General situation of plum blossom in Meihua town

Meihua Town is located in the northeast corner of Changle, on the south bank of Minjiang Estuary, adjacent to Taiwan Province Strait in the east, Bai Quan Islands, Wangmazu Islands, Minjiang Estuary in the north, Langqi Economic Zone, Lake and Huang Qi Peninsula in Lianjiang County, and adjacent to Wenling Town in the west and south. The item is the throat of the provincial capital, and the mouth of the Minjiang River is the key to coastal defense. The geographical area is 5.8 square kilometers, the living area is 1.98 square kilometers, and the coastline is 12 kilometers long. It is a famous ancient town and port in history and a military fortress in past dynasties. It is named after many plum blossoms planted on the mountains in ancient times. Meihua Town is a pure fishing town and one of the top ten fishing towns in Fujian Province. Its history can be traced back to the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, when it was renamed as "Guifang Township Li Xinkai", and it was called "Twenty-four Capital Plum Blossom City" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It governs six fishery administrative villages, namely Meicheng, Meixin, Mei Dong, Messi, Meinan and Meibei, with a total of 5,738 households and a total population of 10. The electric power, communication, health and financial service facilities in the area are perfect, including junior middle school 1 school, 2 complete primary schools and central kindergarten 1 school. Over the past 30 years since the reform and opening up, Meihua Town has made remarkable achievements in the construction of spiritual civilization, political civilization and material civilization, and has successively won honorary titles such as "Model Town with Double Support in Fujian Province", "Civilized Town in Fujian Province" and "National Rural Sports Advanced Town".

The unique geographical location and excellent history and culture fully reflect the outstanding people and long history of the ancient town. Architectural culture, fishery culture, military culture, food culture, surname culture and plum pot culture all show the beautiful scenery and unique characteristics of coastal tourist towns. "Playing the flute in Meicheng" is one of the twelve scenic spots in Wuhan and Hangzhou, which has long been well known by folks at home and abroad.

Meicheng is surrounded by mountains and faces the sea. It is not only rich in delicious seafood, but also has pleasant scenery. Throughout the ages, villagers have created their own history and culture by taking the sea as their fields, grazing and fishing, and portrayed many beautiful legends that are well-known to everyone. The legend of "Meicheng playing the flute" is one of them: Quinn builds a city by the sea, and whenever jathyapple is crystal clear, the sea breeze blows Meng Chun in the fishing village. "Changle County Records" and "Meicheng Agricultural Map" contain: Meijiang is fifty miles northeast of the county seat, with a city in the middle, facing Dinghai, and the town is also a town. Islands strewn at random have send, around the disk, a dark, I don't know where. Look at Ryukyu. What time is it? Every value of jathyapple is crystal clear, and Tianshui is the same color. Counting bagpipes is like listening to dragons. He was a passer-by in Qingxi, and asked General Heng to follow Hu Chuang's three tricks to prevent Li Muqiu from cracking the stone. He was on board. It really explains the origin of Meicheng playing the flute. Built on the mountain, the top of the mountain has a stone surplus mu, several feet high, engraved with "Longdong Stone". In the tenth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1377), Jiang Xiahou and Zhou Dexing were ordered to build a city, and Li Rong was appointed as the right-back commander of Fuzhou. Three faces the sea, and sand hills are built in the south, stretching for three miles. The city is 18 feet high, 6 feet wide and 648 feet a week. Female wall 1220, accounting for 4 of 20 bunks in 20 buildings. Sanmen, east gate facing the sea, south gate facing the mountain and west gate; The "Yonghe City" built around the city gate covers an area of Xu Mu, and the doors are set horizontally; At high tide, the ship sailed for the gate. In the city, there are terrace rocks and military buildings, and even walls are connected with houses. Are soldiers and civilians living, the most dominant.

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573 ~ 1620), the Japanese attacked everywhere, but Meicheng refused to defend itself. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the sea was full of smoke, and Shen Bing (1656) was slaughtered. In the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi had (168 1) moved residents to the mainland. I haven't (1679) returned to my motherland. The city was destroyed by years of sandstorms.

In the fifty-eighth year of Kangxi (17 19), Wei Lingqian, a magistrate of a county, rebuilt and built an inner wall (commonly known as a new city). In the 11th year of Yongzheng (1733), the magistrate Yin, the magistrate Qianlong (1745), the magistrate Dai Yongpu, and the magistrate He were rebuilt with money respectively in the 27th year of Qianlong. After the handover, the population outside the East Gate is dense.

Jiaqing (1796) In Chen Bing, pirates robbed forest branches along the river, residents used bamboo baskets to load sand, and the coastal areas were piled with cloth, which was a joint defense between the army and the people. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, there was a patrol department in the street. When the city was built, the inspection department moved to Jiao Shan, Qi Xian, and set up the Meihua Thousand Households Department. There are 1,540 chariots, one guard commander, one deputy thousand households, one town magistrate, one hundred households, and thirteen hereditary iron seal officers stationed in Meihua. At the beginning of Qing Dynasty, soldiers moved frequently, and the site was short of housing, but the former site of Yamen Lane in Shang Jie still existed.

