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Xianying Palace.
Fuzhou Evening News reporter Xu Wenyu / Wen Changle District Cpc Committee Propaganda Department courtesy of the picture
The great navigator zheng he of the Ming Dynasty made seven trips to the West here; Dong Feng, a famous physician of the Han Dynasty, performed the apricot forest spring warmth here; and the Tang Dynasty monk Baizhang Huaihai Zen master created the Qing rules and precepts here. Here also gave birth to a large number of famous masters such as "abacus originator" Ke Shangqian, "a generation of talents" Zheng Zhenduo, "literary grandmother" Bingxin, calligraphy and painting master Chen Zifen, famous director Chen Kaige and so on.
Changle, since ancient times, has the reputation of "coastal Zoulu, literature famous state". Changle, which has a history of nearly 1400 years of county founding, has produced 955 jinshi and 11 champions in history.
Today, the GDP of Changle has exceeded 100 billion yuan, and the rise of Binhai New City has accelerated... Changle, in the construction of the new era, bravely stand at the head of the tide. At the same time as the rapid economic development, the rich historical relics of Changle have also been well protected, showing the harmonious progress of historical culture and modern urban construction.
Peace Street.
Changle has a history of nearly two thousand years
The earliest record of Changle appears in the Three Kingdoms period, nearly two thousand years ago. During the Three Kingdoms period, Eastern Wu set up a lieutenant at Wuhangtou (present-day Wuhang Subdistrict, Changle District), and gathered the Eastern Han Dynasty who migrated (criminals) to build ships here. Changle was also known as Wu Hang.
During the Reign of Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty, the Department of Yangzhou was divided into Jian'an Commandery (建安郡) and Jin'an Commandery (晋安郡), changle (present-day Fuzhou) of Jin'an Commandery (present-day Fuzhou), and Wei and Jin dynasties were: Heyang Township (i.e., present-day Wuhang Subdistrict), Daiyang Township (present-day Daibian Village, Shouzhan Township), Beiyan Township (present-day Tantou Jinfeng Junction), Jinping Township (present-day Luolian Township), Fang'an Township (i.e., northwest of present-day Jiangtian Township), Changyang Township (i.e., the area around present-day Beishan Village), and Changle Township (present-day Shajing Village).
During the Sui Dynasty, Jin'an County was changed to Jian'an County, and Changle belonged to Min County.
Changle County began in the sixth year of Tang Wude (623), separated from Min County to Xinning County, the county was governed by Dunsuri Pingchuan (present-day Guhuai Town), under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou (present-day Fuzhou). In the same year, he took the meaning of Chang'an Jiule and changed his name to Changle County.
In the first year of the First Yuan Dynasty (760), the administration of Changle County was moved to Wuhangtou (present-day Wuhang Subdistrict). In the third year of Yuan He (808), Changle County was merged into Futang County (present-day Fuqing). In the fifth year of Yuan He (810), Changle County was restored.
In February 1994, Changle County was established as a city, still under the jurisdiction of Fuzhou City. On November 6, 2017, Changle was withdrawn from the city and set up a district.
Peace Street
Zheng He's seven voyages to the West were all stationed in Changle
At the top of Changle South Mountain, the Shengshou Pagoda stands for a thousand years. At that time, the mighty Zheng He fleet used this tower as a navigation marker to pass through Taiping Port. Zheng He's seven voyages to the West were all stationed in Changle, and he climbed the tower many times and looked at it from afar.
In the 1930s, not far from the Shengshou Pagoda, a stone stele was unearthed, which caused a sensation at home and abroad. This stele of "The Record of Heavenly Princess Lingying" published by Zheng He records an unprecedented seafaring feat and has become a precious historical relic.
