Jinggang ancient town

Jinggang, formerly known as Lujiang, also known as Jigang, is located on the West Bank of Xiangjiang River. In the past, it was a good natural port with many merchants. It was known as "little Hankou" and "Little Hong Kong". After years of erosion, the ancient streets, houses and temples here are still well preserved.

Intercity buses usually park at Fanzi wharf, where you can also see Tongjing ferry. Going west, passing by Xianfeng Road, gupailou is a kilometer long main street, where the town's scenic spots, bars, restaurants and hotels are concentrated. The main scenic spots are: Chairman Mao's handwriting exhibition hall, cultural revolution items exhibition hall, genealogy exhibition hall, Jinggang folk cultural relics museum, Dinosaur Fossil Museum, meteorite Museum, Yangsi temple in memory of Yang Yao and Hongtai square brothel cultural performing art museum, the last Qing Dynasty brothel in Changsha.

It is said that Wang Han, a famous Hunan TV host, has bought a house here for retirement. Therefore, you may as well live here for a period of time, which is the best way to experience the ancient town.

Jinggang is also beautiful in spring when it is full of flowers. If you have enough time, you can take a 2 yuan ferry at zhenkou to Tongguan on the other side of the river to have a look. It's a good ancient town for pottery production, which has not been developed yet. It's also beautiful to watch the sunset by the river.

Jinggang ancient town

Jinggang ancient town is located in the northwest of Wangcheng District, Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is adjacent to Xiangjiang River in the East, Tongguan town across the river, laojishui in the south, Getang in the West and Qiaokou town in the north.

Jinggang ancient town is located on the West Bank of Xiangjiang River. It was once a prosperous commercial port for Sanxiang's material distribution, and its name is "xiaohankou".

In February 2020, to pay tribute to the majority of medical workers, from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, the scenic spot will be open to medical workers all over the country for free.

Historical evolution

Jinggang Town, a famous historical and cultural town in Hunan Province, was rated as a national 4A scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration in December 2011.

Jinggang, formerly known as Lujiang River, also known as Jigang, is the entrance of Jishui into Xiangjiang River. It was once known as "little Hankou". Located in the West Bank of the downstream of Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, Hunan Province, it is about 30 kilometers away from Changsha City, and belongs to the Township under the jurisdiction of Wangcheng city. Jinggang, the hub of the Xiangjiang River upstream to Changsha, has always been a must for military strategists. The Ming Dynasty's "Yi Tong Zhi" said: "fifty miles northwest of Changsha County, from Ningxiang County to the northeast into Hunan." Geographically, it is the dazhongyuan area on the southern edge of Dongting Lake Basin; the south, West and North are adjacent to Xinkang Township, Getang Township and Qiaokou town of the county respectively, and face Tongguan town across Xiangjiang River in the East. Now Jinggang town is merged from Jinggang Township and Jinggang town of Jinggang District of yuanwangcheng county when Changsha district was withdrawn and merged in 1995. Jinggang is a good natural port. It is located in the delta area where the water flows into Xiangjiang River. It used to be a good natural port with smooth waterways and endless sails. Yiyang, Xiangyin, Ningxiang and Wangcheng all distribute and transfer grain and local specialties here. It was once one of the four major rice markets in Hunan Province, and also one of the main distribution ports of Huaiyan in Hunan Province. With a large number of merchants and an active market, it is the first prosperous market town in Hunan Province. At the end of the Qing Dynasty to the beginning of the 21st century, there were more than 20 grain stores in Jinggang, and a number of industrial and commercial workshops. Merchants gathered far and near, and business was booming. At that time, there was a folk saying that when the boat arrived at jingjiangkou, it would not go with the wind. In 1898, a passenger ship called "foreign shed" to pick up and see off passengers. There are more than 3000 Ningxiang "Wujia" ships going between sheshui River and Xiangjiang River, with about 1000 berthing ships on weekdays. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there were more than 50 grain stores, more than 20 grain stores and more than 20 rice brands, and a number of other industries and businesses. In the middle of the Republic of China, together with Jinshi and Hongjiang, they were prosperous towns in Hunan Province, known as "xiaohankou". In 1933, the town directly under Changsha County was established. In the same year, Jinggang public education center of Changsha County was set up. In 1935, Jinggang branch of Changsha County Health Center was established. After the fire in Changsha in 1938, more than 500 households went to Jinggang for business.

Jinggang ancient town has a long history. Jinggang has a history of thousands of years. It is said that Jinggang got its name in memory of General Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jing, a pharmacist, was a military strategist in Tang Dynasty. When he was young, he studied the book of war and was appreciated by adults. Later, he followed Li Shimin in his battles and made many contributions to the war. He was both talented and civil, good at anticipating the enemy, and decisive in his use of troops. In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634), the Tuyuhun tribe disturbed the Tang Dynasty, and the "Silk Road" to the western regions was blocked. At this time, Li Jing, who was three years old and retired from his family, took the initiative to ask Taizong for his orders and led his department into Tuyuhun. He defeated Tuyuhun by long-range attack. In the name of "Li Jing's attack on Tuyuhun", the war was included in Chinese and foreign military dictionaries. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing was ordered by Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty to lead the army to defeat Xiao Mian and stabilize the south of the Yangtze River, and to guard the Xiangjiang River in Changsha. His barracks were stationed at the port of Jishui. Li Jing managed the army well and was strict with his subordinates. Therefore, Li Jing's army discipline was strict and loved by the common people. After he left Changsha and went to Mobei, people always miss him, so they changed the name of "Jigang" where he was stationed to "Jinggang".

