what's interesting about Shiqi? Shiqi District, located in the downtown area of Zhongshan, is the most prosperous commercial and cultural center in Zhongshan. Shiqi is a place full of historical and cultural atmosphere. Walking through the streets and lanes, Xishan Temple, ancient city walls, old banyan trees, old memorial archways … inadvertently, they can always collide with history. The initial birthmark of Xiangshan seems to be within reach here; This is also the most vigorous specimen of Xiangshan, Daxin. Xinduhui Business Circle and Sun Wen West Road Pedestrian Street.

Ten new scenic spots were selected in Zhongshan, and three scenic spots in Shiqi District were listed, namely Renshan Yuyu (sun yat-sen memorial hall), Fufeng Wenbi (seven-story ancient pagoda in Yandun Mountain) and Old Street Xinyun (Sun Wenxi Pedestrian Street).

1. Renshan Yuyu (sun yat-sen memorial hall)

sun yat-sen memorial hall is located in the center of Shiqi City. The memorial hall is 35 meters high, with a total area of over 3, square meters and a construction area of 8,4 square meters.

The memorial hall looks like a "middle" from the high altitude, but it looks like a "mountain" from the ground. The whole building has a strong national style and is full of the characteristics of the times. Comrade Liao Chengzhi, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress, personally inscribed the six characters "sun yat-sen memorial hall" on the horizontal plaque before his death. The memorial hall is a duplex structure, divided into front, middle and back. The front seat is a three-story building, and the first floor is a hall. In the middle is a bust of Sun Yat-sen carved with white marble, and on both sides are the "Zhongshan Construction Achievement Exhibition Hall". On both sides of the second floor is the "Sun Yat-sen Revolutionary History Exhibition Hall"; On the third floor, there are three pavilions arranged in the shape of a "mountain". The large octagonal pavilion in the middle is a VIP room for more than 1 people, the small quadrangular pavilions on both sides are VIP lounges, and the middle seat of the memorial hall is a large modern cinema with 1484 seats. The back seat of the memorial hall is divided into two floors, which is the actor's dressing room.

There are gardens on both sides of the memorial hall, and a park in front of it. There are amusement parks, ice rooms, shops, restaurants and parking lots in the park.

tickets: free visit.

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Close to the County People's Government and Yangshuo Town Primary School.

2. Fufeng's writing style (seven-story ancient pagoda on Yandun Mountain)

Fufeng's writing style refers to the literary pagoda located on Yandun Mountain in Shiqi District, which was listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Xiangshan as early as the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. Fufeng's writing style refers to the Fufeng Pagoda on the top of the mountain. It was built in the 36th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (AD 168), nearly 4 years ago. It is a seven-story octagonal brick flower pagoda. It is said that it was built to change the poverty in Xiangshan County at that time. The tower is 24.5 meters high, majestic and handsome in shape, with a stone ladder hovering directly to the top of the tower. On the top floor, overlooking the railing, you can have a panoramic view of Zhongshan city.

3. Sun Wen West Road Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street

Sun Wen West Road is located outside the west gate of Shiqi Tiecheng in Zhongshan City, with Jindu (Shiqi River) in the west and Yandun Mountain in the south and Renshan (now sun yat-sen memorial hall) in the east, forming a pattern of "mountain, water and city" and becoming the commercial, cultural and transportation center of Shiqi.

Sun Wen West Road Cultural Tourism Pedestrian Street takes the urban context as the main line, and reflects Zhongshan's urban culture in many aspects, such as history, architecture, food, customs, commerce and so on. After years of development, there are more than 14 shops, and every holiday, there are colorful cultural activities in the Youth Cultural Square, which has become a bustling commercial center.

Sun Wen West Road was called Ying 'en Street in ancient times. After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1925, it was renamed Sun Wen Road in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. From the Sui and Tang Dynasties to 1925, it gradually expanded and formed today's pattern. On both sides of the road are historical architectural objects that have gone through decades, hundreds or even hundreds of years, and still retain the artistic color of ancient buildings. Since the Republic of China, it has accepted western architectural modeling and integrated western classical architectural modeling. Up to now, it has survived exquisite wood carvings, gray sculptures and other Chinese and Western architectural objects, curved natural commercial streets, comfortable and pleasant external space scale, Nanyang-style arcades, and the organic combination of external space and functions of the whole block. All these records the formation and various development stages of Shiqi City, and embodies the nostalgia of more than 6, overseas Chinese in Zhongshan City, which is of great historical and cultural appreciation value as well as commemorative and patriotic education significance.

4. Daxin Xinduhui Plaza (the best place for girls to go shopping)

Daxin Xinduhui Plaza is located at No.2 Daxin South Road, Shiqi Street. It is a large-scale commercial entertainment plaza integrating shopping, entertainment, dining and leisure-"Daxin Xinduhui" is rising in Zhongshan City.

