In the long and brilliant history of the Chinese nation, the Tang Dynasty began the most magnificent and brilliant chapter, and Datang was politically enlightened, ideologically emancipated, talented, consolidated, national defense consolidated, vast territory, national harmony, incomparably prosperous and prosperous, and had a pivotal position in the world at that time.
Haizhou, as the gateway to the East of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is the starting point of the Tang Dynasty's eastward extension into the sea, is the most important hub port in the Tang Dynasty, with the development of overseas trade, along the coastline to the south, can pass through Quanzhou, Guangzhou and other places, can be directly connected to Southeast Asia, and even India and the Arab countries to the west.
To the north can read most of the Tang territory, to the east can cross to the Korean Peninsula and Japan, is the most convenient passage to the sea in the capital of the Tang Dynasty, countless Japanese envoys sent to the Tang, from the Haizhou port into the territory of Datang, Haizhou in the history of Chinese and foreign navigation and transportation, play an important role as a bridge, has become a well-known important port city.
In the second year of Tang Xuanzong's kaiyuan (714), a semi-circular barrage embankment was built in Haizhou, Kaiyuan was the era name of Tang Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, in the early days of Tang Xuanzong's rule, when Tang Xuanzong worked hard to govern, and appointed talents, developed the economy, and advocated culture and religion, so that the great rule of the world, also known as the Kaiyuan Shengshi, as the longest reigning emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was also the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.
Tang Xuanzong had great foresight and knew that Haizhou was a place where soldiers and families must fight, and as an important foreign trade port of Datang, he spent a huge amount of money on the land of Haizhou for several years to build a world-famous sea-barrage levee, so that a large part of the sea became a mulberry field, so that this levee benefited the local people of Haizhou and also added bricks and tiles to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
It is also ingeniously designed into a semi-circular embankment, a sea-barrage levee of tens of miles long, bringing together the wisdom of countless ancients, which is the most famous water conservancy project of the Tang Dynasty, and has left a strong ink in the history of Chinese.
This semi-circular embankment, built by Ling Yuannuan of Donghai County in the Tang Dynasty, is located in Jiuling Village, outside the north gate of the present-day Nancheng City, between the Chaoyang Juping Mountain, and the long embankment is like Wolong surrounding the land of Haizhou, Juping Village, as an ancient village on the ancient coastline of Haizhou, has the status of the current Xungou, which is an important port for boats and boats to enter and leave Haizhou in ancient times.
There is a small hill on the south side of Juping Village, named "Yushan Mountain", there is a mountain stream on the east side of Yuyu Mountain, which meanders down from south to north, flowing through Juping Village into the sea, the people in the village live by fishing, and the more famous buildings in the village are Xiangyun Temple and General Temple.
Xiangyun Temple, often have white clouds born on the upper, so it got its name, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties Period, Taoism flourished in Haizhou area, Xiangyun Temple is likely to be built in this period, after heavy rain pouring, the view is often cloudy, standing nearby and watching from afar, "Ancient Guan Xiangyun" comes into view, the sense of tranquility and secret realm bursts out, telling the past of Yuntai Wonderland, which is one of the famous "Thirty-six Views of Yuntai" "Ancient Guan Xiangyun".
Xiangyun Temple, is the earliest surviving ancient zhi book in Lianyungang, one of the eleven ancient temples recorded in the "Longqing Haizhou Zhi", the Taoist temple is located in the south of Juping Village, the temple gate faces the north, the Taoist Temple Mountain Gate is inlaid with the three words "Xiangyun Guan", the word diameter is nearly a foot, and there is a large wall nearly ten meters high in front of the door.
Every morning and dusk, a thin layer of light fog will appear in the Xiangyun Temple, which will be gradually connected by the breeze, enveloping the temple in it, and looking at it from a distance, the temple, green tiles, pink walls, Zhumen, and ancient trees seem to be supported by a piece of auspicious clouds, looming from time to time, like a fairyland.
There is a well on the east side of the wall of The Xiangyun Temple, known in history as the "Xiangyun Well", which is built of bluestone on Yuntai Mountain, and after heavy rain, the wellhead often overflows with auspicious clouds, and the ancients regarded this phenomenon as a sign of auspiciousness and prosperity, which is a symbol of the prosperity of the Taiping, so the Taoist temple incense continues to burn.
Guhaizhou has a long and brilliant history, accumulated a heavy cultural heritage, this ancient harbor stands in the East for thousands of years, belongs to the prosperity of Lianyungang has come, cherish and maintain the pace of development at present, bravely move forward to create an era that belongs to Lianyungang, live up to the expectations of Lianyungang people, the long and brilliant history needs to be inherited, the great Lianyungang people should carry forward and let this magical land be proud of the world.
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