Meiguan ancient road

Meiguan ancient road is located at the top of Meiling, Nanxiong Meiguan has always been the north-south traffic thoroughfare, is also the place for military strategists of all dynasties, known as Nanxiong in history. The ancient Meiguan road was set up in the Qin Dynasty. The ancient maple trees in Meiling are as thick and green as leaves. Chen Yi also left three chapters of Meiling here. In the cold winter, red plum blossoms are in full bloom.

Meiguan ancient road

Meiguan ancient road is located at the junction of Dayu County in Jiangxi Province and Nanxiong City in Guangdong Province. It is 10km away from Dayu county and 20km away from Nanxiong City. According to legend, Meiling was named after the surname of Meijuan, the leader of the South Vietnamese immigrants.

Another saying of Meiling is that there are many plum trees, so it is called "Meiling". Now there is the name of "xiaomeiguan" on the map. Meiling ancient road is the most complete ancient post road in China. The ancient road is about 6 feet wide. The road is paved with cobbles. Beside the road are luxuriant shrubs. On both sides of the road, the trees are verdant and the mountains are emerald.

In December 2016, Meiguan ancient road was selected into the list of national red tourist attractions.

Background: in ancient times, the communication routes between Central Plains, Jiangxi and Guangdong (Lingnan Road) were Xiang Gui corridor (Xiaohe ancient road, etc.), Xiang Yue corridor (Xijing ancient road over Yuling), Gan Yue corridor (Meiguan ancient road over Dayuling).

brief introduction

Meiguan ancient road is located at the top of Meiling, about 30 kilometers away from Nanxiong City, Guangdong Province. It is said that Meiling was named after the surname of Meijuan, the leader of the South Vietnamese immigrants.

During the Warring States period, a large number of Yue people moved to the south of the five ridges. A group of Yue people, led by Mei serine, crossed the mountains and came to Dayu ridge. They were attracted by the scenery of the south of the five ridges and set up camp in the area of Meiling. They carried forward the national tradition of Yue people's bravery, tenacity, hard work and made this area prosperous. Because Meijuan was the pioneer who led the first team, and later he was granted the title of 100000 marquis by Xiang Wang because of his contributions to breaking the Qin Dynasty, so people called this area Meiling. Meiling played an important role in the history of Lingnan economic and cultural development. Since the development of Meiling by Yue people, it has become the foothold of Han people's southward migration in the Central Plains. The Central Plains culture has gradually taken root in Meiling and spread to the south of the five ridges.

Meiling is an ancient battlefield and a place where the red army fought many times during the revolutionary war. In particular, Comrade Chen Yi led the army to persist in guerrilla warfare in this area for three years, and wrote the three chapters of Meiling, which made Meiling more famous.

Another way to get the name of Meiling is that there are many plum trees, so it is called Meiling. Plum trees in Meiling are all over the South and north of the five ridges. Every winter, plum blossoms bloom all over the mountains and become the world of plum blossoms. "Yuling plum blossom" is one of the four famous places to explore plum blossom in the history of our country. The plum blossom in Meiling has two characteristics: first, according to the records of Nanxiong Mansion: "the plum blossom in Yuling is slightly different from that in the south of the Yangtze River. There are more accumulated meridians and more plants on the ridge, and more white ones. " Secondly, due to the obvious difference of climate between the South and the north of the five ridges, the south branch opens first, and the north branch opens later. Su Shi, a famous writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, visited Meiling to appreciate the plum blossom. He wrote in a poem: "if the plum blossom is in full bloom, the miscellaneous flowers are in full bloom. If you don't come, you don't take advantage of the green plum to taste the boiled wine. You have to see the yellow plum ripe in the red rain." From plum blossoms on the mountain to pedestrians on the ancient road, from plum blossoms to flowers falling and ripening, he vividly depicted them.

geographical position

Background: in ancient times, the communication routes between Central Plains, Jiangxi and Guangdong (Lingnan Road) were Xiang Gui corridor (Xiaohe ancient road, etc.), Xiang Yue corridor (Xijing ancient road over Yuling), Gan Yue corridor (Meiguan ancient road over Dayuling).

Each has its own geographical location.

Historical evolution

The ancient Meiguan road was set up in the Qin Dynasty. After Qin Shihuang unified China, his strategy was to build the Great Wall in the north to defend Xiongnu, and to open the way in the south to develop Lingnan.

In 213 BC, the Qin dynasty built three passes in Wuling, namely Hengpu pass, Yangshan pass and huangjigu pass, which opened three channels connecting the north and the south. Hengpu pass was built on the top of Meiling mountain. Therefore, Meiguan was called Hengpu pass in Qin Dynasty, which was also called Qinguan. Later, Hengpu pass was destroyed by the war.

The ancient Meiguan road began to pass through the Qin and Han Dynasties. In 716 A.D., Zhang Jiuling passed Meiling. Seeing that the mountain road was steep and difficult to pass, he advised Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty to dig Meiling. At that time, for the need of economic development, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty called the prime minister Zhang Jiuling to expand the ancient Meiling road. This project is huge. After hard work, Dayuling ancient road was finally opened. At the foot of Nanshan at the new intersection of Yuling ancient road, there is liuzu temple and "Madame Temple" on the ancient road. It was built by later generations to commemorate Zhang Jiuling's virtue of "serving as an official and benefiting one side" and to express gratitude for his wife Qi Yifen's support for her husband's career. There is also a touching story.

