Xiangshan Tourist Scenic Area is located in Nansha Town, the west of Zhangjiagang City, with Xicheng Expressway, Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge and Jiangyin City in the west, an international trade port of Zhangjiagang, and Zhang Yang Road, the only inland river port in China, opposite Changshan and Wu Shan on the Yangtze River and facing Jishan in the south. Zhangjiagang city east 15km, convenient transportation. The whole mountain covers an area of 4.37km2, with an altitude of1.36m.. The mountain is diamond-shaped, consisting of large and small fragrant hills, which is the highest in the city. The northern slope is steep, the southern slope is gentle, and the top of the mountain is open, which is known as the famous mountain in the south of the Yangtze River. Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty praised in Jiangyin County Records: "Xiangshan stands out from Pyongyang, magnificent and superior to other mountains." There are patches of Pinus massoniana, Metasequoia glyptostroboides and Phyllostachys pubescens on the mountain, and peach orchards and pear orchards are planted on the hillside, and a variety of wild medicinal materials are spread all over the mountain. Tree coverage rate is 87%, and grass coverage rate is 100%. Xiangshan is named after the legend that Fu Cha, the king of Wu, sent beautiful women to the mountains to collect incense in the Spring and Autumn Period. Beautiful natural scenery, rich human resources and confusing legends have always attracted literati to visit here. When Su Dongpo, a poet in the Song Dynasty, visited Xiangshan, he wrote a plaque for Tang Meihua. Xu Xiake, a geographer in Ming Dynasty, visited Xiangshan many times, leaving poems for the landscape here. He praised in "Preface of Plum Blossom Hall in Xiaoxiang Mountain": "A thousand years of cold and barren mountains have been fragrant, so it is worthy of this mountain!" There are famous "eighteen scenic spots" in Xiangshan: Diaoyutai, Cai Xiang Trail, Tang Meihua, West Wild Goose Lake, Shihumen, Shengguotan, guanyin temple, Lotus Tea Hall, Yuanjita, Tingsongyin, Taohuajian, Shengqingchi, piling well, Wushan Night Rain, Tiantai Stone, Guiyun Cave, Bonfire Pier and Tibetan Army Cave. However, with the passage of time and great changes, most of the legendary scenic spots have disappeared. Since 1993, with the efforts of the municipal and township governments, a large number of scenic spots have been built and opened to the outside world, including Wangjiang Pavilion, which stands proudly in the Gufeng Mountain and has a panoramic view of the Yangtze River, docks and bonded areas; There are jagged rocks and steep mountains; The hillside is covered with flowers and plants. It is said that Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, took beautiful women up the mountain. There are Taohuaxi, which Xu Xiake called "nine days of wind and rain, three Gorges waves, and all the scenery", as well as a number of natural scenic spots such as Shengguotan, Blooddrop Rock, Xianniubei and Tingsongyin. More than 20 famous calligraphers, including Shen Peng and Shaman, wrote poems or titles for scenic spots. 1995, Xiangshan Temple, a large temple with an investment of 60 million yuan and a construction area of 6,700 square meters, was built. Located in the main peak of Xiangshan Mountain, the temple is composed of ancient, elegant and magnificent temples. A jade Buddha with a height of 1.5m and a net weight of 1.5t was carved in the temple, and Xu Yehong, president of the Taipei Buddha Education Foundation, presented the Tripitaka with a total volume of 1.7 18. 1999 10, the vegetarian restaurant of Xiangshan Temple was completed and opened, becoming the first vegetarian restaurant in the city. Since ancient times, Xiangshan has been a famous scenic spot, with the famous "Eighteen Scenes of Xiangshan", including King Dayu and Jiang Shang. Fu Cha and Shi, great poets in the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo and Zhang Shicheng in the Yuan Dynasty, Xu Xiake, a traveler in the Ming Dynasty, and Gan Long, the emperor in the Qing Dynasty, all have a number of valuable human resources, including military and cultural sites such as Tibetan military caves and beacon towers, as well as places for religious activities such as Buddhism, Taoism and Catholicism. With its long history and culture, beautiful natural scenery and unique human landscape, it is unique among the mountains in southern Jiangsu. In particular, the beautiful scenery of the Yangtze River and the panoramic view of Zhangjiagang give people a unique artistic conception. Nansha also has the ancient site of Dongshan Village, a provincial key cultural relics protection unit with a history of 8,000 years. It is the birthplace of famous literature, music and educators Liu Bannong, Liu Tianhua and Liu Beimao. In recent years, with the continuous increase of infrastructure investment in Xiangshan Scenic Area, transportation, health, communication, electricity and other facilities are complete, and a new pattern of joint development of commerce, tourism, service and real estate with Xiangshan Scenic Area as its brand has gradually formed. With the rapid development of the city's industrial economy, accelerating the construction and development of tourist attractions has become an urgent need for the coordinated development of the city's tertiary industry economy. At present, the development of Xiangshan scenic spot has been included in one of the key projects of the city's overall tourism planning.

