1000 words guide to Shuhe Ancient Town

Guide words for Shuhe Ancient Town

Dear tourists, hello everyone! Welcome to Shuhe Ancient Town

Shuhe Town in Xunyang County is located 53 kilometers east of Taiji Mountain City in Xunyang County, leaning on the towering Qinling Mountains in the north and Yiyiba Mountain in the south.

Leveraging the Han River and the Shu River, it borders Xianhe Town and Lengshui Town to the east, Baihe County to the south, Zongxi Town and Guankou Town to the west, and Shuanghe Town to the north.

The Shu River was the seat of the ancient Shu Kingdom. It was established as a county in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Ming Dynasty, and prospered in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. It continues to write the legend of the golden waterway of the Han River because of its The geographical advantage is that it is an important transit and distribution place for the logistics of Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan. The smooth flow of logistics has brought cultural integration. Businessmen from all over the country have come in droves to build guild halls, which has become a clique for township parties from all over the country. A place to listen to local accents.

The famous ones include the Huangzhou Pavilion of the Huang Bang, the Sanyi Temple of the Shaanxi Bang, the *** Temple of the Huibang, the Longevity Palace of the Jiangxi Bang, the Wuchang Pavilion of the Wu Bang, the Yangsi Temple of the Chuanbang, and the Huobang Temple of the local gang. Temples, etc., and many well-shaped lanes weave the happy life of the residents here. As a result, the ancient Shu River gradually developed into a commercial center in the upper reaches of the Han River, and is known as "Little Hankou" and "Han River Small City".

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The Shu River is said to be named after the death of the King of Shu and the existence of the Shu Tomb.

The town prospered due to business, and there is a saying that "eight major brands" and "sixty-nine shops" made the Shuhe River popular.

The market town is located at the intersection of the Shu River and the Han River. It was originally a transportation hub for two provinces and three counties (going to Guanlong in the north, Hunan and Hubei in the south, Sichuan and Chongqing in the west, and the Central Plains in the east) and on the golden waterway of the upper reaches of the Han River. It has always been an important commercial town with many sails and masts, a large gathering of merchants, and prosperous commerce. The intersection of rivers resembles Hankou. It was called "Little Hankou" in ancient times. It is the market town with the most developed commerce in Xunyang.

Before the 1960s, Shuhe Town was one of only four organized towns in the province.

Zhenshu River has many cultural attractions and rich cultural heritage. It has been an open port since ancient times.

At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the commodity economy was developing day by day. A large number of immigrants from Huguang moved in. The golden waterway of the Han River entered its heyday. Merchants from all over settled here to do business, established business names, opened pawn shops, and set up more than a hundred banks. .

During the Jiaqing period, the book "Border Defense Preparation of Three Provinces" compiled by Yan Ruyu, who was the magistrate of Xunyang County, called the Shu River "a gathering of merchants" and a "small city of the Han River".

Their arrival also promoted the prosperity of Shuhe culture.

In the late years of the Republic of China, many heroes came together to compete in southern Shaanxi. Especially during the reign of Xi Jinping, military stations were set up in Shuhe River and donations were made, which had a great impact on business. For a time, business was in decline, and major merchants moved out one after another. To avoid the war, only the green bricks and black tiles are left to tell people about the glorious days of the past!

Huangzhou Pavilion

It is located on the back slope of Shuhe Street, facing west to east, backed by the hillside, adjacent to the Han River in the south, facing the Shu River, and overlooking the Shuhe Old Street.

Ascending in steps from front to back, there are gate tower, music tower, worship hall and main hall.

Although the building is built in phases, it is based on the central axis, symmetrical, clear-cut, and unified in style.

The Huangzhou Pavilion has a traditional palace layout and a strong southern architectural style.

All the palaces are Qing Dynasty brick and wood structures, which are beautiful and beautiful without losing their solemnity and elegance.

It was built in the twelfth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1874).

The main hall is 11.65 meters wide and 7.69 meters deep. It has a hard gable roof.

There is a stone tablet on the left gable wall, recording the construction process in sequence. The writing is clear and well preserved.

Going down a few steps is the worship hall. Its width is the same as that of the main hall, its depth is 8.2 meters, the eaves column is 6.2 meters high, the center column is 8.3 meters high, and it also has a hard gable roof.

There is a three-way stone tablet embedded in the right wall between the main hall and the worship hall, recording the donations for the construction of Huangzhou Pavilion.

Directly opposite the worship hall is the Lelou. The building is a high platform building in the form of a double-eaves pavilion with a gabled roof.

A porcelain vase is inlaid in the middle of the main ridge, with owl kisses at both ends. The forked ridges are decorated with Chinese characters in plaster, and the corners are raised at 45 degrees.

There is a gold plaque upstairs with the three characters "Mingshenglou" in regular script. The character is about 70 centimeters in diameter. The calligraphy is rigorous and elegant. It is said to be the handwriting of a No. 1 scholar in Wuchang.

The door pillars of Lelou are engraved with reliefs, the ceiling is decorated with eight trigrams, and there is a lifelike wooden phoenix on the top of the pillars on both sides.

The front desk of the Lelou has no gables, making it easier for the audience to watch the performance from the front and side.

The entire music building is well-proportioned up and down, with overlapping wings and angles. It is ingeniously conceived and exquisitely made.

The gate tower of Huangzhou Pavilion is connected to Le Tower and is actually a wall-mounted gate on the back wall of Le Tower.

The facade is decorated with a triple-eaves archway. The main building is about 10 meters high.

Above the main entrance are the words "Guoguo Palace" written vertically, and "Jin Yong" and "Jade Bureau" are written on both sides.

