Contents of the handwritten newspaper: Beihai history and culture

Beihai is located at the southern end of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the northeast coast of Beibu Gulf.

She is surrounded by the sea on three sides, facing Hainan Province to the southeast and Vietnam to the southwest. Historically, it has been one of the main commodity distribution centers for Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other southwestern provinces to trade with overseas. It is my country's earliest foreign trading port and one of the starting ports of the maritime "Silk Road".

In April 1984, Beihai City was designated by the State Council as one of the 14 coastal port cities in the country to be further opened to the outside world.

It currently governs Haicheng District, Yinhai District, Tieshangang District and Hepu County, with a total area of ??3,337 square kilometers and a population of nearly 1.6 million.

Beihai Old Town is the birthplace of Beihai City.

The old city of Beihai was built in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, and the current layout was formed in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

The layout of the old city is basically complete, with distinctive architectural features that combine Chinese and Western styles.

The old city is located on the north side of the current urban area, close to Lianzhou Bay, with an area of ??3 square kilometers and a population of about 35,000.

Beihai’s historical districts and famous towns and villages are widely distributed in three districts and one county of Beihai City. The unique style and style of historical buildings, rich remains, and complete pattern of blocks and towns give Beihai a unique The historical features and connotations are a rich and precious cultural heritage.

For thousands of years, Beihai has become an important trade port in southwest my country. In the eighth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, there were fixed routes to Haikou, Guangzhou, Macau, Hong Kong, Haiphong, Saigon, Singapore and other places.

In 1876, the Treaty of Yantai between China and Britain was signed, and eight countries including Britain, Germany, and France successively built a number of Western-style buildings in Beihai.

At present, there are 23 Western buildings that are well preserved. These modern Western buildings have high historical value and are important indicators of my country’s modern social history, economic history, architectural history, religious history, customs history, port history and external relations. Historical testimony in the fields of open history and other fields.

Hepu has been famous for its pearl production since ancient times. It is known as "the hometown of Nanzhu and a famous Cape area" and is well-known both at home and abroad as the "Hometown of Nanzhu".

It is impossible to estimate the number of pearls produced in Hepu since ancient times. In 1975, more than 20 tons of pearl shell remains were excavated from the White Dragon Pearl City Roots alone. This shows that the amount of pearls produced in Hepu that year was huge. rich.

Hepu pearls have a large output and good quality.

Qu Dajun of the Ming Dynasty wrote in "Guangdong Xinyu" that "Hepu pearls are called Nanzhu. Those that go out to the West are called Xizhu, and those that go out to the East are called Dongzhu. The beans of the East Pearl are green and white, and their luster is not as good as that of the West Pearl." , the Western Pearl is not as good as the Southern Pearl."

In the long historical process, the working people of Beihai created and left behind a large number of precious intangible cultural heritage.

The folk legend "The Pearl Returns to Hepu" has been included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage protection lists in Guangxi; 21 items such as folk songs and dances, life rituals, folk music murals, and sculptures have been included in the intangible culture of Beihai City Heritage listed.

The old sites such as the Catholic Church, Notre Dame Church, Bishop's Palace Building, Priest's Building, Shengde Monastery, Nunnery, Nursery, and Guangci Hospital are historical witnesses of the introduction of French Catholicism to the Beihai area in modern times.

Over the past 2,000 years, many historical figures who have made a name for themselves have had a major impact on Beihai and left many precious cultural relics in Beihai.

In the Qin Dynasty, there was Zhao Tuo, who loved the people at Dingbian, and in the Han Dynasty, there was Meng Chang, who returned the pearl to Hepu, and Fei Yi, who was honest and dedicated to the public.

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, more than 130 people were recorded in history.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 24 Jinshi and more than 600 scholars, Gongsheng and Juren in Beihai.

As an important coastal defense town, Beihai also produced many famous generals who opened up frontiers and stationed troops to guard the borders.

Since the founding of New China, Beihai has produced numerous talents.

Hundreds of experts and scholars have come out of the "Professor Village" in Qianjiang, Hepu County.

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