Jia County Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Sansuyuan Sceneic Area Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Where to go for the May Day holiday? How about Jia County?
Jia County, under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. Located in the central-western part of Henan Province and the northern part of Pingdingshan City, it covers a total area of 737 square kilometers.
Jia County is the hometown of Zhang Liang. It can be mainly summarized as 'one county, two heritages, four places, four treasures, six towns, and six unique features.' 'One county' refers to the ancient county with a thousand years of history. 'Two heritages' are the two national-level intangible cultural heritage projects: Jia County's large bronze ware and Yaozhuang's gold-inlaid jade. 'Four places' include the birthplace of national youth culture, China's poetry creation base, China's Tang Jun porcelain base, and the 'Shan'erxi' tobacco base. 'Four treasures' consist of four national key cultural relics protection units: the resting place of the great literary figures of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Zhe - the Three Su Garden (Three Su Temple and Tombs), the best-preserved county-level Confucian temple - Jia County Confucian Temple, an important node of the thousand-mile tea route - Jia County Shan-Shaan Guild Hall, and the first red stone ancient fortress in the Central Plains - Linfen Fortress. 'Six towns' refer to China's longevity town, calligraphy town, poetry town, Jia County red bull town, cast iron pot town, and gourmet food town. 'Six unique features' are six kinds of unique delicacies: roasted chicken, beef, Hele noodles, tea soup, three stews, and tofu dishes. In 1955, Chairman Mao Zedong wrote a glorious directive for Jia County: 'The countryside is a vast world, where great achievements can be made.'
Sansu Garden
Sansu Garden is located in Pingdingshan Bang County, previously known as Sansu Tomb. Later, a memorial hall was built, and it officially became the Sansu Garden scenic area.
Su Shi's hometown is Meishan in Sichuan, and this place is named Xiao Emei Mountain, possibly due to the difficult Shu roads and many other reasons such as the difficulty for leaves to return to their roots, Su Shi expressed his wish to be buried here during his lifetime. Su Zhe once served as an official in Xuchang and was also buried here after his death to accompany his elder brother. Their father, Su Xun, was already buried in the old home of Meishan, Sichuan. The local county magistrate then found some of Su Xun's clothing to be reburied here, hence the creation of Sansu Tomb. Later, many descendants of the Su family were also buried here.
Henan Pingdingshan | Sansu Garden Scenic Area
San Su Garden Scenic Area is located in Ciba Town, Zhengxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot, and also the burial place of the three famous literary figures in the Song Dynasty, Su Shi, Su Zhe, and Su Pa. The scenic area covers a total area of 140,000 square meters, mainly composed of Dongpo Lake, Guangqing Temple, San Su Memorial Hall, Dongpo Stele Forest, Dongpo Middle-aged Cloth Statue, Jinwa Welcoming Road, Su Zhongnan and his wife's tomb, Liang's Tomb and San Su Cemetery. The area is surrounded by beautiful mountains and clear waters, with picturesque scenery, and has become a popular destination for many tourists to visit and vacation.
Suitable season: all year round.
Ticket reference: Adult 60 yuan | Children and student ticket 30 yuan.
Opening hours: 08:00-17:00
Suggested play time: 1-2 hours
Jia County Confucian Temple Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Jiaxian Confucian Temple
The Jiaxian Confucian Temple is located in the small streets of the old county town and is a key national cultural relic protection unit.
Although the Jiaxian Confucian Temple is not the most prominent in the country, for the county town of Jiaxian, it serves as both the official Confucian temple and the academic temple, as well as the family temple where the Kong family worships Confucius. Therefore, it holds a high status locally, which has led to its being repaired multiple times throughout history, always to a high standard and quality. According to experts, the Jiaxian Confucian Temple incorporates architectural styles from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and its design and materials are quite exquisite. The wood carvings, color paintings, and stone carvings are particularly outstanding.
In addition to wood and stone carvings, the Jiaxian Confucian Temple also boasts exceptional color paintings. Some of the original color paintings are still preserved on the dougong brackets and lintels of the Dacheng Hall's exterior. Although the colors have severely peeled off, experts have verified that the color paintings of the Jiaxian Confucian Temple have unique Central Plains characteristics in terms of hue, painting technique, style, and content. The color paintings here are different from the palace-style paintings found in regions like Beijing and Chengde, and also distinct from the Suzhou-style paintings popular in areas like Suzhou and Hangzhou. Precisely because color paintings are difficult to preserve, the original color paintings of the Jiaxian Confucian Temple are especially precious.
