In the Thousand Island Lake, sleeping two ancient cities: Hecheng and Lion City. According to "Chun'an County" and other historical records, in October 1955, when the Ministry of Power Industry to build Xin'anjiang hydropower station, site Chun and Jiande at the junction of the copper officer. September 21, 1959, Xin'an River closure, the reservoir began to water. Since then, the two historic Zhejiang West County quietly "sink into" the bottom of the lake. January 7, 2011, the ancient city was rated as provincial cultural relics protection area. February 2011, "China National Geographic" magazine published a group of beautiful pictures of the ancient city of water, once again detonated all walks of life on the bottom of the ancient city of concern enthusiasm.
In 2001, Beijing Longyuan marine diving club in Qiandao Lake warm island investment development diving project. When the county tourism bureau planning section of the Qiu Feng went to negotiate, would like to increase the sea tourism project Thousand Island Lake, "suddenly remembered the father said the ancient city, we commissioned their divers to look for water.
The first time to explore the ancient city of water, is September 18, 2001. Qiu Feng from the county names to find the old map, several divers to bring equipment, take the two boats to the head of the waters toward the tip of the head. "This is a piece of brick wall, clearly engraved with" Republic of twenty-three years "," county magistrate Zhang Baochen "and other words.
Excited Qiufeng quickly wrote the situation report, found that the news of the ancient city of the water is passed up layers. In the county leaders under the attention, more underwater exploration action quickly started. As the Tourism Bureau Planning Section Chief, Qiu Feng witnessed every stone with the stone built into the ancient walls, as if into the costume drama. "
In the ancient lion city, the divers found that some of the city houses wooden beams, stairs, brick walls still stand, did not rot, and some mansion walls intact, the room is still Diaolianghuadong. Whisk the walls of the mud, the walls of stone lime preserved intact; magnificent arched West Gate also stands in the water, and can open and close. Open the wooden gates, the above rivets and rings are still clearly visible ... ... during which the divers are still found in the bottom of the mud carved with "Guangxu fifteen years," the words of the Wadang and a Ming Dynasty stone.
Through the GPS positioning system, multi-beam measurement system, side scan sonar detection and other means, the city's main buildings, streets, cultural relics of the geographical location has been accurately measured out, such as champion Taiwan, Xin'an Hall, nursery, Ancestral hall and so on. The city of 23 merit arch, the Branch of the joint Square, Yumen three Square, Long Li Fang and other 11 positions of the specific location of the arch is also determined one by one. A master plan of a complete and clear view of the city, vividly.