It is reported that "Daxin Xinduhui" is located in the north of Shiqi City, Zhongshan City. The square covers an area of 1, square meters, with a total construction area of about 22, square meters and a total investment of 65 million yuan. Construction projects include 7-storey commercial entertainment city, landscape pedestrian street and large residential quarters. The mall has a large indoor park, music fountain and extreme rock climbing, which are rare in China.

5. Xishan Temple

Xishan Temple is located in Shiqia Xishan, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, formerly known as Renshou Zen Forest, also known as Ninjuji. Also known as Wufeng and the first peak. Founded in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, it was the place where the sages of Mingxiang studied. It was changed to a temple and lived in it for more than 4 years.

It was founded in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, and it was a favorite place for scholars. During the light years of the Qing Dynasty, Yi people once looked at Yan and studied poetry here. In the sixth year of Xianfeng (1856), when he was the governor of Sichuan, the Shaanxi Provincial Governor's Office, he raised funds to expand the ancient temple. Hosted by Xin Heng, a monk from Yinquan Temple, it was handed down from generation to generation, and by 1949 it had been passed down to the thirteenth generation. There are Galan Hall, Wei Tuo Hall, Daxiong Hall, Zhunti Hall, Guanyin Hall, Sixth Ancestor Hall, Diyi Hall, Tower Hall and so on in the temple, which are quite spectacular. During the "Cultural Revolution", the cultural relics in the temple were lost and the monks withdrew. However, in front of the door, a pair of couplets, "The old shade of the cotton tree is blessed with heavy light" and the banner "Renshou Temple" (the font is strong and powerful, and the brushwork is vigorous. According to legend, it was written by Zhang Yutang, a famous calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, and later generations called it "Boxing Book"), which is fortunately well preserved. In 1987, Zhongshan Municipal People's Government rebuilt the ancient temple and opened it for tourists in October 1988.

detailed address: Xishan Temple, Shiqi City, Zhongshan City

Traffic routes: Bus 1B, Bus 2 and Bus 1

6. Ancient City Wall

The ancient city wall located in Xiaojiaochang Street, Shiqi District, Zhongshan City, has been able to reproduce its elegance because of the "patronage" of thieves. The cultural relics department of Zhongshan Wenguang New Bureau and the staff of the city museum went to the scene of the ancient city wall for identification, and confirmed that the city wall was built in Xiangshan County during the Shaoxing period of the Song Dynasty.

It is reported that the predecessor of Zhongshan City is Xiangshan County, which was established in the 22nd year of the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 8 years. At the beginning of the county, there were city walls and Fangcheng River around the county iron city. Rongshutou at the junction of Gongchen Road and Taiping Road, that is, between Basha Street and Xiaojiaochang Street, is the location of Gongchen North Gate. In 1921, when the government demolished the city to build roads, the surrounding city walls and gates were destroyed.

7. Shiqi Qingyun Bridge

Shiqi Qingyun Bridge is located in Qingyun Street in the urban area and was built in 1718 in the 57th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. According to the Tongzhi Records of Xiangshan County, Qingyun Bridge was located in the northwest of Shiqi Mountain, which was built by Chen Yingji in 1718 in the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi, repaired by Lu Jiexiu in 1764 in the twenty-ninth year of Qianlong, and rebuilt by Mao Yongfang in 184 in the ninth year of Jiaqing. The bridge is a single-span bridge with a length of 65 meters and a width of 34 meters. The deck is paved with seven granite stones. The bridge runs in the north-south direction, with five stone fences and watchcolumns on both sides. The watchcolumn on the right side was completely destroyed, and a stone fence was lost on the left side, which was later repaired with cement and bricks. The pier is made of brown granite stone, and there are engraved stone carvings on both sides of Qingyun Bridge in regular script. The first paragraph is Jiaqing Jiazi, and the second paragraph is Hefang reconstruction. It was demolished in 1994.

8. Old Street Rhyme

Old Street Rhyme refers to Sun Wen West Road in Shiqi District, which was established in Sui and Tang Dynasties and has a history of 8 years. Sun Wen West Road was called Ying 'en Street in ancient times, but it was renamed Sun Wen Road in 1925 to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen.. Most of the existing old buildings were built in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, usually by some overseas Chinese who returned to China. The architectural style is a mixture of European colonial architectural style and Lingnan arcade style, which is called "Nanyang style architecture" in architecture. The landmark buildings are "Bank of China" Bell Tower and "Sihao Hotel", and the second floor is the tallest and most magnificent of all buildings. Since 1997, the government has invested a lot of money to repair Sun Wen West Road, making it a good place for leisure, shopping and entertainment, and one of the most prosperous commercial streets in Zhongshan.

Food recommendation:

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