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Introduction to Linhai, China

Introduction to Linhai, China

Linhai, referred to as “Lin” for short, is a county-level city hosted by Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is located in the middle of the coast of Zhejiang, south of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle, east to the East China Sea, west to Xianju, south to Huangyan, and north to Tiantai. Taizhou regional economy, The cultural and transportation center, the sub-center city of Taizhou, is a new ancient city integrating the profound heritage of a thousand-year-old ancient city, the beautiful landscape of a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River, and the prosperity of a modern city.

Linhai is a famous national historical and cultural city. After the Tang Dynasty, it has always been the government of Taizhou. Taizhou government was Jifu in the Southern Song Dynasty. Possessing numerous cultural relics and historic sites, it is known as “Little Zou Lu” and “Cultural State”.

In the Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang once praised: “The fairy country of Haishan, encounter Jigu Peng, in the picture of Vientiane, in the world of Qianyan Jade.” Linhai dialect is the representative dialect of Wu dialect in Taizhou, and retains many ancient Chinese pronunciations, classical words and sentence patterns.

Linhai is an excellent tourist city in China, a national garden city, and the first county-level city in China to be awarded the title of “China’s Livable City”. Linhai is one of the first open cities along the coast of China. The private economy has developed rapidly and is full of vitality. It is one of the birthplaces of China’s joint-stock cooperative economy. China’s first joint-stock cooperative enterprise was born here.

Linhai History and Culture

Linhai has a long history, as far back as the Neolithic Age, humans lived and reproduced here.

Xia, Shang and Zhou: During the Xia, Shang and Zhou periods (21st century BC – 771 BC), Linhai belonged to Oudi.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period: It was the residence of the Yue people. It belonged to the Yue State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Chu State during the Warring States Period.

Qin Dynasty: After Qin unified the six countries, it belonged to Minzhong County.

Han Dynasty: In the second year of Shiyuan in the Western Han Dynasty (85 BC), Huipu County was set up, and the county government was located in Zhang’an, which belonged to Kuaiji County. During the reign of Emperor Zhao (86 BC – 74 BC), Zhang’an, the commander of the eastern part of Kuaiji, was established.

In the first year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 years), it was changed back to Pu County and called Zhang’an County.

Three Kingdoms: During the reign of Emperor Wu (222-252), Linhai County (named after Linhai Mountain in the territory) was divided into the western part of Zhang’an County and part of Yongning County.

In the second year of Taiping (257) of Emperor Wu Shaodi, Linhai County was established in the east of Kuaiji County, and Zhang’an was established in the county government.

Jin Dynasty: In the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (280 years), 800 households in Yin County and 200 households in the north of Zhang’an County were established in Ninghai County, which belongs to Linhai County.

Sui Dynasty: In the ninth year of Kaihuang (589), the county was abolished, and Zhang’an, Shifeng, Ninghai, and Le’an were merged into Linhai County and belonged to Chuzhou. In the eleventh year of Kaihuang (591), the county was moved to Dagu Mountain (now Gucheng Street). In the third year of Daye (607), the prefecture was changed to a county, and Linhai County belonged to Yongjia County.

Tang Dynasty: In the first year of Wude (618), Shen Faxing fell into Linhai and was called Haizhou. In the fifth year of Wude (622), it was renamed Taizhou. In the sixth year of Wude (623), the Fugong rebelled and sent Xu Shaozong to capture Linhai, which was still called Haizhou.

In the seventh year of Wude (624), Fugong Yuping was re-named Taizhou. In the eighth year of Wude (625), Shifeng, Le’an and Zhang’an counties were merged into Linhai County. In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634), Linhai County was subdivided into Shifeng County. In the second year of Shangyuan (675), Ninghai County was established in the northeast of Linhai County.

In the 21st year of Kaiyuan (733), it was under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan East Road. In the first year of Tianbao (742), it was renamed Linhai County. In the first year of Qianyuan (758), it was renamed Taizhou. In the third year of Guangqi (887), the Dehua Army was promoted.

Song Dynasty: In the third year of Taiping and rejuvenation of the country (978), Wuyue Kingdom was removed, and it entered the territory of Song Dynasty, under the jurisdiction of Liangzhe Road.

