Traveling through the Min'an Ancient Village, you can learn about the history and culture of the entire Min'an Ancient Town from the many historical relics here. Min'an Village is not big, so you can take your time and have fun here. The historical relics of Min'an Ancient Village in Fuzhou Which ones are there? Here are the details.

An important town on the Maritime Silk Road, a famous cultural village, and a living fossil of Shutai culture - this is Min'an Village.

Min'an Village, whose name means "Anzhen Minjiang", is located in Tingjiang Town, Mawei District, Fuzhou City, bordering the Minjiang River to the east, mid-level mountains to the west, guarded by Tingjiang Fort to the north, and Fujian Ship to the south It is a political location with convenient water and land transportation. It has been an important military fortress, coastal defense throat and trade town at the mouth of the Minjiang River since ancient times. Min'an Village was initially under the jurisdiction of Wu Yue. A town was built in the Sui Dynasty, and an inspection department office was established in the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, prisons and guards were set up, trade prospered, and the population increased dramatically, making it the first of the four major towns in Fujian. By the Ming Dynasty, the establishment of Jianzhen Yacheng further consolidated Min'an's military status and became an important anti-Japanese battlefield. During the Qing Dynasty, Min'an's military institutions continued to expand. The General Military Mansion, the Coordinating Office, the Dudu Mansion, Stone City, the Martial Arts Hall, and the North and South Bank forts were successively established. Even China's earliest naval flag camp was located here, and its jurisdiction The scope is not only along the coast of Fujian, but also includes Taiwan and Penghu. Min'an has thus become a well-known naval center. The history of Min'an as a major port on the Maritime Silk Road can also be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. Customs agencies were established here in the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties. When Zheng He sailed to the Western Ocean, his vast fleet stopped in Min'an six times. During the Qing Dynasty, Min'an was not only one of the three major ferry crossings between Fujian and Taiwan, but also an important node for trade with Ryukyu. The Min'an Wukou Customs established here provided strong economic support for Fujian's shipping administration. After liberation, Min'an Town was abolished and placed under the management of the neighboring Tingjiang Town. Its trade and military importance were not as important as before and almost disappeared from the stage of history. However, a large number of historical cultural relics were fortunately preserved. It is these rich The historical resources make Min'an Village stand out and become a tourism rich mine that shines in the southeast. The following are the main historical relics of Min'an Village:

Jionglong Bridge

Jonglong Bridge, also known as "Huilong Bridge", spans Xingang from north to south. It was first built in the Tang Dynasty and has continued throughout the ages. It was repeatedly destroyed and repaired, but the current bridge was rebuilt during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. The Jinglong Bridge adopts the common stone beam bridge shape in Fujian, with four piers and five holes, with a total length of 66 meters and a width of 4.8 meters. The piers are in the shape of a boat. The tops of the stone guardrail columns are engraved with 18 groups of 36 vivid images of strange animals and rare fruits. Among them, the stone carvings of treasure boxes, seals and official seals are the only ones in the country. There is Xuandi Pavilion built in the south of the bridge, which serves as the iconic entrance from the ancient street to Jiaolong Bridge. The Holy King Temple is close to the north of the bridge and consists of three parts: the Cross Street Pavilion, the Holy King Hall and the Guanyin Pavilion. There are three steles in the cross-street pavilion. Among them, the "Shen Gong Bridge" stele records the history of the Jiulong Bridge in detail. The Holy King Hall worships Monkey King, the Monkey King, and the Guanyin Pavilion is built on the mountain at the back. The Jiulong Bridge and its north and south buildings are well-proportioned and integrated, giving it an overall momentum and becoming the iconic entrance to Min'an Ancient Village. Today, Jiaolong Bridge has been listed as one of the "Maritime Silk Road" heritage sites in Fuzhou City.

Shutai Qing Army Cemetery in Hutou Mountain

Shutai Qing Army Cemetery is located at the foothills of Hutou Mountain in the southwest of Min'an Village. It runs from southwest to northeast and is separated from the village by a small stream. Looking at each other. Crossing the wooden bridge over the stream and climbing up the zigzag staircase to the cliff about ten meters high, you can see this recently renovated cemetery. In the 13th year of Tongzhi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1874), the Japanese army sent troops to invade Taiwan on the pretext that Taiwanese troops had killed Ryukyu sailors. This was the famous "Peony Society Incident". In the same year, the officers and soldiers of the left and right battalions of Min'an followed the Shipping Minister Shen Baozhen to Taiwan. While resisting the Japanese army, they also persuaded the Japanese to surrender. Many died in battle or died of illness. They were buried together with the victims of the three battles in 1819, 1833 and 1878. On Hutou Mountain in Min'an Village. The cemetery covers an area of ??only more than ten square meters. On the three-leveled tomb, there are 13 rows and 11 columns of tombstones neatly arranged. On the tombstones, only the birthplace and name of the deceased are engraved, but there is no distinction between military rank. Here are 135 warriors. final destination. In the front and middle part of the tombstone, there is a larger stone tablet with the words "Yi Tomb" engraved on it and the inscription "Erected on the auspicious day of October in the winter of Jiaxu in the year of Tongzhi". Since the Qing government unified Taiwan in the 22nd year of Kangxi (1683), the Min'an Navy has been garrisoned in Taiwan for more than 200 years. During this period, due to various reasons, Taiwan experienced "a minor chaos in three years and a major chaos in five years." Taiwanese soldiers sacrificed their lives from time to time, and they were all buried along the coast of Fujian. It can be said that fallen leaves have returned to their roots. In 2013, the "Fujian Tombs of Taiwan Soldiers", including the Fuding Tombs, Mawei Tombs, and Dongshan Tombs, were listed by the State Council as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Xietai Yamen

The predecessor of Xietai Yamen in Min'an was the Inspection Department Yamen established in the Tang Dynasty. After reconstruction, the Xietai Yamen was established to manage the navy. It served as the command organ for the military defense of Fujian and Taiwan. It also had customs duties and served as the general card for the northern and southern salt halls of Fujian Province. The building complex covers an area of ??nearly 2,000 square meters and consists of a screen wall, a gate tower, a ceremonial hall, a main hall and a back hall. It contains precious cultural relics such as a stone tablet inscribed in the 22nd year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1842) with the words "British soldiers violated Xiamen and reported to the police". Today, Xietai Yamen has been restored and turned into an exhibition hall. It has four parts: "Commercial Port", "Coastal Defense Town", "Anti-Enemy Frontier" and "Fujian-Taiwan Hub", which tells the history of Min'an.