Hello, tourists! Welcome to Guanshi Liuyuan Scenic Area for sightseeing! I am your guide XX today. You can call me XX. This is our driver, Master X. Today, the two of us will provide services for everyone. I hope everyone is satisfied!
Please look at the tall and quaint archway ahead, which is the gate of Guanshi Liuyuan. Here is an overview of the scenic spot for everyone. Zaozhuang Guanshi Liuyuan Eco-cultural Tourism Zone is located in the south of Zaozhuang City and in the west of Yicheng District, Shandong Province. It is 45 Li long from east to west and 6 Li wide from north to south, covering an area of120,000 mu. There are more than 5.3 million pomegranate trees and more than 50 varieties in the park, which was founded in the reign of Emperor Xi Han, with a history of 2,000 years ago. It is known at home and abroad for its long history, large area, large number of plants, complete color and excellent fruit quality. It is the largest pomegranate garden in China at present, and has been certified as "the best in kiness" by the kiness headquarters of Shanghai World, so it is known as "the pomegranate garden in the world". It is also listed as an important scenic spot on the "Flower Road" tourist hotline, a provincial-level scenic spot and a national 4A-level scenic spot. It is a comprehensive tourist area integrating natural mountains and rivers, ecological gardens, folk customs and religions, human history, sightseeing and leisure. She is like a bright pearl whose color changes with the seasons, embedded among the green mountains and green waters in southern Shandong, and a cultural relic hidden in this mountain garden is the epitome of southern Shandong's cultural history, which has aroused the nostalgia of tourists at different levels.
At present, Qingtan Temple, Yiwang Pavilion, Garden Garden, Sanjin Academy, Kuang Heng Temple, Fairy Cave and other scenic spots have been developed in the whole scenic area. There are also different caves in valleys, strange rocks and peaks, flowing springs and waterfalls, ancient trees and stone tablets, etc. The natural landscape and human landscape blend together and are spectacular. The Guanshi Liuyuan, which has been continuously built and developed, has now formed a tourist area with increasingly enhanced comprehensive tourism functions and gradually complete environmental facilities.
Today, what you are going to visit is the most distinctive scenic spot of Liuyuan, which is known as the first of the eight scenic spots in Guyi County. There are thousands of ancient Qingtan Temple, Qingtan Lake, Baoguo Tower, Yuefei Eye Building, natural caves, thousands of ancient sandalwood trees, international friendly calligraphy forest and other landscapes in the scenic area.
It's autumn in October, and you can see pomegranate trees full of fruits on the hillside. Their oldest tree is over 500 years old. The huge pomegranate opened its mouth and smiled at the distant guests. You can also see the small restaurant in Liuyuan on the roadside, which provides fresh and delicious farm snacks for tourists.
Now everyone is at the gate of Qingtan Autumn Scenic Area. Please get off and join me in the scenic area! Now what you see is Qingtan Lake, for tourists to have a rest, enjoy the lakes and mountains, and have fun on the water! Next, if you look ahead, you can see the magnificent patriotic tower on Qingtan Mountain in front of you, but it's still a long way to go!
Now we are going to Qingtan Ancient Temple. According to Yi County Records, it was named "Yunfeng Temple" before the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, sandalwood trees were planted all over the valley, covering the sky and the sun, so it was renamed "Qingtan Temple". From the Tang Dynasty to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there were more and more temples in the valley, so there was a saying that a monk's house was like a nest. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, this place was a tourist attraction for literati and dignitaries. In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, the temple was destroyed by fire. Qingtan Temple was rebuilt in 1985. The gatehouse is an antique building with three doors, four columns and double cornices, and a mixed structure of wood and reinforced concrete. Now, the Qingtan Temple, which has been restored and perfected, is a famous temple with the strongest incense and the development of Buddhist cultural tourism in southern Shandong. The ancient tree you see in the hospital is a thousand-year-old ginkgo biloba. It used to be male and female, but now it grows together. Its fruits and leaves are good Chinese herbal medicines. This ancient well in the courtyard has a history of more than several hundred years, and it is the place where monks in the temple get water. Legend has it that well water can also prolong life.
Next, everyone will follow me to visit the "Yuefei Eye-catching Building", which was built in the Song Dynasty and rebuilt in 1986. In 2002, it was completely repaired, with a height of about 10 meters and two floors, and a crib was built around the top floor. This building was originally used by Buddhist monks. According to legend, Yue Fei, a patriotic general in the Southern Song Dynasty, suffered from eye diseases when he resisted the invasion of Jin Bing to the south. He once stayed in this building to treat his eyes temporarily, hence his name. There is a statue of Yue Fei, a national hero, and a mural of her mother-in-law's tattooed allusion. The Bat Cave in the back of the building is the only natural cave in the pomegranate garden. After partial renovation, it forms the present exhibition area of Tibetan culture-Tibetan Palace. Please get ready before entering the cave. The environment inside is horrible and the ground is slippery. Be careful to slip. For everyone's safety, please don't touch the items on display in the cave.
Now everyone is out, raise your hand if you don't come! Please take a break. Next, we will visit the seven-story octagonal "Tower for Serving the Country", which is known as "the tallest tower in Jiangbei". It stands towering at the end of Qingtan Canyon, providing visitors with an excellent place to listen to the wind and watch the rain and enjoy Qingtan. Let's climb up and enjoy the scenery of Chu and Han Mountains and Qingtan Canyon! Remember to be safe!
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Dozens of thousand-year-old ancient sandalwood trees, which grow in the valley of green sandalwood, have been sculpted into amazing works of art by the wonders of nature and the vicissitudes of time. The stone carving on the promenade in front of you is the Zaozhuang International Friendship Calligraphy Monument Gallery, which is surrounded by mountains and waters and hidden among green trees. It integrates the classical garden style of China with the Japanese Harmony architectural style, and integrates the ancient and modern poetry art and calligraphy art of China. It is a treasure house for collecting the calligraphy works of famous calligraphers at home and abroad, adding poetic meaning to Liuyuan and enriching the cultural connotation of Liuyuan Scenic Area. The art of painting and calligraphy with pomegranate as the theme came into being, which improved the cultural taste of Liuyuan Scenic Area. It's Qingtan Lake again. You can take a rest by the lake and get ready for dinner at Liuyuan.
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That's all for today's tour. Thank you for your support of my work! The whole journey is hard. Let's go back and have a rest. We look forward to your coming to Guanshi Liuyuan again.