Yunfu is an ancient county in western Guangdong. Since the establishment of Yunfu County in the first year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, Yunfu has a history of more than 1,200 years. In the long history, the ancestors of Yunfu have relied on its unique geographical advantages to create many "bests" that are proud of and have become the eternal cultural business card of the Yunfu area. So, what are the “best” in Yunfu?

1. The world’s first sulfur capital

Yunfu pyrite is a world-renowned mineral resource and the largest pyrite deposit in my country. The ore is known for its large reserves and high grade. It is famous for its high content, ranking among the top in the world, so Yunfu is also known as the "Oriental Sulfur Capital". The discovery of Yunfu pyrite began in the late 1950s. Workers at the Dajianping Tin Mine dug a tunnel through the mountain on the south side of the water source pit roof to divert water to wash the ore. Two layers of pyrite were discovered in the cave, which leads to The Industrial Department of the Yunfu County Party Committee reported that at the end of the same year, a chemical plant was established in Yunfu County and nine small tunnels were opened in the mountains for tunnel mining of sulfur ores. Over the years, Yunnan Sulfur Group has adhered to the circular economy development path of "combination of mineralization, simultaneous development of sulfur and iron, comprehensive development, and comprehensive utilization", taking advantage of resource advantages to actively develop the sulfur chemical industry. It is the second batch of national circular economy pilot units, forming The annual production capacity is 3 million tons of raw ore, nearly 600,000 tons of sulfuric acid, and 200,000 tons of phosphate fertilizer. The "Cloud Sulfur" trademark is a famous trademark in Guangdong Province, and the "Cloud Sulfur Brand" pyrite, superphosphate and inorganic acid manufacturing products are Guangdong Province famous brand products.

2. The Eighth Scenery in China

Anyone familiar with Chinese history knows that any city with a long cultural heritage will have its own "Eight Scenery" in history. Such as the "Eight Scenic Spots of Yanjing", "Eight Scenic Spots of Guanzhong", "Eight Scenic Spots of Jinyang", etc. The local eight sceneries culture is undoubtedly an important part of Chinese culture. What is little known is that the origin of the eight local sceneries culture is Yunfu. The first eight local sceneries in China’s history originated from Xinxing County in today’s Yunfu City. It was during the reign of Suzong of the Tang Dynasty that Du Wei, the brother of the poet saint Du Fu and the son-in-law of the prime minister Li Linfu, was demoted to Xinzhou, Lingnan (now Xinxing County) to join the army. He identified the scenery that he thought could represent the landscape of Xinzhou, composed poems one by one, and named it the "Eight Scenes of Xinchang" (Xinchang was a county under the jurisdiction of Xinzhou at that time). These are the earliest eight local sceneries that can be found in history in China and even the world. As a result, the culture of the Eight Local Scenic Spots appeared in Chinese history. Over the next 1,200 years, the Eight Local Scenic Spots appeared one after another on the land of China, and eventually became a cultural trend. Looking at its history, Yunfu’s emergence is one of its The source of origin.

3. China’s First Governor-General

Anyone familiar with Chinese history knows that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, local governors were appointed, such as the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Governor of Huguang, and the Governor of Liangjiang Governors, etc. These governors were all high-ranking feudal officials in ancient times. They were important pillars in consolidating dynasty rule and maintaining social stability. What is little known is that among all the local governors in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi has the longest history, and the establishment of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi also originated from an ethnic minority unrest in Yunfu today. It was the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Luopang Mountain in today's Yunan County, Yunfu City was where the Yao people, a minority minority in the south, lived. Because they had never obeyed the rule of the Han court, the Yao people in Luopang Mountain had been living since the end of the Yuan Dynasty. He raised righteousness one after another and became enemies of the Han people and the Han court. During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, he first sent a large army to conquer the Yao people in Luopang Mountain, and the Luopang Yao rebellion reached a low point. However, after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Luopang Yao rebellion began to revive again. The imperial court sent troops to conquer the Yao people many times, but all failed. . In the third year of Jingtai, in order to better carry out the campaign against the Yao people, the imperial court allowed Yu Qian, the Minister of War, to submit a report, and Wang Ao, the censor of the right capital, would be the governor of the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi, and coordinate the deployment and command from the front. This was the origin of the post of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. After that, it went through the Zhengtong, Hongzhi, Zhengde, Jiajing, Longqing and other dynasties. It was not until the fourth year of Wanli that the Ming army, under the command of the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Ling Yunyi, completely quelled the Luopeng Yao rebellion, and established a stronghold in the Luopeng Mountain area Luoding Prefecture, Dong'an County, and Xining County were established.

Since then, the imperial court's establishment of local governors has gradually become a political system. This system lasted until the end of the Qing Dynasty. In the course of four hundred years of history, it had a profound impact on China's politics, military, institutions, and society. The governor-general system The place of origin is Yunfu.