Taohuajian mountain stream

Located at the northern foot of Xiangshan Mountain. Qing Qianlong's "Jiangyin County Records" contains: "There are dozens of feet of streams in Zuogang, Xiangshan, and there are four peach trees in the streams, named Taohuaxi." The stream runs through Qinglonggang from top to bottom, with a total length of about 800 meters. The source of Jianshui comes from the spring at the top of the mountain, which is inexhaustible all year round. Now it is a natural lake on the top of Zhongfeng Mountain-Longnv Lake. Overlooking the panoramic view of Taohuaxi from the top of the mountain, the whole mountain stream is winding and shadowy, hidden in thick green coverage; Several Longgang roads on the left and right sides of the stream are magnificent and converge down to the intersection of Taohuajian Mountain Pass. The mountains flow like peach blossoms in full bloom. In those days, Xu Xiake visited Taohuaxi three times, twice under the moon and once in the rain. The Peach Blossom Creek in the spring rain is magnificent, just like the waves of the Three Gorges. Ten paces to the east of Taohua River Estuary, there is a hole named taohuajiang. This cave used to be a civil air defense fortification, but now it is open to tourists. It is about 2 meters high and 200 meters deep. The walls are smooth and wet, and there are spring water beads dripping from the cracks, which are loud and clear. There is also a long mountain stream at the southern foot of Xiangshan Mountain, named Nantaohuaxi, which is separated from Taohuaxi by a hill. This stream is close to Tingsongyin and far from Meixiangshan Plum Blossom Hall. Although this stream is not as spectacular as the strange rocks, rapids and waterfalls in Beixi, it is a green spring all year round, clean, cold and sweet, with deep forests and dense grass, and the scenery is extremely elegant.

Caixiangjing

Located at the southern foot of Xiangshan Mountain, Qingganlong wrote in Jiangyin County Records: "Self-sufficiency to the top, winding and climbing rocks is enough to gather clouds. It is said that the king of Wu tried to send beautiful women to pick incense on it (there is horseshoe incense on the mountain, and so is Du Heng), and the path of picking incense. " The whole path winds from southeast to northwest along the mountain, which is about five miles long and almost spans the whole Xiangshan Mountain. The diameter and width are generally about three feet, with pine trees standing upright on both sides and paved roads. Strange flowers and different grasses are beautiful and fascinating. Walking along the fragrant road, you can enjoy the small stone forest, listening to pine songs, Xiangshan Temple, sacred altar and other attractions one by one. No wonder Shi came here, intoxicated by the beautiful scenery in front of him, and even lingered. Xiangdao naturally attracted many tourists, and therefore left many poems chanting Xiangdao. Such as: "Spring is like vanilla for a thousand years, and people are as clear as plum blossoms", "The fragrant path is cold and the flowers fall, and the flying spring winds".

Listen to Song Yin.

