Wuchuan

Wuchuan. located at the westsouthern part of Guangdong province.is famous for its scenic beauty.like a diamond bordering on South China sea.With a total area of 858 square kilome ters. The city of Wuchuan has a population of 950.000. Wuchuan. a place propitious for giving birth to great men. has a very long history. As far back as in the Neolithic Age the place was inhabited by the Wuchuan ancestors. During the Qin Dynasty. Wuchuan was under the jurisdiction of Xiangjun(Prefecture)；At the very beginning of the Western Han. Wuchuan belonged to the states of Nanyue；From 220 A.D.to 479 A.D.. Wuchuan firstly belonged to the Gaoliang county of Guangzhou. then at the 20th year of Yuanjia Emperor of Song (443 A.D.)Pingding County was set up. In 589 A.D. Wuchuan County was established and that was 1400 years ago. Wuchuan has been the birthplace of many eminent men in China's history. Among them were: Ju Guo. Lin Tingxian. two of the officials in the imperial govenment of Song Dynasty；Lin Zhaotang. the unique Number One Scholar in the western part of Guangdong of Qing Dynasty；Chen Lanbin. the first ambassador accredited to America of Qing Dynasty；Li Wentai，a Qing Dynasty poet；in the recent part. Pan Xiong. one of the Mausoleum of the Seventy-Two Martyrs of Huang Hua Gang；Zhang Yan，a patriotic general；Li Hanhun，the premier of Guangdong province of the national government. With its long history and splendid culture. Wuchuan has so many attractive scenic spots and invaluable cultural relics that no tourist can afford to leave it out in his itinarnary. The wonderful scenes are Dong Hai Chao Yang("Morning Sun on East China Sea"). Xian Men Fei Xue("The Floating Snow of Xianmen") and so on. Historical sites here include the ruins of Wushan Hill at the Neolithic Age；the ruins of Pingding Ling of Southern Dynasty；the ruins of Panshui County of Tang；the ruins of Wuchuan County of Ming Dynasty；the ruins of the Eastern Battery of Xianmen village of Ming Dynasty; the ruins of Ziliao Port and the like. Besides that. many of ancient buildings still remain. There are Wuyang Study Palace of Yuan Dynasty. Maoshan Academy and Xiangshan Temple of Jin. Meilu Tomb of Song, Jipu Pavillion of Song, Queen Palace of Ming, Two-peaks Pagoda. Temple of Ming. Moreover. Wuchuan's Former Residences of the eminent men such as the Former Residence of Lin Zhaotang. the Former Residence of Li Hanhun. the Former Residence of General Zhang Yan. Chen Lanbin are very famous. The city of Wuchuan is rich in tourist sources. Along the 48-kilometer coastline, clear sea water, sparkling beach, grotesque rocks, windbreak belt which was designated to be"The United Nations and Biosphere lnvestigation Area" could be found.Wuchuan has proved itself to be an ideal place for people who wound like to have sea bathing and go vocationing. Especially the Jizhao Seaside which was been investigated by experts, has the conditions to be built as a holiday resort, for its beautiful scene can be favorably compared to Beidaihe River. Up to now, Jizhao and Wuyang Gorden Beach are approved to be tourist and holidays areas respectively at provincial level and municipal level. With a long history of the traditional folk arts. Wuchuan's clay sculpture. Piaose. flower bridge are famed as "Three Super Works of Wuchuan" which are attractive to numerous visitors. Enjoying exceptional advantages the city of Wuchuan just between the two cities of Zhanjiang and Maoming, offers very convenient transportation by both land and water. National Road No. 325 runs through the city from east to west. It is over 10 kilometers to Zhanjiang Port and airport from the west of the city. Shuidong Port is located about 10 kilometers north of Wuchuan. With the constructing Maoming-Hainan Railway and Guangzhou-Zhanjiang Highway running past. Wuchuan is easily accessable. Besides the inland river port-Meilu Port. Wuchuan has the loading port-Huangpo Port which is directly connected to Hongkong and Macau; Bomao Port, connected with the city proper, will be extended to the dual－purpose fishing harbour for ships of 10,000 tons. Wuchuan has rich natural sources. With its mild climat and fertile soil. Wuchuan abounds in rice, sugar cane, peanut, jute, watermelon, orange, longan. Beiyuncai and some other agricultural products. The 10－thousand－mu ecological protection area is a paradise of all kinds of rare birds and migratory birds. A kind of Hehuaque bird which is famed as "Ginseng on the Heaven" gather here. The aquatic products are noted for sea blubber. snail. crab. Among the mineral sources are graphite, ilmenite, gold, quartz. Kaolin, granite and the like. Prosperity Brought by Reform and Open Policy. area code: 759