the Southern Dynasty faces Shangqing River (Yixi River in ancient times). It is adjacent to Xihua mountain in the north, Erhua Li in the East, and about 15 li away from the main peak of Longhu Mountain in the West. The whole mansion is composed of the gate, the hall, the back hall, the private house, the palace, the library and the garden. Grand in scale, magnificent, gorgeous in architecture and exquisite in craftsmanship, it is a palace style building, and also one of the "grand mansions" in the existing feudal society in China. In the courtyard, camphor forest is formed in Henan, with towering ancient trees, scattered green shade and quiet environment. In the past, it was called "Xiandu" and "the first one in southern China".

essential information

Tianshi mansion was built in 1105, the fourth year of Chongning in Song Dynasty, and rebuilt in 1319, the sixth year of Yanyou in Yuan Dynasty. It was built in 1368, the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty. It covers an area of more than 24000 square meters, with a construction area of more than 11000 square meters. The main buildings are fumen, Yimen, Xuantan hall, Zhenwu hall, tiju department, FA Zhuan Bureau, zanjiao hall, Wanfa zongtan, lobby, family temple, private house (i.e. sanshengtang), Weiyu library, Chishu Pavilion, Guanxing terrace, nariang residence, lingzhi garden, and wing room gallery. Most of the buildings in the Ming Dynasty were destroyed in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. The existing buildings of about 6000 square meters are mostly relics rebuilt and built in the reign of Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty.

architectural composition

The architectural layout of Tianshi mansion is in the form of "eight trigrams", which is the unique architectural style of Taoism.

Travel Tips

1. To this ancient town with a history of one thousand years, "Tianshi mansion", "Diaojiaolou" and ancient dwellings must be visited.

2. At the beginning of October every year, the dragon and Tiger Mountain Taoist Culture Festival is held here. Tourists can watch the performance of the Taoist Association.

Shangqing ancient town is open to the outside world without admission. Fees for scenic spots in the town.

Yingtan local route to Shangqing:

There is a special bus to Shangqing town (passing by Longhu Mountain) beside the railway station. The ticket price is 8 yuan (plus 1 yuan when the air conditioner is on).

Traffic information

Shangqing ancient town is 30 kilometers away from Yingtan station, the largest railway hub in the south of the Yangtze River. There is a special tourist line - Gongzi highway connecting National Highway 206 and 320 to Shangqing. Yingxia railway passes through the town.

Address: Shangqing Town, Guixi City, Yingtan City (in Longhu Mountain Scenic Area)

Longitude: 117.03299

Latitude: 28.044623

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