Gulishu Forest Park

Century old pear garden

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The ancient pear tree forest park generally refers to the hundred year old pear garden

Also known as "ancient pear tree forest park", it is located in WanMu pear garden in Songlou Town, Dashahe Baili scenic belt, Fengxian United Nations green industry demonstration zone and China national ecological demonstration zone. It is about 1200 meters wide from east to west and 1300 meters long from north to south. The core area covers an area of about 900 mu, also known as "lihuazhuang", "lihuazhen" and "ancient pear garden". It is the most famous and spectacular ancient pear Forest Park in Jiangsu Province and even in China. It is a precious historical, cultural and natural resource heritage. It is the oldest and largest group of ancient pear trees in Jiangsu Province, including the king of pear trees, couple trees, acacia trees, thousand handed Guanyin, stars and the moon.

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There are 668 pear trees over 180 years old in the forest park, which are planted according to the layout of eight trigrams and nine palaces. After being damaged by floods in history, more than half of the old pear trees were replanted in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. The oldest pear tree was planted in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, about 500 years ago. An old pear tree with the most peculiar and spectacular shape was planted in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It is 200 years old. The largest ancient pear tree has a girth diameter of more than 80 cm and a crown diameter of 15 meters. Its annual output is about 2 tons. It is the crown of the century old pear garden and is known as the "pear king". Today, the old pear trees still maintain vigorous growth, branch like you long, shaped like iron casting, each fruit is more than 1 ton. According to the research of experts, the hundred year pear garden is the birthplace of Baisu pear and Dangshan Gong pear in Fengxian County.

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One of the legends of Lihua village in Fengxian County, China

Bainian Lihua village is located in Songlou Town, 15 kilometers south of Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province. The mysterious and beautiful landscape of Lihua village has been the pride of local people for hundreds of years. All along, many fruit tree experts, government officials and elegant tourists have come one after another. The momentum, magic and legend of Lihua villa have deeply attracted everyone. There are many local legends in lihuazhuang. A 95 year old man with white beard is still alive. He is always talking about the beautiful legend of pear garden. He heard his grandfather say: in 1851, also the first year of Xianfeng, the North Bank of the Yellow River burst, the turbid yellow river water surged in, and the sound was loud and deafening. The people of Lihua village gathered at the top of the village and climbed to the top of the pear tree. In the village, an old man surnamed Meng is a scholar. He usually treats people friendly and often helps his neighbors. He has a reputation. We put the hope of life on him, and asked him to find a way quickly. For a moment, he felt that he should take on a great responsibility, especially when he saw a village girl and her grandmother jump down from a tree after being engulfed by the flood. Standing high, the water has flooded the hips. Facing the rising flood. Meng Xiucai cried out: "God of the Yellow River, God of the Yellow River, Lord of the dragon, Lord of the dragon. We are from General Liu's hometown. Please take a detour.

Strangely enough, the flood suddenly receded and turned to both sides. The flood turned to both sides, Dasha River in the South and Fuxin River in the north. After the flood, part of the pear trees in lihuazhuang were drowned, and the young villagers, who survived the disaster, left their hometown and fled for food. The old people stay at home because they are walking hard. Under the initiative and organization of the scholar surnamed Meng, the pear trees were replanted according to the eight trigrams in the life-saving pear garden. Pear trees are still blooming year after year in spring, which is not fertile soil. In autumn, pears are big and sweet. Crisp and refreshing, no fruit residue, and cold throat pain, eat light meal. Therefore, the local people call pear Suli. For local people with cold, cough and acute bronchitis, take a raw pear, wash it, cut it into pieces, and steam it with rock sugar. Or remove the top of the pear to dig the core, put in Fritillaria cirrhosa, rock sugar, put in a bowl of fire, wait for the pear stew, drink soup to eat pear, take 2 ~ 3 days, the effect is very good.

According to the records of Bencao tongxuan, pears "live to clear the heat of the six Fu organs, and mature to nourish the Yin of the five zang organs." It is said that the efficacy of ancient pear garden fruit as medicine is the highest in China, with magical effect and even longevity. The emperor of Tongzhi inspected the Yellow River. When he passed by and was thirsty, the local officials presented the pear to the emperor of Tongzhi. After Tongzhi ate it, he felt saliva, crisp and refreshing, and Longyan was very happy. He decided to designate the pear as tribute pear. Because in the Qing Dynasty, it once belonged to Dangshan County of Xuzhou, only 20 kilometers away from Dangshan County, so it was also called Dangshan Suli. Dangshan pear famous source, is here. Dangshan tribute pear's reputation is more and more famous, every spring, such as plum blossom pear full branches. Around the literati gathered, singing pear, leaving a lot of popular poems. During the war of resistance against Japan, the army and people of resistance against Japan took this pear grove, which was arranged according to the eight trigrams, as the position of resistance against Japan, and often recuperated here. In the spring of 1944, the branches of pear trees sprouted green. An anti Japanese student army is staying here. I don't know how to let the Japanese puppet army find out. They are surrounded by Japanese troops from several blockhouses around and Japanese legions transferred from Dangshan and Fengxian. Under the leadership of a local old man, the Anti Japanese student army fought with the Japanese puppet army. There were few guns in the student army. Under the command of a beautiful female captain, the student army tactfully evaded and attacked the enemy. The huge pear tree also stood up against the bullet. Later, the enemy gathered more and more. The female team leader and the student army took up the stick of the trestle and fought with the enemy while retreating to the southwest. Finally, when they retreated, because they were outnumbered, the beautiful female captain and the student army all died and died for their country. As night falls, the pear trees in Lihua villa weep for it. In the early morning of the next day, we saw the old pear trees blooming white pear flowers. The wind came, and the branches with white flowers gave out bursts of sobs.

After liberation, the administrative region was adjusted, and Mengzhuang village, where Bainian Lihua village is located, was assigned to Songlou Town, Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province.

Address: WanMu pear garden, Songlou Town, Dashahe Baili scenic belt, China National Ecological Demonstration Zone, United Nations green industry demonstration zone, Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 116.607843

Latitude: 34.575207

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