Zaozhuang cultural history

Zaozhuang is a beautiful, rich and heroic land, located in the south of Shandong Province, bordering Yimeng Mountain in the east, Weishan Lake in the west, Xuzhou, a cultural resort of Han Dynasty in the south, and Qufu and Zoucheng, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius in the north. The Taierzhuang section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has a history of more than 400 years, with 68.5 kilometers of rivers and 35 square kilometers of river basins passing through the south. With a total area of 4,550 square kilometers and a population of 3.6 million, it governs five districts: Shizhong, Xuecheng, Shanting, Yicheng, Taierzhuang and Tengzhou. Zaozhuang, located in the golden tourist line of "one mountain, one water, two Han dynasties and three holes", is a dynamic and unique emerging tourist city. It has both the boldness of the northern cities and the beauty of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and is known as the "Pearl of Southern Shandong". Rich in tourism resources, many scenic spots and rich in cultural relics, it contains profound tourism development potential, and the new tourism image is positioned as "the hometown of the Flying Tigers Lingshan Xiushui". Zaozhuang has beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful environment. Baodugu National Forest Park is a natural ecological oxygen bar with beautiful peaks and lush forests, with a forest coverage rate of 97%. Guanshi Liuyuan, which was selected as the best in kiness, is surrounded by mountains and waters, elegant and beautiful, and is an ecological sightseeing and leisure resort; The surging ancient canal, with a thousand-year history and ancient charm, is magnificent and full of amorous feelings, and is called "the only remaining canal cultural heritage of Qing Dynasty in Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal" by experts of the World Tourism Organization. Yanma Lake is one of the top ten reservoirs in Shandong Province and the largest reservoir in Zaozhuang City. Xiongershan National Geopark has beautiful scenery, and was rated as one of the top ten outstanding new scenic spots in Shandong in 2002. Tengzhou Weishan Lake Wetland, with thousands of red lotus flowers and hundreds of miles of reeds, is known as "the first wetland in the north of the Yangtze River" and "the capital of the Netherlands" in China. Lianqingshan, which is famous for its "wonders of the dry sea", is shaded by trees and rugged with strange rocks. Wannian Long Mu Jujube Garden, with fragrant flowers and fruits, was listed as the first batch of national agricultural tourism demonstration sites; Guishan Mountain is listed as a provincial geological park because of its charming natural scenery. Zaozhuang has beautiful natural scenery, a long and splendid history and culture and many places of interest. This is the hometown of Mozi, a great thinker and scientist in ancient China. Mao Sui, a great scholar who recommended himself and was praised by later generations, Kuang Heng, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, and Jia Sanjin, a great writer of the Ming Dynasty, are all outstanding figures nurtured by Xiushui in Lingshan, Zaozhuang. More than 7,300 years ago, the ruins of North New Culture, ancient Tengguo, Gu and many other ancient sites, the tombs of Meng Changjun's father and son, Tian Ying, many Han tombs and the tombs of concubines of Emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty, as well as the most displayed Han stone reliefs in China all reflect the magical charm of integrating the essence of humanity. Zaozhuang is not only a resort of green eco-tourism, but also a hot spot of red tourism. In modern times, there were the Taierzhuang War that shocked the world, the heroic canal detachment, the glory of Lunan Battle and the glory of the famous Flying Tigers, so Zaozhuang won the reputation of "hometown of flying tigers". Today, the Flying Tigers Monument and Group Carvings stand tall on the beautiful Weishan Lake. The Taierzhuang War Memorial Hall, located on the picturesque ancient canal, reproduces the grand occasion of patriotic soldiers who participated in the Taierzhuang War that year. In 2005, Flying Tigers Memorial Park and Taierzhuang War Memorial Site were listed in 100 national key red tourist attractions, and Zaozhuang, together with Jinggangshan, Xibaipo and Yan 'an, was identified as 20 national key red tourist cities by the National Tourism Administration. In recent years, combined with the transformation of urban economy, Zaozhuang has continuously increased investment, focused on cultivating tourism into a pillar industry, optimized the tourism environment, and accelerated the pace of building tourist facilities and scenic spots, forming a red tourist area with the Flying Tigers Memorial Park and Taierzhuang War Site as the main body, and a hydrophilic tourist area with Honghe Wetland, Grand Canal, Canal Ancient Town and Yanma Lake as the main body. Leisure and holiday tourist areas mainly include Lianqingshan, Baodugu, Xiong 'er Mountain, Guishan and Zhoucun Reservoir, agricultural eco-tourist areas mainly involve Shiliuyuan, Wanmu Jujube Garden and Hongmen Grape Village, and ancient cultural tourist areas mainly include Mozi's hometown, Xue Gucheng, northern new cultural sites and tombs. On the tourist routes in the city, a two-day tourist loop has been formed from the Red River Wetland along the Grand Canal to Taierzhuang, Guanshi Liuyuan and Flying Tigers Memorial Park, and then to Baodugu, Xiongershan, Lianqingshan and Tengzhou ancient cultural tourist areas. The fertile soil in southern Shandong is the root and the canal is the vein. The scenery in Zaozhuang is really beautiful!