Main attractions in Baihe Town

Overview

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Baihe Town was home to merchants, directly accessible by sea ships, densely populated, and prosperous markets. It was known as "Little Hangzhou". Baihe is also the birthplace of Qingpu, and there are still well-preserved places of interest. Qinglong Village in Baihe Town is the location of the thousand-year-old ancient town "Qinglong Town" and the largest port in Shanghai "Qinglong Port". When you take the Qingji Line bus and look south in the middle section of Baihua Road, you will clearly see the towering thousand-year-old pagoda "Qinglong Pagoda" and the magnificent thousand-year-old temple "Qinglong Temple". The terminus of the "Village to Village" bus Baihe No. 3 also happens to be located in Qinglong Village, making Qinglong Village an ideal destination for tourists. The infinite charm of Qinglong Village’s thousand-year-old historical and cultural relics, the boundless scenery of the “Olympic” and “World Expo” specialty vegetable production bases, and the boundless scenery of the new rural areas that took the lead in transforming natural villages attract thousands of tourists like magnets. Come and never leave.

From the end of 2010 to the spring of 2011, Shanghai Cultural Relics Archeology went to Qinglong Village to excavate the underground cultural relics of Qinglong Ancient Town, and made major discoveries, which unveiled the mystery of Qinglong Ancient Town. They excavated wall base bricks, porcelain, There are more than 300 underground cultural relics including dishes. Prior to this, when excavating the Yao River, an ancient well was also discovered 5 meters above the ground. Qinglong Ancient Temple originally had the Crystal Guanyin as its treasure, and now the 68 lifelike Burmese Jade Buddhas are the treasure of Qinglong Ancient Temple.

The Qinglong Temple has a profound cultural heritage. The "Qinglong Temple Fair" held every year during the third half of the third lunar month attracts more than 10,000 pilgrims and tourists. Tourism in Qinglong, which has a splendid history and culture, also drives tourism in surrounding scenic spots. First, there is Shanghai's unique "New Fourth Army Slogan Wall", which is a precious calligraphy treasure left behind by the New Fourth Army when it retreated north. It is also ironclad evidence that the Communist Party advocates unity and peace and opposes civil war. Secondly, this is one of the birthplaces of the Shanghai Knife Club, the ancient battlefield "Tangwan Bridge". There is a folk song: "The female middle school hero Zhou Xiuying, wearing red trousers and tight pants, holding a big sword of 120 kilograms, killed four people on the Tangwan Bridge!" describes the heroic scene of the peasant uprising.

The scenic spots of Qinglong Temple include the mountain gate, bell tower, Tianwang Hall, Main Hall, Qinglong Ancient Pagoda, Jishan Bridge, Aiqi Bridge, Tangwan Bridge, Qinglong Bridge, etc.

Cultural relics of Gulong Town

There are lotus bowls from Yue kiln, colored lion and bird pots, brown colored figure pots, and Korean vases. Han Ping is a Southern Song Dynasty wine bottle excavated from the obliterated wine bottle mountain in Qinglong Town. It is an unglazed clay bottle. It was called Han Ping by historians because it was an empty wine bottle left behind as a reward to Han Shizhong's troops. People living near the original Jiuping Mountain left a few of them for seed storage. Qingpu County Museum also collects and preserves some of them.

Qinglong Pagoda

Originally known as Longfu Pagoda, also known as Qinglong Wild Goose Pagoda, commonly known as Qinglong Pagoda. The pagoda was built in the first year of Changqing of Tang Dynasty (821) and has a history of 1180 years. The pagoda originally has seven levels and eight sides, with a brick and wood structure, standing majestically next to Qinglong Temple. For more than a thousand years, it has been eroded by wind and rain and has been damaged in many places. It has been repaired repeatedly in the past dynasties: once during the Kangding and Qingli years of the Song Dynasty (1040-1048); In the third year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty (1343), Ren Renfa, a native of Qinglong Town, his sons Ren Xiande and Sun Renshizhi successively funded the construction of temples and pagodas. In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1644), Zhu Mingjing, a native of the city, raised funds to build pagodas and cast bronze. The top of the quality gourd tower. In the fifth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1648), the abbot Zen Master Baiyu made further improvements. After that, for more than three hundred years, there was no one to advise, no eaves remained, the tower tilted, the bottom floor of the tower was buried deep in the soil, the stairs inside the tower were destroyed, and the copper gourd top was blown down by a strong typhoon in 1956. The land (now preserved in the Qingpu Museum) became an ancient tilted tower without a roof. It was once selected by a film studio as the real scene for the filming of the movie "Midnight Song". In 1992, the Qingpu County Cultural Relics Management Committee funded the renovation. It first invested more than 400,000 yuan and hired Professor Cao Shizhong, a famous construction correction expert. The correction had already tilted 14%. of the tower. The environment around the base of the tower was renovated, and walls were built to protect it. Special personnel were responsible for management, which not only allowed people to visit, but also strengthened the protection (the tower was established as a municipal cultural relics protection unit in 1960).