Located on the south hillside of Xiangshan Mountain, it is magnificent with a hundred acres of hillside land and a thousand layers of pine forests. When the wind comes, hundreds of branches shake, the vast forest, pines surge and huge waves roll, turning into a huge music field. During the Republic of China, Mr. Liu Tianhua, a national musician from China, went back to his hometown to visit relatives in the province. He also specially visited and listened to the songs of the Song Dynasty, which inspired his creative inspiration. His erhu solo "Birds in the Empty Mountain" comes down in one continuous line, and I don't know how many listeners it attracted and became a masterpiece. Listen, Song Yin suffered a historical disaster. After liberation, the people's government advocated afforestation. After decades of hard work, Xiangshan has been dressed in green again, and Song Yin is full of vitality.

Shengguotan

Also known as Shunguotan, it is said that in ancient times, Dayu rested in the south of Xiangshan Mountain, used spring water to quench his thirst, and felt that the spring water was clear and mellow, so he turned his sword into a pool, hence the name Shunguotan. Located in the middle of Xiangshan Peak. The pool is generally round, about 2 meters in diameter, surrounded by rocks and looks like a big well. There is spring water under this pool, so the water is very clear and does not dry up all year round. Snails with no bottoms in the pool have become a must in Xiangshan.

Zang Jundong

Located on the east side of Hubeiding, the main peak of Xiangshan, there is a stone cave, about 80 cm square. This is the Tibetan Army Cave, a famous historic site in Xiangshan. According to historical records, Xiangshan Tibetan Army Cave was first built in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period about 3,000 years ago. At that time, He Lv, the prince of Wu, ruled the country, attacked the Chu and went to war. Due to the need of offensive and defensive tactics, many Tibetan caves have been dug and built in Xiangshan and Changshan along the Yangtze River. In the 1970s, archaeologists found a large number of geometric pottery and red pottery with the characteristics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the Tibetan cave on the northwest slope of Xiangshan Mountain, which confirmed this historical record. According to textual research, the Tibetan Army Cave is a tunnel A-shaped structure, with narrow upper part and wide lower part. Both walls are made of stone, with an inner height of 5- 10 m, a north-south bottom width of 4-5 m, and a tunnel-like shape in the east-west direction and a depth of 25 m. The unique features of the Tibetan Army Cave in Xiangshan are as follows: First, every three Tibetan Army caves are grouped, and the finished products are arranged in a regular zigzag pattern. There are 9 groups of * * *, each group covers an area of about 2500 square meters, which is not available in Tibetan army caves in other places; Second, the direction of the tunnel in the cave is parallel to the direction of the mountain, and soldiers enter and leave from the left and right, not from the front and back, while tunnels in other places are mostly perpendicular to the direction of the mountain; Third, Tibetan army caves on other mountains are generally built halfway up the mountain, and only Xiangshan Tibetan army cave stands on the top of the mountain, which looks condescending; Fourthly, the Tibetan Army Cave in Xiangshan is the closest to the Yangtze River in the Great Wall of the South of the Yangtze River, which may be related to the fact that Xiangshan has always been regarded as an important strategic position of the gateway to rivers and seas. After proper treatment and arrangement, Xiangshan Tibetan Army Cave has been restored to its original appearance and decoration and opened to the outside world.

tang meihua

Originally located in the depths of the bamboo forest in Xiaoxiangshan, it was built in the Song Dynasty. According to legend, Su Dongpo was frustrated in his later years. At the invitation of his friend Ge family in Jiangyin, he went to recuperate many times and wrote a plaque for the topic. Xiyan Lake is named after Dongpo washing inkstone. Because it is close to the Shihumen ancient battlefield between the big and small Fragrant Hills, Tang Meihua was destroyed by the war. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Xu (Xu Xiake's brother), who was fond of mountains, rebuilt the Plum Blossom Hall and planted Meizhu in the mountains. On a clear breeze and bright moon night, Xu Xiake's brothers sang for fun and enjoyed its beautiful scenery. Xu Xiake did not forget this meaningful life experience, and selected five long poems of 1 as a souvenir. With the passage of time, by the end of 1950s, both Tang Meihua and Xiyan Lake had disappeared, and the surrounding plum blossoms were gradually scarce. In recent years, the municipal government and township governments have taken measures to develop Xiangshan tourism resources, and Tang Meihua and Xiyan Lake have been included in the tourism development plan. The new Plum Blossom Hall is five antique buildings. The main hall is inscribed by Dongpo, and there are paintings and poems by Po Weng and Xu Xiake in the hall, so that tourists can be influenced by Chinese civilization during their sightseeing.

