荊州古城簡介：

這個著名的文化士城(cheng)，座(zuo)落在遼(liao)闊(kuo)富饒的江漢平原的西沿。漢朝的時候，全國劃分為(wei)三十六州，道里因(yin)北有(you)荊山而得名。東晉以後，有(you)幾個皇帝在這里建都，使這座(zuo)城(cheng)池(chi)成了歷代王朝屯兵(bing)置府的重(zhong)鎮、兵(bing)家必(bi)爭之地。　　 　　

荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)分為三層，外邊是(shi)水(shui)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，中間是(shi)磚城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，里面(mian)是(shi)土(tu)(tu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。據說(shuo)當年為防止(zhi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)基下陷，洪(hong)水(shui)泛城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，右城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)腳條石縫中澆(jiao)灌糯米漿，因而(er)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)特別堅固。傳說(shuo)三國(guo)蜀將關(guan)(guan)(guan)云長鎮守荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)，忽遇九位仙女(nv)(nv)下凡。傳王母娘娘旨意(yi)，說(shuo)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou) 刀兵(bing)動得(de)太多，要(yao)收回置(zhi)于神地(di)，不準(zhun)凡人爭奪。關(guan)(guan)(guan)公(gong)(gong)忠于其兄(xiong)不讓荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)，于是(shi)想了(le)(le)一(yi)個計策，說(shuo)：“你們在(zai)西北，我在(zai)東南，各筑(zhu)一(yi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)周(zhou)五千步，天黑始，雞(ji)(ji)鳴(ming)止(zhi)，誰先筑(zhu)好(hao)，誰就(jiu)管理這(zhe)個地(di)方。，九仙女(nv)(nv)用(yong)衣裙兜(dou)土(tu)(tu)，關(guan)(guan)(guan)公(gong)(gong)伐蘆葦筑(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。關(guan)(guan)(guan)公(gong)(gong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)就(jiu)，九仙女(nv)(nv)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)差一(yi)隅，雞(ji)(ji)尚(shang)未(wei)鳴(ming)。關(guan)(guan)(guan)公(gong)(gong)振動雞(ji)(ji)籠蘆席，公(gong)(gong)雞(ji)(ji)啼鳴(ming)，九仙女(nv)(nv)羞愧地(di)上(shang)天去了(le)(le)。這(zhe)就(jiu)是(shi)現在(zai)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)北門(men)外九女(nv)(nv)琢的(de)(de)(de)來(lai)歷。又(you)傳說(shuo)張飛也挑擔土(tu)(tu)來(lai)幫二哥筑(zhu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，可(ke)是(shi)來(lai)晚了(le)(le)，便(bian)將土(tu)(tu)倒(dao)在(zai)東門(men)外，現今人們都(dou)把這(zhe)兩座小口山似(si)的(de)(de)(de)土(tu)(tu)叫(jiao)“張飛一(yi)擔土(tu)(tu)”。這(zhe)些(xie)都(dou)是(shi)神話傳說(shuo)，然而(er)關(guan)(guan)(guan)公(gong)(gong)為了(le)(le)防范東吳，在(zai)漢代舊城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)旁筑(zhu)了(le)(le)一(yi)座新城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，都(dou)是(shi)有(you)歷史記載(zai)的(de)(de)(de)。 凡讀過《三國(guo)演義》的(de)(de)(de)人，都(dou)知道劉備假意(yi)哭(ku)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)、關(guan)(guan)(guan)公(gong)(gong)大意(yi)失(shi)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)的(de)(de)(de)故(gu)事。我們的(de)(de)(de)第一(yi)站就(jiu)到了(le)(le)“兵(bing)家(jia)必爭之地(di)。”的(de)(de)(de)荊(jing)(jing)州(zhou)。