Yancheng is located in the south of Changzhou, about seven kilometers away from the urban area. It is the oldest and most complete ground ancient city pool preserved in China from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period. It is said that this is also an ancient city in the shape of three cities and three rivers in the world, with an area of about .6 square kilometers. It has a history of nearly 3, years so far and is now an important cultural relic protection unit in China.
Historians and archaeologists have different opinions about the origin of Yancheng and who its owner really is. It is still inconclusive. It is said that Yancheng was once the capital of an electoral country in the late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty, and that the monarch of the electoral country was then in the east of Qufu, Shandong Province. It is said that the monarch of the electoral country, who colluded with Wu Geng, a descendant of Shang Dynasty, in Zhou Chengwang, launched a rebellion. After being destroyed by Zhou Chengwang, he led the remnants to flee from Shandong to Jiangnan, where he dug a river as a graben. It is still called "Yan". Because the word "Yan" in ancient times is common with the word "Yan" without three points, it has been passed down to this day, hence the name of "Yancheng". On the other hand, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, Ji Zha, the son of the State of Wu, was dissatisfied with He Lv's assassination of Wang Liao to seize the throne, and was determined to break away from He Lv's violent politics. He "never entered the State of Wu" and built a city and dug a river in Yanling, a fief, to show stay for a long time's determination. According to historical records, the ancient city wall of Yancheng is 2 meters high and 25-3 meters wide, all of which are rammed by mud.
3 years of ups and downs have left behind masterpieces of nature. There are plenty of clear water in the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, some geometric monuments left over by Woye for thousands of years, and many splendid cultures of the Chinese nation hidden underground. Getting involved in it is like entering a paradise, giving people an ancient, quiet and profound feeling. People here have a saying: "Beijing in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xi 'an in Sui and Tang Dynasties, Yancheng in Spring and Autumn". It can be seen that "Yancheng is an extraordinary attraction in people's minds. The central government and relevant departments of provinces and cities have decided to step up the development of Yancheng and make it one of the famous tourist spots in Taihu Lake Scenic Area.
since p>1958, a large number of geometrically imprinted pottery pots, jars, urns, bowls and bronzes (such as copper chimes and bronze dings) have been unearthed in Yancheng. The single wooden boat excavated in the inner city has caused a sensation in the archaeological field of China. The largest one was carved from a whole nanmu fire-baked axe, with a length of 11 meters, a width of .9 meters and a depth of .45 meters, which is known as "the best in the world".
China Spring and Autumn Yancheng Tourist Area
China Spring and Autumn Yancheng Tourist Area is located in the central city of Wujin District, Changzhou City. The core part of the scenic spot-Spring and Autumn Yancheng Site, covers an area of 3 hectares and has a history of more than 2,5 years. Archaeology confirmed that it was built in the Spring and Autumn Period. In 1988, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit, and now it has been listed in the preparatory list of applying for world cultural heritage in National Cultural Heritage Administration. It is the most complete and oldest ground city site in China during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Since 23, it has been organized by Wujin District Government of Changzhou City, and after several years of demonstration, revision and improvement, it has finally determined the overall plan for the protection and utilization of Yancheng ruins tourist area. Based on the original ecological protection in the city and the protection and development outside the city, Yancheng will be built into a tourist area with one heart, one ring and five districts. The plan has established six functional areas: Yancheng Spring and Autumn Paradise, Yancheng Spring and Autumn Ruins Park, Yancheng Traditional Commercial Neighborhood, Yancheng Wildlife World, Yancheng Spring and Autumn Culture Development Zone and Baolin Temple.
Yancheng traditional commercial neighborhood is located in the east of Yancheng nature reserve, covering an area of 235 mu, with a total construction area of 45, square meters. It consists of three ancient cultural streets: Traditional Chinese Medicine Street, Culture Street and Food Street. The three ancient streets are all near the Gangbei River, with buildings such as Linhe Shuige, Waterwall Gate, Wadu, Long revetment, Shihe Bridge, Riverside Langfang and so on, which are quiet, neat and picturesque.
Yancheng Outer City is the location of Yancheng Wildlife World to the south, covering an area of 2, mu. According to the living habits of wild animals, it imitates the natural environment of animal producing areas and is characterized by wild animals' ecological free-range. It is a large-scale comprehensive theme park integrating wildlife appreciation, leisure and entertainment, and popular science education. It displays nearly 1, rare and endangered wild animals from all over the world. It is the only super-large wildlife park in Jiangsu at present.