The center pillar and side pillars are each inlaid with a pair of couplets made of celadon.

The couplet on the central pillar reads: The emperor is virtuous and selfless. I think of the time when the voice of Chubei fell down, and the eternal magical power shone through the sun and the moon.

The couplets on the side pillars are: The temple's appearance and pillars are marvelous. Judging from the bright sun and clear wind, they exactly resemble the Red Cliffs of Huangzhou;

(The two couplets are hanging high in the air. Some words are blurred due to age and cannot be confirmed at the moment. They will be corrected later.

There are many errors in this couplet provided by the relevant publicity materials of Shuhe River. .

) The entire gate tower is made of blue bricks, with the three characters "Huangzhou Pavilion" printed in regular script on the brick surface.

The gate tower and the music tower are cleverly connected and integrated into one. Their careful design and ingenious construction are of the highest quality.

Huangzhou Pavilion, formerly known as the Emperor's Palace, was a guild hall where Huangzhou merchants gathered.

According to records, the Huangzhou Pavilion was built in three phases.

It was first built in the middle of Qianlong period. It was built by Huangzhou merchants and gangs who were engaged in commercial trade in Shu. It took more than a hundred years of hard work by several generations before it was completed.

When it was founded, there were only three main halls. Later, construction started in the 27th year of Daoguang. It took two years to build the worship hall. From the 12th year of Tongzhi, it was "engraved with red couplets" and "operated with a few fees". "Thousands of gold" to build the music tower and gate tower.

The Shuhe Huangzhou Pavilion is the largest and most exquisite southern palace-style building in Ankang, and its cost is staggering.

It can be seen from the numerous inscriptions on the inscriptions that in addition to Huangzhou merchants and trade names in Shuhe, those who participated in the fund-raising include Hubei Kangjiawan Imperial Palace, Laohekou Imperial Palace and Laohekou Imperial Palace. Shuhe Gang has no less than 200 merchants.

This cannot help but make people sigh at the prosperity of Shuhe River business in those years.

Huangzhou is a place of great cultural taste in China.

She is famous all over the world for her "Red Cliff" and Su Dongpo. She is also famous for her famous nouns and sentences that are recited by people: "The great river goes eastward, and the waves sweep away all the romantic figures of the ages...".

People from Huangzhou moved to Shuhe to settle and do business, and built a guild hall in Shuhe, which shines in the annals of history. The town of Shuhe, which was originally rich in history and culture, became even more famous.

Yangsi Temple

It is located on the upper cliff of the ancient ferry in Shuhe Town. It faces from west to east and faces the hillside in the north. According to the ruined stele, it is inferred that the temple was built no later than the Qianlong period. Although it is called a temple, it is actually a boat gang guild hall. Because it is dedicated to Yang Siye, the ancestor of boatmen, it is named "Yangsi Temple".

Since the early Qing Dynasty, the commodity economy has developed rapidly and trade circulation has developed.

Because the Shu River is an important transportation artery in the upper reaches of the Han River, it has become one of the largest material distribution centers in southern Shaanxi.

The goods from the south will go north to Zhashui to Xi'an, and the goods from the north will be shipped here and go south to Laohekou to Wuhan and other places.

Water transportation is extremely prosperous, with ship hulls connected for several miles, and more than a hundred ships of various sizes can be berthed every day.

So the boat owners and boatmen raised funds to build the quaint and spectacular "Yang Si Temple" at the mouth of the Shu River as a place for discussion, gatherings, and rest.

Due to the dangerous beaches on the Han River, all kinds of ships stopped here and went to Yangsi Temple to worship Master Yang for safe and smooth travel.

There is a celadon inlaid couplet on both sides of the main entrance of Yangsi Temple. The first couplet is "The blessings of Xunzhou are blessed, the temple is towering, and the clouds are flying and the rain is rolling." The second couplet is "Weiling Zhaohan" Water likes smooth sailing, calm waves and smooth waves.”

Because Yangsi Temple is a place where "boat gangs" pray for divine blessings, its theater building is also called "Mingde Building".

Every year on the sixth day of June, the Yang Si Temple Fair is held. A stage is set up in the courtyard to sing, and various local dramas such as Han opera are performed, which is very lively.

At the same time, it is also a place for local people to exchange materials.

In the middle of the main hall, there was originally a statue of Yang Siye, which was more than ten feet tall and looked majestic.

There are stone tablets on the left and right sides of the hall.

The handwriting on the left side is damaged and cannot be verified.

The stele on the right is "The Xunyang Magistrate's Notice Stele for Strictly Correcting Boat Owners at the Pier". The handwriting is clear. From the content, we can clearly see the historical role of Yangsi Temple and the prosperity of water transportation and trade on the Shu River at that time.

To the right of the gate is the famous Chaoyang Ancient Cave, which was built during the Qianlong period.

In the first year of Daoguang (1821), the famous doctor Wang Haiqiao once lived in seclusion here and compiled the book "Singing Medical Essays".

The Chaoyang Ancient Cave is unfathomable. It is said that "in the early years of the Republic of China, several people walked through it together. After half a day, all the torches were used up, and it was dark and thin, so they returned halfway."

There is also folklore that this cave leads to the bottom of the river and reaches Sichuan, stretching for more than a thousand miles, and is known as the first cave in southern Shaanxi.

It is currently under development and exploration, and tourists from all over the world will be able to visit it in a few years.

There is a stone turtle carrying a monument outside, facing the Han River. It is said that it has the effect of calming water and casting down evil spirits. It took more than 200 years for this turtle to be built, and the Han River rose and the water did not reach the turtle corner.