Yuan Dynasty: In the 14th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1227), Taizhou was changed to Taizhou Road Manager’s Office, which was still set up in Linhai, under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang East Road, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province.

Ming Dynasty: In the first year of Hongwu (1368), Taizhou Road was changed to Taizhou Prefecture, under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province.

Qing Dynasty: In the third year of Shunzhi (1646), it entered the territory of the Qing Dynasty and followed the Ming system. In the first year of Kangxi (1662), it belonged to Shaotai Road in Zhejiang Province. For seven years, he was assigned to Ningtai Wenhai Road. Eleven years under the Taihai Road. Twenty-four years under the control of Ningtai Road. Yongzheng four years (1726) under the Ning Shaotai Road. In the third year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty (1911), in August, the Revolution of 1911, Taizhou recovered in September, and the military government branch was established, under the provincial military government.

From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Linhai has always been the state, county, road and government office of Taizhou.

Fun place by the sea

1. Taizhou City Wall

Taizhou City Wall (also known as Jiangnan Great Wall and Jiangnan Badaling) is located in the old city of Linhai City. The rulers of the later Yuan Dynasty ordered the demolition of the city walls in various places, and the Taizhou City Wall was spared its important function of defending against floods.

It has been repaired in the past dynasties, and the urn city was built in the 51st year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1712). It is a city wall of Fucheng with dual functions of military defense and flood control. It is now a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national AAAA-level scenic spot. Mr. Luo Zhewen, the master of ancient Chinese architecture, praised the Taizhou City Wall as the “teacher” and “blueprint” of the Ming Great Wall in the north.

2. East Lake

East Lake is located in the urban area of ​​Linhai. Excavated in the Northern Song Dynasty, the lake surface is ten hectares of flat waves, the pavilions are picturesque, the island is suspended in the middle, the embankments are connected by bridges, the spring breeze and the autumn moon are full of light and fragrance, and the lakes and mountains are beautiful.

The name of Linhai East Lake is derived from the fact that it is close to the east side of the Taizhou Prefecture City Wall. The history of this lake also has some background. It is said that in the fourth year of Song Xining (1071), it was excavated by Qian Xuan, the governor of the county. It is nearly 500 meters long from north to south and 150 meters wide from east to west.

3. Kuocang Mountain

Kuocang Mountain, also known as Zhenyin Mountain and Tianbi Mountain, with its main peak Mi Silang located in Kuocang Town, Linhai City, is one of the famous mountains in Zhejiang. The main peak, Mi Silang, is 1382.6 meters above sea level. “Taizhou Fuzhi” once quoted the “Five Sacred Mountains Map Preface” as saying: “When you see the sea, you can see the sea because of its bright color, so it is named Kuocang.”

Kuocang Mountain is the first ray of dawn in mainland China in the 21st century. After watching the sunrise, you can also appreciate the spectacle of the sea of ​​clouds rising from the sea of ​​fog under the mountain into clouds.

4. Jinzi Mountain (Jin Mountain)

Jinshan Mountain, located in the southwest corner of Linhai City, is 100 meters high, facing the street on three sides, and bordering the Lingjiang River in the south. According to legend, the real Huanghua fell off his towel to form this mountain when he attained the Tao and ascended to heaven, and the stone wall on the mountain is still engraved with “the place of the towel”.

Yamagata looks like a unicorn in the east and a barbarian in the west. The twin towers on the top of the peak stand for thousands of years, called “Wenfeng”, built in the Tang Dynasty. There is the Nanshan Temple Tower on the mountainside, and there are many pagodas in the west. One brick and one Buddha, a total of more than a thousand statues, also known as the “Thousand Buddha Pagoda”, one mountain with four pagodas, which is really rare.

There are two peaks facing each other on the top of the mountain. There is a pagoda on each peak, which is called “Small and Small Wenfeng Pagoda”. It was built in the Tang Dynasty at the same time, and both were rebuilt in the fourth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1865). On the southwest side of the west peak, some were built in the 43rd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. (1615), the tower of the Nanshan Temple is as tall as bamboo shoots, standing side by side with an ancient camphor tree on the left, one slender and one strong, and they complement each other. There is a tower in the north of Nanshan Mountain, which was built in the third year of Dade in the Yuan Dynasty (1299). .

