Jieyang is the best fortune teller.

This article is transferred from the National Geographic Chinese website to show you the beauty of Rongcheng, Guangdong.

Lingnan Watertown,

Jade capital of Asia,

Zou Lu by the sea,

The essence of Chaoshan culture originates from and gathers in this life-

a surname

It is a "water lotus" surrounded by Rongjiang River.

It is also the hometown of 6 million Jieyang people.

The magnificent Jieyang Building is located at the east entrance of the city.

Jieyang's crown of five doors

Jinxianmen is in Jieyang, just like a small park in Shantou and Xiangzi Bridge in Chaozhou.

Jinxianmen, a landmark building of Jieyang's history and culture, was built in the first year of the Ming Dynasty (162 1). It was named Jinxianmen because it reached Gong Xue and promoted saints. Jieyang has east, west, north, south gate and Jinxianmen, ranking first among the five.

As night falls, the Jinxianmen is dressed up, and the Chao Opera on the rostrum is melodious.

Lingdong pearl of ancient buildings

In the twilight of Gong Xue, it seems that you can hear the sound of books hundreds of years ago. 20 13 May, Jieyang Gong Xue was listed as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Gong Xue (Confucius Temple) in Jieyang was founded in the 10th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 140), which is the highest institution of learning in Jieyang in ancient times. Concentrated the essence of Confucian culture for thousands of years, it is the largest historical building complex with the most complete supporting buildings and the most complete preservation in Lingnan area.

Gong Xue zhaobi

Dacheng Hall, in order to show respect for Confucius, there is no crib on the imperial stone, so it can only be shown to the master from a distance.

Inner hall of Dacheng hall

1925 May and 10/0 October, Zhou Enlai worked in Chongsheng Temple in Gong Xue during the first and second Crusades. 1in the autumn of 927, when the Nanchang Uprising troops arrived in Jieyang, Zhou Enlai, He Long and Ye Ting held a military meeting in Gong Xue.

"Forbidden City": the only remaining wall of the Yuan Dynasty in Jieyang

In A.D. 1352, the struggle against Yuan was magnificent all over the country. At that time, Huachi, a great scholar in Jieyang, ordered the reconstruction of the inner city in Jieyang, all with stone barriers, closed with shells and mortars, and surrounded by a moat. Built in four years, it is called "Jincheng", which means "impregnable". In this way, Jieyang county has two internal and external walls, and there is a city in the city, which is really rare.

However, when it was put into use, Chen Diaowang's rebel army planted the anti-Yuan flag in Jincheng. Because "gold" and "forbidden" are just different in tone, later generations made a mistake, and over time, it became today's "Forbidden City".

"The most banyan trees are exposed, so the river is named Rongjiang and the city is named Rongcheng."

Guangdong City God Temple is the best.

Jieyang City God Temple was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit in 20 19.

Jieyang City God Temple was built in Shaoxing, Song Dynasty for ten years (1 140). It is the largest existing building of its kind in Guangdong province, and it enshrines the patron saint of the city, the city god.

Door children's painting is a folk art with Chaoshan characteristics, and the artistic level of Sanshanmen children's painting in the temple is the highest in Chaoshan.

The architecture of Jieyang City God Temple combines the architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties with the local traditional craft characteristics of Jieyang. The main building is a wood-stone load-bearing structure, which has survived dozens of earthquakes since the Ming Dynasty and has become a specimen for modern people to study ancient architecture.

The main buildings of Chenghuang Temple include archway, gate, main hall, bell tower, drum tower and back hall, with a total area of more than 2,000 square meters.

In the Qing Dynasty, Dachuanlin's "Han Jiang Ji" recorded: "I am a god, especially the Jieyang City God." It can be seen that the incense of Jieyang City God Temple is flourishing.

Huang Chengbofu's adult parade is huge, including song and dance, dragon dance, lion dance, Chaozhou Opera Team, Flag Team, Wufeng Flag Team, Gong and Drum Team, etc.

It is the biggest folk activity in Jieyang for adults in Huangchengbo to patrol in the first month of each year.

One of the three famous brakes in Chaoshan.

Shuangfeng Ancient Temple, the former site is in Shuang Shan, the capital of Panxi (now Shuangshan Village, Guiling Town).