From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, Meiling was only called "Ling", not "Ling". After the building of guanlou in the reign of Jiayou of Song Dynasty, the guanlou in Meiling has been preserved in Nanxiong. The ancient Meiguan road winds down from Meiling to the north and south, connecting zhangshui of Jiangxi Province in the north and Zhenshui of Guangdong Province in the south, like a link connecting the Yangtze River and the Pearl River.

Meiling ancient road is the most complete ancient post road in China. The ancient road is about 6 feet wide. The road is neatly paved with goose hatching stones. Beside the road are luxuriant shrubs. On both sides of the road, there are verdant trees and green mountains. At the foot of the ridge, you can see the ancient horse drinking trough. Beside the ancient road, a half mountain Pavilion, also known as Laiyan Pavilion, was built. In the past, there were 136 stone tablets along the way, which recorded the famous sayings and verses of ancient celebrities.

After the opening of the ancient road, the traffic between the north and the South has changed greatly, and the Meiling ancient road has become the main channel connecting the traffic between the north and the south. It made the Baili Meiling Ancient Road prosperous. According to historical records, the ancient Meiling road "has long pavilions and short pavilions for stopping, ten miles and five miles for stopping, ants and fish passing through the department store, and pedestrians shoulder to shoulder.".

The important role of the Meiguan ancient road made the government attach great importance to it, and continued to build the ancient road. The major project was in the 11th year of the Ming Dynasty (1446 AD). Nanxiong magistrate Zheng Shu built the ancient road with stone, and planted Songmei beside the road.

With the opening of Yuehan railway and Xiongyu highway, Meiling ancient road has completed the historical mission of the main traffic channels in the north and south.

Dayu Nanxiong ancient road

Meiguan ancient road is a thousand year old road made of gravel. It is located at the foot of Meiling in Dayu County, an ancient county, and at the junction of Ganzhou and Shaoguan. It goes through Meiling to Nanxiong City in Guangdong Province. On the top of Meiling, there is an old building called Meiguan. The building is located at the intersection of Jiangxi and Guangdong. On one side of it is Lingbei, and on the other side is Lingnan. Therefore, there is an interesting phenomenon of crossing the two provinces in one step. Every time tourists come here, they have to take photos on both sides of Meiguan. The photo here is taken in Guangdong, while the photo on the other side is taken in Jiangxi.

After entering the scenic area, walking on the graceful ancient road, I think that the ancients were just like us, passing through the state and the province. I heard that the most famous scenic area is plum blossom. It's a pity that we didn't come at the right time. We can only enjoy the plum trees. We climbed to the junction of the two provinces. In front of the city tower, I looked back at Jiangxi once again It has left us a place for laughter.

Historical status

The ancient Meiguan road is separated by two peaks, and the tiger stands in Meiling, just like a city gate separating Guangdong and Jiangxi. Nanxiong Meiguan has always been an important place for North-South communication, and it is also a must for military strategists of all dynasties. Nanxiong is known in history as "the head of Wuling, the rush of Jiangxi and Guangdong", "the throat of North and south, the barrier of Jinghua". The name of Nanxiong county is also related to Meiguan. Nanxiong is the Xiongguan of southern Guangdong, and Xiongguan refers to Meiguan. The existing building was built in Jiayou period of Song Dynasty. It is of brick and stone structure, simple and majestic. During the reign of Wanyin in the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Jie, the magistrate of Nanxiong, set up a plaque and inscribed it on the upper gate of guanlou. On the north side of the gate, the word "Nanyue Xiongguan" was printed, while on the south side, the word "Lingnan first pass" was written. On the north side of the gate, there is a stone tablet 2.4 meters high and 1.4 meters wide. It is engraved with two big regular script characters of "Meiling", each of which is about 6 square feet, with strong and powerful font. This monument was erected by Zhang Fengxiang, the magistrate of Nanxiong during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. There is a pair of couplets on both sides of the building: "stop the thirst of pedestrians, stop the mob".

Cultural relics

Jieling Bridge

Jieling bridge is an important bridge on the ancient post road. It is a single hole stone arch bridge located on Meishan water with steep terrain and deep water. The bridge is 8.5 meters long, 3.65 meters wide and 1.3 meters high. It is made of stone. Legend has it that there used to be a tile shed on the bridge to avoid wind and rain. There are still column holes on the stones on both sides of the bridge. It was first built in the Kaiyuan period of Tang Dynasty and rebuilt by Zhu Hua during the Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty. At that time, the prefect recorded it and named it Jieling Qiaokou.

Posthouse

Meiling post house, also known as "Zhiyou", is a place where ancient officials and post envoys go to and from for rest and to pass on military information, letters and newspapers, or where officials go to and from for rest and change horses. According to records, in the Zhou Dynasty, libraries were set up on the main roads to provide food and lodging for the past officials and post envoys. The history of the post post was more than 3000 years, but there were not many cultural relics left. In ancient times, the post station mainly played the role of receiving messengers. It was not known how many days to send a letter, so it was said that "letters from home are worth ten thousand gold". Meiling post, also known as Dayu post. According to the county annals, 20 kilometers south of Shuicheng, the mountain is steep and the sky is high. There is an old post house in the north, with a plaque saying: "plum blossom country". In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guanyi was moved to the post envoys' gate in the city, which was called Shuima post. "There are horses and chariots on land and red boats on water.". There is also a donkey stable in the post house. There are 80 people who are handed over by a coachman, and there are red horses in addition

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