Yuzhou City, referred to as "county" for short, was called Yangzhai, Zhou Jun and Yingchuan in ancient times, also known as Xiadu, Du Jun and Du Yao. Zhiguan County, Henan Province. The county-level cities under the jurisdiction of Henan Province are managed by Xuchang City. Located in the middle of Henan Province, the transition zone between Funiu Mountain and the southeastern plain of Henan Province, the whole city covers an area of 1469 square kilometers, and the general terrain trend is northwest to southeast, belonging to temperate monsoon climate.
Yuzhou, named after Dayu's meritorious service in water control, is one of the central areas of the Yellow Emperor's tribal activities. It has been the capital of Xia Dynasty, the capital of Korea, Yingchuan County of Qin and Han Dynasties, and the capitals of Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Jun Porcelain, one of the "Five Famous Porcelains" in China, is the only place of origin and one of the four major distribution centers of Chinese herbal medicines in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Yu Xia culture, Jun porcelain culture and Chinese herbal medicine culture have a long history. There are 2420 ground historical relics in the city, including 9 national key cultural relics protection units and 28 provincial cultural relics protection units.
Characteristic scenic spots in Yuzhou city
1, China Junci Cultural Park
China Junci Cultural Park is located on the east side of Xuanyuan Avenue and Yingbei Avenue in Yingbei District, Yuzhou City. Jun Porcelain Cultural Park consists of Jun Porcelain Cultural Park archway, main building Tiancheng Pavilion, Jun Porcelain Cultural Square, Jun Porcelain Craft Workshop and Jun Porcelain Cultural Club. Among them, Tiancheng Pavilion is about 50 meters high, with an overall construction area of10.3 million square meters and an indoor construction area of10.3 million square meters.
After completion, the Jun Porcelain Cultural Park integrates the functions of Jun Porcelain beauty display, Jun Porcelain scientific research, Jun Porcelain firing, Jun Porcelain academic discussion and exchange, special or personalized Jun Porcelain art exhibition, Jun Porcelain cultural tourism and so on. Known as "the first garden of Jun porcelain culture", it has become a new landmark of ceramic civilization in the Central Plains. The park is free.
2. Yuzhou Xuanhe ceramics museum
Yuzhou Xuanhe ceramics museum is located in Xinzhuang Road, Yu Wang Street, Dongcheng District, Yuzhou City, Henan Province. It is a specialized museum with the theme of promoting and displaying ceramic culture. Covering an area of more than 3,000 square meters, the museum is divided into five exhibition halls, with a collection of 1 10,000 pieces of ancient ceramics and other cultural relics from various periods in China.
The collection covers the ancient works of art in the Neolithic Age, especially the ancient ceramic works in the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties. Among them, the drum washing nails of Guanjun Kiln in Song Dynasty are the treasure of the town museum and the only complete Guan Jun kiln ware in the Central Plains Museum.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yuzhou City