Anpu Town, an ancient town with a history of 500 years and known as one of the four ancient towns in Guangdong, has undergone changes in recent years, especially after the implementation of the "Millions of Projects". City and county leaders also frequently come here for research and guidance, which shows that its construction and development have attracted much attention. As a native, I'm glad that there are more places worth visiting and the infrastructure is improving. Now, let's enjoy the charm of Anpu Town! There are fourteen places to visit, each with its own unique story and feel.
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Zhongshan Park
It is located near No. 42 East Ring Road, Lianjiang City, in the northeast of Anpu Town, close to Anpu New Bridge, near Anpu River, covering an area of 2 hectares. The northeast of the park faces the ring road; The south is connected to the private house, there is a stream flowing around the garden to the west: the front door towers to the west, the front of the door is molded with the four words of "Zhongshan Park", and the book "the world is public" after the forehead. It is reported that Zhongshan Park was built in **20 years (1931), the south of the park built Zhongshan Pavilion, library, northwest built ancient hexagonal pavilion, there are three words on the book "Chuankai Pavilion". It is said to have been built in honor of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. In recent years, with the support of local people and related people, the park has been renewed, adding indoor ball rooms, open-air courts, chess and card rooms, fountains, etc., which is a very good leisure place. By the way, the base camp of the Anpu Gong and Drum Team is also located at the back door! Week.
5. On Saturday, you can enjoy and appreciate the exciting municipal intangible cultural heritage project - Anpu gongs and drums.
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Street Park
Located opposite Anpu Station, next to Xinghai Electric Appliance Store, it is much smaller than the Zhongshan Park in front, only a few dozen square meters in size. It is reported that the park is a cultural and leisure park with the theme of arcade culture donated by the townspeople, belongs to the antique building, surrounded by lush banyan trees, there are two tall arches before and after the park, all of which are composed of granite stone columns. The archway is a seven-room arcade-style building connected together, with different styles, bringing together the beautiful arcade architectural style of Anpu Lou Street, and even reproducing the signboard font of the arcade shop. If you are tired of shopping, you can rest here, there are various food shops next to it, and the delicacies include dustpan cooking, pork rice rolls, beef offal, etc., and it is also good to satisfy your cravings by the way. The park looks good day or night! Fresh and refined during the day, brilliant at night!
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Wenge Tower
It is located on the banks of the Anpu River, far southwest of Zhongshan Park. It is reported that the Pavilion Tower, Anpu people commonly known as the writing tower. As early as the second year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1863), in the western suburbs of a Huali, south of the Jiuzhou River, by the then town supervisor Chen Gongxiu advocated, to Yin households, businessmen and people from all walks of life to raise funds to build, the tower is three floors high about eight zhang, with red bricks, white ash, sand and stone built. Wenge Tower enshrines the idol of Wenqu Xing, whose right hand holds a pen, the left hand sticks the scriptures, smiling eyes look directly, quiet and gentle, lifelike. However, the Bunkak Pagoda that you see today is a reconstructed tower that was completed in November 1993. The tower is 33 meters high with seven floors, red brick, sand and gravel, concrete structure, the body of the tower is vermilion, majestic and magnificent. Visitors can climb to the top step by step, look around, and take in the panoramic view of the ancient town. Jiuzhou River pours down from north to south around the town, just like the jade belt fluttering, and the river ships constitute a beautiful landscape beauty. The tower is usually not open to the public, but at night the building outline lights will be turned on, and it is quite attractive to look at from a distance. However, the tower has recently been renovated, so it's exciting to see what it looks like! By the way, a new activity plaza has been added around the Wenge Tower, which connects to the Wanli Blue Road built along the river, and many people can be seen riding or walking on the Blue Road from time to time.
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Promenade with a view of the river
After coming out of the north gate of Zhongshan Park, you can see it by walking west to the underside of the new bridge. In the southwest direction of the promenade, you can see the Wenge Tower towering high, in the west direction you can see a style street (the street is not long, the street is mainly a restaurant), and in the north direction is the Anpu Guanyin Temple and Zizhu Temple (both are palm-sized places, usually open to the public only after worshipping the gods). At night, it is also decorated with lights, so it's a good place to take a walk after dinner. In addition, the river viewing promenade is also connected to Wanli Blue Road, and you can reach the aforementioned Wenge Pagoda and the surrounding squares along the way. Recently, many for-profit entertainment and leisure venues have been added along the road, such as bars, coffee shops, campsites, etc., and interested relatives can go to the site to experience it!
