Xianshi Town, Yantan District, Zigong City, Sichuan Province

Xianshi town

Xianshi town is located in Zigong City, Sichuan Province. It is a thousand year old town with a history of more than 1400 years. It is one of the important docks of Fuxi River in that year. The buildings retain the original style and there are many temples and ancestral halls. Xianshi town nestles on the Bank of Fuxi River. This millennium old town has experienced countless ups and downs, and its charm still exists. It was once the only place for Zigong well salt to go out of Sichuan. It is known as the Pearl of the ancient salt road. It is also famous for its "four streets, four stacks, five temples, three docks, one carp, three memorial archways, nine steles and ten lands", as well as its exquisite classical buildings and the prosperity of Buddhist culture. Therefore, it has been approved as a provincial historical and cultural city by Sichuan Provincial People's government, and has been identified as a provincial pilot town.

scale

Xianshi town is subordinate to Yantan District of Zigong City, only 11 kilometers away from Zigong City. It has 26 agricultural villages and one street community, with a total area of 55.34 square kilometers. The town has a population of 39256 people (2017), a per capita comprehensive land of 51.7 square meters, an urbanization level of 11%, a GDP of 415.73 million yuan, the proportion of primary, secondary and tertiary industries of 48%, 27% and 25% respectively, and a per capita income of 2390 yuan for farmers. The town has basically formed a system pattern of one central town, two general market towns, four central villages and 19 grassroots villages. Xianshi town

Xianshi Town, located on the Bank of Fuxi River in Yantan District, was built in the Sui Dynasty more than 1400 years ago. It was changed to Xianshi in 1933. Since the Ming Dynasty, Ziliujing salt farm has been prosperous, and Xianshi has become the main transportation route of well salt from Zigong to the East. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the business travel in the town increased rapidly, and the market expanded. It was famous for four streets, four gates, five temples, three docks, one carp, three memorial archways, nine steles, ten lands, exquisite classical buildings and the prosperity of Buddhist culture. In the past, temple fairs were very lively, especially on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. It is a famous historical and cultural town in Sichuan Province.

Xianshi town also has a relatively complete preservation of the pattern and architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Nanhua Palace (built in 1862 AD), Tianhou Palace (built in 1850 AD) and other ancient buildings, such as red wall and black tiles, Zhongao high wings, carved beams and painted buildings, wood carving of birds and animals, flowers, plants, insects and fish, have different and lifelike shapes. "Xianshi ancient town folk culture tourism week" with the theme of "visiting Xianshi ancient town and enjoying folk customs" is held every year on May 1st and 11th. There, visitors can enjoy the scenery of the ancient town, the tour of the ancient town, Zhong Kui's driving out, the classical wedding, playing iron and cotton, sitting in a teahouse listening to storytelling and other folk customs.

Beautiful legend

There are rich ancient cultural and natural landscapes here. Even the name of the ancient town comes from the beautiful legend: "the daughter of the Jade Emperor is intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of the world, and she lies on the side of the river bank of the Fuxi River and sleeps soundly, so she is named Xiantan." Therefore, the charm of ancient architectural art and Buddhist culture is full of this ancient town. The ancient buildings in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties are different and lifelike. The Buddhist culture here is also very prosperous. There are many Buddha statues and sculptures, incense and incense for many years. The ancient temple bells reverberate in the ancient town. There is also the "fairy Valley", once known as "yaochi". There are many places of interest, such as cliff carvings, cave Avalokitesvara, moon well and so on.

history

Xianshi ancient town was built more than 1400 years ago in the Sui Dynasty, which was based on the main root of well salt culture. Here, the natural scenery is deep, the cultural foundation is deep, the folk customs are strong, and it has been known for "four streets, four grids, five temples, three wharves and one Li three archway nine monument ten land". "Fairy tale transformation" is the main layout of the ancient town. ”。 Ancient streets, ancient temples, folk houses, the sound of the market, old works of celebrities, legends, folk customs and ballads give birth to the unique ancient town culture. Therefore, they have become the living specimens of studying the ancient culture of Bashu and interpreting the customs and folk customs of southern Sichuan.

Xianshi town is a thousand year old town with a history of more than 1400 years. It is one of the important docks of Fuxi River in that year. The buildings retain the original style and there are many temples and ancestral halls. Xiantan was built more than 1400 years ago in the Sui Dynasty (581-589 A.D.) as the seat of Yihe county. In the Qing Dynasty, Xiantan Changbao was set up on Shangbei road. Later, due to the gathering of merchants and the prosperity of the market, Xianshi group was set up in the first year of the Republic of China, Xianshi town was set up in the 23rd year of the Republic of China, and Xianshi township was set up in the 29th year of the Republic of China.

Xianshi used to be the only place where Zigong Jingyan came out of Sichuan. The architectural style of the ancient town is very unique, which fully embodies the design principle that form is subordinate to function. The ingenious conception and careful planning highlight the design concept of one place with multiple uses and one object with multiple functions. The streets are built next to the river, with four streets and one lane in the shape of "Zheng", with distinct layers, highlighting the riverside scenery; the stone pavement, old wooden doors and lattice windows of dwellings and shops are antique and long-lasting. The exquisite Nanhua palace, the majestic Tianhou palace, the magnificent Chuanzhu temple and the magnificent Chen ancestral hall constitute the unique ancient architecture of South Sichuan.

