2023-06-25 01:04:00
2023-06-25 09:04 Article by Lianhe News Network/Naru
Located by the lotus pond in Zuoying and at the foot of Guishan Mountain, the “Road to Jiancheng” was officially opened in March this year. It starts from the Jiancheng Pavilion in the old city, connects the existing trails of Guishan Mountain, and finally connects to the north gate. The total length is 770 kilometers. The chi-step aerial walkway was built along the old stone city, re-sewing up the large and small tortoise mountains cut off by Shengli Road, which made many Zuoying elders sigh: “The spirit turtles in Zuoying have finally come back to life!”
Stepping on the “Road to Seeing the City” in Zuoying, the aerial walkway winds among the branches of old banyan trees, outlining the outline of the old city of Zuoying. Tourists can travel through the past and present of the Kaohsiung city through the gentle and easy trails, and get a glimpse of the geographical features of the ancient city connecting mountains and lakes. Feng Shui meaning.
Tucheng, the old city of Zuoying, leans once morest Guishan Mountain on the left, connects Snake Mountain on the right, and faces Lianchi Lake. It was considered a geomantic treasure in the past. In 1722, following Zhu Yigui mobilized troops to fight once morest the Qing Dynasty in Fengshan County, Fengshan County Tucheng was built in Zuoying. For a while, officials and merchants gathered, and Zuoying became the political and economic center of Dagou.
In 1786, the Lin Shuangwen incident occurred. The insurgents broke through Tucheng, and Fengshan County moved to “Xiapitou Street (now Fengshan District)”, which was called “New City”, and Zuoying was called “Old City” from the beginning. The old city wall, which had been in disrepair for a long time, was rebuilt in 1826. The solid stone wall surrounds Guishan and extends to Lianchi Lake. It is the first stone city in Taiwan.
“The purpose of planning the way of seeing the city is to let the people see Zuoying City.” Guo Jiqing, chairman of the Kaohsiung Old City Cultural Association, said, “Walk at the height of the city gate and keep a certain distance from the city wall, so that you can clearly see the appearance of the old city. Looking at the quaint old city wall from the trail, the trail guard wall is made of glass curtains, the text explanation and the real scene are cleverly combined, and the old city wall that has gone through vicissitudes suddenly comes alive once more.
During the Pacific War in the 1940s, the Japanese government forcibly moved out of the old city settlements in order to build the Zuoying Military Port, and the “Turtle Neck” was also cut off due to the establishment of a war preparation road (now Shengli Road). After the war, the government of the Republic of China continued the function of Zuoying as a military port. A large number of national soldiers and their families moved into the old city of Zuoying, and several dependent villages were established.
“Look, the (houses) over there have walls with windows.” Guo Jiqing pointed to a row of abandoned old houses, the walls of which were integrated with the walls of the houses. He said that the space in the old city was limited in the past, and the soldiers who settled down used local materials. They hollowed out the horse trails in the old city wall and then added a roof, which was a ready-made house. There is a house, and there is a city in the house.” The special landscape.
Walking along the road to see the city, the breeze blows the treetops, and the outline of the old city comes into view. Cross the Shengli Road and enter the “Turtle Head”. There is a viewing platform at the commanding height, and you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of the lotus pond. The tower tiger is blowing in the wind, the lotus in the pond is a pale pink, and the magnificent scenery is like a postcard.
Bypassing the turtle head, the road behind the viaduct is combined with the original natural trail, with dense green shade and full of vitality. Guo Jiqing pointed to the straight bamboo forest within the edge of the wall, and said, “This kind of thorny bamboo grows many long thorns on its branches. In the Qing Dynasty, many thorny bamboos were planted to resist the invasion in addition to the defense of the old city.” The ancient city was built on the basis of Guishan Mountain. In those days, it had the important function of guarding the place and protecting the homeland.
The trail ends at the north gate, and the settlements outside the north gate existed in the Qing Dynasty, as if a glimpse of life a hundred years ago. “Under the manhole cover at the crossroads, there is actually a well… There used to be residents living on the city gate…” After studying the history of the old city for many years, Guo Jiqing is very familiar with the stories inside and outside the city wall, and accompanied the visitors to recount the precious time of Zuoying Old City over the past 300 years. track.
In order to reproduce the historical scene of “Taiwan’s No. 1 Stone City”, the opening of the “Jiancheng Road” is the first chapter of the “Jiancheng Project” to connect the old city. In the future, the “Jiancheng Road” will be extended to the east gate and the south gate. Connecting the three gates of the old city, it fully presents the splendor of the old city.
If you have the opportunity to visit Zuoying Lianchi Lake, in addition to enjoying the lakeside scenery, you may wish to walk along the road to see the city, and visit the north gate city wall, the east gate moat and the west gate ruins park. Among them, the east gate of Zuoying Old City is 500 meters long outside the city wall In 2020, water from the lotus pond will be diverted to the moat, and the moat will finally resume water flow, recreating the unique historical scene of Kaohsiung.
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This article is reproduced from “Kaohsiung Pictorial”, the original text is:Traveling through time 300 years, climb the Zuoying “Road to Jiancheng” and enjoy the beautiful scenery
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