1. The Former Residence of Liu Guojun
Liu Guojun (1887 ~ 1978) was a native of Shengzhi Town, Jingjiang County, Jiangsu Province. He was of Han nationality. As early as the early 1930s, Liu Guojun ascended to the historical stage of China's national industry as a mature entrepreneur. Later, on this grand stage, he vividly choreographed the brilliant scenes of the textile printing and dyeing industry, which attracted the attention of the world and made him known as an outstanding industrialist of modern China and a famous patriotic national industrialist. Liu Guojun's former residence is located in the town of Shengzhi, the hometown of his clothes, adjacent to the Wang Yue Temple. Approaching the ancient gatehouse, Mr. Liu Haisu's handwriting "Hongyi Garden" is majestic. Liu Guojun's former residence consists of the old residence, Shanyu Hall, Jingxiu Hall and the newly built Guojun Hall. The whole building is connected by corridors, separated by patios, several wells, several floors, densely packed, all in one. The deepest impression is the old residence on the left side of the gate, in a mud brick and green tile mottled with moss in a low tiled room, an old bamboo bed, a spinning wheel, a loom, as if it were a dusty and arduous textbook, quietly recounting the history of Mr. Liu Guojun's arduous and brilliant entrepreneurial history as a son of the pride of China's national industry. A banner hanging on the wall of the old residence is thought-provoking.
2. Yue Temple in Jingjiang
The Yue Temple in Jingjiang was originally a residential shrine, built when Yue Fei was alive. The famous Yue Fei's hometown, Yue Temple in Tangyin, Henan Province, and Yue Temple in West Lake, Hangzhou, were all built after Yue Fei's death, so the Yue Temple in Jingjiang is probably the earliest Yue Temple in the world. The king's temple in the center of the main hall is called April Hall, a Song-style building, solemn and dignified. On both sides of the threshold are engraved the words "Thirty years of fame and fortune, the dust has settled, 8,000 miles of road, the clouds roll in and out" in a beautiful and elegant script. Yue Fei's statue was placed in the hall, wearing a red tasseled cap, dressed in purple embroidered robe, arm in shiny gold armor and boots. Valiant demeanor, solemn expression, as if the duel eve of the bitter thoughts, but also like the anxious after the visit to the people, so that you feel close to you. It is on both sides of the Yue Fei eight barnacles statue, are lifelike. The back of the hall is April Xuan, which stands the statue of Yue Fei, the outer wall inlaid with poems of Li Gang and Han Shizhong. The corridor surrounds the two halls, embedded with word stele, poem stele, and has Yue Fei's handwritten "Former Division Tablet" inscription.
3. Mazhou Academy
There were many academies in the history of Jingjiang, among which Mazhou Academy was the earliest, the longest and the most influential one. Today, the Mazhou Academy is located in Jingjiang No.1 Middle School. In the fourth year of the Southern Song Dynasty (1130), more than 300 years before the founding of Jingjiang County, the Mazhou Shuyuan was born, built by Kong Yuanqian, grandson of the 51st Confucius.
4. Jingjiang Bell Tower
The Bell Tower is located in the Bell Tower Square, adjacent to the four-eyed well. 1993, the Bell Tower was announced by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province as a provincial cultural relics protection unit. Bell Tower was built in the Ming Dynasty Longqing three years (1569), rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty Chonggu ten years (1637). The building is square with a granite bar foundation, which is very solid; the upper and lower floors are of exquisite structure. It is surrounded by a long cedar wall with corridors, a golden apricot wall with carved imitation foreheads, and three auxiliary arches, layered and crisscrossed, supporting the overhanging eaves and roof. The ridge is high, shaped like a swimming dragon; the back hangs high, like a flying phoenix; the eaves are cocked against the sky, the potential is the same as two wings. The building is facing west, on which is engraved the word "Amitabha Buddha", in running script, mellow charm. This is the famous urban writer Liu wrote. Door in the middle of a stone monument, stone carving boutique, foot curved head high, if the weight is light. Stone monument front engraved with the goddess Guanyin statue, holding a willow branch, stepping on the South China Sea blue waves, white wrapped, elegant. Behind a boy, carrying a gourd, a childish face. A few lines of words, that is, outlining a lifelike Buddha statue, is really beyond everyone's ability! The reverse side of the stone tablet is engraved with the Bell Tower Record of Chongsheng Temple written by Zhang Bingduo, the governor of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty, which describes the construction process and the date of completion of the bell tower.
5. Jingjiang Drum Mountain
Lone Mountain is located five or six kilometers north of Jingjiang City and belongs to Tianmu Mountain. It is the only mountain on the north bank of the Yangtze River, above Nantong, below Jinling, the plains of northern Jiangsu, so it is quite famous. According to historical records, Lone Mountain was originally a lofty rock on the Yangtze River. After the impact of the river, sediment was deposited at the foot of the mountain, and land gradually formed around the Eastern Han Dynasty. This land continued to extend and expand. In the first year of Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty (1488), all of Lushan Mountain was landed and became a unique peak on this plain.
