After nearly a year's visit, writing and editing, Yueqing Chapter of Wenzhou Ancient Road was officially published by China Publishing Media Co., Ltd. Although many of them have been abandoned by the passage of time and buried under trees by weeds, many of them still play the role of communication. Based on the census data of the Ministry of Forestry, this book selects 27 representative ancient roads in Yueqing, and gives a detailed description of the natural environment, forest landscape, historical sites, and people and things circulating in the form of travel notes, photos and maps. In recent years, Yueqing citizens' interest in nature has been deepening. Knowing these ancient roads can not only increase their understanding of local natural mountains and rivers, but also expose them to many little-known human history.

Yueqing's ancient road has a long history. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, there were post roads from the county seat to Mixi River and from Baishi to sumo. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, Wen Tai Post Road has entered the county seat from Panshan in the north and crossed the river from Xiangpu Mountain in the south to Wenzhou Fucheng. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Yueqing Post Road was divided into 3 roads and 35 shops, with a total length of 340 miles. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the post road was divided into two roads, with a total length of 322 miles.

In ancient times, the main road of folk traffic was Wen Tai Post Road, which was divided into various capitals, maps and lanes. After several periods of development in Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China, a road network with Lecheng, Hongqiao, Furong, Dajing, Liushi and Beibaixiang as hubs was formed in the late Republic of China, with a general road width of 1.2 m to 1.5 m. The east wind post road is fragrant with horseshoes, from spring to dawn and sunset. For thousands of years, many literati have written poems or articles for these ancient roads, and many peddlers and sages have left footprints on these ancient roads. These ancient roads scattered on the land of Yueqing and spanning time and space are all condensed with beautiful natural landscapes and heavy human history.

According to the general survey of the forestry department of Yueqing City, there are 47 ancient roads in Yueqing, which are well preserved, with good ecological environment and beautiful scenery, and have certain historical and cultural background and development value. The total length is about 19 1 m, including official road 10 m, plank road 1 m and 36 folk passages.

"Wenzhou Ancient Road Yueqing Chapter" selects 27 representative ancient roads in Yueqing, and describes the natural environment, forest landscape, historical sites, people and things of the ancient roads in detail in the form of travel notes, photos and instructions. The Panshan Ancient Road, known as the "Kingdom of East Ou" national road, is still in the white clouds of Xiegongling Ancient Road, a weather-beaten "thoroughfare of Zhejiang and Fujian".

These ancient roads, lying in the mountains, exude a quaint charm in the changes of the years, drifting with the feelings of the past, which makes people sigh. Shuttling between these ancient roads, you can not only appreciate the beautiful scenery endowed by nature, but also feel and explore human history. After years of elutriation, the Mianmian ancient road has blurred its original appearance, but it also evokes people's feelings of cherishing the ancient road and their sense of responsibility for exploration and protection. As a rare cultural heritage, the ancient civilization rooted in this land still inspires today and the future.

Bairuoling ancient road

Located outside the valley mouth of Yandang Mountain, it runs north and south, starting from Bairuo Village in Dajing Town in the north and reaching Xuankeng Village in Yandang Town in the south, about 4.4 kilometers away from Dajing Town. The total length of the mountain is about1.500m, the highest elevation is1.57m, and there are more than 800 steps from north to south. The stone pavement is 3m wide, meandering 1.8, flat and feasible. In the old days, it was suitable for crossing mountains with horses and chariots. This ancient road belongs to the eastward extension of Baigangjian in Yandang Mountain and has a long history. According to legend, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Shiling Road had been opened.

? Baoshanling ancient road

Located in the east of Yueqing City, it is 5.2km long, about 1.2m wide and the highest elevation is about 402m. It started in Shangye Village, East Street, Yueqing City, and arrived at Baoshan Village with two forks, one to the left, leading to Baoshan Head. You can go to Shuifeikeng, Bajiantian, Shibayi and other villages in Lecheng Street. This ancient road is the watershed and intersection of Chengdong and Lecheng Street, and it has become the first choice for travelers to cross in recent years.

Faxiangling ancient road

Located in the west of furong town, it is 0/0 km away from Furong Street/KLOC-and between Shang 'aoyang Village and Jukeng 'an Village, also known as Changshiling and Changsheling. It is the only way from Hesheng, Gaodong, Gangtou, Xikeng and Li Xi in Yongjia County to Furong Street, and it is also the only way for furong town people to traffic in mountain products in Yongjia. It is one of the "Yongle Avenue". The total length is 4km, counting from Jiao Ling Road Corridor, it is 300m along Xiping Road, 500m along Shiban Road1.500m, 94m along plank road and 200m along Banpo Road. The width of the road varies from1.3m to1.5m, and the widest point is1.7m.. There are two corridors, a small Buddhist shrine, a plank road and a stone arch bridge.