Upon leaving, I noticed that the Confucian Temple has no southern gate. Could it be true that there is a saying 'All Confucian temples under heaven have no southern gate'?
Jiaxian Confucian Temple
Where to go for the May Day holiday? How about Jia County?
Jia County, under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. Located in the central-western part of Henan Province and the northern part of Pingdingshan City, it covers a total area of 737 square kilometers.
Jia County is the hometown of Zhang Liang. It can be mainly summarized as 'one county, two heritages, four places, four treasures, six towns, and six unique features.' 'One county' refers to the ancient county with a thousand years of history. 'Two heritages' are the two national-level intangible cultural heritage projects: Jia County's large bronze ware and Yaozhuang's gold-inlaid jade. 'Four places' include the birthplace of national youth culture, China's poetry creation base, China's Tang Jun porcelain base, and the 'Shan'erxi' tobacco base. 'Four treasures' consist of four national key cultural relics protection units: the resting place of the great literary figures of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Zhe - the Three Su Garden (Three Su Temple and Tombs), the best-preserved county-level Confucian temple - Jia County Confucian Temple, an important node of the thousand-mile tea route - Jia County Shan-Shaan Guild Hall, and the first red stone ancient fortress in the Central Plains - Linfen Fortress. 'Six towns' refer to China's longevity town, calligraphy town, poetry town, Jia County red bull town, cast iron pot town, and gourmet food town. 'Six unique features' are six kinds of unique delicacies: roasted chicken, beef, Hele noodles, tea soup, three stews, and tofu dishes. In 1955, Chairman Mao Zedong wrote a glorious directive for Jia County: 'The countryside is a vast world, where great achievements can be made.'
Linfeng Village Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Where to go for the May Day holiday? How about Jia County?
Jia County, under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. Located in the central-western part of Henan Province and the northern part of Pingdingshan City, it covers a total area of 737 square kilometers.
Jia County is the hometown of Zhang Liang. It can be mainly summarized as 'one county, two heritages, four places, four treasures, six towns, and six unique features.' 'One county' refers to the ancient county with a thousand years of history. 'Two heritages' are the two national-level intangible cultural heritage projects: Jia County's large bronze ware and Yaozhuang's gold-inlaid jade. 'Four places' include the birthplace of national youth culture, China's poetry creation base, China's Tang Jun porcelain base, and the 'Shan'erxi' tobacco base. 'Four treasures' consist of four national key cultural relics protection units: the resting place of the great literary figures of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Zhe - the Three Su Garden (Three Su Temple and Tombs), the best-preserved county-level Confucian temple - Jia County Confucian Temple, an important node of the thousand-mile tea route - Jia County Shan-Shaan Guild Hall, and the first red stone ancient fortress in the Central Plains - Linfen Fortress. 'Six towns' refer to China's longevity town, calligraphy town, poetry town, Jia County red bull town, cast iron pot town, and gourmet food town. 'Six unique features' are six kinds of unique delicacies: roasted chicken, beef, Hele noodles, tea soup, three stews, and tofu dishes. In 1955, Chairman Mao Zedong wrote a glorious directive for Jia County: 'The countryside is a vast world, where great achievements can be made.'
Shanxi-Shaanxi Guild Hall Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
The Ancient Architecture of Jiaxian Shan-Shaanxi Guild Hall
The obscure ancient building in the wilderness, a witness to the glory of commerce and trade as a national cultural heritage site.
Location: Jiaxian Shan-Shaanxi Guild Hall, located in the urban area of Jia County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, stands in a grassland...
The Jiaxian Shan-Shaanxi Guild Hall was a post station and a business negotiation and wealth-invoking venue for Shanxi and Shaanxi merchants during the Qing Dynasty, and it is one of the well-preserved guild halls.
The exquisite wood, stone, and brick carvings combine the ancient architectural styles of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan. The architectural complex has distinct regional and era characteristics and was listed as a key national cultural heritage site in the seventh batch in 2013.
Screen Wall: In the center of the shadowed wall, a round pool is built with brick carvings, and within the pool, a lively and vivid brick-carved dragon group is inlaid, which was called the 'River-Controlling General' by people of the time.
Ancient Opera Stage: The ridge of the brick-carved stage features a brick-carved qilin carrying a treasure vase at the center.
Bell Tower and Drum Tower: Around each, 12 round wooden columns support the cross-beamed roof, with double-layered flying eaves, dignified brackets, and a robust and simple design.
Other Buildings: The central hall (Guan Gong Hall) is five bays wide, with a hall building still on the east side and a large hall (Spring and Autumn Building) on the north side, which is currently not open to the public.
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