The ancient capital of Chu, Jingzhou of the Three Kingdoms.
Hello everyone, I'm Tang Wei, Vice Mayor of Jingzhou People's Government. It's my great honor to introduce to you: Jingzhou, Hubei.
Jingzhou, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the south-central part of Hubei Province, located in the hinterland of the beautiful and rich Jianghan Plain, known as the "state of culture, the land of fish and rice", it is a riverside city with the combination of ancient culture and modern civilization. It is appraised as the first batch of national historic and cultural city, China's excellent tourism city and the most beautiful destination city in China.
[Delimit From Yu Kyushu, Beginning of Jingzhou]
Jingzhou is the birthplace of Chu culture. During the Spring and Autumn Period, about 20 Chu kings have consecutively settled in Jingzhou for 411 years. Chu ancestors endured great hardships in pioneer work, created Chu culture which can be on a par with ancient Greek culture, brought up the famous philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi, songs of Chu, art music and dance. Jingzhou museum as one of the first batch announcement national first-class museums, articles on display are four generations of King Yue sword and King Wu Fuchai spear, exquisite jade articles with skillful craftsmanship, Mashan warring states silk, known as “the treasure house of silk”, and bamboo slips of Chu and Han Dynasties, known as “ underground book store”, beautiful and still glorious. "The Emperor Drives Six" chariot and horses formation of King Chu’s funeral ceremony with real people, real horses and real cars, vividly illustrates the heroic spirit of Chu people who "won the Central Plains" and "refused to accept Zhou".
[Whenever Hear About The Three Kingdoms, Wants to Go to Jingzhou]
Jingzhou is the gathering place of Three Kingdoms’ culture,
“Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou”, “Lv Meng attacked Jingzhou”, “Guan Yu guarded Jingzhou” and other popular Three Kingdoms’ stories which spread through the ages. Jingzhou ancient city wall built in the Three Kingdoms period is reputed as “ the rare undamaged wall of southern China”. Guan Yu guarded Jingzhou for 10 years, his loyal morality has been respected by people for thousands of years, and respected as "Emperor Guan", "Battle Saint" and "God of Wealth". The emperor Guan’s temple, where the commander mansion is located, is an important emperor Guan’s memorial place in the world, a large number of tourists from everywhere come to worship emperor Guan every year.
[Cloud And Water enter Jing Xiang, Fish and Bird’s Home Since Ancient Time]
Jingzhou is an enrichment area of Jingjiang culture. Jingzhou is built by water and rivers, the ten kilometers’ long river crosses the territory of 483 kilometers, with numerous rivers and lakes. “ Honghu waters, wave upon wave”, a song of Honghu is known all over the world. The cranes and gulls live in the lake, directly show the fisherman's customs to the public. Songziweishui is the combination of mountain, water, cave, forest and spring, beautiful in environment, graceful in scenery. Shishou Swan Island has rich water resources and lush grasses, national natural reserves of elks and finless porpoises are what people yearning for.
[Writings Are for Conveying Truth, Travel is For Achieving Great Goals]
Jingzhou is a rising place for the integration and development of culture and tourism, at present, Jingzhou municipal committee and government attach great importance to cultural tourism, regards Jinan cultural-tourist area as the main battlefield for the integration and development of cultural tourism. Dignified and broad King Chu's chariot-horse array, parent-child dreamy Fangte oriental painting, beautiful Expo Garden, modern and fancy sea world, leisurely Honghu green road, land of peach in Shishou which makes you abandon yourself to nature, extensive 800-year urban park of Chu and other projects are under development.
Jingzhou has more and more attractions,tourism experience is becoming richer and richer. Jingzhou, stands on the new start point of the integration of cultural tourism, is using a new look and welcoming visitors from everywhere.
Friends, beautiful and open Jingzhou is waiting for you, simple and hospitable Jingzhou people are waiting for you. Here, on behalf of Jingzhou people, I sincerely invite you to come. Wish we could get together in Jingzhou, be there or be square!