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Haining’s places of interest

Haining is a typical water town city in the south of the Yangtze River, characterized by three cultures: lamp culture, trendy culture, and human culture. Below I have sorted out the places of interest in Haining, I hope it will be helpful to you! Inventory of places of interest in Haining

Haining’s places of interest 1: Haining Tide

The Qiantang River tide is the three major tidal waves One is the centrifugal effect of celestial gravity and the earth's rotation, plus the special topography of the bell mouth of Hangzhou Bay, which causes extremely large tides.

Yanguan Town, Haining, Zhejiang Province is the first resort (the best place to watch tides), so it is also called "Haining Tide".

Qiantang River Tide: Qiantang Tide (Qientang Bore)? The most spectacular tide. In Chinese history, there are three most famous tidal areas: Qingzhou Tide, Guangling Tide and Qiantang Tide in Shandong. In the world, the Qiantang Tide is one of the three major tidal surges in the world. These three tides are the Ganges Tide in India, the Amazon Tide in Brazil and the Qiantang Tide in China.

The poem goes: "As soon as I look at Qiantang, there are endless waves, and suddenly the violent waves cross my eyes; the energy contained in the seemingly ordinary river water is astonishing." ? [1] At the beginning of the tide, a white line flashed on the river, accompanied by a rumbling sound. The tide came from far and near, rushing in. The tide pushed and roared like thunder. In an instant, the peak of the tide towered. A three- to four-meter-high water wall stood upright on the river, spraying beads and splashing jade, like thousands of horses galloping. Tide watching began in the Han and Wei dynasties and flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties. After more than 2,000 years, it has become a local custom.

Fei Huang of the Qing Dynasty (1664-year) said in Guangling Tao Bian: In the Spring and Autumn Period, the tide flourished in Shandong, and in Guangling during the Han and Six Dynasties. After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the tide flourished in Zhejiang, and the earth's energy flowed from north to south. Is there anyone who really knows this?

The Qiantang Tide appeared later than the Guangling Tide, and was formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty at the latest. Wang Chong's "Lunheng Shuxu Chapter" mentioned that "there are waves in Zhejiang, Shanyin River, and Shangyu River". It is also said that at that time in Qiantang and Zhejiang, there were all temples built for Zixu, in order to soothe his hatred and stop the violent waves. However, Wang Chong only said that there were waves in the Qujiang River in Guangling, and the literati gave it to it, but did not mention the tide in the Qiantang River. It can be seen that in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiantang Tide was far less famous than Guangling Tide. It is estimated that the custom of watching tides in Qiantang had not yet formed at that time.

Watching the autumn tide in Qiantang has become a trend as early as the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, this trend became even more popular. According to legend, August 18th of the lunar calendar is the birthday of the Tide God, so the tide peak is the highest. The imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty once stipulated that on this day, the navy parade in the Qiantang River would become a custom. August 18th gradually became the Tide Watching Festival. The poet Pan Lang of the Northern Song Dynasty wrote in "Jiuquanzi":

I have long remembered watching the tide, and the Manguo people were vying to look up the river. The vast sea of doubts has become empty, amid the sound of thousands of drums. The tide boy stands facing the waves, holding the red flag in his hand without getting wet. Don't come here and look into the dream, the dream is still chilling.

This poem is a true portrayal of the activities of "tide making" and "tide watching" back then.

Haining’s Places of Interest 2: The Style Street of the Prime Minister’s Mansion

Yanguan Town, Haining City is a famous resort for watching the tide of the Qianjiang River. It has rich historical and cultural connotations. The style of the Prime Minister’s Mansion The block is located on Xiaodongmenzhi Street in Yanguan. It is a thousand-year-old street with the main scene of the Chen Ge old residence, the prime minister's residence in the Qing Dynasty. This ancient street is 600 meters long from east to west. It is dotted with major cultural landscapes such as Chenge Old House, Yang Bingbu House, Zheng Xiaocang's Former Residence, City God Temple, and Wutu Temple. There are also many old houses and shops, and a collection of cultural relics and historic sites. , the charm still exists to this day. In 2002, Haining City invited relevant experts to plan and design the protection and development of this ancient street. At the same time, it was decided to invest more than 40 million yuan to transform it into a building characterized by ancient streets and lanes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the residence of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty. It is a pedestrian street with traditional commercial and residential culture as its connotation and integrating tourism, shopping and entertainment.

After reconstruction, the block covers an area of 218 acres, with a construction area of 14,589.31 square meters. It has restored the cultural and historical street scenes such as "city tower", "tea house", and "yi temple", and connected them into a complex with a rich Jiangnan charm. A characteristic neighborhood full of history and culture.

The unique moat, tower, and small suspension bridge have quietly appeared at the Xiaodongmen; the Town God’s Temple, the archway, and the traditional shops on both sides reveal the quaint customs; the teahouse, Siyuxuan, Tianshui Pavilion, Covered bridges and other buildings have been given a new look. The Chenge old residence has restored the "Airi Hall" and theater building covering an area of more than 1,600 square meters, adding a quiet ancient charm to the residence of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty. The restored ancient streets will be integrated with tourist attractions such as tide watching along the river and Wang Guowei's former residence, becoming another highlight of Haining tourism.

