Tingsiqiao Town, Xian'an District, Xianning City, Hubei Province

Tingsiqiao town

Tingsiqiao town is named after Tingsi bridge, the oldest stone arch bridge in Hubei Province, which was built in 1247. It is the South Gate of Xian'an district.

It has a vast territory

The town has a long history: in 1926, the battle of Tingsi bridge in the northern expedition was famous both at home and abroad, and the cemetery of the Northern Expedition martyrs in the town has been listed in the national key protected cultural relics; before 1949, the town was divided into Xianning and Puqi counties; in 1956, it was divided into Tingsi, Niejia and pengbei townships; in 1961, it was changed into Tingsi, Niejia and pengbei commune; in 1975, the three communes were merged into Tingsi commune; in 1984, the commune was withdrawn and the district was merged It was founded in 987. In 1988, it was rated as "a famous historical and cultural town in China". On March 9, 2001, the former Gutian Township and Huahua Township were merged into tingsiqiao town to form the current "three in one" town. The town covers an area of 180.3 square kilometers, ranking second only to shuangxiqiao town in Xian'an district. It borders Fushan office in the East, Guihua Town in the southeast, Chibi town in the southwest and xiangyanghu town in the north. The maximum distance between the East and the west is 18 km, the maximum distance between the north and the south is 24 km, the ground spans 29 ° 43 ˊ - 29 ° 53 ˊ N and 111 ° 09 ˊ - 114 ° 19 ˊ E; the terrain is high in the South and low in the north, with overlapping mountains in the southeast, rolling hills in the middle and crossing rivers and lakes in the northwest. It governs 15 villages in huangjingtang, Gutang, Changshou, Chigang, pengbei, Gutian, Hongkou, chengyiqiao, Niejia, SaiFeng, Ma'an, Xingxing, Daping and longxia. In the fifth national census in 2010, there were 4873 households with a total population of more than 18000.

Abundant resources

The town has a total arable land area of 44000 mu, mountain forest area of 150000 mu (including Nanzhu area of 132000 mu), Nanzhu fixed stock volume of 18 million, timber fixed stock volume of 185000 cubic meters, freshwater aquaculture area of 5300 mu. Due to the continental tropical monsoon climate, the annual average temperature is 16.7 ℃, the annual rainfall is abundant, and the climate is mild and pleasant. The basic agriculture mainly produces rice, rape, corn, soybean, sesame, sweet potato, vegetables, lotus root, Xianglian, fresh fish, livestock and poultry, etc.; the characteristic agriculture includes tea, strawberry, betel nut, taro, wild vegetables, chestnut, ginger, ginger, yellow sheep and other breeding bases, among which Tingsi Chuanyu organic tea won the gold award of international famous tea; the mineral resources are mainly quartz sand, coal and limestone with more than 90% calcium content Among them, the reserves of quartz sand and limestone are over 2 million cubic meters and 500 million cubic meters respectively; underground mineral springs are also very rich, with more than 20 springs with a flow rate of 0.1 cubic meters per second all over the town.

Convenient transportation

Jingguang railway, 107 National Highway and Jingzhu Expressway run parallel to Jiazhen, among which Jingzhu expressway has a connecting line (across Tingsi River Highway Bridge) in the town; Tingsi freight yard of Jingguang railway is only one mile away from the market town, with an annual throughput of more than 100000 tons; Wenquan Suiyang tourist highway runs through 9 villages of the town, with a total length of 23 kilometers, which was fully expanded in September 2003 Wide hardening, to build standard secondary pavement; ting (SI) Gu (Tian) road, Ting (SI) Sai (Feng) road, Cheng (Yi Qiao) Quan (Tang) road, Xi (Ling) GUI (Hua) road, Xing (Xing) Jin (SHA) road five trunk roads have been included in the national 2003-2007 county and township highway construction planning, now all have been built hardening, unique location advantage.

an exquisite scenery

Nature and history have created a magical and beautiful natural scenery and elegant and unique cultural landscape of Tingsi: the famous Northern Expedition site at home and abroad, the star bamboo sea with green bamboos, the natural Feixian cave, the strange stones, the natural karst cave, the picturesque scenery of the reservoir area, the Zen platform ancient temple with thousands of years of incense, the ancient stone street, and the fragrant scenery of the world Jasper tea garden, ecological farm with fragrant peach and plum, Ginkgo biloba and Osmanthus fragrans, which are the most famous in China, constitute the unique scenery of Jiangnan ancient town. CCTV has filmed "Chang'e's infatuated place" and "golden land" in the town. At the fourth China Bamboo Culture Festival, the star bamboo sea has become an important tourist spot for Chinese and foreign friends.

