Places to visit in Danyang

Places to visit in Danyang: Yanling Ancient Town and Liuru Village.

1, Yanling Ancient Town

The thousand-year-old Yanling Ancient Town in southwest Danyang. Bordering Dantu and Jintan, it is one of the four major ancient towns in Danyang. In ancient times, it was a county of Eup, and its history can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. In the 25th year of Qin Shihuang, Yanling became a county and was later renamed Viling. Before the fifth year of Song Xining, Yanling Town was the ancient Yanling County.

South of the town is the Wangxian Bridge, where the legend of "Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies" originated. The song "Danyang's name is Dong Yong" has made Danyang a place of interest for folklore enthusiasts and travelers. About 500 meters south of the town, there is a "Wangxian Bridge", and not far west of Wangxian Bridge Village, there is a village called Dongxi Village, which is the legendary hometown of Dong Yong. It is said that there were Dong Yong's tomb and Dong Yong's temple in the area of Dongxi Village, but they were lost because of the long time.

The ancient town of Jizi Temple is famous. It is also known as Jizi Temple, Jiuli Temple, Jiaxian Temple and so on. Temple Ji Zi tombstone engraved with the text "Wuhu have Wu Yanling gentleman's tomb", rumored to be written in Confucius' own handwriting, so it is also known as the "cross-hole monument". Quarter River Bridge is located in the south gate of the Temple of the Ji Zi, reflecting the characteristics of the craftsmanship of the Jiangnan stone arch bridge in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, nine miles of boiling wells for the famous wonders, the earliest boiling wells chiseled in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, six boiling wells, "three clear and three turbid", well water surging as waves.

2, Liu Ru Village

Listed among the first batch of traditional villages in Jiangsu Province, Danyang, Jiangsu Province, famous for its history and culture, and the national ancient villages. Liu Ru village was formed in the early Southern Song Dynasty, has a history of more than 800 years, is an ancient village with deep cultural deposits. Buildings from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties are scattered in the village.

Today, walking along the ancient road of Liuru Village, the idyllic landscape and humanistic scenery complement each other. The Song Dynasty's Gong Clan Ancestral Hall and Liu Ru Ancient Alleyway, the Yuan Dynasty's You Yu Hall, the Ming Dynasty's Wang Gong Ancestral Hall, and the Qing Dynasty's Sui Clan's Festival of Filial Piety Square are all shining humanities that make people travel through time and think about the past.