Photos of Tongcheng Ancient City

Tongcheng Old Town is the seat of Tongcheng (county) administration, with a history of more than 1,200 years. The ancient city sits north to the south, backed by the three mountains of Yuping, Touzi and Longmian, and by the side of Shihe River and Longmian two waters. The ancient city is elegantly built with twists and turns, and is known as "seven turns, eight corners, nine alleys, and thirteen alleys". The preserved or restored ancient buildings in the city include: the magnificent "Tongcheng Confucian Temple" reflecting the cultural characteristics of Tongcheng; the "Southeast Second Old Street" reflecting the architectural characteristics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties; Chunji Xuan"; "Zilai Bridge" with five stacks and four holes across the Longmian River; "Jingtu Lotus Society", which is quiet and solemn, as if being in a fairyland; "Xiangujing", which has not dried up for thousands of years and is full of legends, etc. . Every step in the city, there is a relic of famous people, such as Fang Xuejian's "Lecture Garden", Fang Yizhi's former residence "Chisa Garden", Zuo Guangdou's former residence "Jijiaotang" and "Zuo Gong Temple", Zhang Ying, Zhang Tingyu The ruins of the "Prime Minister's Mansion" and "Liuchi Lane", Yao Nai's "Xibaoxuan" and the ginkgo tree he planted by hand, Yao Yuanzhi's old building "Bamboo Leaf Pavilion", Fangdongshu Family Temple, Fang Zongcheng's former residence "Nine Houses", The "Banshan Pavilion" of Wu Rulun's library, the "Linghan Pavilion" of Fang Shoudun's Poetry Pavilion, and the former residence of Wu Yue, a martyr of the modern revolution, are all vivid in our eyes, showing the unique charm of the ancient city. Famous contemporary scholars and writers Zhu Guangqian, Fang Dongmei, Ye Dingyi, Fang Xiaoyue, Fang Lingru, Ma Maoyuan, Guangrenhong, Shu Wu, etc. have also left footprints in their youth in their hometown. The main attractions are: Zhu Guangqian's former residence and so on. Luo Zhewen, a famous literary historian, wrote when he inspected the ancient city: "I think that in the past, the capital was covered by the capital, and the articles were the best in the world; see the re-emergence of humanities today, and once again lead the way."