Héchéng Park Scenic Area

Héchéng Park Scenic Area

Héchéng Park Scenic Area

Héchéng Park is located in the millennia-old town of Lusi, covering an area of 94 mu, including 40 mu of water surface. The park boasts a beautiful environment with lush greenery and features attractions such as the Dòngbīn Tower, Láihè Bridge, Yánsǒu Bridge, Chóngzhēn Bridge, Sānqǔ Bridge, rockeries, the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea statues, and various pavilions, corridors, and terraces. The North Sānqīng Hall, also known as the Three Saints Hall, was built during the late Yuan Dynasty by a prominent northern family through alms collection in the sixth year of the Liuhuà era. In the early Qing Dynasty, it enshrined the Three Pure Ones (Shàngqīng, Yùqīng, and Tàiqīng). Currently, it houses three large Buddha statues: the Medicine Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha, and Amitabha Buddha. The Dòngbīn Tower was first built in the late Yuan Dynasty, renovated in the Gēngchén year of the Ming Dynasty, and demolished during the Cultural Revolution in 1976, leaving only the plaque inscribed “Mùxiān Tower.” The current Dòngbīn Tower was rebuilt after the Cultural Revolution.

Jìqìng Nunnery, located to the east of Héshuì, was completed between the years 1054–1055 during the Ning Dynasty’s Héhé era. It includes structures such as the main hall, the Jiǔlùtóu corridor, side rooms, a memorial archway, an incense hall, and a columbarium. It is said that the lineage of abbesses has been unbroken for 29 generations since the nun Zhēnhuì. The nunnery serves as a gathering place for Buddhists in the eastern Tong region. Yínxìng Hometown: Lusi is home to three ancient ginkgo trees, the largest of which is over 700 years old, another around 400 years old, and the smallest about 200 years old. All are thriving and have been listed as cultural relics under the protection of Qidong City.