"May Day" holiday is the best time to travel, tourism does not have to travel far, the scenery is around, Qidong County Culture, Tourism, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau for you customized the county west of the county, the east of the county town a total of two self-driving tour full raiders, so that you can have fun without going far. Without further ado, follow the Raiders on a magical journey!
Qidong-dong border area self-driving play route
Wang Ruyi's former residence → Longxing Village→ Baolian Ecological Park→ Shajing Ancient Building Complex → Qidong Happy Valley
【First stop】The former residence of Wang Ruyi
Wang Ruyi (1903~1935), also known as Wang Ruiou, Wang Shuquan, a native of Taihetang, Qiyang County, Hengyong ChenguiDao (now Taihetang Town, Qidong County, Hengyang City), was a revolutionary martyr, a famous general and senior commander of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
The former residence of Wang Ruyi is located in the second group of Xiangyang Village, Taihetang Town, Qidong County, Hengyang City. The former residence sits in the southwest and faces the northeast, for the three into two horizontal layout, the main building has a total length of 37.18 meters, a depth of 28.14 meters, covers an area of 791.19 square meters, and a construction area of 1290.48 square meters. The main building of the former residence is a two-storey brick and wood structure, and the whole building consists of an entrance hall, a pavilion, a hall house, a west horizontal house, a west wing house and an east wing house, with a total of 17 main houses and 3 hall houses.
【Second stop】Longxing Village
Drive along the northeast direction for about 20 minutes, the second stop we come to Longxing Village, "Hunan Rural Revitalization Demonstration Village".
Walking into Longxing Village, the first attraction is the lotus pond. Stepping into the lotus pond, the first thing that catches your eye is the statue of the lotus fairy, who steps on the lotus flower and holds a lotus flower, silently watching the tourists coming and going. Walk up the boardwalk of the lotus pond and watch the waterwheels flow, stirring up a crisp sound of water flowing. Lotus leaf fields, the sound of water babbling, a colorful view of Jiangnan, as if you are in the west of the lake.
Then come to the Lei Culture Museum in the village square, which was built by donations from many villagers of the Lei family. The museum has Lei family training, Lei's historical celebrity deeds, etc., showing the lei's descendants' admiration and inheritance of the family's excellent traditions and the spirit of the Chinese nation. The agricultural tools such as spinning wheels, raking plows, stone mills and murals on the walls displayed in the museum vividly reproduce the scene of the hard work of the people, and visitors can feel the long-standing farming culture of Qidong County.
Leaving the Lei Culture Museum, driving to Longxing Mountain, about two or three minutes, you will come to Longxing Temple located at the foot of Longxing Mountain.
Longxing Temple was built in 2011 and has a strong Buddhist atmosphere as soon as you enter the door. The temple has a quiet environment and a symmetrical architectural style, with drum towers and bell towers on the left and right sides. Climbing up the stairs, the Hall of the Heavenly King, the Hall of the Great Treasure, and the Hall of Guanyin are arranged upwards in turn, and the momentum is magnificent. Located in the center of the temple, the Daxiong Treasure Hall enshrines three huge Buddha statues of Rulai Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha and Medicine Buddha, and the eighteen stone statues of arhats on the left and right sides of the Buddha statue are vivid and vivid.
From Longxing Temple, continue along the winding road to the mountain, and reach the summit in about ten minutes. The two religious pilgrimage sites here, the Jade Emperor Terrace and the Longxing Temple, have a long history, dating back more than 300 years. From the top of the mountain, the clustered farm courtyards, undulating hills, endless broad plains, and beautiful idyllic scenery can be seen.
【Third stop】Baolian Ecological Park
Driving along Provincial Highway 240 from east to west for about 35 minutes, we came to the "Hunan Province Four-Star Rural Tourism Service Area (Point)" Baolian Ecological Park (Baolian Ecological Park is located in Shangfuxin Village, Huangtupu Town).
During the "May Day" holiday, it is the peak season for mulberry ripening and picking, after lunch, experience picking at the mulberry planting base of Baolian Ecological Farm, a bunch of bunches, heavy, dark and shiny mulberry fruits hanging from the branches, feel the fun of mulberry harvest. If you like to eat mulberries, don't miss it!
In addition, the farm has Baolian Lake for tourists to fish. In addition to arranging workers to cut grass under the fruit forest of hundreds of acres of ecological gardens every day, we also purchase wild fish and grass cut by nearby people and put them into the lake for fish farming. The lake is stocked with green, grass, silver carp, bighead carp and some special fish, not seeking quick success and short-term profits, but only seeking healthy ingredients.
【The fourth stop】Shajing ancient building complex
Driving along Provincial Highway 240 and County Road 088 for about 20 minutes, we came to the Shajing Ancient Building Complex.
Shajing Ancient Building Complex is located in Shajingwan Village, Fengshiyan Town, Qidong County, and is a "traditional Chinese village" and a "provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in Hunan Province". The ancient building complex was originally the zhuangyuan of a family surnamed Liu, which was built in the 25th year of Qing Daoguang, nearly 200 years ago. Covering an area of about 10,000 square meters, it is a two-story brick and wood structure with a total of more than 120 houses. The courtyard is magnificent and exquisitely built, and the doors and windows are decorated with wood carvings, or flowers, or reliefs, or wood carvings, embellished with flowers, grasses, insects and fish. Stone objects such as the roof and pillar foundation in front of the corridor are carved with dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, lions, magpies, thrushes and other birds and animals, and there are also dramatic scenes.
