The ancient ferry by the Han River in Jingjiang cuntry , Quanzhou, was the entrance to the old Coral Tree Port. Its orginal name was Daiyu. In the Tang Dyansty, the ferry was open to the outside world. What people see today is the ruin of the old ferry built by a navigator Lin Luan in the tang Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, to faclitate vessles at home and abroad to enter the Han River and the Coral Tree Port, a navigation mark Liusheng Tower was built on nearby Jinchai Muntain in the Shihu. Thus,the ferry become the only place to use stone tower as the navigation mark in the histry of navigation. In the early years of The Qing Dynasty, the contact between Taiwan and the mainland became closer and the ferry became a major harbor between the two. The ancient ferry and the stone ferry inscriptin people see today are the evidence of the communication among the Han River, Lugang,Jinjiang and Taibei. |
