Jieyang is located in the Chaoshan Plain in the southeastern part of Guangdong Province, bordering Shantou and Chaozhou to the east, Shanwei to the west, the South China Sea to the south, and Meizhou to the north. The terrain slopes from west to east, with low mountains and hills interlaced with valleys and plains. On average, the northwest and southwest are mostly hills and mountains, while the central, southern and southeastern parts are vast and fertile Rongjiang alluvial plains and coastal sedimentary plains. Jieyang’s mother river, the Rongjiang River, is the second largest river in eastern Guangdong and is known as Known as the "Land of Fish and Rice".
Jieyang Music Fountain is currently the tallest and longest river music fountain in China.
Yangmei Jade City is the largest and most concentrated jade processing base in China, and is known as the "Jade Capital of Asia" and the "Hardware Base City of China". It is recommended that you check out the Chaoshan Three Cities Mobile App. The Eight Scenic Spots of Jieyang are the most historic scenery in the original Jieyang County.
Huangqi Xicui
Huangqi Mountain is located eight miles northeast of Rongcheng. It is named because of the yellow color of the soil. Huangqi Mountain runs east-west for more than ten miles, with the main peak nearly 300 meters high. According to archaeological discoveries, humans have lived here as early as the Neolithic Age, leaving behind rich cultural heritage. The mountains here are lush with trees, winding paths, and beautiful scenery. There are ancient pagodas from the Ming Dynasty, Yuerong Tomb, Banshan Pavilion, Luyun Temple, Zhugangyan, and Woyun Cave. There are also historical sites such as the reading room of Chen Xiji, a scholar with outstanding literary talents in the Song Dynasty, as well as stone carvings and ink marks left by famous tourists from past dynasties. Climb up Huangqi Mountain and overlook the Rongjiang River, which is like a colorful train lingering around you. You can have a panoramic view of the villages in the distance. Watch the red sun sinking in the west, hundreds of birds returning to their nests, and cattle and sheep descending from the mountains; listen to the shepherd's flute blowing, and the mountain monks and wooden fish lingering in the jungle. Huangqi's beautiful sunset makes visitors forget to return. Therefore, there is a poem "Qiling Bells" written by the predecessors: "The temple is hidden in the deep forest, locked in dusk smoke, and the cold bells are moving at the beginning of the moon. I suddenly suspect that the tidal bank is knocking on gold and stone, hoping to compose Sanskrit sounds into the orchestra. Looking at Qingzhang, I hear the noise of birds, There are monks in the white clouds who burn incense and sit for a long time without sleep. One hundred and eight sounds of frost are heard in the sky. "Every first month, during the Double Ninth Festival, tourists go out to see the scenic spots. There is an endless stream of young men and women, climbing high and nostalgic for the past. It is a wonderful place for outings."
Huangqishan is a symbol of Jieyang’s historical and cultural city. In recent years, the government has invested heavily in manpower, material and financial resources to build pavilions and temples, lay stone roads, transform the mountain landscape and beautify the environment, making it a famous tourist attraction far and wide.
Qiao Tower Xiaojiao
The Qiao Tower was originally located in the front yard of the county government office and was used to beat drums to announce the watch and blow trumpets in the morning. It was built in the first year of Tianqi (1621) in the Ming Dynasty. After the Xianmen Gate, it was moved to the Jinxianmen Gate Tower. The Jinxian Gate Tower is divided into three floors. The lower floor is the urn gate, the middle floor is the city tower, and the upper floor is the glazed pavilion. It is surrounded by flower windows and painted railings. It is magnificent and majestic. It is the crown of the five gates of the Banyan City. The tower is responsible for announcing the dawn. Whenever the morning light first appears, the sound of the dawn trumpet drifts with the wind, dispersing the morning fog and ushering in the morning light, so it is called "Qiao Tower Xiaojiao". In 1937, a road around the city was built and the city wall was demolished, leaving this gate alone as the gateway to the city from the east. With the continuous expansion of the city, Jinxian Gate has lost its meaning as a "door" and has become part of the garden in the middle of the street. The tower still exists, but it has become a historical monument. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the continuous increase of surrounding building floors, nearly one-third of the original city wall was buried underground. In addition, it was in disrepair for many years, and the appearance of the entire city building was severely damaged inside and outside. It is difficult to retain the charm of the eight ancient scenes. In recent decades, many renovations have been carried out to restore the original appearance, plant flowers and trees, and spray water from the lotus pond, giving the ancient building a new look. Calligraphy and painting art exhibitions and cultural activities are often held upstairs, making it a place for people to relax and have a rest. Entrance exam takers and tourists often consider it auspicious to pass through this door. Many tourists wait here for the bus.