7. Four-eyed Well
Sijing is located in the northwest of Bell Tower Square, near the Bell Tower, about a few meters apart. It was built in the Chongzhen decade of the Ming Dynasty (1637). The four-eyed well is actually just a well, and its interior is like a "Shaoxing wine jar". The depth of the well is about 7 meters, the largest diameter in the middle is about 3 meters. The upper part of the well is made of bricks in the shape of an arch, forming four holes, and the water can be lifted up from the four holes at the same time, which is why it is called a four-hole well. The well has a four-cornered pavilion with a ridge on its head, more than 3 feet high, carved with phoenix birds, bats, unicorns and other auspicious objects; four corners high, each with a Buddha statue; surrounded by a moon-shaped arch wall, elegant, quiet and ancient. Many people are puzzled by the marvelous structure of the four wells. Sometimes, if you quietly stare at the water, "five in pairs", your gallantry is reflected in all four wells; at this time, if you call out, the wells will roar, echoing everywhere, as if a lion roars; sometimes you stand alone, hanging like a shadow, and the curtains of the other three wells are locked, giving a kind of air-conditioning in the shade of a suggestion. If you sigh regretfully, the response will be a whisper of pain. What's the reason for this? It turns out that when the water level at the wellhead exceeds the vault, the arch ring is divided and the four wells seem to become four separate wells. Therefore, it can only show a silhouette and give you a euphemistic response.
8. Jingjiang People's Park
Jingjiang People's Park, located in the center of Jingjiang City, was built in the sixth year of the Republic of China (1917). At that time, Jingjiang was guarded by the Tonghai Union Army, using the gap in the Chongsheng Temple to build gardens. This hired a gardener, planting flowers and grasses, pavilions and mountains, the shape of the garden, named "Park". So many people still call it "public **** garden". After liberation, renamed People's Park. It has been through the vicissitudes of life, several dramatic changes. Park west gate comprehensive renovation, with a total investment of 3.5 million yuan. West gate new construction by the gate, square road, gatehouse, window pane, comprehensive building, greening eight parts. Covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters, with a construction area of 5,000 square meters, it is used for business, office, recreation, meetings and so on. The overall engineering design of the west gate is scientific, coordinated with the newly built People's Road, and the whole is elegant, generous and beautiful. It is artistic and ornamental, spacious, bright and practical. Give people a good view to achieve the effect of attracting people.
What to do in Jingjiang
Lone Mountain Temple Fair If you come in March, you will catch the Lone Mountain Temple Fair In addition to burning incense and worshipping the Buddha, thousands of stalls will be set up all over a long street. In these few days, you can taste the snacks from the north and south, and have a glimpse of the scenery of Lushan.
If you want to see some historical monuments, the Four-eyed Well, Bell Tower, and Yuewang Temple are good choices.
If you want to enjoy the flavor of Jingjiang, then Mazhou Park, Mucheng Park is also a good place to go.
Mazhou Park The park fully embodies the Jingjiang "Shazhou, Shashang, the old bank, Wei" regional characteristics and ecological landscape of water. Attractions around the Rong Lake was a ribbon layout, to create a unique "water conservancy bonsai", with Rong Lake Square, fishing boat moonlight, musical fountains, stubborn stone springs, lonely mountain fishing moon, green wave golden sand, cultural monument wall, landscape stone superimposed on the water, nine curved folding bridges, sand garden peach blossom, pigeon golden bridge, children's world, bamboo forests to the Cuicui, the view of the Lake Wenquan, the Rong Lake Pearl and so on 15 major attractions, the park is a good example of how the park can be used. Attractions If you come to play in summer, you will see the musical fountain; if you are lucky, you can see the water screen movie.
Shepherd's Park Riverside Ecological Park through landscaping to create forest ecological landscape, digging lake landscape, expanding the waterfront space, reflecting the characteristics of fresh nature, back to basics, highlighting the "green space, water, leisure, livability," the four major elements of the formation of forest ecology, hot springs vacation, riverfront wetlands, waterfront lakeshore, the idyllic field of wildlife, Characteristic culture, commercial food and other functional areas, for the general public to provide a good place for tourism and leisure.
In addition to this, the ancient town of Quarter City, which has a history of nearly 100 years, is not a bad place to go. There, you can eat the authentic Yin cake, big stove cake, lotus leaf chicken, Ji Shi big meatballs. The most important thing you can't miss is the nationally renowned chicken in old sauce. The flavor of the authentic three-yellow chicken is still not overpowering. In addition, the buns in Ji Shi are also worth mentioning. They are thin and stuffed, with a slight flavor of wine, which will surely increase your appetite.
Details of Jingjiang City, Jiangsu Province
A: Jingjiang City, Jiangsu Province, is a small city located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, across the river from Jiangyin City. Jingjiang has a great attraction for many foodies as it has delicious crab dumplings and Yangtze River swordfish. Jingjiang and Jiangyin travel closely, and there is already a Jiangyin Bridge over the Yangtze River, which makes transportation between the two places more convenient, but not far from the Jiangyin Bridge, the locals still keep the way of crossing the river by steam ferry.
Steam ferry is a very traditional way, the car drive to the ferry, by the ferry to the other side of the river, whether it is a car, motorcycle or pedestrian can take the steam ferry, Jingjiang now there are eight Wei, nine Wei and other steam ferry terminal. It takes only ten minutes to reach the other side of the river, which is still very convenient. If you catch a good weather, you can also enjoy the sunset of the Yangtze River. The section of the Yangtze River between Jiangyin and Jingjiang is particularly busy, with many shipbuilding enterprises along the river and a constant flow of cargo ships on the river. And for many people, the steamer ferry is also a kind of sentiment, since childhood, choose the steamer ferry across the river, decades of companionship has long become a habit.