Meiguan Ancient Road is located at the top of Meiling Mountain, about 30 kilometers away from Nanxiong City, Guangdong Province. Meiling is a section of Dayuling, one of the Five Mountains (Nanling Mountains), so Meiling is also called Dayuling. The name "Meiling" has been handed down since the end of the Warring States Period. The descendant of the King of Yue, Mei Si, led the Vietnamese people to move south to build a city and planted plum trees on the ridge, hence the name. According to the legend of literati, the plum blossom in Meiling Shili is finally known to the world, and its name has been passed down to this day.
Meiling Ancient Road is the most intact ancient post road in China. The ancient road is about 6 feet wide, the road surface is neatly paved with goose hatches, the road is surrounded by lush bushes, and the cliffs on both sides are lush.
The Meiling ancient road winds down from Meicong, running through the north and south, connecting Zhangshui in Jiangxi in the north and Mianshui in Guangdong in the south, just like a link connecting the Yangtze River and the Pearl River. Meiling Ancient Road is the most intact ancient post road in China. The ancient road is about 6 feet wide, the road surface is neatly paved with goose hatches, the road is surrounded by lush bushes, and the cliffs on both sides are lush. Under the ridge, you can see the horse-drinking trough used by the ancients to feed horses, and there is a semi-mountain pavilion next to the ancient road, also known as Laiyan Pavilion. There used to be 136 stone tablets along the way, which recorded the famous sentences of ancient celebrities, but there are not many existing ones.
Meiling ancient road has been in use since Qin and Han dynasties. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty (AD 7 16), Zhang Jiuling passed Meiling. Seeing that the mountain road was steep and impassable, he advised Tang Xuanzong to dig Meiling. At that time, due to the needs of economic development, Tang Gaozong asked Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling to be responsible for the expansion of Meiling Ancient Road. This project is huge, and through hard work, the Daguangling Ancient Road was finally opened. There is a "Lady Temple" at the foot of Nanshan at the new intersection of Gengling Ancient Road. It was built by later generations to commemorate Zhang Jiuling's merit of "serving as an official and benefiting one party" and to feel that Mrs. Zhang supported her husband's career. There is also a touching story.
The ancient Meiguan road is sandwiched between two peaks, and the tiger lives in Meiling, just like a gate separating Guangdong and Jiangxi. Meiguan in Nanxiong has always been the main road between the north and the south, and it is also a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties. Historically, Nanxiong is "the head of the five mountains, the rush of the great river (west) and Guangzhou (east)", "the throat of the north and south, the barrier of Beijing". Nanxiong's county name is also related to Meiguan. Nanxiong is the Xiongguan of South Guangdong, and Xiongguan refers to Meiguan. The existing Guanlou was built in the Song Jiayou period, and it is a masonry structure, simple and magnificent. During the Wanyin period of Ming Dynasty, Jie Jiang, the magistrate of Nanxiong, erected an inscription on the Guanlou, with the words "Xiongguan of Nanyue" as the north sill and "the first pass of Lingnan" as the south sill. There is a stone tablet, 2.4m high and1.4m wide. It is engraved with two characters "Meiling" in regular script, each word is about 6 square feet, and the font is strong and powerful. This monument was built by Zhang Fengxiang, the magistrate of Nanxiong during the reign of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. There are couplets on both sides of the building, which read "I am willing to stop pedestrians from thirst and turn off riot".
Meiling, at the junction of Guangdong and Jiangxi, has been famous for plums since ancient times. Due to the different climate between the north and the south on the ridge, there is a unique natural phenomenon of "the south branch falls and the north branch opens". With its beautiful scenery and graceful charm, she attracted many literati, dignitaries and relegated officials in the past dynasties to eulogize their feelings. After the Southern Song Dynasty, Meiling had the reputation of "Meiguo". The posthouse under the ridge and the pavilions along the way are hidden in Xue Mei, so you can't tell which is the flower and which is the snow, just like being in Yuxiu Palace. As soon as the wind passes, it brings fragrance, just like fragrant snow.
Meiguan Ancient Road is a national AAAA-level scenic spot and one of the "four places to enjoy plum blossoms in China". It is located in the north of Nanxiong City, Guangdong Province, 26 kilometers away from the urban area. It is also called Yuling Ancient Post Road, which spans Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces. It is the shortest trunk road connecting the Yangtze River and the Pearl River in ancient times, and it is also the best preserved ancient post road in China.
This ancient road was opened in Qin and Han Dynasties and closed in Qin Dynasty, and it is called Hengpuguan. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty (7 16 AD), in order to promote economic and cultural exchanges between the north and the south of China and develop overseas trade, the court sent Zuo Tai to Zhang Jiuling to open the ancient Meiguan Road. The project took two years to expand a narrow path into a two-foot (six-meter) wide avenue paved with bluestone. Since then, Meiguan Ancient Road has become the connecting line between the World Maritime Silk Road and the Land Silk Road; It has become the connection point between China's marine culture and inland culture. It occupies an important position in the development history of ancient humanities in China and even in the world.
Meiling, where the ancient Meiguan Road is located, is not only an ancient battlefield, but also a place where the Red Army fought many times in the revolutionary war years. Marshal Chen Yi led the troops to persist in guerrilla warfare in this area for three years, and was fearless in times of crisis. He wrote meiling three chapters with Top Gun. Meiguan Ancient Road was rated as the first batch of Guangdong Red Tourism Demonstration Base.
The ancient Meiguan road is sandwiched between two peaks, and the tiger lives in Meiling, just like a gate separating Guangdong and Jiangxi. Meiguan in Nanxiong has always been the main road between the north and the south, and it is also a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties. Historically, Nanxiong is "the head of the five mountains, the rush of the great river (west) and Guangzhou (east)", "the throat of the north and south, the barrier of Beijing". Nanxiong's county name is also related to Meiguan. Nanxiong is the Xiongguan of South Guangdong, and Xiongguan refers to Meiguan. The existing Guanlou was built in the Song Jiayou period, and it is a masonry structure, simple and magnificent. During the Wanyin period of Ming Dynasty, Jie Jiang, the magistrate of Nanxiong, erected an inscription on the Guanlou, with the words "Xiongguan of Nanyue" as the north sill and "the first pass of Lingnan" as the south sill. There is a stone tablet, 2.4m high and1.4m wide. It is engraved with two characters "Meiling" in regular script, each word is about 6 square feet, and the font is strong and powerful. This monument was built by Zhang Fengxiang, the magistrate of Nanxiong during the reign of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. There are couplets on both sides of the building, which read "I am willing to stop pedestrians from thirst and turn off riot".
traffic line
Self-driving: Depart from Shaoguan, enter Shaoguan Expressway, exit at Meiguan Ancient Road and transfer to G323 National Road; Go straight along the G323 National Road, and pay attention to the sign on the right hand side, and you will see the "Meiguan Ancient Road Scenic Area Parking Lot".
Bus route: Take a bus from Shaoguan East Railway Station Square to Nanxiong Bus Station, and then transfer to the local bus at Meiguan Ancient Road.
Address: Northeast of Heliankeng, National Highway 323, Meiling Town, Nanxiong, Shaoguan
Type: Ancient Road and Monument Hill
Playing time: 2 hours is recommended.
Tel: 075 1-359 1765
Opening hours: 7:00- 18:00.