Eighteen scenic spots in Nansha

Nansha Township near Zhangjiagang Port was known as the "Eight Scenery of Xiangshan" as early as the Ming Dynasty because of its many mountains and scenic spots. After Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Gaozong Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, ten scenic spots were added one after another, which were called "Eighteen Scenes of Nansha". There used to be a plum blossom hall here. Crossing the mountains and mountains from Xiangshan Bay is the "fragrant road". The ancient road of Cai Xiang starts from the northwest slope of Xiangshan and ends at the southeast foot. It's about five miles long. According to legend, this is the place where Fu Cha, the king of Wu, played with his family and his concubines in the Spring and Autumn Period, and built the "Cai Xiang Temple" as his palace. At present, the lower section of Cai Xiang Ancient Road has been cut off by quarrying, and the upper section is still there. The mountains are shaded by trees and the scenery is pleasant. Xiangshan is divided into big Xiangshan and small Xiangshan. At the junction of the two mountains, it is as steep as a cliff, forming a stone gate. Because it looks like a tiger guarding the pass from a distance, it is called "Shihumen". It is surrounded by mountains. At first, the two mountains were connected. Later, due to military needs, the government ordered the people to cut the mountain for more than 50 meters, forming a stone gate. The situation here is sinister, showing the potential of one person, and it is a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties. Now it has been built manually and can be used by cars. There are Changshan Mountain, Fenghuang Mountain, Zhenshan Mountain and other peaks near Xiangshan Mountain. For example, the stars arch the moon, which is really beautiful, and all the mountains are the locations of Tibetan Army Cave (also known as General Cave). Among these mountains, there is the most hidden military cave on the top of the mountain. The largest Tibetan army cave can accommodate more than 1000 soldiers. It has a kitchen, a meeting room, a storage room, an armory and so on. It has always been called "Fu Jiang Great Wall"! Outside the East Gate of Jiangyin, you can see the bonfire built on the highest peak of Phoenix Mountain. Beacon tower, also known as beacon tower, was originally built in the Spring and Autumn Period. Daxiangshan was originally named Taohua Mountain. According to legend, peach trees were everywhere in the Spring and Autumn Period. There is a big stream in Gangxi, with a spring at the top, which sprays water all year round. Whenever the peach blossoms are in full bloom, the petals fall into the stream, drifting with the tide and poetic. Tibetan military caves, beacon towers, Taohuaxi and other historical sites still exist and are listed as key cultural relics protection units in Zhangjiagang City. 1 after February, 1986, four ancient tombs were found in many hillsides of Fusha, including1in Han Dynasty and 3 in Song Dynasty. The tomb is located at the foot of Changshan Mountain, about15m above the ground. There are bronze mirrors, pottery pots and other artifacts in the unearthed Han tombs. Among the three Han Dynasties, there are colored glazed pottery pots in Cizhou cellar, two pairs of double earring porcelain bottles, animal foot porcelain incense burner, porcelain bowl, double bronze mirror, small square bronze mirror, octagonal inscription bronze mirror and other cultural relics. According to records, Cizhou cellar came from Hebei, Yuejiao came from Zhejiang, and bronze mirrors with inscriptions came from Guangdong. The appearance of the above-mentioned cultural relics fully shows that more than 2,000 years ago, the Changshan area of Nansha, which was adjacent to the Yangtze River in the north, was an important town with convenient transportation, residents gathering and commodity circulation on the north-south traffic line! These cultural relics shining with the glory of ancient culture have been buried for thousands of years and almost forgotten. In recent years, due to Zhangjiagang's opening to the world, Nansha 18 scenic spots have regained their brilliance, and a string of antique "pearl necklaces" have been worn around the emerging seaport.