The Prime Minister’s Mansion Street is a characteristic cultural street that contains profound history and culture and reproduces the style of the water town. The block is composed of four major blocks: the city tower, suspension bridge, dianjiangtai, and arsenal form the city tower; the covered bridge, teahouse, and Pingou Rest form the teahouse district; and the Chenge Old House, Yang Bingbu House, and Zheng Xiaocang’s former residence are composed of Humanities area; the Town God’s Temple and the traditional commercial buildings on both sides form the Yimiao area. The neighborhood integrates the former residences of celebrities, bureaucratic mansions, the ancient temple of the Town God, traditional shops, and characteristic residences, with a long ancient style and unique style.

Haining’s Scenic Spots 3: Tanah Lot Temple

Tanah Lot Temple is located at the east end of Chunxi Road, Yanguan Town, Haining City, Zhejiang Province. In that month, Li Wei, the governor of Zhejiang, ordered the construction of the Temple of the Sea, and opened up 40 acres of land inside Chunxi Gate (today's No. 150 Chunxi Road, Yanguan Town). It was completed in November of the ninth year of Yongzheng's reign, covering an area of about 2.7 hectares and costing money One hundred thousand taels, and its structure is modeled after the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, so it is called the "Yinluan Hall". This temple was built to worship the God of Zhejiang Sea. During the Xianfeng period, most of the buildings were destroyed by war. It was rebuilt in the eleventh year of Guangxu (1885). The remaining stone squares, stone lions, stone squares, Qingcheng Bridge, gates, main halls, and imperial stele pavilions still show the magnanimity of the royal supervision

The main hall of Tanah Lot Temple is the most majestic building, imitating the Forbidden City. The structure of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is a palace building with double eaves resting on the top of a mountain, with five couplets and seven levels rising out of four. The main spine is for Shuanglong to grab the ball, and the words "Baoli Donghai" and "Yongqing Anlan" are written on it. There are tall owl kisses on both sides of the spine. The main spine, broad spine, and heavy spine are all carved with King Kong figures and allusions related to Feng Shui such as good weather and good weather. Tanah Lot Temple is dedicated to the legendary "God of Zhejiang Sea". There is an unknown sea god in the main hall, flanked by Qian Liu and Wu Zixu. Behind the main hall, there is an imperial stele pavilion with octagonal double eaves and a pointed roof. The imperial stele in the pavilion is about five meters high and is made of white marble. The forehead of the stele is embossed with a flying dragon and a red bird, two dragons fighting for a ball. The body and base of the stele are engraved with flying dragon, Ruyi, ten thousand characters and sea water patterns, which are exquisite. The positive side of the stele is Yongzheng's "Inscription on the Temple of the Sea", and the negative side is Emperor Qianlong's "Yue Haitang".

When the Tanah Lot Temple was first built, the main hall worshiped the gods Shenwu Su Wang Qian Liu and Wu Yingwei Gong Wu Zixu. The main hall has a construction area of 546 square meters and a height of 20 meters. There are seven levels out of the building, and the pillars, steps, and stone railings are all made of white marble. The stone railings are also carved with patterns of dragons, tigers, flowers, birds, clouds and water. There is no other temple as tall and exquisite as this, with so much white marble as building materials, at least in Zhejiang!

Tanah Lot Temple is divided into nine courtyards, all of which are palace-style buildings of the Qing Dynasty. , among which there are the Song and Dance Building, Qingcheng Bridge, Shanmen Hall, Main Hall, Imperial Stele Pavilion, Bedroom, etc. on the central axis. There is Tianhou Palace on the east side, with a dining hall in front of the palace, a Taoist temple in the back, a Thunder Temple in the west, a pool behind the palace, a platform built on the pool, a high pavilion across the bridge, and a Taoist residence in the west of the pavilion, and a stage in the back. , Narcissus Pavilion, open hall, wing room, etc. are rare palace-style buildings in Jiangnan. Currently, the Shanmen Hall, main hall, stone square, stone lions, imperial stele pavilion, etc. are preserved, and comprehensive renovations began in 1992.

In the stone square in front of the Tanah Lot Temple, there is a river-supported stone beam, with a pair of white marble stone lions on both sides, two flagpoles on both sides, and two white marble stone archways (commonly known as archways) on the west side, 8.7 meters high. There are four pillars at the bottom, and the third floor is on the top. The forehead on the east side of the square is said "Baoli Donghai", which is called Zhennanbang. The forehead beams and pillars are embossed with sea tide patterns and cloud patterns. The stone lions and stone squares are exquisitely carved and gracefully shaped. They are known as "Jiangnan Dubu". The buildings form a whole group and occupy a corner of the city. They are majestic and magnificent.

According to local chronicles, the tide in Haining intensified after the Song and Yuan Dynasties. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, tidal disasters were rampant in Haining. The pond banks were repeatedly washed away, and countless fertile fields and houses were destroyed. Yongzheng repeatedly dispatched important ministers of the court, local governors, and governors to Haining to supervise the construction of the pond and rush to repair it. During his 13 years in power, the emperor built Haining ponds 18 times, totaling 54,080 feet of various ponds and more than 340,000 taels of silver. He also created the annual repair system of sea ponds in western Zhejiang for future generations. Yongzheng ordered the construction of Tanah Lot Temple to cost 100,000 taels of silver. At that time, after succeeding Kangxi, the national destiny and national strength were still strong.