1, arch platform
Gong Ji Station, located in Haizi Chi Pan, north of Xinghua City, is 6 meters high and covers an area of 1.300 square meters. The towers and pavilions here are close to the city, with towering trees and elegant and beautiful scenery.
Gong Ji Station was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the first year of Baoqing (1225), Xinghua County ordered Chen Lai to build a 3.5-kilometer-long Tucheng, with four gates in the southeast and northwest, and four water gates around the county government, and built a high platform on the south side of Tucheng in the north of the county government to prevent northern troops such as nomads and Mongolian soldiers from crossing Huainan. According to the orientation of the five elements and the corresponding Xuanwu (tortoise) in the "Four Elephants", this station was named Xuanwu Station. At the same time, the construction of "Huai Jin Tower" on "Xuanwu Tower" has the meaning of "offensive and defensive". Zhan Shilong, a magistrate of the Yuan Dynasty, studied here, so Huai Jin Building is also called Reading Building.
2. Jong Li Aquatic Forest Ecological Park
Jong Li Aquatic Forest Ecological Park, located at the eastern end of Shunchuan Road, Jong Li Town, xinghua city, is the largest artificial ecological forest base in Jiangsu Province. It was built in the early 1980s with a total area of 18894 mu. At present, the starting area is 1.500 mu, including woodland 1.050 mu, and 654.38+million trees such as Metasequoia glyptostroboides and Taxodium ascendens are planted, making it a tall, dense and vibrant aquatic forest park. At present, the forest stock is 1.5 million cubic meters, increasing at the rate of 1.2% every year.
The aquatic forest in the forest is different from the usual way of planting trees. It adopts the special three-dimensional mode of piling fish in the forest, forming a unique waterscape of "there is water in the forest, fish in the water and birds in the forest". Owls, wild ducks, egrets, black cuckoos, grass parrots, tits and other birds, the number of wild animals has increased by more than 10, and there are more than 60,000 birds in the forest at most, and about 30,000 in normal times. It is the largest constructed wetland forest ecosystem in He Lixia at present. Every summer, the trees in the garden are towering, the trees are scattered, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the breeze bursts, accompanied by the fragrance of plants, which really fascinates tourists and makes them linger.
3. Xuanwu Lingtai Scenic Area
Located in the "Xuanwu Lingtai" scenic spot on the banks of the Haichi River in the north of Xinghua City, there are pavilions around the city and towering trees. The scenery is elegant and beautiful. This is the largest cultural landscape in xinghua city with a history of more than 700 years.
The "Xuanwu Lingtai" scenic spot took shape in the early Southern Song Dynasty. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, 10 had been built and expanded more than once, and Ai Yi Temple, Jingxian Temple (later changed to Quzi Temple), Zhaoyang Academy, Monument Hall and other buildings had been built successively, which was praised and praised by literati and-100 people at all levels. At the same time, Yu Linnian, a scholar in the sixth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1867), compiled a collection of poems and poems, The Collection of Zen River in Gongjitai, The Record of Gongjitai in Xinghua and the famous Confucius drama Peach Blossom Fan with world influence, which greatly enriched the cultural connotation and historical background of Xuanwu Lingtai Scenic Area, making it as famous as Pingshan Hall and Yangzhou.
4. Taohua Island Eco-agricultural Sightseeing Park
Taohuadao Ecological Agriculture Sightseeing Park was established in June 2008. Located 9 kilometers south of xinghua city, Lincheng Town High Efficiency Agriculture Demonstration Zone, on the east side of Xingtai Avenue, the main entrance and exit are connected with Xingtai Avenue. The total land and water area of the park is 1500 mu. Featured fishing center, osmanthus nursery garden, boutique peach garden, grape sightseeing corridor, ecological restaurant, leisure club, barbecue bar, yurt, etc.
5. Xinghua Ancient City Wall
Xinghua Ancient City Wall was built in the first year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (A.D. 1225). At that time, in order to resist the invasion of Shanxi nomads from Shanxi, Xinghua dug a river to borrow soil, and built a circle of earth walls with a length of 6 Li, 157 steps and a height of more than one foot. There are four doors in the city wall. There are buildings on the doors and a moat outside the walls.
In the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1372), the city wall was rebuilt as a brick wall, with a height of 1 1 m. The four doors in the southeast and northwest are Qiyuanmen, Wenmingmen, Weiwumen and Zhaokuimen in turn, and the fourth floor is Guan Hai Building, Huai Yu Building, Jianshan Building and Yangchen Building. In the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing (AD 1558), in order to prevent Japanese invasion, the city wall was completely rebuilt and completed the following year. After that, the city wall was repaired many times. During the Republic of China, a small south gate, a small east gate and a small north gate were added to facilitate transportation. So far, the city wall has seven gates.
Xinghua city wall has played a role in resisting foreign enemies many times in history. In the history of resisting invaders, the most famous story is that Hu, the magistrate of a county, led the people to resist the invasion of Yuan soldiers, and the two sides fought bloody battles. Xinghua city was finally breached because there were no reinforcements, and Hu magistrate died with the city. Heroic history is touching.
1958 most of the city walls were demolished due to the need of old city reconstruction. The rest is because state-owned enterprises, such as department stores and grain depots directly under them, are all built according to the ancient city. In the early 1990s, the Ximen section was also demolished, and now only the heel section of the Dongcheng outer wall is well preserved, with a length of 65m, a height of 5.5m, a bottom width of 1.6m and a top width of1.1m. ..
In 2002, Xinghua Ancient City Wall was announced by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province as the fifth batch of cultural relics protection units in Jiangsu Province.
