The History and Culture of Eight Scenes in Wuchuan

Wuchuan City is a county-level city in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, with a long history, profound cultural heritage and a long tradition of customs. Meilong Town in Wuchuan City was named "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art" by the Ministry of Culture in 2000, Huang Po Town was named "Hometown of China Folk Culture and Art" by the Ministry of Culture in 2005, and Wuyang Town was named "Famous Historical and Cultural Town of China" by the Ministry of Culture in 2008. Also known as "the hometown of Cantonese opera", "the hometown of clay sculpture" and "the hometown of puppets", it was awarded the title of "the hometown of moon cakes in China" by China Cuisine Association 20 1 1.

Wuchuan city's floating colors, clay sculptures and flower bridges are known as "the three wonders of Wuchuan". Wuchuan clay sculpture was selected as the "Guangdong Intangible Cultural Heritage List" in 2007, and Wuchuan Piaose was selected as the "National Intangible Cultural Heritage List" in 2008. Wuchuan is full of talented people, including poets, literati and people with lofty ideals. For example, Jin Shihe in the Song Dynasty, Lin Zhaotang, the only champion in western Guangdong, Chen Lanbin, the first ambassador of China to the United States, Li, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, Pang Xiong, one of the 72 martyrs in Huanghuagang, Zhang Yan, a patriotic general, and Li Hanhun, chairman of Guangdong Province of the National Government. After liberation, there were China people and former Vice Foreign Minister Liu Huaqiu.

The Eight Scenes of Wuchuan generally refer to the "Eight Scenes of Wuchuan Ancient", and now many scenic spots have disappeared, or only ruins are left.