Yongcheng City is the easternmost city in Henan Province. It is located at the junction of the four provinces of Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui. It is known as the "Gateway to Eastern Henan" and the "Pearl of Eastern Henan". "Yongcheng" means "Forever City" and is under the direct administration of Henan Province, with an area of ??2,068 square kilometers and a population of 1.506 million. Yongcheng is the place where Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, killed the snake and revolted, and the place where the remains of the hidden king Chen Sheng are buried. Yongcheng County was established in the sixth year of Daye of the Sui Dynasty (AD 610). In 1996, the county was removed and a city was established. In 2011, it was identified as a pilot city for direct management of Henan Province. From January 1, 2014, it will be fully directly managed by the province. Yongcheng is a key city in Henan Province for accelerating urbanization and opening up to the outside world.

Yongcheng is rich in tourism resources and has a pleasant climate. It has 5 national key cultural relics protection units, 6 provincial-level cultural relics protection units, and 33 municipal-level cultural relics protection units. On December 25, 2009, at the Second China International Tourism Culture Construction and Promotion Conference held at the Media Center of Beijing CCTV, Yongcheng City was awarded "China International Tourism Culture Destination" and "China's Most Popular Tourism "Famous Cultural City" title.

Li Xianfang, a famous poet of the Ming Dynasty, wrote during his trip to Yongcheng: In March, the breeze blows in the wheat, and the waves calm down on the bank of the Yellow River in the evening; willows are hanging everywhere in the village, and they are green all the way to Yongcheng.

Song Yu, a Hanlin scholar in the Song Dynasty, left behind a poem "Crossing Yongcheng": After traveling for dozens of miles south of the Yangtze River, the scenery of my hometown is full of love;

4.1 Mangdangshan Han Culture Tourism Area (AAAA)

Yongcheng has been a tourist attraction since ancient times where "the spring breeze blows the willows and the autumn crops are golden." Among the many scenic spots, Mangdang Mountain Han Cultural Tourism Area is the first to be recommended. Mangdangshan Han Culture Tourism Area is located in Mangshan Town, Yongcheng City. It is an emerging Han culture tourist attraction in the eastern border of Henan. In 2002, it was included in the "Three Points and One Line" golden tourist belt of Henan Province, and in 2012, it was listed as one of the top ten tourist clusters in Henan. In September 2006, the scenic spot was rated as a national AAAA tourist attraction. In 2009, it was listed as a civilized tourist scenic spot in Henan Province. It was awarded "China's International Tourist Attraction with the Most Development Potential" by the Chinese Cultural Development Promotion Association. [10]

The Mangdangshan Cultural Relics Tourist Area has a rich cultural connotation and is full of cultural landscapes. Cultural relics and monuments from different eras almost cover the entire process of China's historical evolution. Here is Confucius Cliff where Confucius traveled around the world to take shelter from the rain and dry his books during the Spring and Autumn Period. There is the tomb of Chen Sheng, the first peasant uprising leader in Chinese history, and Guo Moruo's handwritten inscription; there is Zhang Fei Village, where Zhang Fei, the fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, built a fort to conquer the Wei Dynasty. , there are the Three Holy Temples where Water Margin heroes Li Gun, Xiang Chong, and Fan Rui gathered together, and there are many relics left by the Han Emperor Liu Bang who killed the snake here and established the Han Dynasty for 400 years after the uprising, such as the Gaozu Temple and the place where Liu Bang killed the snake. , purple gas rock, etc., and even more, there are stone tablets erected to commemorate the great ancestor Liu Bang's snake-killing uprising. At night, you can see the phantom of the great ancestor's aura by shining a light directly on it. It is known as the "wonder of the world". The statue of Han Xiongfeng is the largest historical figure in Asia. Standing on the shoulders of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, you can overlook the scenery in a radius of 80 miles. What is also breathtaking is the 21 tombs of the Liang kings of the Western Han Dynasty. The number, scale, value and concentration of the tombs are rare in the world and unique in the country. . Among them, the "Four Gods Cloud Map" unearthed from the Han Tomb in Shiyuan was praised by Chinese and foreign experts and scholars as "Dunhuang before Dunhuang". The mausoleum of Queen Li, the wife of Liu Wu, the king of Liang Xiao in the Western Han Dynasty, was known as "The first stone mausoleum in the world". The discovery of the jade garment with gold threads shocked the whole country. In September 2006, it was rated as a national "AAAA" scenic spot. The Mangdang Mountain Han Culture Scenic Area currently has four major scenic spots open to the public: Bao'an Mountain Tomb Scenic Area, Han Xingyuan Scenic Area, Confucius Mountain Scenic Area, and Chen Sheng King's Tomb Scenic Area.

4.2 Huaihai Battle Chenguanzhuang Martyrs Cemetery

Huaihai Battle Chenguanzhuang Martyrs Cemetery is located in the south of Chenguanzhuang Village, 25 kilometers northeast of Yongcheng City, and on the north side of National Highway 311. It commemorates the third phase of the Huaihai Campaign in the Chenguanzhuang area. It was built for the martyrs who died in the war of annihilation. The foundation stone of the cemetery was laid in 1974 and completed in 1978. It covers an area of ??about 200 acres and faces south. In the center is the granite martyrs monument, which is 25 meters high and engraved with the eight characters "Huaihai Heroes will live forever" in Zhou Enlai's handwriting. There is a square in front of the monument, and behind the monument there are the Martyrs Exhibition Hall and the Annihilation War Memorial Hall on both sides. Under the shade of trees in the north are the Martyrs Cemetery and single tombs. Around the tombs are the memorials of Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, Liu Bocheng, Chen Yi and other party and state leaders. inscription.

