Banziji Sceneic Area

Banziji Scenic Area is located in Digang Town, Fanchang County, Wuhu City, in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The river is abrupt, the waves are crashing against the cliffs, the water is turbulent, and the scenery is steep and beautiful, like a mainstay in the middle of the river. The stone steps spiral up from the back of the reef, and there are green bamboos everywhere, and the mountains are full of strange rocks. When you climb up the reef, you can hear the sound of the river; looking far away, you can see white sails, fishing lights at night, and crab lanterns. It has always been a tourist attraction.

Banziji stands in the middle of the river, with lush green bamboos, ancient stone steps and moss. There are nearly a thousand-year-old ginkgo trees, as well as ancient towers, Queqi Temple and Huanggong Pavilion from the Ming and Qing dynasties. In ancient times, there was the story of Huang Degong. It is not only a scenic spot, but also a moral education base; it has rich cultural connotations, many cultural relics and historical sites, as well as war relics, and has high cultural and historical value.

Many literati and poets in history have left many moving poems here. The Banziji in ancient poetry is a magnificent painting, a pillar of power to swallow Wu and Chu. "The Banziji head is connected to the green Cen, and I climb up to it with my oars when I am in a good mood. The clouds and trees on the cliff are still wet in the sunny day, and the smoke tower near the shore is also bright in the daytime. The mountains are surrounded by pictures floating on the water, and the stars in the sky are hanging in the middle of the river. The power to swallow Wu and Chu for thousands of years has been stable in the middle of the river from ancient times to the present." Song Tang, a Jinshi from Sichuan in the Ming Dynasty and the then magistrate of Fanchang County, wrote this poem "Banziji", which depicts the lush "green Cen" at the head of the rock, the noble "trees on the cliff" and the prosperity of the "smoke tower near the shore". This place has always been a battleground for military strategists. According to "Zuo Zhuan•Zhaogong Five Years", the famous "Que'an Battle" between Wu and Chu took place here. During the Three Kingdoms period, this place was a military fortress of the Eastern Wu. The Southern Song Dynasty built artillery platforms and earthen ramparts here, which was an important river defense against the Jin Dynasty. "History of Ming Dynasty: Biography of Huang Degong" records that Huang Degong, an anti-Qing general, died in battle at Banziji to protect the Hongguang Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty.