The history and culture of Lianjiang kou town

Lianjiang mouth town has a long history and rich culture, with a history of more than 2,000 years. It is a battleground for the military strategists of the old imperial dynasty, and there are many historical sites in the town. The land of Lianjiang River Estuary, founded in the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369), was named because it was located at the intersection of Lianjiang (formerly known as Lianshui) and Beijiang (formerly known as Qinshui). Feilaixia Reservoir Bay has beautiful scenery. Together with Mianyang Gorge, it forms the original ecological Shili Corridor in Beijiang River Basin. Mianyang Gorge, a cultural tourist area of Mianyang Gorge in the town, is also called Blind Gorge because of its magical color. It is a narrow river from the Beijiang River through Boluokeng to Lianjiang mouth, starting from Zhang Cun in Yingcheng Street in the north and reaching Jiangkouzui in Lianjiang mouth town in the south, with a total length of about 10 km. The mountains on both sides of the strait are towering, the cliffs are steep, and the water is turbulent, which has become the throat of ancient waterway transportation and the place where military strategists must guard. After Zhao Tuo became king in South Vietnam in the Han Dynasty, he built a city of ten thousand people in Jiangkouzui, not far from the lower reaches of Mianyang Gorge, to stop the Han soldiers from going south. Ten thousand people could not force it, but one person guarded it. Professor Mo of Sun Yat-sen University once said: The city of ten thousand people is a treasure of South Vietnamese culture, and it has every reason to apply for "World Heritage". Together with the Maritime Silk Road, it will be called the most important historical and cultural heritage in Guangdong. After excavation and restoration, the ruins of the city of ten thousand people will become the brightest pearl in the crown of Mianyang Gorge cultural tourism scenic spot. Mianyang Gorge has well-preserved ancient plank roads and more than 20 cliff carvings. In the Song Dynasty, a plank road was built on the west bank of Jiangxia, and there were traces of it on several cliffs. The ancient plank road on the east coast was restored in the Ming Dynasty because it was low from the river. Now it is relatively complete and feasible. The plank road is about 1 1,000m long and about 1 m wide. It is one of the most complete ancient plank roads found in Britain, Germany and even the whole province. This Jingyang Gorge is famous for its beauty, strangeness, danger and illusion. There are also nine bays, eight stones, blind stones, rhinoceros stones and general stones on both sides of the canyon. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been a famous tourist attraction in Britain and Germany, leaving many poems praising the canyon scenery. Zhang Jiuling, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, Yang Wanli and Yuan Mei, famous writers in the Qing Dynasty, all wrote poems praising Mianyang Gorge. Mianyang Gorge has well-preserved ancient plank roads and more than 20 cliff carvings. On the bank of the Xiajiang River estuary in Mianyang, there is a Jiangkou Temple, which was built by the river. The temple is located in a treasure trove of geomantic omen, which can be described as "three rivers and six banks". On the first and fifteenth day of the first lunar month, everyone worships and the incense is strong. The main god in the temple is Cao Zhuniang, known as the goddess of Beijiang River. It is said that the palm of the god in the temple is in charge of the safety of the people in the Beijiang River basin, especially the fishermen, and the goddess worshipped can protect the country and defend the country, and the weather is good. Cao Zhuniangniang is on a par with Mazu and Dragon Mother, and has the essence of southern Guangdong. The main cultural relics in the territory are Xupu Pass (Mianyang Pass) and the former site of Guangdong-Han Railway.