The "Record of the Heavenly Princess Lingying" stele, commonly known as the "Zheng He Monument". In the sixth year of The Great Ming Dynasty (1431 AD), the eunuchs Zheng He and Wang Jinghong, as well as the deputy eunuchs Li Xing and Zhu Liang, on the eve of the seventh mission to the West, stationed in Changle to wait for the monsoon to open the ocean, and after rebuilding the Tianfei Palace and the Sanfeng Pagoda Temple in Changle Nanshan and building the Sanqing Treasure Hall, the "Record of the Heavenly Concubine Lingying" was engraved in the Nanshan Palace. The stele is made of black shale, which is 1.62 meters high, 0.78 meters wide and 0.16 meters thick.
The inscription records that between the third year of Ming Yongle and the sixth year of Xuande (1405-1431 AD), the eunuch Zheng Hefeng commanded more than 100 ocean-going ships and went to the West seven times with advanced navigation technology.
Another national key cultural protection unit associated with Zheng He, the Xianying Palace, a thousand-year-old ancient palace of the Song Dynasty, is located on the xianqi coast of Changle Zhanggang, 48 kilometers from the center of Fuzhou. Xianying Palace was built in the eighth year of Song Shaoxing (1138) and buried underground around the time of the Qing Dynasty due to a huge natural disaster. On June 22, 1992, the ruins of the ancient palace were discovered by chance and the whole was excavated. The statue of the king of the sea patrol enshrined in the Xianying Palace has been called the only clay statue of Zheng He in the world by scholars.
"Millennium Fudi Street" reappears in full color
In recent years, Changle District has continuously strengthened the protection of cultural relics. In 2017, Changle District entrusted the Fujian Museum Cultural Protection Center to produce a comprehensive cultural protection plan for the Shengshou Pagoda, which is basically completed and has been submitted to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage for approval. After approval, it will be repaired and upgraded according to the plan.
The location of Shengshou Pagoda has now been set up as Changle Zhenghe Park. The park covers an area of 105 acres, with green trees and lush grasses, making it an excellent place for surrounding residents to take a leisurely walk and exercise.
In addition, Since ancient times, Changle has "pillow mountains and waters, convenient transportation", and the accessible traffic has spawned the prosperity of Changle, and has also bred the "Millennium Fudi Street" - Peace Street. Once Heping Street was lined with shops and famous people, leaving behind nearly 100 ancient buildings and strong cultural heritage.
After more than 3 years of construction and upgrading, the characteristic historical and cultural block of Changle Peace Street has begun to show results. Unique architectural style, strong historical and cultural heritage, and scenery of mountains and rivers blend here.
Shengshou Pagoda.
Published a series of books detailing the remnants of the changle literary history
Changle District pays attention to the excavation and collation of history and culture. On April 29, 2021, the launch and donation ceremony of the local history and culture series "Changle Haisi Shigu" in Changle District was held.
The series of books "Changle Haisi Shigu" focuses on the historical relics of marine cultural elements produced by the eighteen townships (streets) of Changle in the long river of history, especially the historical relics related to the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road", including but not limited to ancient (port) ferry, ancient roads (streets and alleys), ancient bridges, ancient wells, ancient temples, etc. Each township (subdistrict) is a separate book, a total of 18 books.
In October 2019, the Changle District Committee launched the compilation and publication of the series of books, which lasted more than a year and was finally published. The book contains more than 2.7 million words, including more than 2,000 pictures and more than 1,600 ruins, which comprehensively shows the historical and cultural relics of Changle.
"The series of books 'Changle Haisi Picking Up The Ancients' is another achievement in the construction of spiritual civilization in Changle District." The head of the Propaganda Department of the Changle District Party Committee said that the publication of the series of books is not only a gift for the World Heritage Conference, but also a gift from the Changle District Committee for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
In the next step, Changle District will rely on the geographical location advantage of the river and the sea, dig deep into the rich natural ecological resources and rich historical and cultural heritage, and build Changle into a coastal leisure tourism destination with beautiful ecology, rich humanities, vitality and complete facilities.
Source: Fuzhou News Network Author: Xu Wenyu