Dongchang lake was founded in the third year of Song Xining (A.D. 1070). It was excavated on the basis of the original moat, with an existing water area of 4.2 square kilometers. It is a rare large-scale urban lake in Jiangbei area of China. Dongchang lake takes water from the Yellow River, with a water depth of 3-5 meters all the year round, and the lake is clear without any industrial pollution; The scenery is pleasant, which makes tourists linger. The center of dongchang lake is a square ancient city of Liaocheng with a history of 1 square kilometer. The style and features of the ancient city are well preserved, with the Guangyue Building in the middle of the ancient city as the center, radiating in all directions, forming four main roads in the ancient city, east, west, north and south, and other streets and lanes are also clear in latitude and longitude, crisscrossing vertically and horizontally, forming a checkerboard grid skeleton. The residential buildings in the ancient city still retain the traditional architectural style of white walls, gray tiles and city tops. On both sides of the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, there are many streets and lanes, and all kinds of shops and houses are built along the river. Large and small piers paved with stones, vigorous ancient pagodas, longxing temple Tower in Song Dynasty, national key cultural relics and Shanshan Guild Hall in Qing Dynasty will still make people appreciate the prosperity and glory of ancient Liaocheng in the heyday of canal water transportation. Through the effective development and utilization of these unique tourism resources, the important contents of dongchang lake scenic spots-lakeside scenic spots, ancient city cultural areas and canal customs areas have been formed.
Dongchang lake scenic spots have profound cultural connotations and rich tourism resources. Liaocheng has a long history and outstanding people. There have been many outstanding figures in history. Prime Minister of Ming Dynasty, a famous painter and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty, Deng Zhongyue, a national hero of modern anti-Japanese, Fan Zhuxian, a famous scholar and social activist, Zhang Haidi, a model of youth in 1980s, and a model of leading cadres in 1990s are all outstanding representatives. In addition, China's ancient masterpieces, Water Margin, Liaozhai, Jin Ping Mei and Lao Can Travel Notes, all describe ancient Liaocheng and dongchang lake. Thousands of years of historical vicissitudes and endless outstanding figures have created the rich cultural background and inside information of dongchang lake Scenic Area. Charming natural scenery and numerous cultural attractions have also merged into rich tourism resources in dongchang lake Scenic Area. There are many cultural attractions in the scenic spot, such as Guangyue Building in Ming Dynasty, Song Pagoda, a Buddhist cultural treasure in China, Shanshan Guild Hall, an exquisite Qing Dynasty building integrating commerce and culture, Haiyuan Pavilion, one of the four private libraries in China in Qing Dynasty, and Fu Sinian Memorial Hall, Fan Zhuxian, a national hero, and Comrade Kong Fansen Memorial Hall. In dongchang lake area, a large number of tourist attractions and facilities have been built in recent years, such as Liaocheng Fishing Base of China Fishing Association, dongchang lake Amusement Park, Jiangbei Aquatic Bamboo Village, Beach Bath, Cruise Terminal, Lake Island, Hexiang Island and Fuchun Pavilion. The green belt along the lake for more than 30 miles has also begun to take shape, and a number of key construction projects such as Huxi Park, Xiguan 2 1 Kong Sightseeing Stone Bridge and Beiguan Sightseeing Stone Bridge are also being actively implemented.
Cao Zhi Mausoleum
Yushan Mountain, also known as Wushan Mountain, is 82. 1 m away from Dong 'e County. It is famous for burying Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi Mausoleum was built in 233 AD (the seventh year of Wei Taihe). It is located at the foot of Yushan Mountain, surrounded by mountains, with caves in the mountains, with an area of 1.200 mu. It is surrounded by the Yellow River and Xiaoqing River in the southeast, and the mountains across the river are continuous, like a natural barrier, and the golden embankment in the north is continuous, like Huanglong Wolong, which is full of fertile land. Cao Zhi is a famous writer and politician in China, and also the most famous writer in Jian 'an period. Talented people, with seven-step poems and Hua Mao, have a great influence on later generations, and few tombs of the same period have been found in China. Therefore, the study of Cao Zhiling's literary history and archaeology is of great value. There are many fragments of gray pottery from Longshan period and relics from the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period to the Western Han Dynasty on the mountain, and there are eight landscapes such as Chongyun Cave, Green Tiger House, Sitiao Pavilion, Xizhaoxuan, Reflection Pavilion, Yangmaotai and Immortal Footprints. 198 1 year, the superior allocated special funds to build the tomb foundation wall and renovate the Sui Monument Building. 1986, the collapsed part of the ancient tomb restored its original historical features. 1992 was announced by Shandong provincial people's government as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit, 1938+06546. In order to expand the popularity of Cao Zhi's Mausoleum, Dong 'e county party committee and county government have planned the scenic spot of Yushan Cao Zhi's Mausoleum, which is divided into six areas: Shinto area in front of the Mausoleum, Shanshan area, Zijian Temple area, memorial area, Tanghe area and living area, so as to build Yushan Cao Zhi's Mausoleum into a tourist place integrating eating, living, shopping and entertainment. Cao Zhi Mausoleum has convenient transportation and smooth roads, and there is a direct bus at the local bus station.
