Ziyang Street, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province

Ziyang Street

Ziyang Street is the first ancient street in Linhai City. It is the epitome of a thousand year old city and the symbol of a famous historical and cultural city. The origin of the street name, Ziyang Street is a street nameless. According to the draft of Linhai county annals revised in 1934, there was no record of the name of the street. The street was called Huangfang bridge in the north, Lanxiu building in the South and Ziyang palace, yidongtian, fengxianfang, shizijiekou, yingxianfang and Baita bridgehead in the middle There were more than 50 place names, such as, Fang Yiren, Deqing Xiangkou, paimenzhou, laxiangkou, anlentian, Tanhang street, etc.

Ziyang Street was selected as the fourth top ten "famous street of Chinese history and culture" in 2012. It is the second ancient street in Zhejiang Province after Qinghefang in Hangzhou. Ziyang Street now belongs to Linhai Taizhou Fucheng cultural tourism area.

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In order to unify the street names, during the Anti Japanese War, Zhuang Qianghua, the county magistrate of the Kuomintang, chose some celebrities to name the Chengguan Street in Linhai. Wenqing street, liudun street and Minglei street were named, and Ziyang Street was named Zhongzheng street. When the name of the street is fixed, the local people continue to call the original place name as the street name, but the name of Zhongzheng street is dead.

On May 29, 1949, Linhai was peacefully liberated. In 1951, the people's Government of Linhai county decided to name the streets in the Chengguan area of Linhai. In order to commemorate the peaceful liberation of Linhai, Zhongzheng street was named Jiefang street, which has been used for 50 years. At the same time, liudun street was renamed as Laodong Road, Suiyang street was renamed as Jiguang street, keeping Wenqing street, whose name is still in use today.

The origin of street name

On January 4, 1994, Linhai was approved by the State Council as a national historical and cultural city. People with lofty ideals made a detailed and comprehensive investigation on the history of Jiefang street, and put forward suggestions to the Municipal People's government and the basis and reasons for changing the street name. The municipal Party committee and the municipal government named Ziyang Street in 1998. The name of Ziyang Street is also changed to commemorate Zhang boduan, the ancestor of Nanzong. He was born in the eighth year of Taiping Xingguo (983) and died in the fifth year of Yuanfeng (1082) of the Northern Song Dynasty. He lived in Yingzhu lane of Linhai City. In his book Wuzhen chapter, Zhang boduan advocated the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism centered on Taoist inner alchemy, and lived in the orthodox Taoism together with Wei Boyang's shentongqi. Especially in his later years, with extraordinary perseverance, he went through all kinds of hardships to explore the secret of prolonging life and devoted his life energy to human health and survival. Journey to the West also tells the story of immortal Ziyang rescuing empress Zhu Ziguo's golden sage. It tells the story of Sai Taisui, a monster king in Qilin mountain, who learned that empress Zhu Ziguo's golden sage was "beautiful and charming" and used magic to take her into the cave as his wife. In order not to humiliate the queen, immortal Zhang boduan of Ziyang came to Qilin mountain and changed his "old brown clothes" into "colorful fairy clothes" for the king. As a "new make-up", the demon king was very happy and gave it to the queen. When the queen put on this clothes, the Demon King couldn't get close to her. As soon as she got close to her, she would stab like a "poisonous thorn", and the whole body was in pain. Therefore, the queen lived in the demon cave and was still safe. Later, Sun Wu died Ziyang learned that if he came down from the sky and took back the "immortal clothes", there would be no "poisonous sting". Finally, the king and the queen of Jinsheng were able to regain their family happiness. Ziyang has a great reputation and is an outstanding figure in the history of Taoism in China. Nowadays, Ziyang Street is widely spread among people, and the name of Ziyang Street comes from it.

Scenic Spots and Historical Sites

"The mountains and rivers are still famous, and our generation will return." Linhai Ziyang Street, from north to south, has a total length of 1080 meters. The historic sites on the street can be counted, which deeply attracts people.

There are stone tablets, Ziyang bridge and Ziyang square commemorating the ancestor of Southern Taoism in Song Dynasty. There are Ziyang's hometown and Ziyang palace ruins. The cornerstone of the South Gate of the former Ziyang palace is well preserved. In 1591, Wu Zhiyu, Peng Shihuan, Wang Ruchun, Zhang Yingke and Xu Ziyu established the wufengfang. The site is still in existence.

The water wells on both sides of Ziyang Street are a major feature of the historic site of Ziyang Street. There are many ancient wells, including those built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, after two or three hundred years of ups and downs, and those built in the period of the Republic of China. Each ancient well has the characteristics of Jiangnan Water Town, with different depths, generally more than 3 meters. The water is sweet, bright and clean, warm in winter and cool in summer, and has nurtured generations. The ancient well in this street, plays the dual function of people's living water and fire prevention. The layout of wells is reasonable. People of all ages love wells as well as life. They pay great attention to the well water sanitation, so that there is a circle on the well, a cover on the circle, and a lock on the edge of the cover. The most striking are Ziyang well and Qianfo well. Ziyang well, built in memory of Ziyang immortal, is located opposite No. 9 Yingzhu lane. People are still washing clothes and vegetables by the well. Every summer, watermelons are put in baskets, immersed in wells to cool, and taste more refreshing than refrigerators. Among the wells in Ziyang Street, the restored thousand Buddha well (double eye well) has the greatest reputation and many legends. It is said that after a thousand Buddha pagoda was built in Jinshan, the thousand Buddha well was built for the sake of yin and Yang. There are thousands of Buddhas on the wall of the well. After the double towers were built on Jinshan, the "God of fire" continued to appear. In order to suppress the "God of fire", a circle was added to the thousand Buddha well to become the "double eye well" to achieve the goal of "conquering fire with water" ”To keep one side safe. There is also the White Pagoda, which was built in the Song Dynasty and destroyed during the cultural revolution. The site is opposite the White Pagoda Bridge Hotel and is well preserved.

