There were two ways of saying that Keemun Gate was called Plum City. One explanation was that Qimen County had Qishan in the northeast and Changmen in the southwest, which was called Qimen County. At the end of Qin Dynasty, this place was the fief of Mei Meng, the general of Wu Rui, the commander of Poyang County. Ten miles west of the county, there was Mei Meng City, so it was called "Mei City". Another explanation was that Qimen County was named after Mei Meng's fief in Han Dynasty.
Plum City was a town, and Yan Zhou's ancient city was located in Plum City Town. Plum City was also known as the capital city of Yan Prefecture. It had a long history and had played the role of a prefecture, prefecture, road, and special office in different historical periods.
Plum City was called "Half Plum Blossom City" because the city wall of the ancient Yan Prefecture along the river was built into a half plum flower-shaped battlement, so it had this reputation. There was also a saying that "there were two and a half plum blossoms in the world, one in Beijing, one in Nanjing, and half in Yan Prefecture (Plum City)".
There were many types of maps that mentioned Meicheng. There was a map of Meizhou City that reflected the scale of the city built during the Northern Song Dynasty, a route map of the Changsha-Anhua Meicheng section of the Changji highway, and a tourist map of Jiande Meicheng. These maps showed the geography, traffic, tourism, and other information related to Mei City from different angles.
There is a plum city in the ancient city of Yanzhou. Mei City was a town under Jiande City. It was located at the confluence of Xin 'an River and Lan River. It was located at the Wulong Mountain in the north and the mouth of the three rivers in the south. Plum City had a history of more than 1,700 years. Its name originated from Plum Blossom City, which was the elegant name of Muzhou Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture.
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Plum City was the current location of the ancient city of Yanzhou. Plum City was now a town under the jurisdiction of Jiande City in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, also known as Yanzhou City.
The ancient city of Yanzhou, Meicheng, was located in a town under Jiande City in Zhejiang Province. It was located in the mountainous area of western Zhejiang Province, at the confluence of Xin 'an River and Lan River. It was located in the east of Jiande City, facing Wulong Mountain in the north and Sanjiangkou in the south. It was the seat of the ancient Yanzhou government. Since the establishment of the county in the fourth year of Wu Huangwu (AD 225) during the Three Kingdoms period, it had a history of more than 1700 years.
Changle Plum Blossom Ancient City was located in the northeast of Changle District. The east gate was facing the sea, and the north gate was facing the mountain. It was built in the tenth year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1377). At that time, it was built to resist the Japanese pirates. Jiang Xiahou Zhou Dexing appointed Fuzhou Youwei Commander Li Rong to supervise the construction and set up a thousand households to guard it. The city wall was three feet high and six feet wide. It surrounded the village. There were city gates and towers on the city wall. There was also a moat and a military wall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the city. It was last rebuilt in the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1762) and later changed into a stockade. Part of the existing city wall and the east gate area are well preserved. The ancient houses in the city are adjacent, the ancient roads are connected, and there are many ancient temples. There are also historical relics and cultural attractions such as the Ming Dynasty Haiphong Ancient City Wall, Lady Cai Temple, Xiangyue Office, Lin Wei Palace, etc. Among them, the ancient coastal defense wall of the Ming Dynasty had important military academic research value. Lady Cai Temple worshiped Lady Cai Hongheng of Ryukyu. She was praised by the emperor for being good at embroidery and weaving dragon robes. She was conferred the title of exquisite Lady Miaoming Yide and was given a temple in Songjia Village. This place was known as the "Plum City Playing Flute". It was named after the plum blossoms that were planted in ancient times. It was located at the mouth of the Min River and was the gateway to the provincial capital. In recent years, Meihua Town had highlighted the two characteristics of a fishing town and an ancient town. Combined with the rural rejuvenation and the development of the cultural tourism industry, it had used micro-transformation "embroidery" to create a "coastal leisure tourism ancient town." During May Day 2024, the first "Plum Blossom Chapter of Hele Culture and Travel Season" was held, including large-scale immersive scenes in ancient costumes, parent-child cross-country orientation and many other activities. The event lasted from May 1 to May 5. The kick-off ceremony was held from 10:00 to 11:00 on May 1. During this period, there were various special activities, such as the parent-child directional cross-country race on May 1 and the flash performance of "Poetic Plum Garden: Going to Spring Mountain Together"; Camping by the sea, horseback riding, and matchmaking by Changle Gold Medal Bridesmaids on May 1 - 3; Changle's Most Beautiful Xi Shi Competition on May 2; Fujian opera theme show on May 3;"Poetic Plum Garden" study experience activity on May 4; The "Ink Rhyme Plum Blossom" sketching activity on May 4 - 5.
Meicheng is located in the east of Jiande City, at the confluence of Fuchun River, Xin 'an River and Lan River. Lanxi is located in Zhejiang Province, with Lan River. From Lanxi, you can take a boat to Meicheng. The route starts from Lanxi's old passenger terminal, and it takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes to reach Meicheng's Qilangmiao Pier.