Guangyue building
Guangyue Tower is the symbol of Liaocheng, a famous historical and cultural city in China. It, Yueyang Tower and Yellow Crane Tower are also called the three famous buildings in China. Located in the center of Liaocheng ancient city, Guangyuelou is a four-eaves street pavilion, which consists of pier and main building. The pier is a quadrangular prism made of masonry, 9 meters high, and the four-story main building is built on the pier, 24 meters high. The height and side of Guangyue Building are 33 meters, which is nine feet nine in ancient times. In ancient China, nine was the pole of yang number, indicating that it could not be surpassed. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Chen Yong, commander of Dongchangwei, converted the earthen city built in Xining of Song Dynasty into a brick city in order to crack down on the remnants of Yuan Dynasty. In the seventh year of Hongwu, the Drum Tower was 100 feet high. It was built with battens from Xiucheng, so it was originally named "batten wooden building", and later named "Dongchang building" because of the land. At that time, the purpose of building this building was to "be stricter and more leaky, observe the enemy's situation from a distance, and report the time to the police." With the consolidation of the Ming dynasty, the military function of this building was quickly forgotten, but the Guangyue Building is famous for its majestic height. Guangyuelou is a scenic spot in western Shandong. Many emperors, generals and literati pass through Liaocheng to express their feelings. Emperor Kangxi visited this building four times in the Qing Dynasty and inscribed the plaque "Shen Guang Zhongying". Emperor Qianlong went to Dongchang on the 9th and Guangyue Building on the 6th, and inscribed a poem and plaque, listing Guangyue Building as one of the 36 palaces in the south of the Yangtze River. Contemporary famous artists have also paid more attention to Guangyue Building. Guo Moruo, Feng Zikai, Qi Gong, Pu Jie and Jiang Weisong all inscribed plaques and couplets for Guangyuelou. Guangyue Building is a masterpiece of the transition from Song and Yuan architecture to Ming and Qing architecture, which occupies an important position in the history of ancient architecture in China. On 1988, Guangyuelou was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Shandong-Shanxi Stadium
Shanshan Guild Hall, located in the west bank of Dongguan Ancient Canal in Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, is an ancient temple and guild hall complex jointly built by Shanxi and Shaanxi businessmen, and a national key cultural relics protection unit. Shanshan guild hall was founded in the eighth year of Qing Qianlong. Four years later, the main projects such as the mountain gate and the main hall were completed, and then they were expanded year by year. It was not until the fourteenth year of Jiaqing that it reached its present scale. The main hall is 77 meters long from east to west and 43 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of 33 1 1 square meter. Up to now, more than 60 rooms of/kloc-0 have been preserved, including the mountain gate, the theater, the folder building, the bell tower, the drum tower, the north-south watchtower, the north-south monument pavilion, the Guandi Temple, the God of Wealth Temple, the Fire Temple and so on. There are 9 large and small stone tablets 19 rebuilt over the years, 30 square stone eaves columns, 42 square reliefs, and 12 stone lions, elephants and unicorns. As a pillar.
Physical objects, flowers and birds, landscapes and other stone paintings 12. Hundreds of pillars are decorated with flowers, birds and animals, especially the couplets and big characters engraved on wooden pillars, stone pillars and plaques, which are praised by calligraphers. The whole Shanshan Guild Hall complex, with compact layout, patchwork and gorgeous decoration, is not only the treasure of ancient architecture in China, but also the precious materials for studying the ancient commerce, economy, drama, canal culture, calligraphy, painting, sculpture and other architectural history in China. In particular, the names of business firms and the number of donations recorded in many couplets and inscriptions praising the economy in buildings are of great significance to the study of the emergence of capitalism in China in the Qing Dynasty. After the founding of New China, the Party and the state attached great importance to the protection and maintenance of Shanshan Guild Hall. Especially in recent years, National Cultural Heritage Administration and local governments in various provinces and cities have successively invested funds in the maintenance and restoration of Shanshan Guild Hall, such as the Shanmen Gate, the Theater, the North-South Building, the second floor of the bell and drum, and the North-South Watchtower. Today's Shanshan Guild Hall has regained its former style, receiving a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists every day, which has promoted the development of tourism.