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Anpu Cultural Plaza
Located in the center of Anpu Town, adjacent to Anpu Station, a few dozen meters east of Jiexin Park, there are also several paid play items, most of which are played by children. In addition, there is a performance stage, where rehearsals and performances are usually held, and some big festivals are held here. It is reported that this year, the first Anpu Spring Festival Gala was also held on the stage of this square, inviting 72 well-known tenants, such as "Prince Bing", "Eight Aunts", "Xiyang Cai" and other star teams to help, which was very lively and grand! The Spring Festival Gala will integrate the history, folk customs, and rural culture of Anpu into it through sketches, dances, gongs and drums, and eight sounds, showing the new era and new look.
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Guanri Creative Industry Park
Located at No. 168, Minjian Road, South Street, Anpu Town, Lianjiang City, close to the entrance and exit of Anpu Expressway, the area is very large, and it is a key project supported by the town
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Anpu Characteristic Town Exhibition Hall
Located directly opposite the Zhenqida Food Factory in Anpu Town, the main body is a one-story building with a relatively large area. It is reported that in August 2017, Anpu Town was identified as the second batch of national characteristic towns, in this context, Anpu built a national characteristic town exhibition hall, including Anpu National Characteristic Town Exhibition Center, Anpu traditional culture collection exhibition hall, a total of 9,000 square meters, a total investment of 19.15 million yuan. The museum displays the economic and social development and revolutionary struggle history of the ancient town of Anpu in different periods, as well as the humanities, culture, architecture, industry, food, customs and other characteristics of the ancient town of Anpu, as well as the construction content of the planning blueprint, product layout, timetable, roadmap and other construction contents of the national characteristic town of Anpu "Zhinong Food Valley". I heard that it is usually closed and only open to the public for major events. However, it is a pity that I visited on the first day of the new year this year and found that it was not open.
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Wenboyuan Museum
Adjacent to the Anpu Characteristic Town Exhibition Hall, it is said to be the first private museum in Anpu, both in terms of exhibition hall area and the number of collections, it is one of the best in Guangdong Province! Lianjiang Wenbo Yuan Museum, by the town ** to provide land, the museum, Lianjiang Wenbo Yuan Tourism Investment Management General Manager Liang Yongbiao to provide cultural relics collection display. It covers an area of 5,000 square meters, with a display area of more than 4,000 square meters, with more than 2,300 pieces of copper cloisonné enamel, small leaf red sandalwood furniture, Huanghuali furniture, ceramics of the past dynasties, jade, calligraphy and painting. Usually it is not open, major festivals are open to the public, this year on the first day of the official opening, you need to buy tickets to enter the museum, I heard that children and adults each charge 20 yuan, 25 yuan. There are five major exhibition areas in the museum, which are divided into: cloisonne ancient furniture exhibition hall, Lang Shining porcelain plate painting hall, porcelain hall, jade hall, calligraphy and painting hall. It has a collection of ancient Chinese precious artworks from the Neolithic Age, down to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and even modern times. Immerse yourself in it, feel like you are in a precious fragment of time, listen to each collection tell their legendary past, and enjoy the feast of excellent traditional culture.
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Cement Plant Creative Park
Located at the junction of Gaopeng Village, Anpu Town, Lianjiang City and Huanshi Road, it is an industrial and commercial tourism complex, covering an area of about 118 acres. This is the original abandoned cement factory, which has been invested and renovated by local caring people led by Mr. Luo Yayan, and the cement factory has also been transformed into an open sports venue and a good place for leisure for citizens, as well as a football field and basketball court for free. There are restaurants in the park, such as sea, land and air restaurants, and express stations, such as Zhongtong Express, Shentong Express, etc., so you can come here to eat and entertain. The landscape design in the park is OK, and it's good to take a walk. I heard that during major festivals, such as the Spring Festival, small light shows are generally held in the park, please refer to the official announcement for details.
