? Zhang Hu of Tang Dynasty poet ever had written related to continent city " inscribe Jin Ling to cross " poem: "Golden hill ferry crosses hill building to lodge for the night pedestrian from but anxious. Tide falls fire of the two SamSung in nocturnal river inclined month is melon continent " draw commend differ. Honour person praising is good poem, think the hill in the poem is building, inclined fire of month, two SamSung although be decayed scenery, unexpected however the beautiful view of night of river rural area that presents a melon continent to be able to whence, make the world of raise of melon continent name, known to all.
Demote person think, this poem is highbrow verbiage, reason is Jin Daicheng photograph Wang Dao has said " the Jin Ling that builds Kang Naigu " , so later generations reason makes Jin Ling the another name of Nanjing, thinking to be in Nanjing cannot see melon continent.
Actually, beijing mouth (Zhenjiang) Tang Shi also weighs Jin Ling, place of of Zhao of Tang Kaicheng a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations is written " because the word is recorded " , place of of Song Dai king is written " wild traveler a series of books " but card. Have in Zhao Wen " Li Mian comes Jin Ling, repeatedly assist enrols concealed temple " , also have in Wang Wen " manna temple is on Jin Lingshan " account of written language of sex of mark of manage of and other places. Best-know, the temple that enrol concealed and manna temple are Zhenjiang history long, far and near the chiliad ancient Buddhist templeput on the brakes with famed, incomparable the world, celebrated global. And " because the word is recorded " and " wild traveler a series of books " join card with Shi Chuanxiang, all the time praise history altar, evidence hill of gold of those of blame of this gold hill.
" fine calm Zhenjiang annals " those who return pair of Zhang Hu " inscribe Jin Ling to cross " the poem makes note the cloud: Poet (Zhang Hu) mouth pointing to Beijing says Jin Ling, it is Jin Ling cross, namely ferry is crossed on the west also, north and melon continent cross thither. Not come singly but in pairs,
Not only such, in the first year of an era or the reign of an emperor of grand sight of the Song Dynasty (1107) buy melon continent drive of check of make one's rounds letters " in one article, also have " at Yang Runzhi melon continent on the west ferry buy check of make one's rounds one, give arms 200 people, saury boat 5, at Jiang Huai collect of Xie of battalion of bank side buy is defended " . Above 3 article, the Jin Ling in enough proof poem is crossed, press down Jiangxi ferry to cross namely. Also explain at the same time, ferry is crossed on the west not only Zhenjiang has, yangzhou melon continent also have, place name of one river two sides is shared.
Yangzhou melon continent with Zhenjiang a narrow strip of water, although ancient melon continent town is already quiet in end collapse river, however the literal reason that two ground still have countless ties.
Before long the author is pressing down Jiangxi ferry lane before, looked around justice cross bureau, lifesaving bureau to save in good condition cultural relic and tablet stone, there are many melons above continent record and narrate: Be like justice cross bureau, lifesaving bureau, total bureau establishs little commercial and transportation center of lane of town Jiangxi ferry, wait for although go throughall the vicissitudes of life,cross booth still in good condition nondestructive. Set in melon continent big (river) the substation of mouth and 7 Hao mouth also is built remain Hai Ting, cherish Yu Guangxu 8 years (1882) , 29 (1903) , early or late collapse was entered in the river.