Qinglong Bridge

It is located at the interface between Qinglong River and Dongdaying Port, east of Hedong, Baihejiang Town. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was planned and built by Xu Kui (a native of Jiangpu, who was officially granted the title of Governor of Zhejiang Province, that is, the father of Xu Shu, the chief envoy of Shandong Province). The bridge is 19.2 meters long and 3.6 meters wide. It is an arched single-hole stone bridge. Due to the careful design during construction and the appropriate location, the bridge gate faces the river. On nights when the moon is bright and the breeze is clear (especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival), a bright moon is cleverly reflected in the center of the river at the bridge hole. The water waves are gentle and the moon's shadow is slanted, which is better than the west. The three pools in the lake reflect the moon, so they are called Qinglong Yanyue. On August 4, 1994, the County Cultural Relics Management Committee established it as a county-level cultural relics protection unit. The bridge was slightly damaged, but the county cultural management committee funded its reconstruction at the end of 2000, giving it a completely new look. There are two couplets engraved on both sides of the bridge hole: one is: the nine peaks are long and beautiful, and the three bells are distant; the other is: the white crane hears the sound far away, and the green dragon flows over the long river.

Tangwan Bridge

Located in Tangwan Village, Baihe Town, it spans the Aiqi River. The bridge was built in the 23rd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1595) and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. It is a single-hole stone arch bridge with a length of 28 meters, an arch span of 9.1 meters, a width of 3.1 meters, and a height of 4.5 meters. The arch circle is built in horizontal sections and is made of bluestone. According to historical records, the bridge was where Zhou Lichun, the leader of the peasant uprising, and his daughter Zhou Xiuying fought against the Qing soldiers during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty. It was listed as a county-level cultural relic protection unit in November 1986. It has recently been renovated and is still used by nearby residents for transportation.

Ai Qi Bridge

Also known as Dashiqiao, it is located at the junction of Qinglong Village and Huaxin Town, Baihe Town, on the Ai Qi River in Ai Qi Natural Village. The bridge was built in the 12th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1379). It is a single-hole semicircular stone bridge. The bridge is 26.72 meters long, 3 meters wide, 5 meters high, and has an arch span of 13.9 meters. According to records and local villagers: the upper half of the bridge hole and the lower half form a circle. Later, after verification by bridge engineers, it was initially believed to be a full-circle stone arch bridge (note). After exploring the semi-circular arch stone at the bottom of the river, Basically consistent, the brown sludge at the bottom of the river is artificial fill. There is no seat stone under the two bridge platforms. Each of the arch stones on the water has a symmetrical lotus throne pattern, with the words "Hongwu Year 12 of the Ming Dynasty" engraved on it. The arch circle stones are built in parallel sections. There are thirteen sections starting from the river bed upwards, with bluestones. Stacked bricks. According to field observations, the bridge has not undergone major repairs, and there is no record of repairs in the county annals.

Jishan Bridge

Also known as Guanyin Bridge and Nanxiao Bridge, it is located on the South Street of Baihejiang Town, spanning Xixiapu. It was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. Its shape and structure are similar to Qinglong Bridge, with brick The railings of the bridge were built and replaced when future generations repaired them. The bridge is still a pedestrian bridge on South Street, but it cannot pass motor vehicles.

Local Specialty

Xiangju Strawberry Garden belongs to the Xianju Food Business Department of Qingpu District, Shanghai. It is located in Zhaotun Town, northwest of Qingpu District, Shanghai, adjacent to Baihe Town in the east and industrial industry in the south. The park borders Shipu Town, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province to the west and Huaqiao Town, Kunshan City to the north. Zhaotun Town is named after Zhao Gou of the Southern Song Dynasty stationed troops here to fight against the Jin Dynasty. The town has a total area of ??35.7 square kilometers, including 2,350 hectares of cultivated land. Zhaotun has four major agricultural industries: one is to cultivate a strawberry production base; the other is to cultivate an export vegetable production base, growing lettuce, broccoli and other export vegetable industries; the third is to cultivate a watermelon production base; the fourth is to cultivate a corn production base . Zhaotun Town has unique brand agriculture such as "Zhaotun Strawberry", "Little Farmer Corn Cob" and "Daying Duck". It has been rated as "Shanghai Suburban Treasure" by the Municipal Agricultural Committee, and has formed a large-scale seedling planting woodland.