Shuttling through the laneways of old houses, as if stepping into the deep history; touching the green brick and stone walls, as if smelling the hot sweat of the Liu ancestors' hard work; through the smoke and dust of the years, the historical background, cultural connotation and scientific construction of the ancient houses in Shachenwan are even more convincing and amazing!
【The fifth stop】Qidong Happy Valley
Qidong Happy Valley is located in the "National AAA Tourist Scenic Spot" in the Yulongwan Tourist Resort area of Qidong County.
During the "May Day" period, Happy Valley launched a parent-child tourism season, and more than 10 kinds of amusement projects were opened across the board. Luxury Carousel, Snoopy, Guild Wars Shark Island, Deluxe Trampoline Park, Mini Shuttle, Bumper Cars, Sunshine Ranch, Huaguo Mountain Rafting, Luxury Spinning Octopus, Colorful Slides, High-Altitude Glass Rafting, Step-by-Step Thrilling Glass...
Self-driving tour route in qidong east border area
Jinlan Bridge → Zhuangyuan Bridge → Zhihua Ecological Leisure Farm → luo Paizhou
【First stop】Cam Ranh Bridge
From Qidong County, via 322 National Highway, 210 Provincial Highway from west to southeast for about 25 minutes, we came to Jinlan Bridge, Jinqiao Town.
Located not far from the Jinqiao Town Government, Jinlan Bridge was built during the Ming Dynasty and was built by local farmer Zhou Jide, who led the way to raise funds and raise funds. Jinlan Bridge, formerly known as the Golden Basket Bridge, is said to be the golden basket of the immortals, and is a three-hole stone arch bridge spanning the White River, 25 meters long and 6 meters wide. There are stone monuments on the bridge, and there was originally a bridge pavilion. During the spring rains in 1983, the bridge pavilion collapsed.
【Second stop】Zhuangyuan Bridge
Driving along Provincial Highway 210 from north to east for about 25 minutes, we came to the "Hunan Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit" Guiyang Town Zhuangyuan Bridge.
Guiyang Town, an ancient town composed of ancient stone bridges, bluestone slabs, stilt houses, and flowing water. The ming and qing dynasty buildings stand next to the river, which is very characteristic of the ancient Shonan water town architecture. It walks through the narrow laneways, accompanied by the sweet smell of mud mixed with river water. At the end of the old street, connected to the Zhuangyuan Bridge, it seems to be the relationship between the root and the tree, and the Zhuangyuan Bridge and the Guiyang Ancient Town are always connected to each other.
Those who have been to Guiyang will inevitably take a walk on the bridge and step on the feet of the immortals. Stop at the head of the bridge, look at the railing in the distance, the river is wide and flat, the river is parked with a little fishing boat, and the stilt house on the riverside is low-key and tireless. Along the ancient bridge, your hands touch the bluestone blocks with the breath of time, looking for the past stories hidden in the ancient town of Guiyang.
【Third stop】Zhihua Ecological Leisure Farm
Driving along Zhenxing East Road and National Highway 234 from west to southeast for about 30 minutes, we came to the "Hunan Province Four-star Rural Tourism Service Area (Point)" Zhihua Ecological Leisure Farm (located in Qianjin Village, Hezhou Town).
The farm has not only developed projects such as rice, organic selenium rice, organic rapeseed, greenhouse vegetables, green walking chicken and ecological poultry eggs, but also planted fruits such as crispy dates, winter dates, sugar oranges, emperor mandarins, figs, cherries, peaches and Taiwan plums.
During the "May Day" holiday, it is the peak season for mulberry ripening and picking, and after lunch, experience picking at the farm planting base. Bunches of heavy, dark and shiny mulberry fruits hang from the branches, feeling the joy of the mulberry harvest.
【Fourth stop】Drop Pai State
After driving along National Highway 234 for 20 minutes, we arrive at Luopai Chau, which sits on the waters of the Xiang River in Hezhou Town and is a beautiful island in the middle reaches of the Xiang River. It is about 2.5 km long, has a land area of 1.5 km2 and has nearly 300 inhabitants on the island.
For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the island have guarded several acres of arable land, farmed and fished for a living, self-sufficient, relying only on small boats to connect with the outside world, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, so they have retained the original ecological style. Tao Yuanming's peach blossom source scene "the house is like a house, there are good fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry bamboo, strange traffic, chickens and dogs smelling each other" and "yellow hair hanging hair, happy and happy" is vividly reflected here.
【Hezhou Town SpecialTy Food Recommendation】
Hezhou Town's special food "One Fish and Ten Tastes" has attracted the CCTV "Distant Home" column group. Hezhou people can cook a big river fish into ten kinds of delicious fish dishes with different names and different flavors, such as appetizer fish head, steamed fish, sour and spicy fish offal, fish plucking, spicy fish, clear soup fish balls, yellow braised fish pieces, braised fish steak, stewed soup fish, and celery yellow fish shreds. Cooking techniques and finished products are diverse, with beautiful colors and special flavors.
[Editor-in-charge: Chen Hongfei]