Shuangfeng Temple, founded in the tenth year of Shaoxing, Song Dynasty (1 140), is the largest ancient temple in Jieyang, and is also called "the three famous temples in Chaozhou" with Kaiyuan Temple in Chaozhou and Lingshan Temple in Chaoyang. When the sun sets, bells, drums, cymbals, cymbals and cymbals all sound, and there are bursts of Bai Fan and wooden horns, which make the scenery charming and become a ritual Buddha and a tourist attraction. "Night Bell with Twin Peaks" is one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Jieyang.

Moved from Shishan Zen Master in the early Ming Dynasty to Guanyin Tsai Street in Rongcheng.

In the eyes of many westerners, God is the only God; However, in the conscious world of Chaoshan people, there are gods everywhere, and these gods are honored as "lords". In Jieyang, Laoye temples can be seen almost everywhere, mainly including Bogong Palace, Gong Jie Palace, Guandi Temple, Shuangzhong Temple, Sanshanwang Temple and Mazu Tempel.

Sanshan dawangci

Jiexi Sanshan Dawang Temple

King Sanshan is one of the important religious beliefs in China. According to Records of Ming Temple, Sanshan King was born in Sui Dynasty, lived in Tang Dynasty and was sealed in Song Dynasty, with a history of 1400 years. The Sanshan King Ancestral Temple on the river slope in Jiexi is the originator of more than 6,000 Sanshan King Ancestral Tombs at home and abroad. The gods worshipped were the Three Gods from the beginning and were called Sanshan King after being sealed.

In the new historical era, Sanshanwang culture also undertakes the historical mission of promoting cultural identity and cultural exchange between Chinese at home and abroad and Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Wurong Ancient Temple (North Gate Guandi Temple) is located in Tianfu Road, Rongcheng District, Jieyang City. It was built in the 29th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (160 1) and was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit in 20 13.

Located at the top of the front hall, the octagonal wood carving caisson has high artistic and cultural value.

The ancient stage in front of the temple is one of the only two temples in Qing Dynasty in Guangdong Province.

The statue of Mazu in Huilai Shenquan is an important node of the Maritime Silk Road.

Mazu, the patron saint of the ocean, protects fishermen who have been out to sea for generations.

Zhongshan Road

According to the data, there are about 5,000 Zhongshan roads in China. Every city seems to have a Zhongshan Road, and each Zhongshan Road seems to bear rich and colorful humanistic implications. Zhongshan Road in Jieyang was once the traffic artery and commercial center of Jieyang County. The arcade building with Southeast Asian characteristics witnessed the prosperity and glory of Zhongshan Road.

Zhongshan Road, built in the 44th year of Qing Qianlong (1779), was called Xuanhua Street in ancient times; Guangxu 14th year (1888) called Avenue; In the 15th year of the Republic of China (1926), it was renamed Zhongshan Road.

The arcade of Datong street

Xianyaqian business building

On Zhongshan Road less than 1 km, there used to be 12 magnificent archways, but unfortunately most of them have been demolished (the picture shows the Shinan Lane Memorial Hall on Zhongshan Road).

Rongjiang West Lake

Many cities have "Zhongshan Road" and many cities also have "West Lake"-Jieyang is no exception. Although the history of Rongjiang West Lake in Jieyang is not long, it carries many childhood memories of Jieyang people. It used to be the happiest time for children to row boats on Rongjiang Lake.

Located in Rongjiang Lake Park, the site of Nanpu Fishing Song, the ancient eight scenic spots in Jieyang.

Cuohe ancestral hall

Cuohe ancestral hall is sacred in the hearts of Chaoshan people. It is a precious wealth left by ancestors to future generations, a spiritual bond to maintain clan feelings, and a spiritual shrine for millions of hipsters at home and abroad to remember homesickness.

Gables, commonly known as rubbing horns, are five kinds of gables invented by Chaoshan ancestors in Jin Mu, which are collectively called five-element gables.

"Four Points of Gold" Dwellings in Chaoshan

Denggan caifeng

"Erecting a lamp pole to climb Caifeng" is a unique traditional folk activity in Chaoshan area, which has been passed down from generation to generation. It is said that in feudal times, the emperor was a dragon and the phoenix was a tiger. Jiang Wanli, a patriot in the Southern Song Dynasty, loved painting phoenixes all his life. Since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the descendants of Jiang who lived in Longsha and Yunlu have commemorated their ancestors with the way of "erecting a lamppost to climb Caifeng", which has been inherited to this day.

