Ancient City of Shouxian, Huanan, Anhui | A place of strategic importance
| A place of strategic importance.
🚩Due to its important location at the junction of the river and Huai, Shouxian has always been a place of strategic importance for the military, where golden halberds fly. The ancient city wall of Shouxian was built for military defense!
✅The ancient city wall of Shouxian was built in the Song Dynasty, rebuilt in the Northern Song Dynasty, and has a history of more than 900 years.
✅ Brick walls and stone bases, four gates in the city, each with a urn city, this is exactly what we see in ancient film and television works about the ancient city wall, which also has a complete military defense system, is the best preserved ancient city wall of the Song Dynasty in China, more than 100 years earlier than the ancient city of Pingyao in Shanxi.
✅Located on the banks of the Jianghuai, Shouxian has been plagued by floods for a long time in history. The construction of the city wall has blocked the flood outside the city wall many times in history, saving the residents from the disaster of flood.
➡️The ancient city wall has four ancient city gates: Binyang in the east, Tongfu in the south, Dinghu in the west, and Jinghuai in the north
👉Although the name of the ancient city wall of Shouxian is little known, and even once in a state of being forgotten, its historical value is still not lost to other ancient cities.
✅ Ancient exploration tips
🚩Ancient city wall of Shouxian
📍Old city area of Shouxian, Huanan City
🎫Open to the public for free all day
⏰Recommended tour time 2 hours
🚌Take bus No. 29 in the city, take bus No. 601 in Shouxian
Ancient city wall of Shouxian
Leave a historical figure and inherit culture. Today is a quiet and peaceful place suitable for slow pace and easy to live. In the morning, you can face the sunrise and morning exercises. At dusk, you can watch the soft light of the ancient city, take pictures, live broadcast, punch in, moderate consumption, like to eat fermented bean curd, you can bring a few bottles when you leave, good quality and cheap, very delicious. It's just a pity that the inner city is built with old imitation. . . . . [Cost-effective] Cheap and good quality [View] Quiet and peaceful
There are not many tourists, you can stroll quietly, and the ancient city wall is walked for two hours. Although Baoen Temple, Confucius Temple, Mosque, etc. are not big, they are natural and true. Although the sun is very sun, the body feels very comfortable. In these ancient buildings, the breeze is through the hall, the wind bell is melodious, and the Chu Culture Museum is worth seeing. The homestay we stayed in in the ancient city was in very good condition, beautiful and clean. The locals are also very hospitable, and several drivers will take the initiative to introduce the history and humanities of Shouxian. It is a bit monotonous to eat.
The ancient city of Huainan Shou County, Anhui, is one of the seven well-preserved ancient cities in the country. Four city gates and gate buildings are all there, and the city walls are also well repaired. Take a look at it and experience the solemnity of the ancient city's history.
Shouxian Dajiujia is a traditional specialty food in Shouxian County, Anhui Province, with a long history. It is rumored that it was named because of Zhao Yuzheng Huainan. The production method is very elegant, using pig plate oil, citrus cake, walnut as the main raw materials, using traditional production methods. The color of the big rescue is golden, the fragrance is sniffing, the crisp sweet fragrance, and it is very delicious. As a specialty of Shouxian County, the big rescue represents the traditional food culture of Shouxian County and is one of the foods that the locals are proud of.
The attractions at the doorstep, although the whole county is becoming more and more commercial, but still retain a small number of ancient city areas, leisure time to the ancient city to go around, walking along the ancient city wall is good, by the way, eat some food, I heard that the old goose in Shouxian tastes good.
Now the south gate has been renovated, it is not bad.