Author/Yunlong
It is an ancient cultural city with a long history. It has a history of more than 2,400 years. She was the fiefdom of the De'er Yanling Jizi during the Spring and Autumn Period, known as the hometown of Qi Liang, which was the hometown of the founding emperors of the Southern Dynasty, Xiao Daocheng, the Emperor of Qi Gao, and Xiao Yan, the Emperor of Liangwu, and was known as the "Capital of Kings".
Statue of The Season
She was one of the 15 counties in present-day Jiangsu that were established during the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC, then called Qu'a and later renamed Yunyang. In the first year of Tang Tianbao (742), because there were many "red poplar trees" growing in the territory at that time, "red" and "Dan" were synonymous, "Yang" and "Yang" were harmonious, so the name "Danyang", later taking the meaning of "Danfeng Chaoyang", was named Danyang.
Danfeng Chaoyang
Yes, this place is Jiangsu Danyang, now its territory is rich in cultural relics, there are 11 southern dynasty imperial tomb stone carvings in 26 pieces, scattered in Huqiao, Jinglin, Qianai, Jianshan, Lingkou and other places, 20 stone beasts are rare treasures in Chinese stone carving art, has been listed as a national key protected cultural relics; Jizi stele inscription is said to be Confucius's only surviving handwritten book; TangZhong and bronze bells cast in 883 AD are known as "the first bell in Jiangnan".
The first bronze bell - Tang Zhonghe bronze bell
Here is also one of the important birthplaces of Wu culture, Xinggong Jiuli Village is the ancestral place of the "Wu" surname, and there are 3,000 years ago Gecheng, Ercheng Ruins, Jizi Temple, Boiling Well, Ming Wanshan Ancient Pagoda, Tongtai Bridge, Kaitai Bridge, Jade Milk Spring Well, Haihui Temple, Jiashan Temple and other places of interest and historical sites, so Danyang has the reputation of "Jiangnan Cultural Relics State". Its local opera is represented by Dan opera, which is one of the outstanding local opera genres in China.
Dan opera has been selected into the Chinese opera library
Danyang is also the birthplace of the cowherd weaver girl, the story of "Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies". All here is the holy land of love in Jiangnan, Dantu District Huaiyin Village is the place where the legends and stories of Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies take place, in order to commemorate the beautiful love legends of Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies, people call the stone arch bridge that the Seven Fairies often walk called "Seven Immortals Bridge", the pond where the seven sisters bathed is called "Seven Immortals Pond", in addition, there are brocade buildings, outer eight characters Xiangmen, Xiangmen Field, Shangma Bao and other historical sites.
"Cowherd Weaver Girl" Dong Yong and the Statue of the Seven Fairies
Famous attractions are the Seven Views of Huaiyin, the Seven Immortals Bridge, the Seven Immortals Pond, the Land Temple, the Upper Heavenly Terrace, the Fu Family Xiangmen, the Brocade Building, the Huaiyin Temple, if you come here one day, you may wish to pursue the "Heavenly Immortals" of the Immortals, a glimpse of the beauty of love.
Other notable places to visit include:
Jiuli Scenic Area is located in Yanling Town, Danyang City, which is a ancestral temple complex with Wu culture as the background and Jizi Temple as the core. The scenic spot as a whole takes the pastoral water town as the keynote and the ancient Wu culture as the main line, and is a scenic tourism area integrating tourism, leisure and ancient Wu cultural experience.
Wanshan Pagoda is a wooden pillar pavilion-style brick tower, built in 1627, the tower is 46.65 meters high, which is a brick and wood mixed structure, which fully reflects the architectural style of the ancient pagoda of the Ming Dynasty. It was originally called "Wanshou Pagoda". In 1987, when the top of the pagoda was repaired, it was found that the Ming Chongzhen Ten Years (1637) cast text was engraved with the character "Wanshan Pagoda directly under Danyang County, Zhenjiang Province", which was later renamed Wanshan Pagoda.
Kaitai Bridge, a granite single-hole stone arch bridge, has only a stone in the middle of the 9.5-meter-wide steps for the previous wheelbarrow to promote. The Kaitai Bridge spans the east-west West Gate Canal. It is said that in ancient times, whenever there was a drought and lack of water, the bridge hole was filled with grass packaging soil, so that it flowed backwards into the two rivers of vanilla and Jiandu, which facilitated the irrigation of the people along the river, so it was also called "grass weir bridge".
Longqing Zen Temple is located in the Jiashan Tourist Scenic Area of Houxiang Town, Danyang City, and is similar to the Xiao Ancestral Hall, a descendant of the Qi Liang Emperor of the Southern Dynasty. Longqing Zen Temple, formerly known as "Jiashan Temple", was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty during the Shaosheng Period, from ancient times to the present in Danyang people, especially the majority of Buddhists have a profound influence, once with Zhenjiang Jinshan Jiang Tianchan Temple, is an important famous stop of Jiangnan Buddhism.
Danyang specialty sealed wine, in history has been famous. Danyang is located in the Yangtze River Delta, for the Jiangnan water town, rich in products, rich in glutinous rice, but also known as "palace rice", sealed tank wine in history has been famous. According to records, Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei bid farewell to General Liu Zao before his southern expedition and entertained the people with "Qu'a Wine" when they met in victory. Qu'a is now Danyang, so Danyang sealing cylinder wine was called "Qu'a wine" in ancient times.
Danyang Fengju liquor is famous for its "light flowers on the dew, the color is like spring in the cave". After brewing into wine, the color is brown and red, mellow and fragrant, the wine taste is fresh and sweet, the wine is above 14 degrees, and it is the best quality of rice wine. It is the first choice gift for Danyang people to give to relatives and friends.
In Danyang, every household has the habit of drinking barley porridge, the boiling of barley porridge is quite exquisite, when boiling porridge, take a bowl of water, add two small spoons of barley flour to mix well, when the white porridge is boiled, while stirring with a spoon, while slowly injecting. Then use a knife to cut a little edible alkali and sprinkle it in the porridge to refine the aroma, and when the porridge is slightly yellowed, it can be eaten.
Yanling duck dumplings are danyang intangible cultural heritage, which is a must. Created in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, its production process is exquisite, to ensure that the color, fragrance and taste are complete, several processes must be meticulous. The taste is light and delicate, not fat and not greasy; the meat is soft and the aroma is attractive; nourishing and nourishing the stomach, and the mouth is fragrant.
Danyang is not only an ancient cultural city with a long history, subordinate to Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, with a total area of 1059 square kilometers and a population of 1 million people, the annual output of plastic lenses here accounts for 80% of the country, 50% of the world, is the world's largest lens production base, and enjoys the reputation of "glasses capital" in China.
In 1987, with the approval of the State Council, the county was withdrawn and established as a city, and it was listed as a coastal city open to the outside world; Danyang is at the forefront and the first square of Zhenjiang's economic development, and is also one of the counties (cities) with a high level of economic development in Jiangsu. It is also the first national tourism industry innovation and development experimental city in China. The story of the cowherd weaver girl takes place in qu'a hometown, the capital of the king- welcome to damei Danyang!
Text/YunLong @Huaxia Guoxuetang