Yancheng Museum is located in the cultural street of Yancheng traditional commercial neighborhood, which is a two-story building facing the east, imitating the Han Dynasty. At present, there are three basic exhibition halls and a temporary exhibition hall, namely "Rhyme of Historical Rivers", "Collection of Paintings and Calligraphy" and "Spring and Autumn Yancheng".
"Historical River Rhyme" displays more than 4 cultural relics in historical order, so that the audience can directly see the brilliant growth history of Wujin; The collection of calligraphy and painting hall introduces the general situation of Wujin traditional calligraphy and painting art, where the audience can enjoy the exquisite works of 4 famous painters and painters in Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern times; Yancheng Hall in the Spring and Autumn Period is composed of cultural relics unearthed in Yancheng, large-scale photos of Yancheng, large sand table of Yancheng and the ruins of the capital city in the Spring and Autumn Period, canoe making, ground investment diffraction and other multimedia and short films of Yancheng in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Baolin Temple is located about 1km west of Yancheng Ruins Park in the Spring and Autumn Period. The temple was founded by Emperor Xiaomin (557) in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and its name was Fahua, which was changed from Song Dynasty to present. During the period of Chongning (112 ~ 116), the soldiers were destroyed. In the third year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (145), the Buddhist temple was rebuilt by abbot Wei Xin, a monk. In the eighth year of Ming Zhengde Bingyin (1513), the Buddha Circle and Fa Sheng in Jinling were built. At its peak, there were 148 halls, which were spectacular and full of incense.
Yancheng Spring and Autumn Paradise, which is under planning and construction in the tourist area, is a humanistic theme park that combines cultural recreation with cultural leisure. With recreational tourism design techniques, it draws materials from politics, military affairs, economy and culture in the Spring and Autumn Period, and sets up static ornamental projects, interactive performing arts projects and experiential amusement projects under the cultural artistic conception of the Spring and Autumn Period. It enables tourists to communicate with the Spring and Autumn Culture at "zero distance",
greatly enhancing the appeal of traditional culture. According to the tour order, the whole Spring and Autumn Paradise is divided into five functional areas, namely, entrance service area, hundred schools of thought Garden, Spring and Autumn Cultural Performing Arts Area, Spring and Autumn Theme Experience Area and Spring and Autumn Folk Culture Area.
The ancient Spring and Autumn culture and modern amusement facilities are perfectly and organically integrated here. Visitors can not only enjoy the joy and excitement brought by amusement projects, but also taste the rich charm of Spring and Autumn history and culture.
"Go for a thousand years at a time, and flood the city in spring and autumn". In order to cooperate with the opening of the park and increase marketing efforts, 3 episodes of large-scale historical drama "Spring and Autumn Yancheng" have been filmed; The 3-episode documentary "The Mystery of Yancheng" filmed by CCTV's "Exploration and Discovery" was launched at the end of 29. At present, Yancheng Spring and Autumn Tourist Area has been built with Yancheng Traditional Commercial Neighborhood, Yancheng Spring and Autumn Ruins Park, Yancheng Wildlife World, Yancheng Spring and Autumn Museum and the Spring and Autumn Cultural Park under construction, which will form the overall attraction of Yancheng Spring and Autumn Culture, comprehensively and scientifically display Yancheng Culture and Spring and Autumn Culture, and perfectly enhance the overall cultural taste of Yancheng Tourist Area. Yancheng Tourist Area in Spring and Autumn in China has gradually become a dazzling tourist star in the Yangtze River Delta region.
Top Ten Legends of Yancheng
Legend 1: The tortoise saved the election
According to legend, during the Shang Tang period, there was a catfish (Mi ? n, the ancient name of water, in today's Shandong) in the Wensi Valley on the south side of Mount Tai in Shandong. Fang Guo, a tribe whose surname is Fang Guo, has a custom of worshipping turtles, so the combination of "Big Turtle" as the country name marks the sublimation of the sacred image of its clan emblem: the turtle family is the election family.
