Songzi Splendor: A Day of Dams, Gorges, and Hot Springs

As a local museum, the collection of Jingzhou Museum is not poor and has distinct local characteristics. In Jingzhou Museum, you can see various jade ornaments of prehistoric craftsmanship; silk from the Warring States Period; the sword of King Yue and the spear of King Fuchai of Wu, which are shining with cold light and look like new; and colorful and exquisitely crafted lacquerware from the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties. The museum also houses the world's earliest mathematical monograph "Arithmetic Book" and Xiao He's "Two-Year Law" and other bamboo slips from the early Han Dynasty; the treasure of the town is: the "Western Han Male Corpse", which has been preserved for a long time and is relatively well preserved so far.

The cultural relics exhibition of Jingzhou Museum is divided into two exhibition areas: the front yard and the back yard. The exhibition building in the front yard is the basic exhibition. That is, representative cultural relics are selected in the order of historical development, showing the history of civilization development in Jingzhou from the Neolithic Age to the Qin and Han Dynasties. There are two special exhibitions: "Jianghan Plain Primitive Culture Exhibition" and "Jianghan Plain Chu-Han Culture Exhibition".

The treasure hall in the backyard exhibition area has three special exhibitions. The special exhibition "Han Tomb No. 168 in Fenghuang Mountain, Jingzhou" displays the treasure of the town: a male corpse of the Western Han Dynasty unearthed in the ancient capital of Chu, Jinan City in 1975, as well as his coffin and burial objects. According to the written records unearthed in the tomb, the deceased was buried in the 13th year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty (167 BC), earlier than the female corpse in the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha. The male corpse has been buried underground for more than 2,000 years without decay, which is rare in the world. The "one coffin and two coffins" that contained the male corpse are well preserved. The large coffin chamber and two sets of coffins indicate the noble status of the owner. The exhibition also displays hundreds of burial objects, including two items with unique styles, long preservation and still intact to this day: linen skirt and linen shoes, which are extremely precious.

The cultural relics in the collection of Jingzhou Museum are sometimes exhibited in a "reincarnation" way, so you may not be able to see all the treasures in the collection at once. The museum provides the service of renting an Guide, the rental fee is 20 yuan/piece, and it is recommended to rent one when visiting.

"When Yu conquered the nine states, Jingzhou emerged. The ancient city of Jingzhou is well-preserved. It is one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities announced in my country. It is a well-preserved and large-scale ancient city in southern my country.

Jingzhou Ancient City Historical and Cultural Tourism Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. The main tourist attraction is the complete ancient city wall, and it is a national key cultural relic protection unit. The history of the construction of the ancient city of Jingzhou can be traced back to more than 2,800 years ago. The ancient city wall of Jingzhou has been in existence for the longest time in my country (more than 1,800 years), spanned many dynasties (15), and evolved from an earthen city to a brick wall with the earthen wall as a supplement. Ancient City Wall.

The existing city wall was rebuilt in the third year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1646) based on the Ming Dynasty. It was made of glutinous rice lime mortar grouting joints, brick walls and earth walls relying on each other.

The ancient city wall of Jingzhou is an irregular oval, 3.75 kilometers long from east to west, 1.2 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of ​​4.5 square kilometers, with a circumference of 11.28 kilometers. The average height of the city wall is 8.83 meters, with 4567 battlements, 26 forts, and 5 hidden soldier caves. Jingzhou There are 6 old city gates in the ancient city; 2 city gate towers (Binyang Tower at the East Gate and Chaozong Tower at the Dabei Gate). The ancient city is divided into three floors, with the water city outside, the brick city in the middle, and the earth city inside. The water city (moat) is about 13,000 meters long, 30-250 meters wide, with an average water depth of 4 meters. It connects to Taihu Lake in the west, the Yangtze River in the east, and the ancient canal. When the city was built during the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent the city foundation from sinking and flooding the city, the city wall was built with stone bases and green brick walls, and glutinous rice lime mortar was used to grout the joints, making the city wall particularly strong. The city wall is equipped with urns, watchtowers, war houses, forts, caves for hiding soldiers, and city gates. It has a complete defense system and has always been easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is said that "Jingzhou can be conquered with iron".

Jingzhou Ancient City Night Tour-Jingzhou Ancient City Light and Shadow Show

The light and shadow show at the east gate of the ancient city of Jingzhou uses water as the stage, the city wall as the screen, and lights as the carrier to interpret Jingzhou's unique city brand and cultural connotation. Against the backdrop of the lights, the ancient city wall, Binyang Tower, and Golden Phoenix City symbols such as Tengfei, Nine Dragon Pillars, and Qu Yuan's Statue are full of color and sparkle. The entire light and shadow show is divided into four chapters: heaven, earth, people, and harmony. One scene and one story show you Jingzhou’s human history and tourism resources. Through the perfect combination of sound and light, accompanied by the night tour of the ancient city, it opens a new chapter for the night tour of the ancient city.

Painted Cruise

Take the Jingzhou Painted Boat to visit the ancient moat and the scenery along the river in the historical and cultural tourist area of ​​Jingzhou Ancient City. The ancient moat was formed by connecting natural lakes and pools by the ancients. The water area is wide and the river banks are winding, preserving the natural beauty of the original lakes and pools. , the shore is lined with trees and lush vegetation, fully demonstrating the characteristics of Hubei's water towns. Taking a boat ride, you can enjoy the ancient city wall of Jingzhou, Dadongmen Binyang Tower, Jiulong Bridge, the city logo of the Golden Phoenix, Mingyue Bridge, Qu Yuan Statue, and wetlands. Parks - Mingyue Park, Xiaobeimen and other attractions and scenery.

Around the city travel services

Experience the round-the-city tourism service and travel around the ancient city for about 13 kilometers. You can have an in-depth tour of the historical and cultural tourism area of ​​Jingzhou Ancient City. You can appreciate the history, humanities and customs of the ancient city from multiple angles and from inside and outside the ancient city. Along the way, you can enjoy the natural scenery of the moat and touch it. The ancient city wall of Jingzhou has undergone thousands of years of vicissitudes.

Binyang Tower (first stop) --- Mingyue Bridge --- Yuan'an Gate (small north gate) --- New North Gate --- Gongji Gate (big north gate) --- Anlan Gate (west gate) - --New South Gate---Nanji Gate (Old South Gate)---Guandi Temple---Binyang Tower (last stop), you can only get on and off at Binyang Tower and Guandi Temple, no stops along the way.