Zhangshu City is located in the middle of Jiangxi Province, in the middle reaches of Ganjiang River, on the southern edge of Poyang Lake Plain, 89 kilometers north of Nanchang, the provincial capital. Ganjiang River and Yuanshui River meet here, and Zhangshu Port is the second largest port on Ganjiang River. Zhejiang-jiangxi railway, Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Chang-Zhang Expressway, Jiangxi-Guangdong Expressway, National Highway 15 and the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway under construction all pass through this city, with convenient land and water transportation. Historically, it used to be a passage between the Central Plains and Lingnan in China, and it was a new city which was approved by the State Council on October 26th, 1988, with a total area of 1,287 square kilometers and a population of 51,. Zhangshu City, once known as Qingjiang County in history, is one of the four ancient towns in Jiangxi. It is well-known for its unique production, processing, processing and management of medicinal materials. It is known as "the medicine can't reach the camphor tree, and the medicine can't reach the camphor tree." It is a famous "Southern Medicine Capital" in China.
Cinnamomum camphora, the drug capital of China, has a long history, and it is the largest distribution center of drug villages in Chinese history, with a history of more than 1,7 years. Since ancient times, there has been a reputation that "the medicine is not uniform, but the medicine is ineffective." Gezao Mountain on the outskirts of the town is a natural medicine field, stretching for more than 2 miles, with lush vegetation and rich in various medicinal materials, including more than 1 kinds of animal and plant medicinal materials and mineral medicinal materials. As early as the Jian 'an period in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoist Zhang Daoling and Ge Xianweng practiced here. On the one hand, they are superstitious and preach to exorcise evil spirits, and on the other hand, they collect medicines and alchemy to treat diseases and teach them how to make them. Later, Ge Hong, the grandson of Ge's family, summed up his experience in medical practice and wrote "Time for Emergency", which spread all over the world. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, camphor tree pharmaceutical industry developed day by day, and the number of drug collectors and sellers increased day by day. Drug shops, drug shops and branches gradually rose and expanded to other provinces. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, a three-palace (i.e. Yaowang Temple) was built here. Every birthday of Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty on April 28th of the lunar calendar, a trading place was set up at the temple side, and drug dealers from all walks of life in China gathered here for trade. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, there were more than 2 Chinese medicine shops in Zhangshu. At the same time, drug dealers from other provinces also came here to set up drug stores, and even set up association organizations. This gradually became a distribution center for medicinal materials. Up to now, there are still many well-preserved alchemy wells, medicine washing pools, ancient temples and medicine temples in China. Zhangshu people have collected and processed Chinese herbal medicines from generation to generation, and have mastered many secret methods, whether it is frying, soaking, soaking, roasting, baking, drying, cutting and hiding, which are unique. The tablets cut by excellent chemists are "as thin as paper, can be blown up, with uniform cross section and beautiful shape", with excellent color, fragrance, shape, taste and effect. Pharmacists, pharmacists and drug dealers of Cinnamomum camphora traveled all over the country, collecting and purchasing high-quality raw materials and transporting them back for processing, making Cinnamomum camphora's medicinal materials complete in variety and excellent in texture. Therefore, Cinnamomum camphora has become the production, processing, processing and management center of Chinese herbal medicines in China.
the formation of "drug capital" is not only due to its superior geographical conditions and developed waterway transportation, but also inseparable from its rich medicinal materials and its expertise in planting, processing, distribution and storage of medicinal materials. There are more than 2 kinds of natural medicinal materials in Gezao Mountain, and the famous Fructus Aurantii and Fructus Aurantii Immaturus at home and abroad are one of the local specialties. Cinnamomum camphora is local, and the requirements for the quality of medicinal materials are very strict. The medicinal materials must be pure and the processing of decoction pieces should be fine. Nowadays, the "Yaowang Temple Fair" has developed into an annual national medicinal materials exchange conference. Once the invitation is issued every year, pharmaceutical colleagues from Hong Kong, Singapore and all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China flock to it. At that time, camphor tree will become the world and ocean of medicine. In the wide ping Chang outside the east gate of the drug capital, a magnificent building complex dedicated to trading activities has sprung up, covering a total area of more than 15, square meters, which can accommodate more than 1, people for trading activities at the same time.
