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Introduction to Ganzhou City in China

Introduction to Ganzhou, a famous historical and cultural city in Jiangxi

Ganzhou (Chinese: 赣州; pinyin: Gànzhōu), alternately romanized as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jiangxi province, China, Country

Ganzhou, referred to as “Qian”, also known as “Qiancheng”, also known as “Gannan”, is the southern gate of Jiangxi Province and the largest and most populous city in Jiangxi Province.

Ganzhou is a national historical and cultural city, a national civilized city, a national forest city, a national garden city, an excellent tourist city in China, a national model city for dual support, the location of the former Central Soviet Area, and the starting point of the Long March. Wen Tianxiang, Zhou Dunyi, Hai Rui, Wang Shouren, Both Xin Qiji and the first-generation core leaders of the CCP ruled in Ganzhou.

Ganzhou is one of the charming cities in China. It has the reputation of the first city on the Ganjiang River for thousands of miles, the Song Dynasty city in the south of the Yangtze River, the red old capital, the cradle of Hakka, the world’s orange town, the world’s tungsten capital, the kingdom of rare earths, and the birthplace of the world’s feng shui culture.

Ganzhou history and culture

1. Red Culture

Ganzhou is an important birthplace of Mao Zedong Thought and a famous old revolutionary base in the country. On November 7, 1931, in Yeping Village, Ruijin, Ganzhou, a “red China” – the Chinese Soviet Republic was born, so it is known as the “red capital” and “the cradle of the republic”.

During the Second Civil Revolutionary War, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping and the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries fought and lived here. The Central Revolutionary Base was established here. The Red Army’s 25,000-mile Long March started from here, and the arduous three-year guerrilla war started here.

Among the first-generation generals of the Republic, 9 of the top ten marshals (except Xu Xiangqian) and 7 of the top ten generals (Su Yu, Chen Geng, Huang Kecheng, Tan Zheng, Xiao Jinguang, Zhang Yunyi, Luo Ruiqing) are all in the land of southern Gansu Live and fight. This not only left us valuable spiritual wealth, but also left a large number of red resources such as revolutionary sites.

Therefore, Ganzhou is listed as one of the 12 key red tourist areas, 30 red tourist boutique routes and 100 red tourist classic scenic spots in the country. The former site of the uprising headquarters, as well as the former site of Xingguo, a well-known general county in the country, and the former site of Deng Xiaoping’s appointment as secretary of the county party committee of Huixun’an Center, etc.

2. Hakka culture

Ganzhou is the first stop of the Hakka ancestors moving south. It is the birthplace of the Hakka people and one of the main settlements of the Hakka people. There are 18 counties (cities, districts) in Ganzhou City, except most of Zhanggong District and Jiading Town in Xinfeng County. Except for several other settlements, the rest belong to Hakka-speaking areas. Hakka people account for more than 95% of the total population of Ganzhou, and are known as the “cradle of Hakka”.

There are still more than 600 Hakka enclosures in Ganzhou City. The most well-preserved and most representative ones are Guanxi Xinwei in Longnan, Yanyiwei and Dongshengwei in Anyuan. Ganzhou has a Hakka cultural city and many ancient Hakka villages such as Bailu Village.

On January 6, 2013, the Ministry of Culture officially issued a document agreeing to set up a national-level “Hakka Culture (Gannan) Ecological Protection Experimental Zone” in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province.

3. Songcheng Culture

Ganzhou is the most well-preserved city in the Northern Song Dynasty in my country today, especially a waterfront city with the most cultural relics in the Song Dynasty. Walking into the ancient city of Ganzhou is like being in the “Song City Museum”, so it has the reputation of “Song City in the South of the Yangtze River”.

There is “the first grotto in the south of the Yangtze River” – Tongtianyan, the only brick city wall with Song Dynasty inscriptions in the country, and an ancient water transportation artery – ancient pontoon bridge, which has been in use for nearly 900 years and is connected by 100 canoes with iron cables. There is the only ancient sewer system in China that is still in use today, Gufushougou, and there is Bajingtai, the birthplace of China’s Eight Scenic Cultures, and Yugutai, where the poet Xin Qiji of the Southern Song Dynasty left behind his masterpiece “Bodhisattva Man Book Jiangxi Stoma Wall”. Wait.