Introduction to scenic spots

Star Bamboo Sea

Tingsiqiao Town Star Village Mountain rare, more than 2000 villagers, scattered in the pattern of the mountains. The forest coverage rate here is more than 90%, and bamboo is like stars all over the sky, with a total area of nearly 100000 mu, commonly known as "star bamboo sea". It is the largest bamboo scenic spot in Central China and the designated investigation base of the United Nations forest and agriculture organization. star bamboo sea, with undulating mountains, but you can see the vast bamboo sea, bamboo trees everywhere, elegant environment, pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. No matter in spring, summer, autumn and winter, there is always endless beauty here. After the spring rain, what we see is the bamboo shoots breaking through the ground, pointing straight at the clouds; in the midsummer, the beautiful bamboos are dancing in the wind; in the end of the summer, the green and straight old bamboos are still smiling to welcome the frost and snow. Or as a warrior wrapped in armor, or as tender as a girl, the bamboo forest in formation, more like a team, a line of golden army. There are also the sound of the waves in the wind, the green in the rain, the hazy in the fog, the pride in the snow, the natural nature of bamboo and the character symbolizing purity, integrity, modesty, tenacity, quiet and elegance, all of which make people feel deeply. Xingxing bamboo sea, with thousands of rocks and gullies, mountains and water, the highest altitude of 731 meters, abundant rainfall, mild climate, no heat in summer, annual average temperature of about 15 ℃, is very suitable for the growth of bamboo. There are many kinds of bamboos, including five categories and more than 30 varieties: Phyllostachys heterocycla, Phyllostachys heterocycla, Phyllostachys heterocycla, Phyllostachys amarus, Indocalamus, Dianthus, Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Phyllostachys heterocycla, Phyllostachys praecox, Phyllostachys praecox Among them, Phyllostachys pubescens is the most abundant in resources, and is famous for its long stem, sparse section, thick flesh, large diameter and symmetrical head and tail. coming to the star bamboo sea makes people feel like coming to the world of bamboo. In the vast expanse of bamboo, people in the bamboo village fight with bamboo umbrellas, wear bamboo hats, live in bamboo buildings, sit on bamboo chairs, sleep on bamboo beds and eat bamboo shoots It is a traditional sideline for farmers to make paper by hand with bamboo and hemp. The custom of making daily-use bamboo utensils has existed for a long time. In its heyday, Zhuchang street was formed, and its name still exists. Along the winding mountain road, you can walk into the bamboo farmers' houses, eat a mouthful of bamboo rice, drink a mouthful of bamboo leaf wine, fry a plate of bamboo shoots, listen to bamboo songs, watch bamboo dance, and enjoy bamboo music.

Other attractions

Star Bamboo Sea Scenic Spot, there are other tourist attractions: Stone Forest Park in the boulders, some like sea lions, some like elephants, or lying or running, different forms, known as "stone Museum". At the top of the peak, there is an unfathomable "crater". There are many ancient coral fossils embedded on the stone wall nearby. The xingxingzhuhai sea may have been a vast ocean in ancient times. Shinao peak, the easternmost part of the Xingxing bamboo sea, is the best place to watch the sunrise and enjoy the scenery of the bamboo sea. The Mingshui spring at the foot of the mountain has clear lake water, green mountains and blue waves.

Tingsi Bridge

Tingsiqiao town is a town with rich historical and cultural heritage. There are still 12000 square meters of ancient buildings in the town, including Tingsi bridge, Tingsi street, Miaoxiang and Yanzhi road built in the Song Dynasty; zuixiange, shouchuntang, folk houses, shops and workshops built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among them, the famous Tingsi bridge during the northern expedition. Tingsi river is divided into East and West bifurcations, running through the town from north to south. The ancient bridge on the river was built in 1247 and is now the oldest stone arch bridge in Hubei Province. there is another story about building this bridge. Before the Tang Dynasty, there was no bridge on this shallow river, and the elderly and children needed to be carried on their backs. The kind-hearted Ding Si lived beside the river. As long as he saw the old man and the children crossing the river, he would put down his work and go into the water to help him or carry him on his back. In case of flood, we can only look at the river and sigh. In this way, back to help, a lifetime passed, Ding Si himself is an old man, no longer have the way to help others, so the life savings to build a bridge. In memory of this kind-hearted man, we call this bridge Dingsi bridge and the river under it Dingsi river. In the Tang Dynasty, Dingsi bridge had been destroyed several times by water, and it was almost useless. During the reign of Zhenguan, Xuanzang told Taizong before his journey to the West that he needed to do ten thousand good deeds in order to obtain the true scriptures. Taizong, who was devoted to Buddhism, sent 10000 monks to do a good deed for each of them all over the country. When one of the monks arrived here, he built a solid three eye stone arch bridge with official silver and alms from Huayuan. This is the rudiment of today's Tingsi bridge. in the Song Dynasty, Tingsi bridge officially entered the county annals, and the first two words were added with three points beside the water, so Dingsi bridge became Tingsi bridge. Tingsi bridge is located in a very dangerous terrain, with mountains in the East and lakes in the West. Since ancient times, it has been a must for military strategists. Tingsiqiao Town, which is closely related to tingsiqiao, is an ancient market town. When you go to tingsiqiao street, the shops on both sides are connected. The road is made of bluestone, and the houses are made of brick and wood. You can also see the kind of doors pushed by wooden boards along the trough. Sometimes the antique stone street is also bustling and noisy. Barter, the oldest way of trading, happens from time to time. Everything is as simple as before, and still retains the mottled traces of ancient times.

Feixian cave

Feixian cave is located at the foot of Huaping mountain, which is more than 600 meters above sea level in Tingsi ancient town. Outside the cave, ten thousand mu of green bamboos swing with the wind, and the stone statues of fairies on the cave seem to take off. Below "Fairy" is Feixian cave. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, master zhizong, a eminent monk in Huguang, practiced in the cave for 81 years. Today, there is a wordless stele granted by Emperor Qianlong in 1792

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