Ganglangtang ancient road

It starts from Guo Lu, passes through Jia 'ao, Wandongkeng and Huang Liang, and ends at Shangye Village, with a total length of 2.53km and a north-south trend. According to textual research, the initial formation should not be later than the Jin Dynasty. Its uplift, Ganglangtang Ridge, is 375 meters above sea level. The ancient road starts from Dajie-Guo Lu-Shangjiaao-Xiajiaao-Wanmaodong (Winter) Pit-Huang Liang-Shangye. The first five villages belong to Fan Shi Street, and the last two villages belong to Chengdong Street. This ancient road and concrete steps have completely covered the original pebble road.

Guolugu avenue

It is located in the west corner of Fan Shi Street, which is a part of the ancient post road in Wen Tai. It is the main passage for Hongqiao Plain to enter Longmen Mountain, starting from Guolu Village, passing through Waiao (Huangtan) and ending at Wandongkeng Village, with a northeast-southwest trend. The ancient road in Guolu village has been destroyed in the transformation of the old village, and it is difficult to find traces again. However, there is still an ancient road buried in green trees in Nanshan, with a length of about 2000 meters, a road width exceeding 1 meter and a ridge height of only 100 meter.

Yueqing section of Lexing Ancient Road

The shortest route from Gule City to Hangzhou, the provincial capital, is about 300 kilometers long, and the part in Yueqing is about 20 kilometers long. It starts at Yamenkou, the old county of Yueqing (where the People's Armed Forces Department is located), goes up the mountain along Silverstream via Wu Tong Bridge and Shuiduiling Foot, passes through Lingshan Scenic Area, and ends in Fengshu Bay at the junction of Yongle. The specific route is: Ya, the old county town of Yueqing-Dongbao City (becoming the north gate)-Wu Tong Bridge-Shuidulingjiao-Shibayou Village-Malongtou Village-Yanggen Village-Zhangshan Village-Huangtan Dongbei-East Exit of Luo Song Village-Agate Village-Fengshu Bay. In the northwest, the width of Yueqing section is between 1.2- 1.5 meters, and the highest point is the back of Huangtan Cave at an altitude of about 600 meters. From Yueqing to Hangzhou via the ancient road, it takes more than ten days, and the Yueqing section takes about one day. According to textual research, this ancient road was built at the latest before the Southern Song Dynasty in 12 century.

? Qin Le ancient road

In ancient times, the main road from Lecheng to Qinyang started from Jinxi Village, Lecheng Street, Yueqing City, and ended at Qinyang Village, Chengbei Street, with a total length of about 5 kilometers. Through this ancient road, you can go west and down to Baishi. The starting point is the mountain near the former site of Xixihuitou Chenghuang Temple, which is called Qianlong Temple Ridge by local people. Walking up hundreds of steps, on the right is a house with a residential appearance, which is Qianlong Temple. After the Qianlong Temple Ridge, it is Mao Ping Ridge. The ancient road is dominated by stones, with a width of about 1.2 meters, and turnstiles and retaining walls are also built in some sections.

Ku Ling ancient road

It is located at the junction of Yongjia and Yueqing, that is, the westernmost end of Hongqiao, bordering the east of the flower bed, with a total length of about 2.56 kilometers, east-west direction and a width of 1.2 meters, belonging to an ancient folk road. The road is made of stone, starting from Daitou Village, Danxi, singing on the rock and ending at Yongjialing Cave. Taipingling to Lingdong is an extended ancient road from flower bed to Yueqing. It can be seen that the ancient road of singing on the rock and Lingdong was also built in the Ming Dynasty and is the main ancient road of Yongle. It is said that it turned out to be a salt road, which can reach Yushan, Jiangxi. The scenery along the ancient road in Ku Ling is beautiful, and there are many legends about historical sites.

Maanling ancient road

Shichengling, also known as Shichengling, is the watershed between Lingyan and Dalong Waterfall in the hinterland of Yandang Mountain, and is located on both sides of the ridge extending south of Shichengling in Yandang Mountain. In the old society, the east of Ma 'anling was called the East Inner Valley of Yandang Mountain and the west Inner Valley. The ridge runs from east to west, starting from Shanglingyan Village in Yandang Town and ending at Sanguantang Natural Village in Nengren Village. Ridge length1700m, elevation 335m, relative elevation160m, and road width 2m. This is a stone road with regular stone steps. This ancient road was first seen in Yuan Cai's Preface to the Wild Mountain in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it is a part of Wen Tai Post Road.

