The ancient city of Zhaohua is a precious historical picture. It condenses the history of the continuous establishment of local political power in China. It is one of the earliest counties in China to implement the county system management. It has the title of "the first in Bashu" County" reputation.
Living fossil of ancient city civilization
The ancient city of Zhaohua, starting from Tang and Yu, has a history of more than 4,000 years of civilization.
Despite its long history, the ancient city civilization has been less impacted by modern civilization. It is by far the best-preserved ancient county town in China and the only best-preserved ancient city of the Three Kingdoms.
The ruins of the ancient city of Jiameng in Qin after the water damage are clearly identifiable. A large number of ancient ruins of the Three Kingdoms such as the ancient post road, Jiameng ancient pass, Fei Yi's Tomb, Wuhou Temple, Fei Jinghou Temple, Zhanzheng Dam, Tianxiong Pass, Niutoushan, Jiangweijing, Jubai Ancient Ferry, Guansuo City, Bao Sanniang's Tomb and other national, provincial and municipal protected cultural relics are still in style and well preserved, which is rare in the country.
The ancient city walls of the Han Dynasty and ancient buildings such as the ancient city gate, Baguajing, and Longmen Academy of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are well preserved.
Bronze stone tools, boat coffin tombs, Qin pottery and Han bricks have been excavated.
The ancient city of Zhaohua is home to outstanding people and beautiful people. Countless upright and famous officials have left touching stories that can be praised and praised. Many literati and poets have left countless masterpieces that have been handed down from generation to generation, adding magnificent chapters to the history of China.
Fei Yi opened his mansion in Shoucheng, Han Dynasty, but why did he cross the Jubai River to pull a boat? Xu Xin died in the battle on Changling Mountain. Wu Zhenqi wrote an essay on drama. He once taught the people to focus on sericulture during the good times, and Meng Zhao built a school to educate people. ． ． ． ． ． A good story passed down from generation to generation, everyone respects it.
The vicissitudes of Jiameng Ancient Pass and Tianxiong Pass and the sound of the river in Jubaitan have left behind countless poems by literati such as Du Fu and Lu You.
In order to commemorate Ding Jianye and Ding Baozhen, father and son who "donated money to buy property and freed their husbands and horses from the world forever", later generations built the Ding Gong Temple outside the west gate of the ancient city. The Ding Gong Temple is held on April 28th of the lunar calendar. Ancestral meeting.
The Ox King Fair on Niutou Mountain on the first day of the tenth lunar month and the Sichuan Lord Temple Fair on Rentou Mountain on the first and twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month, the "Three Kingdoms Culture and Art Festival" are held respectively during the Spring Festival Golden Week and the National Day Golden Week each year. , the "Three Kingdoms Cultural Tourism Festival" has become a traditional activity in the ancient city, attracting tourists and scholars from all over the world to visit, travel, and conduct archaeological research.
According to "Three Kingdoms. Biography of the First Lord": "The First Lord came north to Jiameng, and before he attacked Lu, he planted a lot of kindness to win the hearts of the people."
In the seventeenth year of Jian'an (AD 212), after Liu Bei arrived in Jiameng, he inspected the terrain. Sure enough, it was as shown on the map presented by Zhang Song, "The two rivers in this city converge and go around the city to the east; the ancient Jinniu Road passes through the city. Pass by; the Jianmen Pass stands tall and towering; the Orange Cypress Ancient Ferry strangles the river and refuses to defend." Although it is a "small city, it is solidly built". It is indeed a strategic location. Troops were stationed here to train their troops and horses. In the seventeenth year of Jian'an (AD 212), he took advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Soochow and adopted Pang Tong's advice. On the pretext of helping Soochow, he turned around and left Jiameng, went west from Jiange, captured Chengdu, and forced Liu Zhang to surrender and established the kingdom of Shu. The establishment laid a solid foundation.
In the first year of Zhangwu (AD 221), Liu Bei established the Shuhan Kingdom in Chengdu and ascended the throne as Emperor Zhaolie.
At this time, Liu Bei did not forget the old base of Jiameng where he made his fortune. He personally took the first and last two characters from the auspicious "Han Zuo Yongshou" (Zuo, meaning the position of the king) that was popular at the time, and named Jiameng. Meng was changed to Hanshou County.
It expresses his good wishes that the Han Dynasty he created will coexist with the world and live with the sun and the moon.
Therefore, there is a saying that "when the Shu Han Dynasty flourished, Jia sprouted".
After the establishment of the Shu Han regime, Han Shoucheng served as the military supplies transfer base and command center for Zhuge Liang's six expeditions out of Qishan and Jiang Wei's nine expeditions to the Central Plains.
Since the fifth year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang has been out of Qishan to attack Wei six times, and has been busy on the Jiameng ancient Shu road.
In the 19th year of Yanxi (AD 252), Fei Yi was ordered to open the Prime Minister's Palace in Hanshou, and took charge of the military and political affairs of Shu after Jiang Wan. The following year, he was drunk and was killed by Cao Wei's general Guo Xun. After his death, he was buried in Hanshou (now Zhaohua).
After Fei Yi was killed, Jiang Wei took over the military power of Shu, but made nine expeditions to the Central Plains to no avail.
In the winter of the fourth year of Jingyuan ("Three Kingdoms. Zhong Hui Biography"), the Wei State divided its army into three groups to attack the Shu Han.
Jiang Wei was defeated and retreated to Jianmen Pass. He wanted to rely on the natural danger of Jianmen Pass to resist the enemy, so he sent additional cavalry general Zhang Yi of the left, General Dong Jue of the auxiliary state, and Jiameng's original guards Hu Ji and Guan Suo. Wait for the emperor to stick to Hanshou (Zhaohua).
At the same time, Wei general Zhong Hui set up a battle array at Jubaidu, attempting to cross the Jialing River and seize Hanshou City.
The two armies fought many fierce battles, and Guan Suo's wife Bao Sanniang died in the battle. She was buried in the northern suburbs of Zhaohua City. Bao Sanniang's tomb has been preserved to this day.
In November 263 AD, "When Yi and Juefu arrived in Hanshou, Wei and Hua also left Yinping and retreated. Sui joined Yi and Jue, and they all retreated to Baojian Pavilion to refuse to meet."
Deng Ai's army crossed Yinping and defeated Zhuge Zhan at Mianzhu. Liu Chan asked for surrender, and the Shu Han regime that had lasted for 42 years was declared dead.
Although the Shu Han regime perished, the ancient city of Zhaohua records the rise and fall of the Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms and the legends and ruins left behind provide rich historical materials for the study of the culture of the Three Kingdoms.
Therefore, there is a folk rumor: "When the Shu Han flourished, the Jia sprouted; when the Shu Han died, the Jia sprouted."
In July 2004, when Professor Ruan Yisan, director of the Chinese Historical and Cultural Cities Research Center of Tongji University in Shanghai, inspected the ancient city of Zhaohua, he evaluated the architecture of the ancient city as follows: eight-character door heads, vertical arches, bluestone column foundations, and wooden columns. The Xuandong is surrounded by three sides, with doors and window lattice. It is well-carved and decorated with simple patterns. There are mansions of merchants and historical stories.
In 2003, when the Yuanba District Committee and District Government were restoring the ancient city of Zhaohua, they adhered to the principle of "protection first, rational utilization" and invited professors from Sichuan University and Tongji University to guide the restoration work of the ancient city. During the construction, careful construction and repairs were carried out to restore the original architectural style of the ancient city. After several years of careful construction and restoration, the overall style of Zhaohua Ancient City has been fully restored, and an ancient city showing its former prosperity and glory has been restored. Now in front of the world.