It is the "mother city" of Xiantao City, Hubei Province. It has a history of 1500 years and was bombed by the Japanese.

Jingchu land in Jianghan Plain has a profound history and splendid culture since ancient times, and has many historical ancient towns. During the trip to Hubei, the second city is Xiantao City, which is not far from Wuhan and was called Mianyang in ancient times.

Hanshui River in the north, Yangtze River in the south and Wuhan in the east. It has an ancient city of Mianyang (referred to as Miancheng for short) more than 500 years ago/kloc-0.

Xiantao is one of the birthplaces of Jingchu culture, and Miancheng is the "mother city" of Xiantao. Miancheng, the Jianghan Plain here, is located in the alluvial delta where the Yangtze River and Hanshui River meet in central and southern Hubei Province. It not only has rich history and culture, but also has charming natural scenery. Many scenic spots are unpopular because there are few people, but the environment is quiet.

From the Western Wei Dynasty in the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Miancheng was always the governing place of counties, prefectures, prefectures and counties, and was the political, economic and cultural center of Mianyang in previous dynasties. "Mianyang in the past" refers to Xiantao City today. 1986, Mianyang withdrew from the county to build the city and changed its name to Xiantao, a Millennium-old brand.

I always called Xiantao "Taoxian" at first, so that my trip to Miancheng made many jokes. However, it is a pity to learn that Xiantao was called "Mianyang" in ancient times and later renamed "Xiantao". For example, Huizhou became Huangshan, Runan became Zhumadian, Chen Zhou became Zhoukou, and Changshan became Shijiazhuang. ...

Although it is a pity, the Millennium Miancheng is still the epitome of Xiantao's history and culture. When you mention Mianyang City, you will naturally know Mianyang's past.

Since the Western Wei Dynasty, Miancheng 16 counties have been established, and the city has been built and destroyed repeatedly. The most distressing thing is that 1938 is said to have been bombed by Japanese planes; 194 1, another city was set on fire. Since then, the Millennium ancient city has been in ruins, and the ancient scenic spots have been set on fire.

The surviving sites include stone carvings of Ming and Qing Dynasties, statues of Confucius, Chen Youliang's former residence and several ancient temples, and there are bronzes and pottery from Sui and Tang Dynasties to Ming and Qing Dynasties underground. Miancheng is known as "48 ancient wells, 48 archways, 48 stone bridges and 48 temples".

According to local friends, when he was a child, the ancient temple in Miancheng was faintly visible, and the ancient wells, archways and stone bridges were all moved step by step.

For example, Sima Qiao is now a cultural relic protection unit in Hubei Province. The construction date is unknown. It was rebuilt in the fifteenth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, and it crossed the moat of Miancheng ancient city in the north-south direction. It is a single arch bridge with a length of 20 meters, a width of 6 meters and a span of 6 meters. There are stone lions and statues at the bridge head, and the bridge body is erected with green stone arches. There are relief figures, dragon and phoenix patterns on the stone guardrail boards on both sides of the bridge deck, and the "Sima Bridge" is intaglio carved.

Today, as an important part of Mianyang ancient city, it is an important basis for studying the history of the ancient city. This bridge is still used by people to live and travel. Whether it is a pedestrian walkway or a vehicle crossing the bridge, it is still strong.

There are archways in many streets and lanes in the city, mostly for reconstruction and reconstruction. The ancient temple hides deep in the streets and lanes. If you look for it deliberately, it will take some effort. But often when you are walking, you suddenly come into view.

However, the thousand-year-old city cannot stand the enemy's war. 1938, the Japanese army dispatched more than 20 sorties to bomb Miancheng. At the moment, there is a sea of fire inside and outside the city, and the carved beams and painted columns, ancient temples and pavilions of the past dynasties are almost reduced to ashes.

Few cultural relics can be preserved and preserved. Nowadays, most of the "ancient buildings" in Miancheng are rebuilt or copied in the old site. Even in the old street of the ancient city, there are only a few dilapidated old houses left, some as mahjong halls, some as grocery stores, and most of them are guarded by old people.

A Chinese-made shop is very eye-catching. It is the oldest building in Miancheng Old Street.

Under the historical sky, the legacy of the Millennium ancient city is not obvious. Under the scorching sun, the tourism of the ancient city is not commercialized at all. In the past, the teahouse in Miancheng was an important cultural position. There are stories, songs, drums and shadow play in the teahouse, which is very lively. In the heyday of the teahouse industry, there were more than 20 teahouses inside and outside the city. The largest and most magnificent tea plantation is Liu Tianbao Tea Plantation in Shizi Street. "Tea is in Tianbao, and people are fresh in Ba Li." The implication is that most of them are "in Chun Xue."

However, the teahouse with the longest operation time belongs to Jia Wei Teahouse in Xiaguan Street outside the city, and there is a saying that "tea is different", that is, both elegance and popularity are taken into account. Whether it's literati, agriculture, industry, commerce, fisheries, or even cults, people come and go, full day and night, and business is booming.

It can be seen that the tea culture in Miancheng is very rich, and people can also drink big articles between teacups, with the longest history of covering bowls of tea. Unfortunately, in the streets and alleys, no matter the old street or the "new street" as the locals say, there is still no sign of the teahouse. It is said that Miancheng Teahouse was very prosperous and popular long before War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

Even the famous Eight Scenes in Mianyang, there is only one scene now: Ma Honglian, the eastern daughter.

This scene is also the most beautiful and suitable place for leisure, walking, cycling and cruise in Miancheng. This scene is a corner of the history and culture of Miancheng. There are three towns in Miancheng in history. One is Fuzhou, built in the Tang Dynasty and located in the southeast. A small town in Jiangbei, built in Songzhuang, is located in the northeast; Mianyang, a city built in the early Ming Dynasty, is located in the west.

These three cities have formed a three-legged pattern in Miancheng. Now, what we can see is the antique city wall reconstructed from the "Broken Dikou" site in the former Fuzhou City. The city is 6 meters high and the total length of the city wall is 350 meters. The city wall stretches from north to south, echoing from east to west, majestic and spectacular. On the east side of the city gate is a thousand hectares of lotus pond, and on the other side is ten thousand acres of pastoral scenery.