Hubu Mountain: Carrying a thousand years of cultural accumulation in Xuzhou, "one Hubu Mountain, half the history of Xuzhou"

I am Guanhai Tingtao tour+ global traveler, please follow me! (Published the 1656th travel photography article in 1004 cities across 56 countries/regions on 5 continents) Hubu Mountain, located to the south of Xuzhou city, got its name because the Ming dynasty's Hubu (Ministry of Revenue) branch office was relocated here. As time intertwines, it contains a rich historical and cultural heritage. It is acclaimed as "one Hubu Mountain, half the history of Xuzhou"! As early as the end of the Qin dynasty, when the King of Chu, Xiang Yu, made Pengcheng his capital, there was a Horse-Playing Terrace built on the top of the mountain, and this place was already a scenic spot in Xuzhou. Since the Song dynasty, Hubu Mountain, due to its high terrain that spared it from floods, became a place where officials and wealthy merchants vied to live. During the prosperous Ming and Qing dynasties, Hubu Mountain was the largest trading center at the junction of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui. Merchants traveling from the south to the north gathered here, full of vitality. As the local folk song goes: "Poor North Gate, rich South Gate, wealthy people all live on Hubu Mountain", Hubu Mountain was once synonymous with wealth and prosperity. Today's Hubu Mountain still exudes a strong historical atmosphere. The Yu family compound, the Zhai family compound, the Zheng family compound, and so on, these historical buildings, have both the regularity and uniformity of the northern courtyard houses, and the twists and beauty of southern residences. Here, you can feel the passage of time, the sedimentation of history, and the inheritance of culture.