Original name

Xianshi, formerly known as Xiantan, is named after the mouth of TANKOU on Fuxi River. It is said that the fairy's feet are placed here to form a beach. Along the beach mouth, it goes straight to Shawan, Zigong, from the bottom to the Tuojiang River, and finally to the Yangtze River. For thousands of years, Zigong's well salt has been traveling from here to Kuimen. Because of this, it took a lot of time to transport salt and get on and off ships, but it prospered the economy of the ancient town. Get off the boat and put it on the beach. On the ridge, the TrackMan pulls the rope, lands on the ground behind his feet, and faces up to the sky. The helmsman carefully grasps the course to let the boat go down slowly. It's more difficult for the boat to get on the beach. It takes twice as many trackers to pull the rope and crawl on their toes. Because the fairy's feet are placed here, the trackers must wake up the fairy when they get on the beach, so it's easy for the boat to get on the beach. So as soon as the boat arrives at the beach, the trackers will make up and roar. With the beautiful boatman's numbers on both sides of the Salt River, the fairy will wake up in time and do some tricks Then let the boat cross the beach. For a long time, the dangerous beach at the foot of the fairy condensed into a beautiful name - Xiantan.

Travel

Xianshi town was approved by the provincial government as the only famous historical and cultural town in Zigong City in 1992, and was listed as the pilot town of small town construction at the provincial level in 2000. Under the leadership and care of the State Planning Commission, the Ministry of construction and the provincial, municipal and county governments, especially the strong support of the provincial, municipal and county construction and tourism departments, Xianshi town has carried out a series of work and achieved certain results The awareness of famous towns has been deepened and improved, the protection measures of ancient towns have been more stringent, tourism development has gradually become a climate, and the construction of new areas has taken shape. Tourism activities with the carrier of "visiting Xianshi ancient town, tasting folk customs" and "enjoying the prosperity of Ancient Salt Road, tasting the folk customs of ancient wharf" are in the ascendant. There are many tourists inside and outside the city. The ancient town brand is gradually recognized and praised by relevant experts, scholars and tourists. In order to win "national famous historical and cultural town" and "3A class" excellent scenic spots, we improve and build new tourist attractions The process of rapid urbanization is proceeding in an orderly way.

Classical architecture

Xianshi Town, Yantan District, Zigong City, was once the only place for Zigong Jingyan to leave Sichuan. It is famous for its "four streets, four stacks, five temples, three docks, one carp, three memorial archways, nine steles and ten lands", as well as its exquisite classical buildings and the prosperity of Buddhist culture.

Chen ancestral hall lies on the side of the street. It is the place where the Chen family of salt merchants in the Qing Dynasty had collective activities. "Our ancestors came to this town during the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty, and 90% of our family made a living by transporting salt," the local said. Since ancient times, Xianshi has been the first important post station and water wharf for transporting salt on Xiachuan Road, Zigong East Avenue. " After the Ming Dynasty, Ziliujing salt farm flourished, and the output of well salt increased greatly. Except for a small amount of salt transported by land, it was mainly transported by fuxihe Road, through Xianshi Town, to Dengguan, to Tuojiang, and finally to Chongqing and into the Yangtze River. It is said that when the Fuxi River passed through Xianshi, there was a long stone beach. The salt boats could not go down directly. They could only unload the salt bags on the wharf, and then manually move them off the wharf to ship them out again. Their ancestors participated in the famous "Pan Tan Guo Ao" in history. "Because of such natural limitations, and the influence of seasonal fluctuations on the river, porters, salt merchants and boatmen stayed here, forming a town where people gathered."

Through the exquisite buildings in the town, we can also imagine the prosperity of the ancient town. In addition to the undulating opening and closing of Tiangong, the hall, theater, shulou, main hall, etc. with distinct layers, there is also a courtyard dam that used to be a market. Walking around the ancient streets, fengyuqiao, gate and so on, you can still see the flourishing scene of the ancient town when wooden boats gathered and Yandan covered the streets.

Cultural attractions

Xianshi town nestles on the Bank of Fuxi River. This millennium old town has experienced countless ups and downs, and its charm still exists. It was once the only place for Zigong well salt to go out of Sichuan. It is known as the Pearl of the ancient salt road. It is also famous for its "four streets, four stacks, five temples, three docks, one carp, three memorial archways, nine steles and ten lands", as well as its exquisite classical buildings and the prosperity of Buddhist culture. Therefore, it has been approved as a provincial historical and cultural city by Sichuan Provincial People's government, and has been identified as a provincial pilot town.

Since the reform and opening up, all aspects of the ancient town have been greatly developed.

The "Jinqiao Temple" inscribed by calligrapher Zhao Puchu is now a Buddhist cultural scenic spot on the tourism line of southern Sichuan. The government has planned, protected, developed and constructed the innumerable cultural and natural landscapes of Xianshi, which promotes the continuous development of the ancient town's economy and social undertakings. This will write a new chapter for the famous historical and cultural town.

The ancestral hall of Chen family, located in Xinhe street, was the place where the Chen family of salt merchants in Qing Dynasty had collective activities. Once in the gate, through a hall, there is a small patio, full of exotic flowers and plants. Further inside, a few steps up the stone ladder, there is a larger hall. Go inside again

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