Places of interest in Shimen Town
Shimen" has been famous since ancient times. "Shimen Night Rain" was listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Tancheng County in the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Baoxin, a local literati in the Qing Dynasty, gave a detailed description in his article "Travel to Shimen": "Both sides of the Taiwan Strait" The boulder exploded with a bang, standing hundreds of feet on its side, like a cloud and thatch, it was said to be a chopping block, and it looked like it was struck by a giant spirit. The river runs through the middle and flows eastward. At night, the wind and water stir up each other, making it miserable and miserable all the time. It is like hearing the sound of rain and it feels like it is there. "It is said that Zilu, a disciple of Confucius, came here to stay overnight when he was on a study tour in Tandi. Literati and poets of the past dynasties also often came here to visit and left many poems as notes.
Daguanzhuang The ancient river course of the South Shu River is the only preserved ancient river course of the Shu River. The river meanders through the Maling Mountains for more than 20 kilometers, with an average water depth of 3 to 4 meters. The scenery on both sides is beautiful, with undulating mountains, winding waterways and patches of reed beaches. , the fishing sails are fluttering, water birds are flying, and silver fish are leaping. On the Maling Ancient Road on the west bank, there is a huge rock near the river, which is steep and abrupt. There is a cave that can accommodate three people. It is said that it is the arrow nest of Erlang Shen. Daijian Village (now Dadai Village) on the east bank is said to be the place where Xue Li hangs his sword.
It is located from the Daijian area on the Shuhe Ancient Road in the southwest of Shimen Town to Jiaolong Lake in the east of the county. It is a red stone conglomerate geological landscape zone that is unique in China and rare in the world. Some are undulating hills, and some are steep cliffs. They are unique in shape and majestic. They objectively and vividly reflect the landscape style and original state of the Cretaceous dinosaur era. The total area It covers an area of 150 square kilometers. In particular, the conglomerate red stone landscape group represented by Xiaodaijian's "Mother's Prayer" has unique myths and legends such as "Nuwa patching up the sky", "Queen Mother Fairy Meeting" and "Erlang rushing to the mountain". It is undulating, rough and majestic, with majestic winds visible in the details, like peaks or cliffs that are about to stand upright, and sometimes streams and caves, sometimes appearing and sometimes hidden, it is poetic and picturesque, and the red stone garden has been recognized by geological experts as a miraculous workmanship. The only unique geological park with academic value in China.