Majialing ancient road

In ancient times, it was called Beiling, commonly known as Daling, which started and ended between Lingfeng in Yandang and Xianxi Nanhe. It was a folk passage from Nanhe to Yandang in ancient times. It has a total length of 4.2km, with a southeast-northwest trend, a road width of 1.5 to1.8m, and a block stone structure. Lingtou is 365 meters above sea level, the highest point along the road. Along Yanling Road, there are many landscapes and cultural relics along the way from Lingfeng to Nanhe via Yandang Forest Farm, Hengguan Road Village, such as Guanyin Cave (Hezhang Peak), Beidou Cave, Jiangjun Cave, Wuma Horse Trough, Zhen Ji Guihua Forest, Zhen Ji Temple, Nanbei Pit and Nanhe Archway Group.

Nanxikengling ancient road

Located at the junction of Yueqing Lingdi and Yongjia Huatan Township, it starts from Yantian Village in Lingdi, passes through Machabiao Village and ends at Yongjia Shuiyan Village, with a total length of 3.86 kilometers, a width of 1.5 meters and an east-west trend, with the highest elevation of 429.4 meters. Yongjia is the only place leading to Furong and Hongqiao, commercial centers in southern Zhejiang. 1989 65438+February, the cement road from Yinzeji to Huatan was completed and opened to traffic. This important ancient road was cut into sections by modern expressways and gradually lost in the dust of history.

Nanyang Linggu Road

Located in the south of Long Ze, Yueqing City, Nanping Mountain in the east of Hongqiao Town of 104 National Road starts from Nanping Temple in Nancun in the north and ends at the foot of Pingpan Mountain in Dasong Village in the south. The highest point is more than 350 meters above sea level, with a total length of 2.3 kilometers. It is an important communication artery between the mountain villages around Hongqiao and coastal villages in Nanyue and Pu Yin in the past. Because the whole ancient road is located in ancient Nanyang village, it is named.

Panshan ancient road

Also known as Panshanling, it spans between Panhuang Village in Dajing Town and Chenyang Village in Daxi Town, Wenling City, and runs from northeast to southwest. The back is 450 meters above sea level, with a total length of 3300 meters, including 1370 meters in Yueqing. The pavement is paved with stones, about 2 meters wide and 3 meters wide at the widest point. According to textual research, this ancient road was completed in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is the gateway between Taizhou and Wenzhou in ancient times, the official and commercial road between Fujian and Zhejiang in ancient times, and also an ancient road for exploration and scientific investigation. Xu Xiake came to Yandang Mountain through here.

Sishipanling

Also known as Danfangling, located in the northeast of Furong Dong 'ao Village, it was the only way from Furong to Yandang in ancient times. It starts from Dong 'ao Hydropower Station in the south and reaches Nengren Temple in the north, with a total length of 2.4 kilometers and a stone pavement with a width of about 3 meters. The elevation of the back is 3 1 1 m. Although the ridge is not high, it is tortuous and difficult to walk. In the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Mei wrote in the poem "Forty-nine Dishes on the Wild Mountain": "Forty-nine Dishes are Heaven; If you don't teach your feet to suffer, it will be difficult to reach the peak. " Vividly wrote the magnificent momentum of forty-nine Pan Ling.

Wushiling ancient road

Located in the northeast of Hongqiao Town, the east-west elevation is about150m. The ridge is sandwiched between two mountains, rising slowly and descending slowly, starting from wushi village, passing through wushi village and Xingbaotan Village, and ending at Qingjiangdi Village, Yu Qingjiang Town, with a length of about 2 kilometers. It was originally a stone road, which was a part of the ancient post road in Wen Tai. On 20 13, a cement road was built, covering part of the ancient road, leaving only a small part of the original road, with a width exceeding 1 m.

Xiling ancient road

Located in furong town, it starts from the north foot of Xiaofubaozhai Village in the south and ends at the front foot of Shangyang Village in Salt Lake in the north, with a total length of 3.6 kilometers, a width of about 1.4 meters and a ridge height of about 300 meters. Lingtou Mountain is concave, and there is a branch road about 2 kilometers to the east, which leads to Yangshukeng Natural Village, Nengren Village, Yandang. It is the main road of folk traffic between Salt Lake, Nengren, Shuangheng, Shangmashi and Shangyang in Fu Xiao. It is also the dividing line between Furong Fu Xiao and Salt Lake.

Xiangpu ancient road

Commonly known as "Xiangpuling" or "Dong 'ao Ridge", it is located in Zhongyandong Mountain Scenic Area, starting from the foot of Dong 'ao Ridge in Ledong Village of Baixiang Town in the west and reaching the tunnel entrance of Da 'ao Village in Baishi Town in the east, with a total length of 1.8km and the highest point "Lingtou" at an altitude of 232m m.. Although the ancient road is not long, because the mountain is quite steep. This ancient road is paved with natural stones. Built in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, it was originally a post road, which was an important channel for Yongjia County to deliver government documents and military materials.