Later, because the Yi people followed Shang Zhou, they were defeated by Zhou Wuwang when they attacked Yin Zhou. Ethnic people moved to the east of Qufu, Shandong Province. Unexpectedly, a few years later, because of his involvement in the "three prisons" rebellion, the country was once again driven away by Zhou Gongdan during his crusade, and the monarch was crippled. The tribe had to support the new king and move to the land of Huai Yi. However, the new king of the Zhou Dynasty became a king, worried that the Yi people still had the heart of rebellion, and wanted to kill them all and then quickly, so he led his troops to personally levy. Xiao Yanjun was helpless and had to take his people to the southeast to escape again.
they fled to the Yangtze river, but were stopped by the surging river. Xiao Yanjun heard the sound of chasing troops getting closer and closer, and he was at a loss. He looked up at the sky and sighed: "Heaven is killing me!" I want to jump into the river and kill myself. At this time, a turtle he carried with him suddenly said, "Don't worry, master!" " Then jump out of the car. This is a weird turtle with six feet, which is rejected by others. It was raised by Xiao Yanjun since childhood. I saw the six-legged turtle quickly climb to the water's edge and craned its neck to drink water. But I heard the water rushing and was sucked into my stomach by the tortoise. As for the tortoise, it grows when it sees water, and soon it will be as big as a square. At this point, the six-legged turtle motioned Xiao Yanjun and his people to stand on its back. Oddly enough, Xiao Yanjun and his clan stood up in turn, but they didn't feel crowded. When the tortoise saw all the people standing up, he told them never to open their eyes.
The hexapod turtle gave a long whistle, and suddenly the wind blew hard, flying sand and stones. The two feet in the middle of the hexapod turtle became a pair of wings 2 feet long, and they flew over the river in the blink of an eye. After landing on the south bank, the six-legged turtle retracted its wings and climbed to the southeast quickly. Although the clan stood firmly on the turtle's back, they just heard the wind in their ears and huddled in fear, and no one dared to open their eyes.
I don't know how long it took, but the six-legged turtle climbed to a swamp wasteland in the south of the Yangtze River and finally collapsed. It stopped and turned to see if there were any pursuers behind it. When it struggled to turn to the northwest, only the endless barren swamp land was relieved. Unexpectedly, it turned around, but it was unable to move any more. After only one incense burner, it died, and its body slowly sank into the wetland, highlighting a turtle-shaped pattern in Fiona Fang.
Xiao Yanjun and his people burst into tears when they saw this. To commemorate the great kindness of the six-legged tortoise, Xiao Yanjun ordered the river to be opened in the shape of a turtle on the ground to build a city, so that the tortoise would stay with the Yi people forever.
Later, the city became a turtle, and the head, tail and six feet of the turtle became eight rivers. The gate of the city was located at the mouth of the turtle, facing the northwest.
Legend 2: Two Turtles Build a River
According to legend, after being rescued by a tortoise to a barren swamp in the south of the Yangtze River, Yan Jun opened a river to build a city according to the figure of the tortoise. Unfortunately, the amount of work is large, it is very difficult for people to walk in the swamp, and the tools are simple and the labor efficiency is low, so the progress of digging rivers and building cities is very slow. This matter makes it difficult for you to eat and sleep at night.
that night, Mr. Yan was full of worries and thoughts, and he kept thinking hard until the early hours of the morning. In his sleep, he suddenly saw the tortoise covered in wounds and coming from the door. Yan Jun quickly stepped forward and said, "Where do you live?" The tortoise said, "Don't ask. If you can't build a river, you can dig a hole in my stomach, and there are two small turtles to help you. " After that, the tortoise tore open the belly cavity with its claws, and blood immediately flowed. When I saw this, I woke up crying. The next day, Yan Jun dug up in the middle of the turtle-shaped land according to the dream turtle. After half a day's work, I dug two deep caves more than ten feet, and I found two turtles lying in the caves, one yellow and one white. Yan Jun carefully picked up two little turtles. Who knows that these two little turtles grow when they see the wind, and soon they will grow into a square foot, and they will "shout" into the swamp and arch the soil to build a river according to the turtle-shaped pattern.
two little turtles arched and piled up for three days and nights, and finally arched out three circular rivers and built three circular cities. After the prototype of Chenghe River was completed, the two little turtles returned to their original shape and jumped into the two deep caves to lie still.
