Top 10 tourist attractions in Xixian County

The top ten tourist attractions in Xixian County are recommended to be Xizhou Forest Park, Pugong Mountain, Laiguo Ancient City Ruins, Qin Tower Ruins, Xixian Qiao Tower, Ancient Xicheng Ruins, Xixian Huaihe National Wetland Park, Zhou Tombs Ancient tombs, Longhu Park, Kaihua Temple.

1. Xizhou Forest Park

Xizhou Forest Park, also known as Xixian Forest Park, is located in Xizheng Community, Xizheng Road. It is a characteristic park with forest as the main landscape. The park is located in Xixian County, known as "China's First County", and is based on a good forest ecological environment, with a total built area of ??1,550 acres. In order to improve the cultural taste of the park, the park inherited the architectural style of the Han and Tang Dynasties and focused on building two scenic spots: Madame Xi Memorial Hall and Ma Yuan Square.

2. Pugong Mountain

Pugong Mountain is the northernmost remnant of the Dabie Mountains, 4 kilometers south of Xixian County and on the south bank of the Huaihe River. The Huaihe River here follows the mountain trend and twists and turns, forming a reverse "U" shape. The mountain reflects the Changhuai River, and every time it shines, it is also called Fuguang Mountain. For example, Huanghuaiping, an 800-mile journey south from Kaifeng, originally saw this mountain. Therefore, when Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, passed by this mountain, he felt that it was unexpected and strange and very different from the surrounding environment. He wrote "the first peak in the southeast" in calligraphy. later generations.

3. The ruins of the ancient city of Lai State

In 1122 BC, King Wu of Zhou granted Lai State this place, and it was destroyed by Chu in 538 BC. Relevant people have confirmed that Baoxin Town in Xixian County is the hometown of Lai State based on extensive analysis of the local ancient Laidi ruins and unearthed cultural relics. Shuying was granted the title of founding a state, and was granted the title of Lai Land, which is now Baoxin Town, Xi County. Historically, Lai State was called Lai State from 1122 BC to 538 BC, 584 years after the founding of the country, and the throne was passed down for 14 generations. Later, he was destroyed by King Ling of Chu and moved to Yandi. The people of the country missed their homeland and took Guo as their surname. This is the origin of Laiguo.

4. Qinlou Ruins

The Qinlou Ruins are located on a high platform 15 kilometers northwest of Xi County and 200 meters southwest of Qinlou Village in Zi Village around Sunmiao Township. It is about 3 meters above the ground. The southwest is close to the Qingshui River. Due to the continuous erosion of the water, part of it collapsed. The existing site is 200 meters long from east to west and 80 meters wide from north to south, with a total area of ??16,000 square meters. There are many pottery fragments on the surface of the site, which are divided into three types: clay red pottery, sand-filled red pottery and eggshell black pottery.

5. Qiaolou in Xixian County

According to the "Xixian Chronicle" written by Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty, Qiaolou was built by Tongwu Gong (name Yi) of Xizhou Prefecture in the first year of Yuanzhen in the Yuan Dynasty (1295). It was built but later destroyed by war. In the fourth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1576), it was rebuilt by Wang Yongbin, the magistrate of the county, and later repaired by Hou Bang Town, the magistrate of Jiaqing County of the Qing Dynasty.

6. Ancient Xicheng Ruins

The ancient Xicheng Ruins are the ancient city of Xiguo in the Zhou Dynasty. On June 20, 1963, the Henan Provincial People's Committee approved and announced it as the first batch of provincial cultural relics protection units. The site is located in Xuzhuang Community, Qiaolou Subdistrict Office, Xixian County, Xinyang City. It is home to four natural villages, Ligang, Zhangzhuang, Jiangzhuang and Wangzhuang, and is densely populated by villagers.

7. Xixian Huaihe National Wetland Park

Xixian Huaihe National Wetland Park is located in the southeast of Xixian County. It mainly includes the Huaihe River section in Xixian County, the old path of the Huaihe River and some surrounding buffers The terrain of this area is flat, sloping from west to east, with high southern edge, many lakes in the middle, and relatively low-lying terrain.

8. Zhouzhong Ancient Tomb

Zhouzhong Ancient Tomb is located in Fanlou Village, Sunmiao Township, Xixian County. The era is Eastern Zhou Dynasty. On January 22, 2016, the Zhouzhong Ancient Tomb was announced by the Henan Provincial People's Government as the seventh batch of cultural relics protection units in Henan Province.

9. Longhu Park

Longhu Park is named after water. The water of Longhu originates from Fuyang River, returns to Fuyang River, enters the southwest of Longhu Park, flows to the northeast, forms a lake in the middle, and emerges from the northwest. It lies like a dragon, so it is named "Longhu Park". It is an open ecological leisure park mainly composed of plant landscaping and characterized by "water forest scenery".

10. Kaihua Temple

Kaihua Temple, also known as Nainai Temple, was built by future generations in memory of Shu Ying, the imperial concubine. Located on National Highway 106, Baoxin Town, Xi County, Xinyang City, Henan Province, it is a scenic spot on the Lu River Scenic Belt. It is said that Kaihua Temple was built in the 27th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of ??4,000 square meters and a construction area of ??1,800 square meters. It contains classical buildings such as Kaihua Temple, Daxiong Hall, Buddha Hall, and Zishi Grandma Temple.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xizhou Forest Park

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kaihua Temple