Tell me about Tianshui.
Tianshui is the birthplace of China's ancient culture, enjoying the reputation of "hometown of Huang Xi", and it is the holy land for the descendants of dragons at home and abroad to seek their roots and ancestors. There are many cultural relics in China, and there are 169 national, provincial and municipal key protected cultural relics, among which Dadiwan site preserves a large number of early Neolithic and Yangshao cultural treasures. Tianshui is the only Fuxi Temple with a statue of China Fuxi, with carved beams and painted buildings. Maijishan Grottoes, one of the four largest grottoes in China, is known as the "Oriental Sculpture Museum". More than 7,730 statues from the end of the 4th century to the 20th century, about 1.600 years ago, together with Daxiangshan, water curtain cave, Lashao Temple and Muti Temple, formed the "Grottoes Art Corridor" in the eastern part of the ancient Silk Road. At the same time, the botanical gardens, Xianrenya, Shimen, Jingtu Temple, Quxi and Jiezi Hot Spring Resort, which are distributed in dozens of miles around Maijishan Fiona Fang, together form the National Forest Park-Maijishan Scenic Area. The human landscape and natural beauty complement each other wonderfully, attracting countless tourists at home and abroad.
Tianshui has a pleasant climate and rich products. It is suitable for the growth of various food crops, cash crops and fruits and vegetables, and is one of the top ten apple bases in China. With a forest coverage rate of 26.2%, it is one of the largest natural forest bases in northwest China. There are abundant mineral resources here. 35 species have been proved, including metallic minerals 15 and non-metallic minerals 20. Tianshui has not only the glory of the past, but also the spring breeze of reform and opening up, which makes the hardworking and brave Tianshui people glow with infinite reform upsurge and development vitality. Today's agriculture takes the implementation of the "Six Million Project" as a breakthrough, grain production has developed steadily, the four pillar industries of fruit, animal husbandry, vegetables and agricultural and sideline products processing have begun to take shape, and the process of agricultural industrialization has accelerated; Tianshui is one of the five famous home appliance industrial bases in China. At present, an industrial system dominated by machinery, textiles and electronics has been formed. A northwest electrical appliance city is rising, a famous brand strategic pattern is taking shape, the rapid development of industrial structure and the further upgrading of products are being implemented. The connection of national highway with five horizontal and three vertical provincial highways and urban circular traffic, the preparation of Tianlan-Longhai double-track railway, the expansion of communication network and power network, the continuous improvement of transportation infrastructure, the rapid development of commercial circulation industry, the increasing foreign exchange and integration, and the continuous expansion of investment scale have made profound historical changes in Tianshui, an ancient yellow land. The comprehensive strength of the city's national economy has been continuously enhanced, the urban and rural areas are changing with each passing day, and the people's living standards are improving day by day. Today, Tianshui has been listed as a national pilot city for optimizing capital structure, a key city for technological transformation of old industrial bases, a key city for rejuvenating the city through science and education, a provincial civilized city, a sanitary city and a model city with double support in the whole province.
Tianshui was called Ji Cheng in ancient times. According to legend, Fu, the ancestor of China, was born here, so it is also called "the hometown of Huang Xi". Tianshui has a long history and rich cultural heritage. There are many cultural relics in the territory. Almost every square kilometer has Neolithic cultural sites. Tianshui Fuxi Temple and Guatai Mountain are places where Chinese people at home and abroad worship their ancestors. Wushan water curtain cave, there are various towers, springs, sculptures and portraits in the cave; The Great Xiangshan Mountain in Gangu rises from the ground, towering and spectacular, and there is a serene giant Xiangshan Buddha on the mountain; Xianren Cliff adjacent to Maijishan is a scenic spot where Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are integrated ... Maijishan Grottoes, together with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, are called the four major grottoes in China, and are famous for their exquisite clay sculpture art and steep caves.
Tianshui is a rare place with green mountains and green waters in Gansu. Maijishan Scenic Area, which consists of Maijishan Grottoes, Xiaolongshan Botanical Garden, Xianrenya, Shimen and Quxi, is the first batch of scenic spots announced by the State Council. The area is surrounded by mountains and waters, which is both beautiful in the south of the Yangtze River and magnificent in the north. This is an ideal tourist attraction.
administrative division
As of June 65438+February 3, 2005 1, Tianshui has jurisdiction over 2 municipal districts, 4 counties and1autonomous counties.