Shuangxi Mingyue
A view of Shuangxi Mingyue, east of Paotai Town, where the South and North Rivers of the Rong River merge into the sea. According to the Qing Dynasty's "Hanjiang Hearing and Seeing Record": "It is also the confluence of two streams in Jieyang. On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the tide rises, the moon rises from the tip of the Sangpu Stone Strider. You can see the shadow of double moons at the confluence, which is also a strange thing." The river surface there. It is so open that every moonlit night, you can go boating here and enjoy the night view. Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, Zhuo Boxian, a student in Xiang Dynasty, said: "The south stream is connected to the north stream, and the shadows fall on the silver toads. At night in autumn, I want to play the jade flute, wandering like a river." "Island in the Sea" poem. Guo Zhiqi also said in "Liangxi Mingyue" that "Remembering Yuanhui is like practicing words, and adding the meaning of the moon to the river". During the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent Japanese pirates from invading, seven piles of huge rocks were filled here to prevent Japanese ships from invading, and they were named Qixing Stone.
Yujiao Qiaorong
Yujiao is the Beijiao Bridge. It was first built in the late Song Dynasty. When the city was built in the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt into a three-hole stone arch bridge and a switch was installed to form a water gate. In the Qing Dynasty, it was converted into a single-hole arch bridge. Near the river, there are two large banyan trees, with intertwined roots and lush shade. They look like a canopy, majestic and a victory of their own.
There is an ancient poem that says, "How many years have the same roots been planted on the stone platform? Over time, soil has been infiltrated into the soil, and the knots are like pillars. The trees are like cross-crane shapes, and the branches are like ideal ones..." There is also: "The strange trees around the city are proud. The peaks are plunged into the clear stream with green shadows. At night, the moon is overcast and flying cranes are flying. The snow waves roll in the autumn and roar and chant the dragon. It is actually called Qianzhi in the history of the Han Dynasty. I don’t envy the five seals of the Qin Dynasty. I am a beautiful camel moving across the earth, and there is a clear lake. "In the Qing Dynasty, the ancient banyan tree had withered. Although it was replanted by later generations, it was not unusual. There were dozens of tall and straight kapok trees around it, so it was also called "Yujiao Cotton Shade." Today, the ancient ruins are still there. Famous in the world. In 1938, the Kuomintang county government demolished the walled city and built a road along the city wall into a ring road. Beijiao Bridge became a highway bridge on the ring road.
Shuangfeng Evening Bell
The former site of Shuangfeng Temple is in Shuangshan, Panxi City. It was founded by monk Fashan in the tenth year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty. It was later moved to Mashan Lane in Rongcheng, covering an area of ??27,000 square meters. It is the largest ancient temple in our county. In the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu's reign (1391) in the Ming Dynasty, temples and temples were destroyed across the country. The following year, the abandoned Ningfu (in Rongcheng), Huaguo (in Xianqiao), Fenghua (in Baita), Baofu (in Guiling), Shuangshan (in Guiling), Zifu and other places in Jieyang were destroyed. (in Meiyun Shima Mountain), Fucheng (in Henluo Mountain) and other temple properties are owned by Shuangfeng Temple. In the sixth year of Emperor Yongzheng's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1728), Feng Temple was destroyed by a hurricane, and the county magistrate Chen Shuzhi repaired it. In those days, the temple had towering bamboos and bamboos, shady trees in the courtyard, and winding paths leading to secluded areas. Whenever the sun set, birds would return to their nests, bells, drums, cymbals, wooden fish would be heard, and the Sanskrit Sutras would be heard, which was also very interesting.
Nanpu Fishing Song
Outside Huancheng Road at the entrance of Nanmen Street, it used to be a shoal by the river, leaning against the city and facing the water, where fishermen parked their boats. The river surface here is wide and the current is gentle. There are many giant fish (commonly known as stickleback fish, also known as anchovy or anchovy fish). Fishermen catch them. During the day, there are many fishing boats. They are designed to round up the fish from far to near, knocking on the wooden watch and hitting the boat planks. , imitating Ping's shouting fishing song, and then all the nets are used to catch fish. In the evening, fishermen gather on the beach and sell fish at stalls. The lights are lit and fishermen's songs are melodious and melodious. Hence the name. Nanpu, in the history of Jieyang's civilization, was once a beautiful scenery with gorgeous years, magical charm and bright style. Time is long, the river is surging, and life is endless. The "Nanpu Fishing Song" of the past is hard to find today. The poetry of Nanpu has become an ethereal form. No matter how long the history is or how beautiful the scenery is, it will inevitably be replaced by modernization in the process of human civilization.
