Shangjin ancient city

Shangjin ancient city scenic spot, also known as Liuzhou City, was built in the early years of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty and completely restored in the seventh year of Jiaqing. It is the only county-level ancient city with relatively complete preservation in Hubei Province. It was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit by the provincial government in 1993.

Shiyan Yunxi Shangjin ancient city scenic spot is located in the northwest border of Hubei Province, bordering on Manchuan town of Shaanxi Province, bordering Jianghan River Basin in the South and Qinling Mountains in the north. The ancient city is located on the East Bank of the lower reaches of Qianjin River, a tributary of Hanjiang River, known as "Chaoqin Dushu".

The word "Shangjin" was first annotated in shuijingzhu, which originated from Li Daoyuan, a great geographer in Taihe period of Northern Wei Dynasty. It can be seen that since its birth, the ancient city of Shangjin has been accompanied by the special geographical location of Shangjin, blending the unique ups and downs, honor and disgrace and vicissitudes. Since Pingyang County was first established in the late Wei Dynasty (262 AD), Shangjin ancient city has been the center of this area. In the 1700 years, Shangjin has experienced the changes of counties and counties respectively. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, Fierce wars have occurred in Shangguan area, so Shangjin began to become a military important place in the border area of Hubei and Shaanxi. Until 1368, Shangjin was incorporated into Yunxi. In history, Shangjin established County 14 times, established county 6 times and established County 2 times. The ancient city of Shangjin played an irreplaceable role in each historical period.

Shangjin ancient city

Shangjin ancient city is located in Shangjin Town, 70 kilometers northwest of Yunxi County, Hubei Province. It is now the site of Qing Dynasty. Located in the northwest border of Hubei Province, it borders on Manchuan town of Shaanxi Province, bordering Jianghan River Basin in the South and Qinling Mountains in the north. The ancient city is located on the East Bank of the lower reaches of Qianjin River, a tributary of Hanjiang River. It is known as "Chaoqin Dushu". It has been an important place for transportation, politics, culture, commerce and military affairs.

Shangjin ancient city is the most complete county-level ancient city in Hubei Province. The ancient city itself, architectural style and spatial pattern are well preserved, which has important empirical value for the study of the architectural history and social history of the border area between Hubei and Shaanxi in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Introduction to the ancient city

The perimeter of the ancient city is 1236 meters, covering an area of about 80000 square meters. The city wall is about 7 meters high, trapezoidal and made of green bricks. The existing city, built in the seventh year of Jiaqing, is located to the north of the ancient city site of Ming Dynasty

. There is a gate in the south, North and West, and a corner gate in the southwest for the convenience of people's work is called xiaoximen. Shangjin ancient city is located in the center of Shiyan, Ankang and Shangluo. It is adjacent to Manchuan Town, Shanyang County, Shaanxi Province. Fuyin Expressway passes through the city, and Qianjin river reaches Hanjiang River from north to south. It is known as "the throat of Qin and Chu dynasties and the ferry of emperor". Shangjin ancient city is one of the only four county-level ancient cities in China, and the only county-level ancient city with the most complete preservation in Hubei Province. Since the first establishment of Pingyang County in Shangjin in 223 A.D., it has a history of nearly 1800 years. It has been established 14 times, 6 times and 2 times. The ancient city of Shangjin has experienced many vicissitudes, the Shanshan guild hall still has the ancient style, the old streets of Ming and Qing Dynasties with flying eaves and brackets, the elegant and chic Catholic Church, and the emperor ferry by yuhuangtan All of them confirm the ancient and long history of Shangjin. Due to the special geographical location of the early Qin Dynasty and the late Chu Dynasty, Shangjin has become a must for military strategists in the past dynasties. Yue Fei, the national hero, Li Zicheng, the leader of the peasants, and Wang conger, the leader of the "white lotus" rebel army, once fought bloody battles here. During the period of democratic revolution, the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries such as Li Xiannian, Xu Qianqian, he long, Liu Huaqing and Cheng Zihua once sowed revolutionary fire in Shangjin. In November 1947, the first county-level democratic government in Hubei Province, Shangguan County democratic government, was born in Shangjin. In 1998, Shangjin was listed as a key border trade town in Hubei Province. In May 2007, Shangjin was awarded the title of "China's famous historical and cultural town" by the Ministry of construction and the General Administration of cultural relics. In 2013, it was listed in the seventh batch of key cultural relics protection units in China. In May 2013, Shangjin cultural tourism area was officially listed as a national 4A scenic spot.

Shangjin has unique tourism resources, such as tianpengshan Grand Canyon, huanglongwan of yuhuangtan, Tianqiao ancient cave, LIULANG of Changdi and the oldest and best preserved county-level ancient city in Hubei. At the same time, Shangjin also produces Douchi, walnut, tung oil, eucommia and other famous agricultural products. In order to build Shangjin town into an image window connecting Hubei with Xi'an and an important post station on the golden tourism line from Wudang Mountain to the ancient capital Chang'an, it is suggested that the municipal government should incorporate the protection and tourism development of Shangjin ancient city into the construction planning of the western Hubei ecological and cultural tourism circle - the famous tourism town of Hubei Shaanxi border, and give project and financial support.

Introduction to scenic spots

Glory of the ancient city

Shangjin ancient city, also known as Liuzhou City, was built in the fourth year of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty

In the seventh year of Jiaqing, it was completely renovated and became a tourist resort. In 1993, it was designated as a key cultural relics protection unit by the provincial government.