4. Food Culture

Gannan navel oranges, Yudu steamed rolls, Hefeng pearl powder, sand floor duck, Zishan soy sauce, Huichang dried sauce, Longnan chestnut, Nankang sweet pomelo, Xunwu tangerine, Xingguo grey goose, Ganzhou candied fruit, Hujiang candied dates, Shang You green tea, Hakka glutinous rice wine, bean curd, Longnan purple garlic, Xinfeng red melon seeds, Xinfeng dried radish, Nanan Banya, Ningdu meatballs, Ganzhou bitter melon wine, sour jujube cake, Longgui tea.

In addition, there are Zhaipo pomelo, Shangyu stone fish, rice crackers, nine layers of skin, magnolia slices, Maojian tea, mandarin fish shreds, dried bamboo shoots, five-spice chicken, delicious chicken, multi-flavored peanuts, wild bracken, ginkgo tea , Mushroom, Macaroni, Dried Tofu, Dried Sweet Potato, Pork Goose, Menglixiang Red Melon Seed, Xiaobuyan Tea, Longnan Hengtai Crispy Peanut, Tea Tree Mushroom, Lotus Seed, Yangbu Yuba, Hengtai Peanut, Yellow Yuan rice cracker, sweat head vegetables, etc.

Ganzhou fun places

1. Cultural relics protection unit

Bajingtai, Yugutai, Ganzhou Ancient City Wall, Tongtian Rock Grotto, Ganzhou Confucian Temple, Ganzhou Pagoda, Qili Town Kiln Site, Jiang Jingguo’s Former Residence, Ruijin Revolutionary Site, Ningdu Uprising Headquarters Site, Guanxi Xinwei, Yanyiwei, Dabaoguang Pagoda, Meiguan and Ancient Post Road, the old site of the Xingguo Revolution, the old site of the Long March of the Central Red Army, Qili Town Kiln Site, Yangjiao Water Fort, Taiping Bridge, Yongzhen Bridge, Yudai Bridge, Dongshengwei, Luotianyan, Xunwu Investigate the former site, the former site of the Central Bureau of the Communist Party of China, the former site of the Central Revolutionary Military Committee of the Chinese Soviet Republic, and the former site of the Ruijin Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army School.

2. National Forest Park

Fengshan National Forest Park, Jiulianshan National Forest Park, Sanbaishan National Forest Park, Cuiwei Peak National Forest Park, Meiguan National Forest Park, Yangling National Forest Park, Wuzhifeng National Forest Park, Yangming Lake National Forest Park

3. Other attractions

Harmony Bell Tower, Mazuyan Cultural Park, Ganzhou Forest Zoo, Ganzhou Polar Ocean World, Fangte Fuxing Road Theme Park (under construction), etc.

4. Cultural venues

Ganzhou Library, Ganzhou Science and Technology Museum, Ganzhou Natural History Museum (Ganzhou Museum), Ganzhou Museum of History, Culture and Urban Construction, etc.

5. Red tourism

1. The Cradle of the Republic – Ruijin

Ruijin and several surrounding counties are the central revolutionary base during the Second Civil Revolutionary War and the seat of the Provisional Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic, so Ruijin is known as the “cradle of the Republic”. All year round, a large number of tourists come to Ruijin for sightseeing and receive education on revolutionary traditions.

The starting point of the Red Army’s Long March – Yudu

The world-famous 25,000-mile Long March started from Yudu, Ruijin and other places.

2. Jiangjun County – Xingguo

Among the People’s Liberation Army generals conferred by the People’s Liberation Army from 1955 to 1965, there were 133 Ganzhou nationals, including 3 generals, 10 lieutenants and 120 major generals. Among them, when the rank was awarded in 1955, there were 56 generals of Xing nationality alone, and Xingguo County was therefore known as “General County”.