In 1996, the Martyrs Cemetery was approved by the State Council as a national key martyrs memorial building protection unit; in 1999, it was named a civilized service window demonstration unit by the Henan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs; in 2005, it was named a civilized service window demonstration unit by the Henan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, It was designated as a red tourism unit by the Ministry of Civil Affairs; in 2009, it was named a national patriotism education demonstration base by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

4.3 Chongfa Temple Pagoda

Chongfa Temple Pagoda is a cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province. It is located in Chongfa Temple in the old town of Yongcheng City. "Pagoda Panyun" was one of the eight scenic spots in Yongcheng in ancient times. The temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and the pagoda was built in the second year of Shaosheng in the Song Dynasty (1095). The current temple has been abandoned, but a 9-story brick tower remains, 34.6 meters high, octagonal in pavilion style, and 3 meters long at the base of the tower. The 1st to 4th floors are inlaid with dark green glazed bricks, with a composition of one Buddha and three Bodhisattvas. The original tower was bombarded by Japanese troops in 1938. Renovated in 1985.

The Chongfa Temple Tower is an octagonal pavilion-style nine-story brick tower, 34.6 meters high and 7.7 meters in diameter at the bottom. The body of the tower is in the shape of a vertebral column, and there are lotus flowers supporting each other under the eaves. Looking up at the tower, it looks like nine lotus flowers blooming. Each floor of the tower has four gates, southeast, northwest and northwest. There are stone faucets on each of the eight corners, and iron bells are attached to the faucet heads, which sound sonorously in the wind, making it pleasant to the ear.

There is an underground palace at the bottom of the tower. There are coffin beds and stone boxes inside. There is a bluestone walkway from the north gate at the bottom of the tower to the top of the tower. The inner wall is inlaid with 651 dark green glazed Buddha bricks, with a composition of one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas.

It is a representative work of ancient Chinese turret architectural art.

On May 25, 2006, the Chongfa Temple Pagoda, as an ancient building from the Song Dynasty, was approved by the State Council to be included in the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

The Chongfa Temple Pagoda is located in the Martyrs Cemetery in the northeast corner of the old town of Yongcheng City. It is the former site of Chongfa Temple, hence the name of the Chongfa Temple.

4.4 Zaolu Terrace

Zaolu Terrace is located in Fucheng Town, 25 kilometers west of Yongcheng City. It has an oval high platform, shaped like a turtle's back, about 7 meters high and 54 meters long from north to south at the bottom. , 34 meters wide, and the cultural layer is 8 to 9 meters thick. The upper layer is a relic of the Shang Dynasty, and the lower layer is a cultural relic of Henan Longshan. Because Xiao He, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, wrote the laws and regulations for Liu Bang to establish the Han Dynasty on this high platform, people called this high platform "the law-making platform".

In 1936, archaeologists from the Kuomintang Henan Provincial Antiquities Research Association came to Zaolutai to conduct excavations. There are quite a lot of cultural relics here, including stone axes, bone arrowheads, bone awls, etc. In June 1963, the Henan Provincial People's Committee announced it as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units.

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5.1 Special snacks

Yongcheng three treasures (Xuehu beef fried buns, Yongcheng bean porridge, and soup), Yongcheng Hu spicy soup, Mangshan braised sheep head, Longgang roast chicken, Fucheng bad fish, Renhu dog meat, etc.

Yongcheng food culture combines the flavors of the north and south, and blends the characteristics of the east and west. The food habits are similar to those of Henan, Anhui and Sulu, but they have their own characteristics, such as Mangshan Braised Sheep Head, Longgang Roast Chicken, and Fucheng Zao Fish, Renhu dog meat, etc. are famous, especially "Xuehu beef fried buns, Yongcheng bean porridge, Yongcheng Zun soup" are deeply loved by the local people.

5.2 Yongcheng Specialties

"Three spicy (pepper, garlic, green onion) and one sweet (dried jujube)", Gaozhuang Suli, Mangshan apricot, Peiqiao watermelon, plum Zhai Moss Dried, Huanggou Royal Wine, etc.

Yongcheng peppers are famous at home and abroad for their bright color, thick meat, rich oil, delicious taste, and delicious soup. Yongcheng Fengzhuang dried dates are famous for their unique flavor and crystal clear body during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It became a tribute to the palace and was known as "tribute dry". The dried dates made by combining traditional craftsmanship and high-tech means have more health and body-building effects and are favored by consumers. Gaozhuang and Shibalisu pears are large in size, with small cores and high sugar content, and are sold well all over the country. The garlic oil made by Yongcheng Garlic with its unique technology has become popular in the international market. Peiqiao watermelon has the advantages of few seeds, thick pulp and thin skin, occupying the vast market in Sulu, Henan and Anhui. The dried Lizhai moss is fragrant and delicious, and has become a delicacy on the dining tables of Southeast Asians. The "Huanggou" trademark of Yongcheng Liquor has become a "well-known trademark in China".