There are dense forests and beautiful scenery on the mountain. The famous scenic spots are: Sanyuan Palace, Nanshan Temple, Jinshan Temple, Tianning Temple, Mao Nunnery, Wangjiang Tower, Tingtao Pavilion, Cuiwei Pavilion, and Ming Dynasty Cliffs inscribed for more than 40 years. The calendar is the mountain of Taoism and Buddhism.

5. Taozhu City

Taozhu City was built in the 20th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1387) and was the site of the Anti-Japanese War in the Ming Dynasty. There are three city gates in the east, south and west of the ancient city, and there are urns outside the city gates, which are used for defense and easy to kill the enemy. The city has preserved the complete pattern of ancient military streets and lanes. The main street from the east gate to the west gate is 5 meters wide and 400 meters long, like a dragon, and they do not look down to each other.

From the south gate to the Yamen is the official road, which leads straight. The right side of the Yamen is the training ground; the left side is the garden for rest; the front is the Hualong Canal that passes through the city; There are five alleys in the north and the south, and the alleys are staggered and not directly connected to each other.

The inner line of the ring is a racetrack with a width of 4 meters, which is used for troop transportation and defense. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national geological park. It is located in Chengli Village, Taozhu Town, about 41 kilometers southeast of Linhai City, on the coast of the East China Sea, and only more than 10 kilometers away from the sea in the southeast. Taozhu City is the most well-preserved city in Zhejiang Province, and it is an important material material for the study of the guard system and coastal defense system in the Ming Dynasty.

6. Ziyang Ancient Street

Ziyang Ancient Street is located in the Jiangnan Great Wall Scenic Area near the sea. It is a famous historical and cultural street in China and the first ancient street in Zhejiang. Ziyang Ancient Street is named after Zhang Boduan, the founder of Taoism Southern Sect.

It is 1080 meters long and 4 to 5 meters wide. It runs from north to south. It runs through the ancient city. It is one of the longest and well-preserved historical blocks in China. There are many shops on both sides of the street. Waiting for the century-old shops to line up, lively and prosperous. The long-term accumulation of folk customs, cultural connotations, and ancient famous stores show infinite charm.

7. Taizhou Fu Confucian Temple

Taizhou Fu Confucian Temple is located at the intersection of Huipu Road and Fuqian Street in the urban area. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the scale of Taizhou Confucian Temple School was expanded. It was the largest Confucian Temple School in Taizhou during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

For a time, the Confucian Temple in Taizhou was submerged in the dust of history. The Confucian Temple of Taizhou Prefecture has become mottled, and only the high flying cornices indicate its once-prominent status.

Repairs were carried out in June 2001, in accordance with the original appearance of the Confucian Temple recorded in the “Taizhou Fuzhi” and other historical records. In 2005, Taizhou Fu Confucian Temple was renovated and completed. The restored Confucian Temple of Taizhou Prefecture includes Dachengmen, Mingguan Temple, Xiangxian Temple, Lingxingmen, Panchi, East and West Temples, Xingtan, Terrace, Dacheng Hall, Minglun Hall, Qisheng Hall, etc. More than 5000 square meters.

8. Jiangnan Grand Canyon

Jiangnan Grand Canyon is located in Youxi Town, Linhai City, Zhejiang Province. It is 12 kilometers away from Linhai City in the northeast, 50 kilometers away from Taizhou City in the east, connected to Huangyan Changtan Reservoir in the south, and includes Cangshan Provincial Tourist Area in the west. The total length of the canyon is about 35 kilometers. km, the altitude along the line is 300-900 meters, rising in steps.

The Jiangnan Grand Canyon is mysterious and attractive, and it is beautiful for its beauty. There are many scenic spots in the territory, such as the crystal clear Zhiyan Bathing Beach, the beautiful and quiet Valentine’s Valley, the vivid crucian carp Island, the deep and steep Funnel Gorge, and the unfathomable. Seven-fold lake, Tianmen Ridge with sharp cliffs, bamboo sea with rippling blue waves, pine forest with roaring waves, mysterious and elegant Fahai Temple, primitive Pingkeng ancient village…

There are 3 provincial nature reserves (Qizhetan, Yangwei, Tianmenling), 1 temperate green-leaved broad-leaved forest primitive vegetation reserve, and 1 wild plant reserve.