In Ziyang Street, what is unforgettable is the "square" created by our ancestors. Every hundred feet apart, there is a square wall made of large blocks of green bricks. The square wall is more than three feet high, five or six feet wide, and the arch is more than five feet high. The name of the square is the place name, and the square wall is also called "firewall". There are five squares, namely Wuzhen square, Fengxian square, Yingxian square, Qinghe square and Yongjing square. The predecessors designed a unique architectural feature with good intentions. It is not only a sidewalk, a carriage, but also a firewall. It also takes the place of the multiple functions of place names. Today, it has become a scenic spot of the block. It is said that "fengxianfang" refers to the cultivation of immortals here. It is called fengxianfang because the people have worshipped immortals. "Yingxianfang" is another kind of legend. Linhai is a treasure land of geomantic omen. The people are in good health and the life of the world is happy. Many immortals came down to Linhai and built "yingxianfang" to meet "immortals". These are legends. But it is true that immortal Ziyang created Qigong theory, which plays an important role in later generations' health preservation and longevity.

Zheng Guangwen temple in Beigu mountain, the north end of Ziyang Street, was built in 764, the second year of Guangde in Tang Dynasty. It commemorates Zheng Qian's pioneering cultural and educational career in Taizhou in Tang Dynasty. Because of his wonderful poetry, calligraphy and painting, it has been praised as "three wonders of Zheng Qian" by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. Now it has become the "miniature" of the cultural origin of Linhai ancient city; At the north end of Ziyang Street, the Taizhou Confucian temple, which is adjacent to the Taizhou Fuya site, was built in 1039. It is the largest Confucian temple in Taizhou and the most complete place to introduce the historical figures of Taizhou. The Confucian temple in Taizhou, which has been protected and renovated, is solemn and simple. It has become an important place to show the history and culture of Taizhou and to carry out patriotic education.

At the south end of Ziyang Street, Longxing Temple, located at the foot of JINZI mountain and beside the ancient city wall, is the first temple in Taizhou. Since the Tang Dynasty, Si Tuo Liu, a monk of the temple, has traveled eastward with Jianzhen to preach Buddhism and the righteousness of Tiantai Sect. The Japanese monk zuicheng went to study in Tang Dynasty, stayed in Longxing Temple for a long time, studied Tiantai religion, copied scriptures, and taught Bodhisattva Precepts. After returning home, he founded Tiantai religion in Japan. It is an important birthplace of Tiantai Sect of Japanese Buddhism, and now it has become an important place for Sino Japanese Buddhist cultural exchange. The numerous historic sites have increased people's attraction, left a deep impression on people and made people forget to return.

Former residence of celebrities

Ziyang Street and its surrounding streets and alleys have witnessed a large number of celebrities, including Chen Hanhui, Wang Guanlan and so on. Some of the former residences are still in existence today: Chen Hanhui's former residence, a loyal minister who was born in the Ming Dynasty and died as a ghost of the Ming Dynasty, was a close friend of Xu Xiake and wrote the tomb inscription for him; three officialdom workshops were built for Chen Yuantao, Chen Xuan and Ju Ren, Chen Ying, three Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty; and he joined the peasant movement and local government with Mao Zedong during the new democratic revolution The former residence of Wang Guanlan, former Secretary of the Party group and vice minister of the Ministry of agriculture of the people's Republic of China, and the former residence and Memorial Hall of Guo fengshao, a young female martyr who took part in the revolutionary struggle and died bravely in Yuhuatai of Nanjing during the new democratic revolution.

Architectural pattern

The houses and shops on Ziyang Street retain the style of Song Dynasty and the pattern of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Most of the houses have two floors, and some of them have three floors. Some houses have eaves, and some houses have railings. The arrangement is very reasonable. The front shop, the back square, the middle hall, and the upstairs bedrooms are the typical Jiangnan style of the trinity of front shop, back square, and housing. In ancient architecture, people consider more about "happiness", "luck" and "peace". Carved beams and painted buildings, there is another unique place on the column head and door of Ziyang Street, which is the combination of wood carving, gray carving and stone carving, presenting the style of "a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend". The pavement of Ziyang Street is paved with uneven, rough and cracked bluestone slabs, and the traces left by years can be seen clearly.

Ziyang Street has experienced many vicissitudes. The ancient buildings in the south of the Yangtze River with wooden structures, brick walls, wooden rafters and mud tiles on the top, together with the stone road on the street, give out fragrance, like a poem or a painting, showing people the ancient flavor

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