The origin of Liuzhou

In history, Shangjin area is the largest open alluvial area in Qianjin River Basin. Qianjin river is a major tributary of Hanjiang River. In those days, Qianjin River passed around the west of the city. In order to prevent the river from impacting the ancient city, willows were widely planted on both sides of the river. Therefore, Shangjin city was also known as "Liuzhou City". Qianqian river has a wide river bed and vast water potential. Since Sui and Tang Dynasties, it has been a place where boats shuttle and merchants gather. Unfortunately, due to the continuous fighting and silting up of the river bed, the prosperity of Shangjin wharf also disappeared with the passage of time.

The origin of Tianzi ferry

If we want to talk about the charm of the ancient town, we have to count its prosperity as the "emperor's ferry". According to the research of local people, "Shang" is the son of heaven, "Jin" is the ferry, and Shangjin is the "son of heaven ferry". Historically, there are three main routes for grain transportation from the south to the north. In the East is the coastal water transportation, with the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal in the middle; in the west, Hankou is the distribution center, crossing the Hanjiang River, crossing the Qinling Mountains and reaching Chang'an. On the western route, no doubt, the most convenient route is from Hanjiang River to Qianjin River, to Shangjin, and then to Qinling trail to Guanzhong. The precipitous Chu fortress and Qinguan pass, together with the traffic arteries of North and South Logistics, have a long history of the establishment of Shangjin. According to the annals of Yunxi County, the construction of Shangjin county began in the Three Kingdoms period of Cao Wei, which has a history of nearly 1800 years. During this period, the county was built 14 times, the county was set up six times, and the state was set up twice. Shangjin not only flourished for a time because of its special geographical location, but also occupied the fortress of Qin and Chu. Since ancient times, Shangjin has become a place for military strategists to fight. Zhao Kuangyin, LV Dongbin, Huang Chao, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, have all left their footprints here, which adds a bit of mystery to the ancient city.

History and Humanities

Since its birth, the ancient city of Shangjin has been accompanied by this special geographical location, melting into the unique ups and downs, honor and disgrace and vicissitudes. Walking in the ancient town, I don't know where I am. The ancient and even dilapidated city walls and mottled buildings are all traces of history. On the streets of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the ancient city, the former site of the "Shangguan County People's government" is still well preserved. Machetes, kerosene lamps, and yellow file bags tell people about the war years. The ancient city of Shangjin is neither prominent nor noisy. There are a lot of historical relics on the upper Jin Dynasty, but there are four main categories that are preserved by wars and floods. One is temples, Yangsi temple, Yuan Zhenguan and Town God's Temple; two, there are more than ten Museum ruins, including Shanshan guild hall, Hebei guild hall, Wuchang guild hall, Henan guild hall, etc. three are public welfare buildings, including ancient city walls, ancient opera houses, Guqu street, and so on. Four are residential buildings. Mainly the Ming and Qing Dynasty courtyard. Among them, the ancient city, the North-South guild hall, the ancient theater, the ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties are the most valuable.

development direction

Shangjin is one of the most distinctive historical towns in Yunxi and even Shiyan. As a representative of the typical towns in the Qin Chu area, its traditional architectural features not only reflect the simplicity, simplicity and elegance of the traditional buildings in Northwest Hubei, but also have the atmosphere, magnificence and richness of Shaanxi buildings.

The planning is mainly to protect the historical and cultural heritage, urban characteristics, natural landscape and cultural landscape of Shangjin Town, guide the coordinated development of the protection and construction of Shangjin historical and cultural towns, provide the basic principles, overall objectives, technical regulations and planning management basis for the protection of famous towns, and adhere to the historical principle of "protection first, rescue first, rational utilization, inheritance and development" The policy of cultural protection is to give full play to the potential advantages of the ancient city of Shangjin under the premise of comprehensive protection of its historical culture and natural landscape environment, highlight its historical and cultural characteristics and natural landscape characteristics, improve the living environment, improve the living standards of residents, moderately develop cultural tourism and cultural exhibition, and vigorously develop the cultural heritage of "encircling Qin on three sides and connecting Chu on one side" in Yunxi region Special geographical and cultural heritage. The planning of the ancient city of Shangjin is positioned as the main function of living and cultural commerce, the leading industry of traditional business services and cultural tourism, and the display function of folk culture and art with regional characteristics, reflecting the evolution and changes of the ancient county, the guild hall culture of the post road, the unique landscape culture, and the ancient city of Shangjin integrated with the folk culture of Qin opera and Chu rhyme. It fully embodies the four cultural characteristics of Shangjin ancient city, including county culture, guild hall culture, landscape culture and folk culture, and emphasizes that Shangjin ancient city is "the representative of ancient county and city in Qin and Chu regions", the model of defense system of ancient city in Northwest Hubei, and the activation Exhibition Hall of Yunxi folk culture ". The ancient city of Shangjin will be built into a "leisure ancient post station from Qin Dynasty to Chu Dynasty" and a "little Chang'an" with historical deposits in China.

According to the plan, Shangjin ancient town will be built into "one axis", "two belts" and "seven areas", that is, 338 provincial road will be taken as the urban development axis. Along the line, there are new towns, old towns, old county ruins area, mountain eco-tourism belt, water landscape leisure belt, historical and cultural exhibition function area, and comprehensive tourism service area

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