Xiaoximen-Tongling Dinggu Road

It is one of the important passages between Yueqing and Yongjia in ancient times, starting from the Fenghuang intersection of Xiaoximen (Yiqingmen), passing through Mao Ping, Qinyang, Longtaitou and Shanfengyang, ending at the top of Tongling at the junction of Yueqing and Yongjia, and then passing through Tongling to Pingkeng and Shangtang in Yongjia County. The total length is about 15km, and the average width is more than 1.5m, which basically shows an east-west trend. Although it is very old, the integrity is still very good, and most of the roads are made of stone.

Xiegongling ancient road

In the main scenic spot of Yandang Mountain, it starts from Lingfeng Village of Yandang Town to Jiaoling Village of Dajing Town from west to east, with a total length of nearly 1 km and a width of about 2 meters. It is composed of strips of stones with different sizes and smooth roads. The elevation of the back is 189 meters, and the slope is relatively gentle, which is suitable for old-shouldered old horses to cross the ridge. Xiegongling is a section of the ancient post road and a watershed of Yandang Mountain, with the valley in the east and the valley outside. According to legend, Xie was built in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and was named after Xie Lingyun.

? Xingwanling ancient road

Located in Wanxing Village, Nanyue, it runs east-west, starting from Wanxing Village in the west, climbing mountains and mountains, and reaching Li Li Ao Village in the east, with a total length of 1.2km ... around the mountain road, like a snake circling, which is the only way for ancient Wanxing to reach Hongqiao. The ancient roads are all made of stone, and they were converted into concrete steps in the 1980s and 1990s. Ridge road is gentle and carefree, with an average width of more than 80cm.

Ling Gang Ancient Road in Salt Lake

Known as Lianxiaoling in ancient times, from north to south, it started in Lingyun Village, Lake Community, furong town, and ended in Zhitou Village, Zhitou Village, long xi she qu, Xianxi Town. The whole journey is about 6.8 kilometers. The average width of the pavement is 1.2m, and it is made of stones. Passing through the salt lake community Lingyun, Jiupan, Yandang Mountain Scenic Area, Dongdang, Salt Lake Forest Area, Salt Lake Port, Salt Lake, Zhitou Forest Farm, Liu Long and Zhitou.

Yaoaoling ancient road

An important section of Wen Tai Ancient Post Road, located in North Yao 'ao Village, Hongqiao Town, crosses the eastern foot of Bailong Mountain and runs in a north-south direction. The ridge is 3km long,1.5m wide and 350m high, which is the dividing line between Hongqiao Town and furong town. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the ancient post road started from Baixi, crossed Jinzhuling to Furong, crossed Yaoaoling, and reached the county seat via the new town (Hongqiao). There are well-preserved Lvliang, temples, Song kilns and mysterious cottages on the ridge.

Zhangzhuangling ancient road

Located in Nanchong Village, furong town, it starts from Nanchong, passes through Zhangzhuang and ends at Populus euphratica, with a total length of 4.84 kilometers, a width of 1.2 meters and a north-south trend, with the highest elevation of 600.6 meters. In ancient times, it was a folk traffic fortress between the people of Zhangzhuang and the monk lake in Nanchong. It is located in the mountainous area in the northeast of Yueqing, at the foot of Yandang Mountain in the north, Furong in the east, Yongjia in the west, Danxi in the south and Salt Lake in the north. The ecological environment is well protected.

Zhutailing ancient road

Located in Danxi Town (formerly Sidu Township), it is paved with stone blocks, with a width of 1 2 meters, starting from Ding 'ao Village and ending at the back of Luoya Cave at the junction of Yongle, ending at Doumen Township, Yongjia County, with the highest elevation of 645 meters, passing through Shijiaolong Village, Jiang 'ao Village and Dongkeng Village, with a total length of 7.55 meters.

Zhuang Wuling ancient road

Located in the northwest of Yandang Mountain, also known as Li Yanling and Sanshui Rock Ridge, it starts from Sanshui Rock Scenic Area in Zhuangwu Village, Longxi and ends in Lantian Village, with a total length of 2.6 kilometers. The mountain with a starting point of more than 300 meters is very wide, about 2 meters, but it is also the steepest. The rest of the ridge roads are relatively narrow, and only one person is feasible in the narrowest place. The mountains turn from peak to peak, sunny or cloudy, and the overall trend is continuous.

Zuoyuanling

It starts from Ai 'ao Village, Zuoyuan Community, Danxi Town, and winds from south to north. The highest point is Lingtou Village, Zuoyuan, with an altitude of 232 meters. It is 3.8 kilometers from Lingtou Village in Zuoyuan to Longmen Community Street Village in Fan Shi Street. According to textual research, Zuo Yuanling was a post road before the Song Dynasty, which is probably the main road leading from Yongjia Mountain and Zuo Yuanling to Yueqing County.