Zhaotun Strawberry

Strawberry is the general name for plants of the genus Strawberry in the Rosaceae family. It is a perennial herbaceous plant and is classified as a berry in horticulture. Strawberries are tender and juicy, moderately sweet and sour, rich in aroma, delicious and nutritious berries. They play an important role in fruit production. They are one of the top ten fruits today and are known as the "Queen of Fruits". The suburbs of Shanghai are one of the earliest areas for strawberry cultivation in my country. In the 1980s, the cultivation area was small and the yield was low. With the adjustment of the planting industry structure, strawberry production has developed rapidly. Strawberry cultivation is mainly concentrated in Zhaotun and Fengxian Districts of Qingpu. Zhaotun Town, Qingpu District, introduced strawberry in 1983 and has a history of production and scientific research for more than 20 years.

The cultivation method has evolved from single open field cultivation in the 1980s to a variety of facility cultivation methods such as small arch sheds, medium sheds, and steel pipe greenhouses in the mid-to-late 1990s. The supply period of fresh strawberry fruits has increased from more than 20 days (late April to early May). Extended to 6 months (late November to late May of the following year), strawberries have become the leading product in the structural adjustment of the planting industry in Zhaotun Town, with the planting scale and production level ranking first among domestic towns. An obvious regionalized production pattern has formed in the suburbs of Shanghai. ____In 1997, Zhaotun Town’s “Research on the Construction of High-Quality Strawberry Base and Extended Supply Period” won the first prize of Shanghai Spark Award; ____In 1999, Zhaotun Town was rated as the “Hometown of Strawberry in China” by the National Characteristic Cash Crops Recommendation Organizing Committee; ____2001 International "Zhao Tunqiao" strawberry was awarded the famous brand strawberry product at the agricultural expo; ____In 2007, Zhao Tun strawberry passed the national organic food certification, safety and health quality certification and pollution-free certification, and the "Zhao Tunqiao" brand strawberry was awarded the title of Shanghai Famous Trademark, Shanghai City famous brand product title. ____In 2009, the Zhaotun Strawberry Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) pilot project passed the expert group inspection, thus obtaining GAP Level 1 certification, an internationally recognized quality certification, and having a "passport" to the international market.

Little Farmer Corn on the Cob

Little Farmer brand corn on the cob is carefully processed from high-quality waxy corn. It has the functions of nourishing the stomach and liver, losing weight and fitness, promoting gastrointestinal motility and enhancing chewing. It can prevent pseudomyopia in teenagers and intestinal diseases in the elderly. Because of its good taste and strong glutinous nature, it has become a popular health snack food among the public.

Daying Duck

The well-known "Daying Duck" is famous for its high lean meat rate, low fat content, no hormones, and no drug residues. From breeding, hatching, and breeding From processing to cooking and packaging, there are 122 quality control links, coupled with a strict quality management system (the company passed the IS09002 international quality management system certification in October 1998), and has been recognized by European veterinary officials and experts twice Come to the factory for inspection and acceptance. The production process and product quality fully comply with EU directive standards. It has been certified as green food by the Ministry of Agriculture and is called convenience food, specialty food and safe food by the general public.

Historical figures

Zhou Lichun, a native of Qinglong Town, has been farming for generations and is the 45th Guo Tuzheng of Qingpu County. Zhou Lichun liked to dance with fists and sticks since he was a child, so that he could make friends with knights from all over the world. He was eager for justice and fluent in writing. He was known as Mr. Zhou and Brother Zhou, and he was quite prestigious in Qinglong Town. If there are any disputes or disputes among the people, or if they encounter emergencies, they should come to him to mediate and provide relief. His daughter Zhou Xiuying was born with a heroic spirit, superb martial arts skills, heroic appearance, proficient in all stick and boxing skills, and was admired by her neighbors from all over the country. Zhou Lichun's peasant uprising team later joined the Shanghai Xiaodao Association and fought against the Qing soldiers for 2 years and 8 months in Qingpu, Baoshan, Nanhui, Chuansha, Jiading and other places. In the end, they failed because they were outnumbered. Zhou Lichun Zhou Xiuying and her daughter also died heroically in the battle.