临清位于会通河与卫运河汇流处,元明清三代因漕运而迅速兴起。据民国《临清县志·临清县城区图》,城市东北部是明景泰元年(1450)筑成的"州城"(砖城,又称新城)。砖城外的土城(边墙、罗城,俗名玉带城,又称旧城),嘉靖二十一年(1542),由三部分组成:州城南部、西部与汶河北支形成城内一区;卫运河北岸社区通过浮桥(广济桥)与卫河南岸城市连通;由卫运河、汶河北支及汶河南支形成三角形水系围合的"中洲"。笔者讨论的就是中洲及其东部的鳌头矶景观。
Linqing City is located at the confluence of Huitong Canal and Wei Canal. Benefit from Caoyun system has this city grew rapidly in Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasty. According to the Map of Urban Area of Linqing County, the Brick City(also known as "New City"),which was built in year 1450 A.D.,was located in northeastern of the urban area. Besides the Brick City is the Old City(also named of Yudai City),which consists of three parts in year 1542 A.D.:The inner city area,the area in north of Wei Canal and the so called "Zhongzhou"(the central sandbank),which was surrounded by Wei Canal, north tributray and south tributray of Wen River. This article will discuss Zhongzhou and the eastern Aotou rock patch landscape.