4. The first Tang inscription in Lingnan

Inscriptions are evidence of the ancient civilization of a city. In any area that was developed earlier, there will be inscriptions by ancient literati. In Yunfu, there are also inscriptions. These inscriptions span a wide time span. They have appeared since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and even modern times. Among them, the "First Tang Inscription in Lingnan" at Luoding Longgongyan is the most famous. . The so-called "first Tang inscription in Lingnan" refers to the Tang Dynasty inscription that is second to none in terms of history, art, value and other aspects in the Lingnan area. This inscription is the "Dragon Shrine Dojo Inscription with Preface" written in the second year of the Holy Calendar of Wuzhou. 》. Longkan Taoist Temple is a Buddhist Taoist temple opened in Longkan Rock by the Chen family of Longzhou, which spanned the Liang, Chen, Sui and Tang dynasties. It was built in the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty and has continued to flourish through Tang Gaozu, Tang Taizong, Tang Gaozong and other dynasties. After Wu Zetian established Wuzhou, the descendants of the Chen family carried out a large-scale reconstruction of the Longkan Dojo. When the reconstruction was completed, it was led by representatives of the Chen family, the champion general, Zuo Bao Taowei, and Shang. Chen Ji, the founder of Zhuguo and Yingchuan County, originally wrote a preface to this grand event, so he wrote the "Longkan Dojo Inscriptions and Preface" that has been famous throughout the ages, which was engraved in Longqian Rock and has been passed down to this day. In the following more than 1,300 years, historical celebrities such as Zhang Jianzhi, Feng Longguan, Yi Kezhong, He Renjing, He Huiqi, Chen Shibin, and Wanxi Juzhu successively visited Longgongyan and left " It has been praised as "the treasure of Guangdong", "the first ancient stele in central Guangdong" and "the crown of all Lingnan stele", making it the symbol of Lingnan stele inscriptions.

5. The First Holy Land in Lingnan

Master Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, is an important figure in the history of Chinese Buddhism. The Southern Zen thought he created has become the mainstream thought of Buddhism in China and the world. , so he is regarded as the actual founder of Han Buddhism and is known as the "Chinese Buddha". People call him the "Three Saints of the East" together with Laozi and Confucius. ?What is little known is that the hometown of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng is Xingxing, Yunfu. His former residence, place of propagation and death is the Guoen Temple located on Xingxing Longshan. Guoen Temple was built in the first year of Hongdao in the Tang Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1,300 years. It was built by the Sixth Patriarch to repay the kindness to his parents. It was first named Baoen Temple. Later, Wu Zetian and Tang Zhongzong issued decrees to bestow Guoen Temple. temple. Because of its profound historical heritage, Guoen Temple has always been regarded as the first sacred place in the Lingnan region. In the temple, there are the Baoen Pagoda, Sutra Recording Hall, Zhuoxi Spring, Buddha Lishu, six grandparents' tombs, and Buddha relics left over from the Tang Dynasty. Waiting for the holy miracles, various extraordinary phenomena appeared. Since the Tang Dynasty, Guoen Temple has been visited and chanted by historical celebrities such as Song Zhiwen, Du Wei, Wang Anzhong, Yan Zhen, Meng Hui, Chen Xianzhang, Huang Shijun, Lin Zhaotang, etc. Huang Shijun even praised Guoen Temple as "the blessed place of the Southern Sect, the Eastern "Famous Mountain in Guangdong". In the second year of Xiantian of the Tang Dynasty, the Sixth Patriarch passed away peacefully in Guoen Temple. After that, the Sixth Patriarch's disciples Shenhui and Fahai Er compiled the Sixth Patriarch's life teachings into the "Sixth Patriarch Tan Sutra" in Guoen Temple, which is world-renowned. The Zen classics are the first and only local Buddhist classics in China and have influenced the development trend of Buddhist thought in the world for more than a thousand years.

6. The first ruins in Guangdong

Modao Mountain is located in Hedu Village, Yunan County, Yunfu City. It was originally an unknown hill, but due to the discovery of a The large-scale prehistoric human ruins shocked the entire Chinese archaeological community, and the name of Modao Mountain quickly spread throughout Guangdong. The Modaoshan site is located on the northeastern edge of the Nanjiang Basin, about 500 meters away from the modern river bed. There are piles of mounds standing on the red soil at the site, and the traces of excavated stone tools are clearly visible. The Modaoshan site is rich in stone tools, including hand picks, hand axes, etc. Hand picks are the most numerous, followed by chopping tools and scrapers. According to expert research, the Modaoshan site is hundreds of thousands of years old. It is also the oldest human site discovered so far in Guangdong. Those ancient ancestors who lived in the Nanjiang River Basin were respectfully called "the earliest "Laoguang", and Yunfu has also been nicknamed "the root of southern Guangdong", so Yunfu is the ancient source of Guangdong civilization.

7. The First Ancient House in Guangdong

Guang Er House is located in Lanzhai Village, Yunan County, Yunfu City. It was built in the 15th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 200 years. It covers an area of ??ten acres and has 136 rooms. It is currently the largest ancient house in Guangdong Province and is known as the "Qing Dynasty Castle". Guang Er's big house stands on the tidal flat beside the Nanjiang River. Every year when the Nanjiang River rises, it will inevitably be flooded. Therefore, if the people in the big house want to survive and avoid the fate of leaving their hometown, they must prevent floods. In addition, in troubled times, there are often If bandits come to prey on a large household, the big house must be guarded against theft; the entire building is made of brick and wood, so in the event of an enemy fire attack, fire protection must also be considered. Based on these three points, when the Qiu family built this "fortress", they paid great attention to the walls, doors, and internal drainage system. Therefore, the walls, doors, and internal drainage system of the Guang Er House fully reflect the survival wisdom of the people, ensuring that it stands steadily for two hundred years. Known as a breathing wall by experts, the nine vertical and five horizontal wooden security doors, the sink on the door, etc., attract countless foreign tourists every day.

The above list is the "best" of the world, China, and Guangdong created by the ancestors of Yunfu. These "bests" are like twinkling stars, illuminating the entire Yunfu land. Looking forward to the future, the hard-working and intelligent Yunfu people can create more miracles that can make the world admire and admire, and let the rolling spring tide from the Yunwu Mountains in western Guangdong merge into the mighty world trend!