Tianshui covers an area of 14392 km2 and has a population of 3.5 million (2004).
Qinzhou District covers an area of 2,442 square kilometers and has a population of 650,000. The postal code is 74 1000.
Maiji District covers an area of 3,452 square kilometers and has a population of 580,000. The postal code is 74 1020.
Qingshui county covers an area of 2003 square kilometers and has a population of 3 1 10,000. The postal code is 74 1400. County People's Government in Yongqing Town.
Qin 'an County covers an area of 160 1 km2 and has a population of 600,000. The postal code is 74 1600. County People's Government in Xingguo Town.
Gangu County covers an area of 1.572 square kilometers and has a population of 600,000. The postal code is 74 1200. The county people's government is located in Elephant Town.
Wushan county covers an area of 20 1 1 km2 and has a population of 440,000. The postal code is 74 1300. County People's Government in Chengguan Town.
Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County covers an area of 13 1 1 km2 with a population of 320,000. The postal code is 74 1500. Autonomous County People's Government in Sol Zhang Town.
* The geographical names of the branches here are as of June 5, 2005 to February 5, 2005; Area and population data According to the Administrative Division of the People's Republic of China (2006), the population was as of the end of 2004. *
Local Features: Oriental Sculpture Art Museum
Maijishan Grottoes, located in the southeast of Tianshui, are named after the shape of the mountain like a pile of wheat. Grottoes were built more than 1500 years ago, and most of them were cut on cliffs 20 to 80 meters high. These cliffs are layered like honeycombs. There is a plank road between the caves to climb to the top of the mountain.
The statues in Maijishan Grottoes are similar to life-size, some are low-browed, some are handsome and lively, and their shapes are lifelike, so they are called "Oriental Sculpture Hall". Wushan near Tianshui and Lashao Temple Grottoes. The relief Buddha on the cliff is about 60 meters high, which is particularly majestic from a distance.
Maijishan Cave has been built into a unique "cliff pavilion". Located at the height of15m above the head of the East Cliff Clay Sculpture Buddha, Qige Pavilion is a typical cliff pavilion building with China style, which was built on a cliff more than 50 meters above the ground and excavated in the middle of the 6th century. Although Maijishan Grottoes are mainly clay sculptures, there are also a certain number of stone carvings and murals. Maijishan Grottoes are listed as national key cultural relics protection units, and a 1.300-meter aerial plank road has been built and repaired, enabling tourists to climb the grottoes smoothly.
Huang Xi's hometown, the hometown of dragons.
Tianshui is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese nation and Chinese civilization. Fuxi and Nu Wa, ancestors of human beings, were born in Tianshui, so Tianshui is also known as "the hometown of Huang Xi" and "the hometown of dragons". Fuxi was the first in Huang San, the first among the hundred kings and the first king in China. Every year, on the 15th of the first lunar month and 13th of May (the legendary dragon's birthday), Tianshui will hold a grand ceremony, starting from 1995 and expanding it into Tianshui Fuxi Cultural Festival.
The existing Fuxi Temple, also known as Tai Hao Palace, is located in Xiguan of the urban area, which is called Renzu Temple locally. Its architecture is solemn, simple and magnificent, and it is a holy place for Chinese at home and abroad to seek roots and worship their ancestors.
Optimal travel time
Tianshui has a temperate continental climate, and the urban area has a temperate semi-humid climate, with an annual average temperature of 1 1.5℃. The hottest weather is July, and the highest temperature is 33.4℃. The coldest weather is 65438+ 10 month. September to165438+1October is the best tourist season in Tianshui.
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festival
Tianshui Fuxi Cultural Festival
It is a public sacrifice held on May 13 of the lunar calendar every year, which is extended from the activities of Fuxi ceremony, and is held to commemorate the ancestor Fu of mankind. According to legend, Fuxi was the first snake in Huang San and the first king in China. He was born in Tianshui, where he created gossip, taught people to weave nets and engaged in fishing, hunting and animal husbandry.
Since the first Fuxi Cultural Festival in 1995, nearly 1,000 overseas Chinese and tourists from home and abroad have gathered in Huang Xi's hometown every June 13 of the lunar calendar to visit the ancient human site in Dadiwan and seek roots to worship their ancestors.