Places of interest in Chidong Town
During the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty 1,700 years ago, the county seat of Xinyi County, the predecessor of Liangde County, was located in Tai'an Village in Chidong (now the Liaoren cultural site). It experienced the Nanliang, Nanchen, Sui and In the early Tang Dynasty, Chidong was the political, economic and cultural center of Xinyi at that time. In the late Qing Dynasty, Hekou Village was also the main wharf of Xinyi. Mangweipu Inn and Shiguizui Noodle Shop were famous all over the world. Today's Baomao Expressway has an entrance and exit in Chidong, which will recreate the glory of that year.
The Dapo Xiaopan land formed by the Dapo River Valley is where the Fushen River and the Liuding River intersect, and the small pit originating from Daganngling (Baihusha) also flows into the Dapo River in Pizhai. , Qinglongsha drags guns from Wong Lam Trail to Fango Ling. The Dapo Xiaopan land is under the jurisdiction of Dapo Village and Lingdi Village. There is an independent hillock in Lingdi Village, and Jinjiang River surrounds Shuikou (Fangooling and Hekou Passing between the villages), Lailong returns from Tiezhiding - Huangpoling - Tiantanggang - all the way to the mountain behind the Lingdi Village Committee is the Parent Mountain. This is Xinyi's famous Fengshui treasure place "Children Sitting" Lulan". The National Baotou-Mao Expressway has an entrance and exit in Chidong. The Chidong entrance and exit toll station is located in the northeast corner of Dapopan, 500 meters away from Mangweipu. Combining ancient Feng Shui with modern high-speed, Dapopan will be Xinyi and A livable and business-friendly new district. Tongguling is located in the back mountain of Tonggu Village. It is the place with the most unearthed bronze drums in Guangdong Province. According to historical records: "The bronze drum is more than a foot high and two feet wide. It is exquisitely decorated. It is suspended and struck, and its sound is quite shocking. In the first year of Jiatai in the Song Dynasty, it was in a land that was suitable for the people. The next year, the mountain floods came out and gushed out again. "As many as eight bronze drums were unearthed from the beginning to the end. (In modern times, three bronze drums were unearthed three times: May 1976, January 10, 1978, and 1979.) This place was named Tonggu Village.
Near the Tonggu River Falls, according to the 1983 cultural relics census, it is the site of an ancient Liao people village in Xinyi. Therefore, Tonggu Ridge in Chidong is also a place with rich history in Xinyi.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Tongguling was a village where the indigenous Liao people from Lingnan lived together. The ruins of the Liao people’s village in Tonggu Village are not far from the ruins of the ancient city of Liangde. Liao is home to the Du Lao (chief) of the Liao people. Chidong Shi Haizui Food Street is a well-known brand food street in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. It is only three kilometers away from Xinyi City. It is the only way to go through Xinyi Guangzhou, and customers come here like clouds. But at present, it is still composed of seven or eight small restaurants, and there is no large restaurant that integrates catering, accommodation and conferences.
The Chidong exit of Baomao Expressway is only 4 kilometers away from Xinyi City. Its suburban location and good ecological environment give it unique regional advantages and characteristic resources. Chidong Town takes advantage of this advantage in a timely manner and uses Baomao Expressway to focus on "eating" and "playing", creating a characteristic Chidong of "satisfactory eating and having fun", and strives to become the northern part of Xinyi City. The "new landscape" of the entrance and exit.
In the "food" article, Chidong Town will start with the well-known Chidong "Shi Haizui" rice noodles, and use this traditional brand to apply for a registered geographical indication for "Shi Haizui"; establish " The "Shi Haizui" Catering Industry Association will create a "Shi Haizui" street in Chidong and improve its management and catering service levels. Relevant leaders of Chidong Town said that "Shi Haizui" is a well-known special brand. Before the opening of Baomao Expressway, the brand positioning of "Shi Haizui" should be improved, so that tourists from all over the world can become accustomed to eating and have fragrant teeth.
When it comes to "playing", Chidong Town has integrated resources and focused on promoting two tourism projects, Lianhua Lake Paradise and Jiamen Gorge Rafting, to create a characteristic tourism industry. Lianhua Lake Manor is currently under intense construction. The manor is located near the entrance of Chuchidong of Baomao Expressway, close to National Highway 207, and close to the middle and upper reaches of Jianjiang River, namely Jinjiang (Dongjiang) River. It has convenient transportation and beautiful environment. After completion, the Lianhua Lake Manor will become the largest "water park" in Xinyi City.
In order to make the two articles of "food" and "play" more beautiful, Chidong Town is currently vigorously improving the environment around the Chidong entrance and exit of Baomao Expressway, integrating natural landscapes and humanistic customs, and increasing capacity expansion Improve quality so that tourists can "eat" comfortably and "play" happily. Tai'an Village is located across the river from the Chidong Town Government in Xinyi City, Guangdong Province. It was the county seat of Liang De in the Liang Dynasty in 1500. It was the seat of Liang (Hua) De County in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang and early Song Dynasties.
There are now earthen city walls to the north of Tai'an Village, Dongkuo to the east, West Village to the west, Huaide Street to the south, and Slang cultural relics to the north. However, Xinyi government departments do not have any protection at present. According to Qing County Chronicles: The Celestial Palm Stone is in Huai North of the former site of De County. The stone is more than ten feet high and has the marks of a giant on it.
Taian Village has the largest tourist strawberry farm in Xinyi. Tonggu Village is located in the area of Tonggu Hydropower Station in Chidong Town. It is the ruins of a Zhuang village. The old "Xinyi County Chronicle" records: During the Chenghua Period of the Ming Dynasty, there were 49 Zhuang villages in Xinyi. Tonggu Village is the first village among them.
In Tonggu Village, in the first year of Jiatai of the Song Dynasty (1201), one side of the bronze drum was unearthed. The following year, a flash flood collapsed the mountain, and one side came back, hence the name Tonggu Village.
After the founding of New China, three bronze drums were unearthed three times in May 1976, January 10, 1978, and 1979.