Xiangshan temple

Located in the southeast of Xiangshan, it was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty with a history of 1700 years. It is one of the 72 temples in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is called "Buddhist Holy Land" in history. The vicissitudes of history, the original temple has long been forgotten. 1March, 1993, with the approval of Zhangjiagang Municipal People's Government, it was rebuilt at the original site. 1September, 1995, officially registered and Buddhist sites opened. The first phase of the project was completed at the end of 1994, and the first-class famous brake in the south of the Yangtze River has begun to take shape. The mountain gate is built on the hillside with an altitude of 125 meters at the middle of the back of Xiangshan Tiger. The "Xiangshan Temple" plaque above the mountain gate was inscribed by Zhao Fu, vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Climb up from the mountain gate, cross 45 granite steps, and enter the majestic Heavenly King Hall. Climbing up the stairs again is the Great Hall of Heroes with great scale and extraordinary momentum. This is a large building with two pavilions. The temple is 2 1 m long from east to west, 13.8 m wide from north to south, and 15.5 m high on the back, with a construction area of 282 square meters. Yellow walls and red windows, carved beams and painted buildings, the modeling format is in accordance with the Daxiong Hall of Lingyan Temple in Suzhou. The size of the main hall is second to none in Jiangnan area. The overall planning construction area of Xiangshan Temple is 6,700 square meters, with a total investment of 60 million yuan. After the completion of the first phase of the project, in 2002, we will continue to build 1 7 pagodas and affiliated halls such as Dharma Hall, guanyin temple, Buddhist Sutra Hall and Monk House. There are two gardens in the temple, the East Garden and the West Garden. There are release ponds, rockeries, merit pavilions, etc. For the convenience of believers, tourists and tourists, there are Foguang Mountain Villa, vegetarian restaurant and dormitory building. The temple is clean and tidy, and the trees are shaded. There are all kinds of trees and lawns around the Heavenly King Hall and the Ursa Major Hall. Flowers bloom in all seasons and the environment is pleasant. The halls are stacked on top of each other, and they are magnificent from all directions. Covering an area of about 10 mu, the temple is small and exquisite, and worshippers and tourists who burn incense are increasing year by year. At present, there are seven monks, and the person in charge is Fa Chan. Xiangshan Temple stands in the temple forest in the south of the motherland in the name of a famous mountain temple, and becomes a bright pearl embedded in the top of Xiangshan Mountain.

Xiangshan mausoleum

Located at the eastern foot of Xiangshan Mountain, covering an area of 2.6 hectares, it was completed before 1992 Tomb-Sweeping Day. The cemetery faces the square, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and bamboo stands for monuments. On the front of the cemetery stands a stone tablet square with a height of 8.7 meters and a width of 15.4 meters. The top of the square is engraved with the "Xiangshan Mausoleum" inscribed by Peng Chong, former vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC). There is 1 arch three-hole bridge with a length of 20 meters and a width of 8 meters, which is called "Guanhongqiao". On both sides of the bridge, there are two sculptures, one is a commemorative sign of peasant riots in Shazhou, and the other is a sculpture of martyrs. There are 260 square meters of revolutionary martyrs memorial halls on both sides of the martyrs sculpture group. The museum displays a list of revolutionary martyrs, stories, photos and some objects. In the center of the garden mausoleum is a rectangular monument to martyrs, with a height of 19.28 m and a width of 1.8 m. On the front of the monument, there are eight gold-plated characters inscribed by Jiang, the former secretary of jiangsu provincial party committee. There is a 900-square-meter condolence platform in front of the monument, which is paved with more than 4,000 Jinshan stones. There is a martyr's tomb and a loyal storage room behind the monument.