Ancient China has a saying of Kyushu, the earliest appearance of the pre-Qin dynasty classic "Shangshu Yugong", according to legend, when the ancient Great Yu ruled the water, the world was divided into nine states, one of the nine states of Qingzhou at that time refers to the Shandong area. Nowadays, there is a city called Qingzhou in Shandong, which is one of the ancient nine states, Qingzhou has a 7,000-year history of development, a 5,000-year history of civilization, a history of more than 1,700 years of city building, and a 12-year history of the capital, and Qingzhou's past is very brilliant.
Qingzhou is located between the East China Sea and Taishan, east of Changle County, west of Zibo, with a total area of 1563 square kilometers, a population of less than one million, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Weifang. Qingzhou, as one of the ancient nine states, is now a county-level city, but you do not have to underestimate it, Qingzhou still has a certain strength, is one of the top 100 counties and cities in the country's comprehensive strength, and is listed as a sub-central city of the Shandong Peninsula Urban Agglomeration.
There is an ancient city covering an area of 10 square kilometers in Qingzhou City, this ancient city is a national 5A scenic spot, there are hundreds of existing ancient streets and alleys in the city, there are Beimen Street, Dongmen Street, Evenyuan Street, Beiying Street, Nanying Street, Zhaode Street, etc., which have well preserved the traditional style of Qingzhou Ancient City. Perhaps the area of the ancient city is too large, so there is no charge for entering the ancient city, and only when entering some scenic spots in the ancient city.
Zhaode block is one of the country's top ten cultural blocks, the Ming and Qing dynasties, here was the south to Linqu, Linyi direct to Nanjing, north to the capital of the traffic artery, more than 3,000 meters long, the main streets include Dongmen Street, Dongguan Street, Zhaode Street, Beige Street, Grain Street, the street on both sides of the ming and Qing Dynasty ancient residences preserved. In the history of this neighborhood, many dignitaries and politicians lived here, and there were 4 titles, and many movies were filmed here.
Walking here can appreciate the glory of the ancient city of Qingzhou and feel the profound historical and cultural atmosphere. Zhaode block is a Huimin district, they have settled here since the beginning of the Yuan, since then the Hui residents have been inherited from generation to generation, the current population of more than 20,000 people, there are many long-established shops in this area, Muslim traditional food Liu Meng Khan family baked cake, plum rice dumplings, old soup beef, Dongguan sticky porridge, etc. have now been included in the local intangible cultural heritage list, come to Qingzhou must not miss here.
The Even Garden, the private garden of Feng Pu, a scholar of Wenhuadian University and a member of the Punishment Department during the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, is a toll-free attraction with a price of 30 yuan. The scale of the even garden is not large, is a group of houses, ancestral halls, gardens combined with the ancient architectural complex, the most attractive of the even garden is the puppet garden rockery, is the only surviving Kangxi style garden rockery in the country, the stone peaks are jagged, the pavilions are staggered, condensing the mountains and rivers of Kyushu.
Qingzhou Ancient City as a city construction pattern complete Ming and Qing Ancient City, there are too many places to play and see, in fact, it has more than 120 attractions, most of which are free, of course, no one will go all the way, generally choose the focus to see. If you have the opportunity to come to Qingzhou, remember to go to the ancient city of Qingzhou, it will be worth the trip.