China Traditional Culture-Zhuozhou Chapter?

Zhuozhou is located in the capital and the economic circle around Beijing, only 62 kilometers away from Tiananmen Square, with a total area of 742 square kilometers and a population of 600,000. Zhuozhou has a long history, outstanding people, developed economy, splendid culture and numerous historical sites. Due to its unique geographical location, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty wrote the title "Japan's frontier is unparalleled, how difficult it is to be the first state in the world". Throughout the ages, there are many celebrities here, including Liu Bei, Han Zhaolie, Zhao Kuangyin of Song Taizu, Zhang Fei, a famous minister in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lu Zhi, a geographer in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Hui Neng, a Zen master of the sixth ancestor, Shao Yong, a modern poet and scholar highly praised by Lu Xun, and Zhang Tianmin, a famous contemporary playwright.

In recent years, Zhuozhou has established the development strategy of "building the city by industry, prospering the city by city and strengthening Beijing", invested in the construction and restoration of a large number of scenic spots such as China Film and Television City, Sanyi Palace, two golf courses, Li Daoyuan's former residence, Lushi Ancestral Hall and many reception facilities such as honest sunshine, and the tourism industry has begun to take shape. In 2002, it was named as an excellent tourist city in China by the National Tourism Administration, and was identified as one of the 25 demonstration cities (counties) with characteristic economy by the Hebei provincial government. Zhuozhou focuses on tourism and leisure industry, and is listed as one of the top 100 counties (cities) with the most economic development vitality in China by the National Bureau of Statistics.

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Zhuozhou has been established for more than 2300 years. It is a famous historical city, known as "the first state in the world". It was located in Zhuoxian in the Qin Dynasty, Fanyang County in Weidu in the Three Kingdoms Period and Zhuozhou Road in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it belonged to Beiping County and Shuntianfu successively. In the Republic of China, it was called Zhuoxian County, and later it belonged to Hebei Province. 1September, 1986, with the approval of the State Council, it was listed as a first-class open city in Hebei Province and one of the four major tourist areas in Hebei Province.

Zhuozhou was an outstanding man, Emperor Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin of Song Taizu, Zhang Fei of the Han Dynasty, geographer Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Lu, one of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty, and Jia Dao, a poet in distress. It was the hometown of Liu, Guan and Zhang during the Three Kingdoms period. CCTV Zhuozhou Film and Television Base, Liu Bei's hometown, Zhang Fei Gujing, Li Daoyuan Memorial Hall and two golf courses in Kyoto and Jingnan are open to the outside world. The state-level tourist resort with an investment of 800 million yuan will make Zhuozhou a new economic pattern in the suburbs of Beijing, which integrates tourism, culture and commerce, further enrich tourism resources and comprehensively improve the city's taste.

Zhuozhou, the first state in the world

60 kilometers south of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, there is an ancient and civilized city, which is Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province. The city covers a total area of 742 square kilometers and governs 15 townships, offices, development zones, 407 administrative villages and 30 communities with a total population of 594,000. Zhuozhou is an excellent tourist city in China and a national model city with double support.

More than 250 years ago, when Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty made a southern tour through Zhuozhou, the capital city, he wrote the poem "The Japanese boundary is unparalleled, the first state in the world is full of difficulties". Today, Zhuozhou, with its unique geographical and resource advantages, is undertaking a rare development opportunity. Especially in 2005, Zhuozhou was identified as an expanding county (city) by the Hebei provincial government, and was given the same economic and social management authority as a city divided into districts, which gave a powerful wing to Zhuozhou's take-off.

Unparalleled historical and cultural resources

Zhuozhou is rich in historical and cultural resources and is one of the counties (cities) with the deepest cultural background around Beijing and Hebei. In the long history of more than 2,300 years, a large number of historical celebrities have emerged, such as Qin Shihuang Liu Bei, Zhang Houfei, politicians of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Li Daoyuan, the father of China's geography, Shao Yong, the philosopher of the Northern Song Dynasty, Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, etc., which makes this ancient city with the title of "Excellent Tourism City in China" more magnificent.

Zhuozhou is the birthplace of "Three Kingdoms Culture". The story of Liu Bei's "Three sworn relationships in Taoyuan" with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei is widely circulated. "Three Kingdoms Culture" has an important influence in Zhuozhou. Today, the remains of the culture of the Three Kingdoms can be seen everywhere in the streets. Taoyuan Hotel, Taoyuan Street, Sanyi Primary School, Sanyi Palace and Zhangfei Temple all show Zhuozhou people's respect for their ancestors and loyalty.

Lu Ji, represented by Lu Zhi, a statesman of the Eastern Han Dynasty, met Zhuo Jun, and many celebrities came forth in large numbers. For thousands of years, "the combination of civil and military skills, poetry and propriety" has become another enduring family culture in Chinese mainland besides the Kong family.

Echoing the history and culture at a distance are these precious ancient city relics. Yongji Bridge, the first long stone arch bridge in China identified by experts; National key cultural relics-Twin Towers in Liao Dynasty; Ancient buildings with historical, cultural and artistic values will be fully excavated and restored in accordance with the overall plan of "Excavation, Protection and Utilization of Zhuozhou Historical and Cultural Resources".

An ancient city of Zhuozhou with concentrated historical and cultural resources and distinctive features will reappear in front of the world with a brand-new look and become a boutique business card of "Humanistic Zhuozhou". Different from the "Imperial Capital Culture" in Beijing, Zhuozhou is seizing the opportunity of tourism and cultural industry development in Beijing suburbs with its unparalleled historical and cultural advantages.

If history and culture are the important connotation of urban cultural environment and cultural taste, and are the internal driving force for the sustainable development of regional economy, then the golf course with international standards in provincial tourist resorts and the largest film and television shooting base in the north have laid a good foundation for the promotion of Zhuozhou's modern cultural taste and become a unique tourist hotline in southern Beijing.