During Daoguang, the plum blossom department was changed to the general department, with two thousand generals in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the generals took turns to defend. It reaches Minjiang River in the north, East China Sea in the east and "Bailiu Lake" in the west.

Bailiu Lake was silted up to build Meihua Middle School, and the water flow was narrow, leaving two small ditches: "Bai Liu Leak" and "Dagou Leak". Meicheng has existed for more than 600 years and has been repeatedly repaired and broken; The last renovation (1762) was more than 200 years ago. The female wall, the battle tower and most of the city walls have collapsed. But the east gate area is well preserved; The residual walls in the east, west and north can be connected intermittently and buried in occupied cities, weeds and vines and garbage residue; Careful observation shows that the majestic style of Megatron is still there; Although the two city walls in the south have been destroyed, the base address can be found and debated. Meihua ancient city has a high terrain. You have to climb the stone steps and turn the slightly uneven stone road to enter the only way to the ancient city of Meihua. It's a road, but it's only two meters wide. On the street, old and new houses appear alternately. Laocuo, the white walls with black tiles and cornices still show the elegance of the ancient city in those days, but they are neglected in protection, and most of them have been ruined. People go to the empty building, only the well at the door is resident, one circle and one mouth. Now there is only one wall left, connected to the city gate. The gates are all made of stone, arched and still strong. An old woman was standing under the city gate, and the words "It is shown in the cinema, and the masses are welcome to watch" were posted beside the city gate. The head of the city wall is covered with clusters of green vines, which extend downward. The city wall extends all the way to the central school, and the school wall is built on it. Pieces of stone, because of the age, the erosion of years, the surface of the stone is extremely smooth, only the traces of moss that have lost their lives remain on it.

At the end of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, plum blossoms were forced by sand and changed into villages. It was rebuilt four times, the last time, in the twenty-seventh year of Qing Qianlong (1762). He Dekuan, a magistrate of a county, rebuilt it and marked it as one of the twelve scenic spots in Changle. What is the poem to prove it: plum hangs in the city, and water surrounds the mountain. Xiao relies heavily on the pavilion, and the sound is clear. Prosperity hides feelings, and resentment blows away. I like to wait for the moon and the wind, and there is a saying in the building to recall violets. Looking up, the ancient city of Meihua, which is surrounded by mountains and seas, is somewhat ancient. It seems invincible and crumbling, but it has stood for hundreds of years. Its geographical location determines that it is inextricably linked with the war. Almost every monument and every story is looming. Recalling the past: An ancient temple can be seen in the corner of the straw sandals closed to the "aunt" to protect the road. There is a big word in the middle of the temple: spoon wins the palace. This is a temple built to commemorate my sandal retreat from the forest hundreds of years ago. Lin Wei (1528- 1564) was an official who was ordered to guard Meihua City during the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. The enemy is under siege, and Meihua City is in a hurry. Enemy at the Gates, Lin Weiqi desperate, disguised as a hawker, secretly out of the city through a path, selling 30-40 cm long sandals. This move was regarded as an accident by the Japanese leader, who asked what such a big sandal was for. The forest lied that the soldiers and civilians in Meihua City were tall and strong, and these sandals were specially made for them, and took this opportunity to pretend to leak, but in fact they exaggerated the military deployment in the city. The enemy leader didn't understand, and after listening to his words, he was full of fear and ordered an emergency retreat. Folk legends are all gentle. Cai's genealogy: Mrs. Cai is from Ryukyu, surnamed Cai Minghongheng, and is good at embroidery. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the dragon robe was woven to pay tribute, which was deeply appreciated by the emperor. She was posthumously named Mrs. Jing as clever, wise and virtuous, and called her to Beijing. When I passed Meihua 'ao, I landed in the wind, and the villagers warmly received me and lived in Meihua Songzhi's house. He died soon and was buried in Tianluowu, Ma 'anshan, Meihua. He got a temple for worship. It says "Mrs. Yide" on her forehead.

During the Hongwu and Yongle Dynasties in the Ming Dynasty, the court gave "Min people's eighteen surnames" to settle in Ryukyu, which was called "Min people's thirty-six surnames" in history. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, one of the "36 surnames" was Cai Jincheng, and his daughter was Cai Hongheng. Because of her beauty, she was sent to Ryukyu by Emperor Wanli to choose Gong 'e, and was sent ashore at Meihua Port in Changle. Cai Hongheng's ancestral home is Changle. Hongheng is eager to miss her ancestors, so she worships her ancestors in Songjiazhuang, Changle. The Cai surname of Changle calls her "Aunt Cai". Whether it is because of the wonderful embroidery or the draft, both places record that Mrs. Cai came to Meihua Song's home from Ryukyu and left her footprints. Legend has it that Aunt Cai was accepted as an apprentice by Chen Jinggu in Changle. Later, she learned a skill and often fought Fengshen at sea, saving countless lives. Changle people have something to do, so they are called "Aunt Cai of Ryukyu Kingdom", and all Cai Hongheng come to the rescue.