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Peach Blossom Island
Located in Taohua Island, located at the confluence of brackish and fresh water at the mouth of Jiuzhou River, covering an area of more than 140 acres, it is located on the same side of the river as Wenge Tower, and can be passed along the river highway all the way to the west. This was originally a 60-acre wasteland in the old village of Xiahejiao Village, Anpu Town, and Mr. Liang Yiyuan, as the owner of the island, is also a "migratory bird doctor", who raised his own funds to build a non-profit migratory bird protection base. He has been guarding migratory birds for ten years and has become a well-known "bird's paradise". With the care of town and city leaders and the help of caring people in society, it has been transformed into a migratory bird habitat protection area and an environmental education base in Guangdong Province. It is reported that the island has planted mangroves, built ecological corridors, animal passages, artificial caves, nesting boxes and other facilities, where egrets can be seen flying from time to time, and there are also other birds protected by the state, such as great egrets, herons, grass herons, black-faced spoonbills, etc. In addition to birds, there are also many peach blossoms on the island, which bloom in the wind in spring, which is very beautiful! It is usually not open to the public, but it is usually open to outsiders to receive public welfare social groups or hold important events.
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Lao Ma Jianzai Village
It is located in the southwest of Anpu Town, Lianjiang City, at the mouth of Jiuzhou River, and is 6 kilometers away from Anpu Town. In 2020, Jianzai Village was rated as "Guangdong Province Culture and Tourism Characteristic Village". Relying on the profound historical and cultural background, superior geographical location, excellent ecological environment and beautiful natural ecological scenery, Jianzi Village strives to create a characteristic beautiful village with the theme of Triangle Plum, promote the development of rural tourism and inject new vitality into the development of local industries with the planning direction of endless sea of flowers and 18 major study tour attractions (eight theme parks: Welcome Garden, Chuxin Garden, Rite Garden, Siyuan Garden, Xiaoyuan Garden, Jianzi Lake, Red Education Base, and Diaolou).
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Anpu arcade
Located in the old town of Anpu Town, it belongs to the characteristic architecture of Anpu, which is the product of the combination of unique climate and modern foreign culture, and its main feature is that the first floor of the adjacent building is connected, like a corridor. It is reported that most of the local arcades were built in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, with a history of more than 100 years, mainly distributed in the five old streets of Dongda, Zhongda, Xida, Nanda and Ruinan, which have become a unique town card and precious tourism resources of Anpu Town. At present, it is relatively well preserved, and it has also been valued and protected by Anpu**.
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Anpu Grain House Food Corner
Located on the side of Anpu 30 meters street, No. 103 People's Avenue, it was renovated from Anpu's old grain station, and Anpu is one of the new Internet celebrity check-in attractions this year. Through the careful upgrading of the former Anpu Grain Management Station, this place has now become a cultural and artistic place with a sense of the times. Through the collection and embellishment of old objects, this place subtly conveys a sense of historical heaviness while endowing cultural symbols. These traces of the old times seem to tell the past years, so that every visitor can feel the unique charm of the town. The original appearance of the factory building and the elements of the arcade have been perfectly preserved and renovated here, showing the architectural style of the installation in different eras, as if people have traveled to that era and felt the charm of the ancient town.
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Anpu Ancient Town Station
Located diagonally opposite Anpu No. 3 Middle School, at the intersection of highways, the overall white, two-story building, currently not open to the public, is also one of the new Internet celebrity check-in attractions of Anpu this year. It is reported that the Guzhen Post Station is the beautiful polder town living room of Anpu Town, which is built in the arcade style of Anpu Old Street, with a construction land area of 1,100 square meters, and is currently increasing the internal facilities and supporting functions of the building, continuing to promote the construction of the parking area, and is committed to building the Guzhen Post Station into a polder town living room that displays the traditional culture and food culture of Anpu.
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At this point, the places to play in the town of Anpu are basically introduced! Is there a place you want to visit? What's your favorite place to play? Additional corrections are welcome
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*: Cantonese travel notes, Anpu inheritance**, Zhanjiang tourism, old Chinese Anpu, Internet, etc.
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