Later, the people called the two deep caves in Zicheng "Golden Well" and "Jade Well". Legend has it that whenever there is a "seven-sky sky" in the sky, the golden well where the beetle is hiding will be full of drums and glittering. In another Jade Well (also known as Jade Turtle Well), a small white turtle lays an egg every ten days, which is as big as a fist and crystal clear. Eggs accumulate over time and pile up at the bottom of the well, so that the well shines like stars and white jade. It is said that if someone eats this white turtle egg, eating one can cure the disease, two can strengthen the body and three can prolong life. Of course, it is difficult for ordinary people to eat, and only those who have accumulated virtue and great goodness can enjoy it.
these two wells remained for more than 2, years, and they were not lost until Guangxu period.
legend 3: the king of the flood beheaded the woman
on the west side of the outer city of Yancheng, there are three tall earth mounds in the north-south direction, which are called head pier, belly pier and foot pier by the locals. There is a very touching story about these three mounds.
It is said that shortly after the election of the monarch caused the election of the city, my wife gave birth to a daughter. Yan Jun named his daughter Miao with the meaning of three rivers. Princess Miao was smart and kind since she was a child. When she was 15 years old, she was like a lotus flower that spent water. She was extremely delicate and charming, and she was the apple of her eye. Princess Miao is hardworking, kind, gentle and beautiful. She is good at sericulture, spinning and weaving, loves piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can sing and dance well. She is a good girl with both talents and looks.
The son of Yan, a neighbor who stayed in the city, was ambitious, coveted the territory of the city and coveted Princess Miao, so he colluded with the greedy doctor Mu of the city to defraud the trust of the king and became the son-in-law of the city. One day, Gongziyan stole the princess's name, got the key to the back garden, and stole the treasure of the city, the white jade turtle.
Gongziyan was trying to escape from the city with a white jade turtle in her arms when she happened to meet the princess coming back from the training ground. When the princess saw this, she accused Gongziyan of his despicable behavior and tried to deal with it by military law. Seeing that things were exposed, Gongziyan pretended to be very guilty and asked the princess to forgive him. Then, when the princess was not looking, he pulled out his dagger-Gongziyan's bronze sword penetrated the princess's chest, and his kind heart was stabbed by the evil ruthless sword. The princess didn't have time to call and look at the water and soil that fed her again, so she fell in a pool of blood.
The son stabbed the princess Miao to death in a frenzy, and fled in a hurry. When I heard the news, I rushed back to the city, stopped Yan halfway, and took the white jade turtle after a fight.
When Yan Jun returned to Zicheng, he saw that his daughter was unfortunately killed. He couldn't help crying and was heartbroken, so he accompanied the princess with treasures such as white jade turtle and buried her in the inner wall. I was afraid that someone would steal the treasures from the princess's tomb in the future, so I built three mounds at once during the funeral, making it difficult for others to tell the truth from the falsehood.
Since then, people miss Princess Miao and go to pay homage to her every Qingming Festival. At the same time, take a bucket of soil and add it to the princess grave to cultivate soil and plant trees. Over time, the princess's tomb piled up into three high piers. For the convenience of pointing out, people named these three piers head pier, belly pier and foot pier in turn.
Because people made a very effective wish when they visited the princess's tomb, people later called Princess Miao "Princess Bailing". As a result, a beautiful legend has spread through the ages and is still touching.
legend 4: Yan Wang Jinsuo
Yancheng used to be called Yancheng. Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a wicked and greedy rich man who occupied the Yangcheng River. One summer, the rich man hired several fishermen to go fishing in the Yancheng River. The old rich man was afraid that the fishermen would hide it secretly. In addition to sending Zhuang Ding to guard the river, he also personally sat in the town for supervision every three days.
On the eighth day of fishing, a fisherman suddenly fished out a rope from the river. The rope head was as thick as an arm, and it shone golden in the sun, which was particularly dazzling. "Baby!" When the old rich man saw it, he felt great. He hurried to the river and shouted: "Put it down quickly, this is the treasure left by my ancestors, specially put it in the river to make Feng Shui!" " He also threatened fishermen in a serious way. Anyone who casually took this treasure rope would be ruined and bring trouble to the people of the whole city. Hearing this, the fisherman quickly threw the rope into the river.
that night, the old rich man took his son and quietly came to the flooded river by moonlight. They rowed the boat to the place where fishermen fished during the day and put a row of rolling hooks into the river. Soon, the hook caught the rope, and the father and son pulled up hard. Just a short time later, the old rich man bent down eagerly.