Zhangshu scenic spots and historic sites
The long history has left many scenic spots and historic sites for Zhangshu City. There are as many as 122 ancient sites discovered in China, ranking first in Jiangxi Province, including the Zhucheng City 4,5 years ago. Fancheng and other Neolithic sites and Wucheng Shang Dynasty sites. A number of stone tools, pottery, porcelain, bronzes, calligraphy and painting, epigraphy and other treasures unearthed in ancient sites are known as "national treasures". There are also provincial key cultural relics protection units, such as Taiping Guanbei built in the Southern Tang Dynasty and Gezaoshan Mingshui Bridge built in the Song Dynasty. Gezao Mountain, 2 kilometers away from the urban area, is one of the three famous Taoist mountains in China. Tang Gaozong once named it "the 33rd blessed land in the world", and Zhu Xi, Wen Tianxiang and other ancient Chinese celebrities left famous sayings here.
Gezao Mountain, a sacred place of Taoism
Gezao Mountain is located on the east bank of Ganjiang River, 2 kilometers southeast of Zhangshu City, stretching for more than 2 miles. It is named because of its "shape like a pavilion and color like soap". According to legend, Ge Xuan, a Taoist, once practiced Taoism here, then traveled around the world, and finally returned to Gezao Mountain, where he built a Sleeping Cloud Temple on the side of Camel Peak, built an altar and set up a stove, and made an alchemy for eight years, eventually becoming a "nine-turn elixir". After he took Dan's "soaring", he was honored as "Tai Chi Xianweng" by Taoism. Ge Xuan's "Fairy Trace" makes Gezao Mountain a famous place, where Taoists gather. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Yang Shen's "View of Jingdezhen in Gezaoshan" said: There were 5 people who learned Taoism, and there were 1,5 houses, which showed the grand occasion at that time.
The more the Gezao Mountain peaks, the more immortal Taoist remains abound. Camel Peak is Ge Xuan's Taoist temple. Tai Chi Peak is the place where a jade girl combs her mane, while Xikeng Guibi Peak is the place where Zhang Daoling practices, and there is a Zhang Tianshi altar. Sword splitting stone, double carp gate, air door, one-day gate, Dan well and other places are all beautiful and strange, plus the beautiful myths and legends, it is even more magical. On the cliff of LingYunfeng gorge, a stone arch bridge called Mingshui Bridge flies across. It was built in the first year of Zhenghe in the Northern Song Dynasty (1111). After more than 8 years of wind and rain, the bridge arch is still intact.
wucheng Shang dynasty site
is located in wucheng village in front of the mountain, 44 kilometers southwest of Zhangshu city, and on the hilly slope in the upper reaches of Xiaojiang river. It is the first large-scale Shang cultural site discovered in the south of the Yangtze River. Archaeologists call it "Wucheng culture". The center of the site is in Tucheng, Wucheng Village. When repairing the reservoir in 1973, it was discovered by migrant workers. After six excavations, the area reached 613, square meters, and 2 house foundations, 55 ash pits and kilns and 16 tombs were cleared. There are 2 pottery kilns, and more than 9 pieces of stone tools, bronzes, jade articles and tooth carvings have been unearthed. The discovery of these relics provides important material data for exploring the bronze culture of Shang and Zhou Dynasties in Jiangxi. Zhangshu Museum displays some objects and materials for visitors to visit. Accompanied by Wucheng site is Wucheng Reservoir, the largest reservoir in Zhangshu City, with an area of nearly 1 square kilometers, which is a major tourist attraction in Zhangshu City! Take a boat trip to Wucheng Reservoir, enjoy the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, and think about the ancient culture of Wucheng for thousands of years ...
Cinnamomum camphora has been known as the "hometown of wine" since ancient times, and the "Site" wine named after its four characteristics of "clear, fragrant, mellow and tonic" is one of the specialties of Cinnamomum camphora, which originated from the famous local wine in the Song Dynasty. Zeng Zeng, Premier of Zhou Enlai, won the gold medal of the first Beijing International Expo in July 1988 with the words "pure fragrance and endless aftertaste".
Cinnamomum camphora has a long history of planting citrus, and has been designated as the key city of citrus production in the whole province and one of the 85 citrus production bases in China. Zhangshu red orange is famous for its bright color, sweet taste, thin skin and few stones, and it is sold at home and abroad.