Wen you Tai

Wenyoutai is located in the northeast of Gaoyou City, on the east mountain behind Taishan Temple (also known as Dongyue Temple). According to local records, it was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and rebuilt many times, most of which were rebuilt in 1814. When Su Shi passed by Gaoyou in Song Dynasty, he wrote a drinking paper with sun Jue, Wang Gong and Qin Guan. Built in 976, it is a high-rise building on the top of Dongshan mountain. It has a panoramic view of the natural landscape. There are famous calligraphies on the four walls of Wenyou platform, which have high artistic value. On the west side is the Si Xian temple built in the Ming Dynasty, and the museums on the East and west sides provide a window to understand the history and culture of Gaoyou.

Wen you Tai

Gaoyou Wenyou station is a national 3A scenic spot and a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Gaoyou wenyoutai is one of the eight scenic spots of the ancient Qin Dynasty. It was built in the Taiping Xingguo period of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally Dongyue Temple (Taishan Temple). It was named after Su Shi's meeting with the local Xiangxian Qinguan (Qin Shaoyou), sun Jue and Wang Gong, and his drinking papers. Since then, this temple, which originally attached to the charm of Dongyue emperor, has become a unique one. Celebrities and scholars of all dynasties have stepped on the stage to show their elegant demeanour, And left immortal poetry.

On the west side of Guangting Wenyou platform is the ancient four sages temple built in Ming Dynasty to commemorate Qin Guan, Su Shi, sun Jue and Wang Gong. Behind the temple is the quiet and elegant Qin Guan reading platform. To the West are the classical buildings such as "Yingcui garden" and "Chongguang Pavilion".

In front of the Wenyou stage is the Zan hall, with Qin you tie embedded on the four walls. It was carved by Qian Yongle, a famous Jinshi scholar, during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a collection of calligraphy by Su Dongpo, Huang Tingjian, MI Yuanzhang, Qin Shaoyou, Zhao Ziang, Dong Qichang and other famous artists. It has a high artistic value.

Wenyoutai used to be the headquarters of the Japanese Army during the Anti Japanese war

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Historical evolution

Panoramic view of Wenyou platform Wenyou platform is a high-rise building built on the top of Dongshan (also known as Mount Tai). You can look around from high altitude, see the fields in the East, and see the lake and sky in the West. You can have a panoramic view of the natural scenery of the water village described by Qin Shaoyou, which is "my hometown is like a covered bowl, located on the ridge of Yangchu, surrounded by ten thousand hectares of lake, and the sky is sticky and four walls are not visible".

Jiangsu Gaoyou wenyoutai, built in 976, was originally Dongyue palace. It is also recorded that it was built in Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty, and most of the existing buildings were rebuilt in the 19th year of Jiaqing. According to the records of Gaoyou Prefecture, Su Shi of Song Dynasty once lived in Gaoyou, where he drank with the virtuous Wang Gong, Jun Ren sun Jue and Qin guanzai. At that time, the prefect completed the gathering with a group of sages, and Yan riwen visited Taiwan. Since the Song Dynasty, this scenic spot has been attracting scholars from all over the world to visit ancient China. In his poem wenyoutai, a poet of the Song Dynasty wrote that "in memory of the past, when Poxian traveled here, all the characters were romantic, and the fragrant water shield and purple crab served as a drink, and the colored pen and silver hook served as a reward for singing.".

In history, wenyoutai has been promoted and abolished many times. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Wang Chen lived in Chunxi, Wu Zhu lived in Jiatai, Zhang Ge lived in Kaixi, Hu YaoYuan lived in Zhengde of Ming Dynasty, Wu Zhijun lived in Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty, Zeng Maowei lived in Kangxi, and Zhang Ge lived in Jiaqing

Wenyoutai used to be the headquarters of the Japanese Army during the Anti Japanese war.

During the reign of Emperor Guangxu, Hong pan and Wang Yizhong successively presided over the renovation of wenyoutai and taiqianzantang. Since 1980, the ancient buildings such as wenyoutai, Zantang, Sixian temple and Qinguan reading platform have been restored year by year, and the antique buildings such as Chongguang Pavilion, Yingcui garden, hall, memorial archway, exhibition hall and stele Gallery have been built, gradually forming wenyoutai scenic area.