Historical records

All of these are not groundless. They are all testified by historical data

The Ming Dynasty's "Yi Tong Zhi" said: "Tang Li Jing asked Xiao Mi to garrison here."

In the reign of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Changsha county government also said: "Li Jing of Tang Dynasty stationed his troops here, never committing any crimes, and the common people were virtuous. His name was Jinggang, and he never forgot his ambition."

In order to appreciate Li Jing's merits and virtues, the people of Jinggang have dedicated themselves to Li Jing temple in Jinggang town. There is an old stage, and its couplet is as follows:

Back to the south of Hunan water, hundreds of miles of rivers and mountains, rely on this building locked;

Sing the river to the East, nine days of smoke and clouds, good by the string blowing.

Jinggang town was also an important military town in ancient Hunan. The scene of Taiping Army's defeat to Qing army can be found.

In the fourth year of Xianfeng (1854), on the ninth day of February (March 7), the Taiping army conquered Hunan and occupied Jinggang. On the second day of April (April 28), Shi Zhenxiang led the Xiang army to defeat Zeng Guofan's navy in Jinggang. Zeng Guofan threw himself into the river in tongguanzhu on the other side of Jinggang and was rescued. Peng Yulin, the navy of Hunan army, and Ta Qibu, the army of Lu army, joined forces to attack the Taiping army. On April 8 (May 4), the Taiping army retreated from Jinggang to Yuezhou.

Old people often think of and talk about the glory of Jinggang ancient town. After all, those prosperous days left a deep impression on the old people, which once made them feel superior.

Yes, no wonder they are so used to remembering Jinggang. The glory of Jinggang is beyond the reach of other villages and towns. At that time, Jinggang wharf was very busy. Most of the people in the old street are businessmen. They take care of their small appearance in an orderly way. The prosperity of trade also made a lot of rich businessmen in Jinggang at that time. Old street people are very trustworthy in business, so most of the rich here have become the embodiment of credibility, so they are not like other places where "the rich are rich and the poor scold". On the contrary, the rich are honest and respected. Perhaps this is also a major feature of the old street! After the founding of new China, Wangjianglou cloth shoes factory is the most famous one in the town. Although the cloth shoes of Wangjiang building are simple in shape, they are very comfortable to wear, strong and durable, and are very popular. Its credit management is also famous. It is said that a civil servant of the shoe factory went to Shanghai on business at that time. He saw a lot of people lining up to buy shoes on the street, so he joined the team. After he bought it, he didn't take it seriously. He thought it was fashionable Shanghai goods. When he got home and opened the bag, he was shocked, because the shoes were made in his own factory. Wangjiang building did not make any advertising, but relying on the credibility of the word, it won the market. This example has become a microcosm of many shops in the town. Of course, it can also be used as an example of modern business operation! Jinggang is famous for its shops, such as rice shops, ceramic shops, printing and dyeing shops, repair shops All kinds of shops are relatively complete, but the shop is not big, but the content is complete, and most of them are handed down by their ancestors, so they are especially ancient.

On the surface, the decline of Jinggang ancient town was due to the diversion of the river in 1957. After the river flowed from Xinkang (township) to Xiangjiang River, in fact, the road began to replace the water transportation later. As a result, the prosperous status of Jinggang has gradually faded. The wharf is no longer busy with sweating and moving goods, and the streets are no longer bustling with people. Walking on the old and solid stone road, I heard the monotonous sound of knocking on the stone, and few people came to the shop. Old street life can't help loneliness, younger all go out to work to do business, or the whole family moved. Some old people who yearn for their hometown and some collapsed old houses are struggling to support the life of this ancient street.

Deng Jianhua, a Hunan writer, also said in his book Wangcheng culture viewpoint and the ancient town of qiliushuo yesterday:

Standing on the levee and listening to the waves of the river, my heart trembles with the ancient town that was once known as "little Hankou" behind me, and I feel the clear, crisp, round and mellow cry of the river, the river, the temple, the ancient street, the Youdu River In Wangcheng, Jinggang, the ancient town with the most profound cultural accumulation, ushers in the dawn of the new century with the face of vicissitudes.

I don't know what kind of person Li Jing, a famous general of Tang Dynasty, was? Have you ever stationed troops or built a stronghold in this place called Lujiang in the past? Is it really because of his strict military discipline and popular support that this town was renamed Jinggang However, in the changeable years, the people of Jinggang, who are burdened with the burden of Secularity and disaster, firmly believe in this and have been praised from generation to generation. In the cool sound of Erhu from the south bank dike, many old town people are still telling about the charm of Jinggang in the past. Xiangjiang River flowing from south to North and Zijiang River

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