6. Dongyue Temple
Dongyue Temple, with a history of more than 600 years, is a famous Taoist monument in xinghua city. It is also the only well-preserved Taoist place at present.
Located at No.0/3, Pailou East Road, xinghua city East Street, covering an area of more than 800 square meters. Dongyue Temple was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, and it was named after the worship of Taishan God in Dongyue Temple.
Dongyue Temple is magnificent in architecture and solemn in layout, especially in the main hall. Legend has it that Li Chunfang, Prime Minister of Xinghua, built the Daxiong Hall of Dongyue Temple to honor his parents. Adding a bit of legend to it. In 1986, Dongyue Temple was declared as a cultural relics protection unit by Xinghua County People's Government, and was declared as a provincial cultural relics protection unit in 200 1 year. Later, Xinghua Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government handed over the right to use Dongyue Temple from the Municipal Cultural Center to the Municipal Taoist Association. And invested heavily in restoration and construction. The completed Dongyue Temple includes archway, gate, theater, four scenic spots, Lv Zutan, Temple of Wealth, Wuyue Building, Doulao Palace, Fairy Academy, Du Jing Temple and living, fire fighting and commercial facilities. It is believed that the Dongyue Temple, which has experienced many vicissitudes, will once again glow and become the core place of Taoist activities in xinghua city and the scenic spot for people to visit.
7. Zhuangyuanfang
Outside the East Gate of xinghua city, Taizhou, there is a thoroughfare avenue in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which was called Tongtai in ancient times. Since the Qing Dynasty, it has been called Xinghua Zhuangyuanfang, Dongcheng Outer Street. In the east, there is a scholar lane extending northward, where Li Chunfang, a scholar, lived in his early years during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. Young Li Chunfang is diligent and studious, studying alone in the land temple of Shengli Lake. The temple opened three rooms and went into Mitsui for two days. The back was quiet. Local chronicles call this place "the reading place in Li Chunfang, Shao Shi in Ming Dynasty". Li Chunfang was elected at the age of 2 1 and studied hard for 15 years to win the highest award. In the 25th year of Jiajing (1546), Li Chunfang went to Chunyu again. The night before I left, I stayed alone in the land temple where I studied as a teenager. I dreamed that I was a deer and he hit me on the head. When I woke up, I felt very confident. After that, I went back to my ancestral home Jurong to worship my ancestors, stayed at Xiao Temple for the night, and stayed in the wall of the monk's room: Niannian Mountain Temple listened to the bell, and Ma Xifeng remembered Yuangong. It must leave a jade belt every day, and that poem can't be worn on the sarong. The following year, Li Chunfang won the top prize.
The stone archway opposite Zhuangyuan Lane was built in the 26th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1547), with a single door and two columns. In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing (1565), Li Chunfang was not an official, but also a prince of Taibao and a college student of Wuyingdian. On October 5th, 2009, Zhuangyuanfang was restored in xinghua city, Taizhou.
8. Zheng Banqiao's former residence and memorial hall
Located at No.7-8 Zhengjiaxiang outside Dongcheng, xinghua city. It is a professional museum to commemorate Zheng Banqiao, the representative of Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics in Qing Dynasty. It was built in xinghua city, the former residence of Zheng Banqiao, on the occasion of the 300th birthday of 1993. The building is a three-story modular imitation Ming building, with winding paths leading to secluded places, small bridges and flowing water, sculpture murals and flower bonsai, which are elegant and chic. There are exhibitions of Zheng Banqiao's life and artistic achievements, as well as historical celebrities in Xinghua. Zheng Banqiao Memorial Hall, Sipailou, a famous scenic spot in Xinghua, and Liyuan Boat Hall, a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province, are connected with each other and become an important window and tourist attraction that comprehensively reflects Xinghua's history and culture.
9. Xinghua Sipailou
Sipailou is located in the middle of Paipai Road in Taizhou City. There are layers of calligraphy plaques, large and small, with different styles. The ink of 47 contemporary calligraphy masters such as Qi Gong, Sha Menghai and Zhao Puchu is dazzling. The small four-arched building can be favored by so many famous artists, which shows its weight.
Sipailou was built in the Ming Dynasty, displaying the plaques obtained by the filial son and the good minister of Xinghua from the Song Dynasty to the early years of the Republic of China for the villagers to pay tribute to and learn from. Most of these plaques were written or issued by the rulers at that time, and they are not easy to spread to this day. Unfortunately, during the Cultural Revolution, these buildings were destroyed and scattered.
In the 1980s, xinghua city rebuilt the Sipailou, which was basically built according to its original appearance, and its area nearly doubled than that in history. Seven original plaques were also collected from the people, but the original handwriting was illegible. Fortunately, the most symbolic "Five Mountains in the Sky" on the roof is still an old decoration.
10, Liyuan boathouse
Liyuan Boat Pavilion is located at No.0/3, Wu 'an Street, xinghua city. The boathouse was built in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, which was a part of Li Xiaobo Garden, a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou. It is exquisitely carved and has a strange structure. The whole building is like a big ship, with the bow facing west and the position facing east. There is a long string of pedals on the south side of the ship hall, which looks like a springboard. Visitors enter the ship hall as if they were in a big ship, with corridors on both sides, and the furnishings in the hall can be seen through the glass partition. A fan-shaped plaque with the words "Cang Fang" engraved on it hangs at the east end of the ship hall. The roof of the hall is a roll-tile roof, exquisite and exquisite, with a flower stand and winding wisteria trunk outside the bow, as if the ship's cable was tied to the shore. The whole ship hall is like an elegantly decorated ship, rippling among flowers and trees.
1957 was listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit by Jiangsu Provincial People's Committee.