Cai Feng went from day to day.

20 1 1 ancestor worship custom (light pole Cai Feng) was selected as the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects.

White in the autumn and moonlight

Out of primitive worship of nature, Yue Bai custom has been popular in China for a long time. Chaoshan people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in order to maximize their worship of the moon. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, every household will put on a rich tribute "Moon Worshipping Mother". Adults drink tea and enjoy the moon, telling each other about their daily lives, while children eat bread and carry lanterns.

According to legend, in order to resist the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, the Chaoshan people built a tower with tiles in the open space on August 15, burning fierce fire as a signal of action, and started the battle against the Yuan Dynasty together. Since then, burning towers has become the custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Jieyang spring festival

Whenever the Spring Festival comes and the wanderers return, it is the most lively time for Jieyang folk activities. Various activities to greet the gods and folk performances pushed the whole Spring Festival atmosphere to a climax.

Tiezhi puppet show, commonly known as paper shadow play, evolved from the shadow play introduced to Chaoshan by immigrants from the Central Plains in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Chao opera

National Intangible Cultural Heritage-Green Lion Performance

Yang Meiying Laoye

Drum and drum team

At the Torch Festival in Yangmei Village, Yangmei people especially worshipped Jiexiu, a loyal minister of Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and built an ancient temple for Gong Jie in the village to offer sacrifices to Gong Jie in the form of Torch Festival.

Guangdong intangible cultural heritage, breaking the door and building Zheng Wengzai lanterns.

Hangcai bridge

Guangdong intangible cultural heritage-Xingcai Bridge has become a cultural business card of Jieyang folklore.

Hangcai Bridge, commonly known as Hangtou Bridge, is a traditional folk cultural activity of Jieyang Lantern Festival. Rongcheng has a developed water system and many bridges. Before the festival, all the bridges in Rongcheng were decorated with colored lights and flags, among which Shishi Bridge is the most famous. From the 11th day of the first month, thousands of citizens and tourists will flock to Shishi Bridge and Hangtou Bridge to touch Rongcheng's Shishi as a gesture of goodwill.

Master Golden Lion, it is said that touching different parts will be different: touching the lion's head is rich and elegant; Touch the belly of the lion and marry Yamu; Touch the lion's ear and have a younger brother; Touch the lion's nose and write elegant words; Touch the lion's mouth, DaFugui.

Jumping into the fire means a rich life in the coming year, driving away evil spirits and avoiding disasters.

Baizhuyang

On the 16th and 17th day of the first lunar month, in Shuolian Village, Xinheng Town, Jiedong District, the villagers held an annual "pig and sheep performance" to celebrate the rich and healthy life in the past year through a series of folk activities, and at the same time prayed for good weather, prosperous business and all the best in the new year. The custom of "herding pigs and sheep" was officially listed in the provincial "intangible cultural heritage" list in 20 12.

Qiao Lin fireworks fire dragon

Qiao Lin Fireworks Dragon, a national intangible cultural heritage, has a history of more than 600 years, which can be divided into three forms: Youlong, Dragon Dance and Dragon Burning.

Qiao Lin fireworks dragon, commonly known as "burning dragon", originated in the Ming Dynasty and spread in ancient bridges (now Qiaodong Village, Qiaoxi Village and Qiaonan Village, Pandong Town, Dongshan District, Jieyang City).

Keywords the ancient city of eastern Guangdong, Jieyang for thousands of years,

Xuegongtang, the sound of books is loud,

The tidal sound on Jinxianmen is melodious,

On the Forbidden City, the color of banyan trees is pale.

The night clock with twin peaks is the direction of home.

Qiao Rong's dream water town,

The small bridge is gurgling with water.

Mrs. Huang Qixi Cui Yuerong,

Stories are told through the ages.

Lord Huang Cheng protects everyone,

Guan Tianlang's loyalty is inspiring.

Where is Nanpu Fishing Song now,

Remembering glory on Zhongshan Road.

Fireworks and dragon dances are full of energy,

Make a colorful bridge and realize a beautiful wish.

The high-speed rail on Rongjiang River is flying.

The airport is connected with all directions under the sky.

Jieyang rises on the seashore of Zou Lu,

Jieyang writes a chapter tomorrow.

The ship to Nanyang has landed.

Even if it's far from home,

Don't forget, our hometown-

Jieyang.