Anhui Shouxian County City: the birthplace of Chu culture

This is located in the Huaihe RiverHenanBank of Fei, northeast Huainan small town, not many people know, made a special trip to fewer people. But familiar with Chinese history person, Shouxian County filed name, it is said of sb.'s name. Shouxian County has 4000 years of history, is the birthplace of Chu culture, "city cultural allusions, Millennium charm of chu." A long history, memories of the city, always made her heart admiration, the dream life of attachment.

����An impregnable city

FromAnhuiTheHefeiThe city of about 2 hours by car, came to Shouxian County. Far to see the dark grey wall, a tall and steep, but dragon like eyes, gate que tower towering, majestic, battlements rise and fall, the extraordinary momentum, the middle of a mighty gate, engraved with the "Fei" two words particularly eye-catching, but see the town outside the city, people to car is very lively. Is spellbound when, suddenly heard "jingle bell" sound, cycling man claiming to be a native of Shouxian County, warmly invited me to sit in his car to go to the city.

The ancient city of Shouxian County

Shouxian County, ancient Shouchun, Shouyang, Shouzhou, old city laminated on the Chu Shouchun site, checkerboard layout, is one of the seven ancient city is China's most complete preservation, than the famousShanxiPingyao County100 years earlier. Due to Shouxian County's Huai Fei, Konge Wu Chu, geographical position, called the key. Therefore, the quite important on the city wall built, destroyed and rebuilt many times, increasingly robust, thousands of years has been the military for the town of military importance. In this piece of land, there have been many "the setting sun flag, maming wind Xiao Xiao" and famous war; more numerous big name to losers are always in the wrong place. Have a history as a record is famous during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Shouzhou City Palgongsan, Fei River happened to win "Feishui war"; Miechu armies in battle when the Qin Emperor Qin Yingzheng, reached the capital of Chu Shouchun, finished out of the six countries rule all the land, the industry; Liu Bang, Yu Chuhan struggle, HW Liu Bangju MT broken the Xiang Yu posterior, forced the defeated Wujiang, cut to thank the elders, and eventually became the Empire big industry......

Looking at the old city walls, rubbing against rough masonry, hundreds of years break denudation, giant Chengzhuan has branded years mottled marks. Luxuriant grass stems, velvet moss, cling to spread, with many barren, especially with a scattered over the empty, confused means. The westerly wind rustling, played the bleak sounds of nature, the ancient city of the past glory and heroic traces of time, time in my heart, instantly made me into a nameless light sadness. In a trance, beyond time and space and distant, as if hear the sound of the bamboo flute desolation, feel the cavalry gold dagger sonorous grandeur.

����Slanting door chute

Imagination in Shouzhou City, Chu City Romantic high-stepping style, there are eight public religious immortal magic charm, a battle of Fei River cold character...... Shall is powerful, ancient history, bearing deep. However, today see Shouxian County, I was greatly surprised by its short and delicate, a week of 7141 meters of the ancient city wall locking area of 3.65 square kilometers, small small men, but thick dignified manner. The ancient city wall and solid base, the majestic simplicity, of great momentum, such as dragon surround. The walls are built for the Southern Song Dynasty, 8 meters high, with soil hangzhu wall, lateral wall tiling, many face looming "Jiankang many control". Masonry with glutinous rice juice, lime, bridge, as strong as iron, "the iron Shouzhou city" reputation. The lower part of the outer wall two meters high stone base, the inward tilt, layer upon layer. The city southeast of Gilbert, a width of 60 meters, North West Shou Fei,West LakeThe outer wall of the wall, built a city stone embankment width of about 8 metres, the achievements of Shouzhou an impregnable city sonorous fame.

The ancient city gate

The ancient city of four gates, each according to the geographic position name, Binyang east gate, South to the Tong Fei River door, West Lake, North Jing Huai River gate. The four door is guarding the gate Wengcheng, including Simon outside North, the north gate of the door towards the west, the east gate and two parallel misplaced, "slanting door chute" say, special settings to this door, has dual functions of military defense and flood control. The northern things on each side of a sluice culvert, usually the water can be discharged outside the city, when the flood season, and can automatically close to prevent water intrusion sluice gate. Gate of Juan "Jintang consolidation" "Chong Yong barrier flow" title, is the true portrayal of this strong majestic Shouzhou city walls. The water conservancy facilities, was hailed as a pearl of the ancient water conservancy project.

Since I grew up in the wall under the root of the old man said, the most let him proud is, other ancient city wall because of the age have already completed the historical mission, but the Shouxian County ancient city wall, until now still guarding the city residents. "Recently often hear reports, there are many city drainage problems, Shouxian County is ancient, but very solid. In 1954, the flood of Huaihe, flood siege, the highest water level from the north wall of the top of less than half a meter. The 1991 floods, flood siege of more than 50 days away, but the city of 100000 residents safe and sound!"

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