Diaoao Fairy Trail
Diaoao Bridge is now called the suspension bridge. According to the record of "Yitongzhi" of the Qing Dynasty: Two miles west of the city is the lap belt of the north and south rivers. In the spring, the lake is chasing the waves, and the boats passing by are like arrows leaving their strings. It is said that after Lu Dongbin (Chun Yangzi) became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty, he once appeared on a boat here and wrote a poem on the bridge: "The waves of peach blossoms warm Yumen high, and the thunder on the plains makes the waves roar. I would like to take advantage of the rainbow from the sky and hang my hook straight down to catch gold." "Ao." Later, it became famous as "Diao'ao Fairy Trail". There was a bridge before the county was established, and a five-hole stone bridge was built after the county was established. It was destroyed by floods in the early Ming Dynasty, and a wooden bridge was built near Beihe. In the middle of Ming Dynasty, a three-hole stone arch bridge was built on the original site, but it was flooded again. In the early Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt into a stone bridge with two piers. Due to the difference in water level between the north and south rivers, every time after the spring rain, the north water flows to the south, and schools of fish swim upstream. There are many people fishing near the bridge. A poet from the Ming Dynasty once wrote a poem called "Ao Bridge Fishing for Waves" that goes: "Who builds a whale salamander with a high golden back, and spans the sky with two twinkling lights to lock in the waves. When approaching the current, it is like asking for silk hands, and does not catch ordinary fish but only Ao.
In 1965, in order to improve traffic conditions in the Xiguan area, the Jieyang County People's Government rebuilt the suspension bridge into a steel bridge 20 meters long and 7 meters wide. In the early 1990s, the suspension bridge was rebuilt again into a 24-meter-wide reinforced concrete bridge.
Zimo Chunjing
Zimo Mountain is also known as Niaomu Mountain or Bijia Mountain. It is about five miles south of Rongcheng and faces Xianqiao Mountain across the river. The mountain is fifty high. Mi. In the past, peaches and plums were planted all over the mountain, and there were monks' temples and bookstores on the hillside. Whenever the spring was clear, the mountains were bright and the peaches and plums were blooming, and the scenery was charming. It is said that Zheng Yichu, the imperial censor of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, once studied here and gave lectures to his disciples. Zheng Lian, a scholar who lived in the 23rd year of Kangxi's reign, once wrote a poem called "Spring Sunny on Purple Road": "The sun is shining brightly in the spring suburbs, and I immediately pull up the curtains and ask about the customs. The poplar leaves are short on the small bridge with the first green, the apricot blossoms are hanging down in the new red ancient courtyard, and there are several villages. Chickens and dogs are separated by sparse fences, and there is mist in the ten-acre field. Every branch cries cuckoo, but the deep weeds cause sores. "Xiangsheng Zhuo Boxian also wrote a poem: "I crossed the Qianxi River alone in a smoke boat, and the spring road was not lost. The fragrant grass was not sold out and I dreamed of saying goodbye to guests, and the milk orioles were singing beside the wine drinkers for the first time."
Jieyang Red Pavilion
Jieyang Red Pavilion (also called Jinxian Gate) is located between the east and north gates of the original Jieyang ancient city. It was built in the first year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty (1622 AD) and has been It has a history of 380 years.
Because the ancient city of Jieyang does not have only 4 gates in the east, south, west and north like ordinary ancient cities, but has 5 gates. The extra one is Jinxian Gate, so it is not an ordinary city gate.
Jieyang Red Pavilion is divided into upper and lower parts. The lower part is a stone gate and the upper part is a three-story gate tower. The gate tower is 16.77 meters high and has a pure fir structure. The first floor has three entrances and five rooms, surrounded by flower windows and movable panels. There is a pavilion on the south and north sides, and the roof is raised all around. The upper floor is an octagonal pavilion, and the roof is an octagonal pointed glazed roof. The whole building is simple and elegant, and it is the best among the ancient city gate buildings in Chaoshan. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a watchman on the city tower. Whenever the waning moon set in the west and the morning dawn appeared, the watchman would blow the morning bugle, and the sound of the horn would spread throughout the city with the morning wind, hence the name "Qiao Tower Xiaojiao".