Anshan Academy Scenic Area is located in Changlian Village, Yunfeng Town, Suichang County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, which is one of the leisure tourism scenic spots in Changlian Village. It is 10 kilometers away from Suichang County and about 5 kilometers from Suichang Gold Mine. It is situated at the junction of five counties: Songyang, Suichang, Wuyi, Jinhua, and Longyou, near the exit of Longli Expressway, making it easily accessible.
Longlian Cultural Village: With a long history, beautiful environment, and outstanding talents, Changlian Village boasts a rich historical and cultural heritage, picturesque natural landscapes, and unique tourism resources. Known as the ‘Hometown of the Top Scholar’ for a thousand years, Changlian Village offers over ten leisure tourist attractions, including Anshan Academy, Zheng’s Ancestral Hall, Zheng Binghou’s Mansion, Chi Mountain Temple, Bell and Drum Tower, Justice Pavilion, and the Nine-Bend Lianxi Water and Mountain Paradise, some of which are yet to be developed.
Anshan Academy Scenic Area is equipped with hotels, restaurants, and conference halls, making it an ideal place for cultural leisure tourism and small meetings.
Anshan Academy: Built during the Ming Wanli period, Anshan Academy has a history of over 400 years. It is named after its location on the gentle slope of Ma’anshan in the south of Changlian Village. The academy is a three-gate, three-room, two-tower corridor-style building with a construction area of nearly 700 square meters, featuring the Jiangnan residential architecture style of the Ming Dynasty.
Yuedong Family Style: ‘Yuedong Family Style’ refers to the family style of Wang Yue Dong. ‘Yue Dong’ is a courtesy name, with the original name Wang Zi and the courtesy name Jie Weng. Yue Dong is his pseudonym, and he was from Hushan, Suichang. He once served as the county magistrate of Jinxi (now part of Fuzhou City, Jiangxi). During the Xiangxing period of the Song Dynasty, he abandoned his official position to live in seclusion, forming a poetry society to pass the time and writing two volumes of ‘Shui Dong Poetry Collection’.
This pavilion is also a place for tourists to rest and enjoy the panoramic view of Changlian. Nine-bend Lianxi River: Lianxi River originates from Suzhuangtan in Matou. It passes through Yunfeng Town and flows into Jinxi River at Zhuangshan. It has a long history. Changlian Village is thus named. The two mountains standing at the water outlet, one is like a huge python lying in the water and is called ‘Snake Mountain’; while the other is like a divine turtle looking up and gazing, and is called ‘Turtle Mountain’.
Turtle Mountain and Snake Mountain together are like a large dam. The gap in the middle is the gate of the dam, so it is called the Guisheba water outlet. According to legend, the True Martial Emperor stands in the middle, and the boy and girl attendants stand on both sides. The left foot steps on the snake and the right foot steps on the turtle. The Guisheba water outlet is magnificent. Since the construction of the snake-shaped weir dam at Jiaodui and the praying to the four princes, the weir dam has never been washed away by floods. It not only guards the water outlet of Changlian Village, but also guards the water outlet of the entire eastern countryside of Suichang. Lianxi River flows to Qianxiajing and turns west. When it reaches Buxiantan, it turns south again. The two heads of the snake and the turtle are inserted in the middle of the two meandering flows, which is a wonder. The specific business hours and opening status are subject to the opening situation on the day.
