1. Confucian Temple
Ganzhou Confucian Temple is located in the southeast of the old town of Ganzhou, on the north side of the east section of Houde Road. This area has been the religious and cultural area of ??the ancient city of Ganzhou since the Song Dynasty, and it is still the place with the highest concentration of preserved historical sites in Ganzhou City.
To the east of the Confucian Temple is Ciyun Temple (now Houde Road Primary School) and its affiliated stupa, and to the west is the Wu Temple. Across the street from the Confucian Temple were Guangxiao Temple, Lianquan, Yehuating and Lianxi Academy, which is now Ganzhou No. 1 Middle School. ?
In ancient times, every city above the county level had a Confucian temple. This Confucian temple has dual functions: first, as a place to worship the sage Confucius, so it is also called the Confucius Temple; second, as a school for the county school of Gan County (formerly Ganzhou belongs to Gan County). It is for local students to study. ?
There are currently 5 relatively large-scale Confucian temples in the province. The Ganzhou Confucian Temple has the best scale, grade and preservation. Ganzhou Confucian Temple originally occupied an area of ??about 10,000 square meters, but now covers an area of ??about 7,000 square meters (including the square). Regardless of the size or level of the Confucian temple, its layout is the same.
2. Bajingtai
Bajingtai is located at the confluence of Zhangshui and Gongshui in the north of Ganzhou City. It was built during the Jiayou period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1056-1063). It is the ancient city of Ganzhou. symbol. The three-story platform is 28 meters high and was built on the ancient city wall of the Song Dynasty. You can overlook the eight scenic spots of Ganzhou from the platform. At the end of Guijiao under the platform, the Zhang and Gong rivers merge into the Gan River and flow northward.
It is said that the abbreviation of Jiangxi Province "Gan" is derived from the combination of Zhangshui and Gongshui. The ancient city wall of the Song Dynasty has more than ten holes for hiding soldiers, which are well preserved to this day and are quite similar to the Chinese Gate built in Nanjing during the Ming Dynasty. There is the Ganzhou Museum inside the platform, and the Bajing Park is located below the platform. Celebrities such as Su Dongpo and Wen Tianxiang all wrote poems on Bajingtai.
Not far from Bajingtai, there is a villa where Chiang Ching-kuo lived, which is also a scenic spot. Gongjiang River is the largest tributary of Ganjiang River and originates from the southern section of Wuyi Mountain. Originally there was no bridge on the Gongjiang River, so the only way to cross the river was by ferry. It was not until the Qiandao period of the Southern Song Dynasty that Hongmai, the governor of Ganzhou at the time, presided over the construction of the first pontoon bridge on the Gongjiang River, which brought convenience to the people on both sides of the strait.
3. Ciyun Pagoda
Ganzhou Ciyun Pagoda, also known as the Relic Pagoda, is located in the east of Ganzhou City. It is a typical high-story pavilion-style brick tower from the Song Dynasty and is one of the ancient pagodas in southern Ganzhou. of masterpieces. It is an auxiliary building of the ancient Ciyun Temple. The tower is composed of underground palace, tower base, tower body, tower brake and other parts. The original height of the tower is 42 meters, and the current height is 49.9 meters. The plane of the tower is hexagonal, with 9 levels, and the center of the tower is empty.
According to research, the tower was built in the first year of Tiansheng reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty (1023), and has a history of more than 980 years. The pagoda was originally located in Ciyun Temple, hence the name "Ciyun Pagoda". This tower originally had the function of climbing up and overlooking the distance: the wooden components and the eaves corridor on each floor are projected out of the tower body with flat seats to facilitate people to stand and walk, forming a corridor for visitors to climb the tower and enjoy the scenery.
In the 23rd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1906), the wooden planks of the corridor eaves were burned in a fire, leaving an isolated tower. In 1957, the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government listed "Ciyun Pagoda" as the first batch of provincial cultural relics protection units. In 2004, the Ganzhou Municipal Government allocated funds to repair and restore Ciyun Pagoda.
4. Yangming Academy
"During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Shouren, the governor of southern Jiangxi and the censor of Qiandu, visited southern Jiangxi. He was suppressing the peasant uprising (that is, he claimed to be "breaking the Zhongshan bandits"). "), he gathered a crowd to preach the theory of "To Conscience", educated the people and established "Yangming Academy". In the 13th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1640), Chen Luzhong, the magistrate of Gan County, renamed Yangming Academy Lianquan Academy and moved it to Guangxiao Temple Left.
In the 22nd year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1842), the prefect Wang Fan advocated the donation to the original site of Yugutai to establish regulations and enshrine Wang Shouren, with He Tingren and Huang Honggang as his companions. In the 19th year of the reign of Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, the prefect Liu Ying built it again and reorganized it. In the twelfth year of the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1873), the governor Liu Kunyi donated books and enrolled nearly 200 children in the academy. p>
In the 28th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1902), the prefect Zha Enshou renamed the academy as Ganzhou Prefecture Middle School (now Ganzhou No. 1 Middle School). "It may have been damaged several times, and no historical remains of the academy have been seen since liberation.
Even the "Lianquan Academy" in Ganzhou No. 1 Middle School has no trace. Only the "Yangmingyuan", a blue brick building in Ganzhou No. 1 Middle School, which was built in the Republic of China, is preserved.
5. Guangxiao Temple
Guangxiao Temple, located in the No. 1 Middle School of Ganzhou City, was once known as the "First Temple in Southern Gansu" and was listed as a cultural relic protection unit, together with the Confucian Temple and Ci Temple. Cloud Tower faces each other across the street. There is a saying among the people that "first there was Guangxiao Temple in Ganzhou, and then there was Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan". Unfortunately, it has now become dilapidated.
Guangzhou folk proverb says: "Before there was Yangcheng, there was Guangxiao first." Guangzhou Guangxiao Temple is the oldest and largest Buddhist temple in Guangzhou. Guangxiao Temple is located on Guangxiao Road and is one of the four major jungles in Guangzhou (Guangxiao, Liurong, Haizhuang and Hualin Temple). In March 1961, the State Council announced it as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ganzhou