The existing buildings were rebuilt in Qing Dynasty. From 1979 to 1984, the back foundation of Wenyou platform was strengthened, Zan hall, Si Xian temple and Qin Guan reading platform were restored, and Chongguang Pavilion and Yingcui garden were rebuilt. In 1991, the entrance archway, stone arch bridge and hall were built. In 1993, the museum exhibition hall and stele gallery were built in the West. From 1996 to 1997, the main building of Wenyou platform was overhauled, and a 20 meter long, nearly 1 meter wide, 3.5 meter high ningdai wall and several drainage holes were found, which confirmed the historical fact that Wenyou platform was built in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Now it covers an area of 37000 square meters, with a construction area of 3200 square meters, surrounded by ditches. The entrance archway, the hall, the statue of Qin Guan, the Zan hall and the Wenyou platform form an axis. There are courtyard walls on both sides of the exhibition hall, Taishan Beidou hall, Sixian temple, Qinguan reading desk and so on. Zan hall, with a single eaves on the top of the mountain and a rolling porch in front, has five rooms in width and three rooms in depth, with a construction area of 193 square meters. On the East, West and north sides of the hall, there are 25 stone inscriptions of Qin you stele and 3 portraits of Dongpo, Zhu Dongpo's birthday and Xiuyi. Wenyou terrace is a two-story double eaves mountain top with a construction area of 420 square meters. The lower floor is five rooms wide and four rooms deep. The East and West Gables are inlaid with 12 square stone inscriptions in the upper and lower volumes of Qin you Xu tie written by Su Shi and Qin Guan. Si Xian temple is a Ming style building, offering sacrifices to Su Shi, sun Jue, Qin Guan and Wang Gong. The temple is three rooms wide and three rooms deep, with a construction area of 72.5 square meters.

Wenyoutai historic site is one of the eight scenic spots in ancient Qin Dynasty. It is now a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Main attractions

Panoramic view of Wenyou platform Wenyou platform is a high-rise building built on the top of Dongshan (also known as Mount Tai). You can look around from high altitude, see the fields in the East, and see the lake and sky in the West. You can have a panoramic view of the natural scenery of the water village described by Qin Shaoyou, which is "my hometown is like a covered bowl, located on the ridge of Yangchu, surrounded by ten thousand hectares of lake, and the sky is sticky and four walls are not visible".

In front of the Wenyou stage is the Zan hall, with Qin you tie embedded on the four walls. It is a collection of Su Dongpo, Huang Tingjian, MI Yuanzhang, Qin Shaoyou, Zhao Ziang, Dong Qichang and other famous calligraphies by Zhaolong, the magistrate of Gaoyou Prefecture in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It is carved by famous Jinshi and Qian Yongle. It has high artistic value.

On the west side of Guangting Wenyou platform is the ancient four sages temple built in Ming Dynasty to commemorate Su Shi, sun Jue, Qin Guan and Wang Gong. Behind the temple is the quiet and elegant Qin Guan reading platform. On the west side are the classical buildings such as "Yingcui garden" and "Chongguang Pavilion".

On the East and west sides of the entrance hall of Wenyou terrace are antique garden style Museum exhibition areas, which mainly display "five thousand years of Gaoyou", "unearthed cultural relics of Longqiu village" and "celebrities of Gaoyou Dynasties", etc., providing a window for people to understand the history and culture of Gaoyou.

Si Xian Temple

Si Xian temple is located in the west of Wen you Tai, with three halls and three ancestral halls. It was built to commemorate the gathering of Su Shi, sun Jue, Qin Guan and Wang Gong in Ming Dynasty. The hall is a brick gate building with vivid images. In the middle is "King Wen's visit to the virtuous", on both sides is "number one scholar of culture and military" above, and in the bottom is "fisherman, woodcutter, farmer and reader".

Danjing cold spring

Danjing cold spring is located in wenyoutai nature reserve. It is a newly built scenic spot according to Qin you's eight sceneries. "Danjing cold spring" was written by calligrapher Tian Yuan.

Calligraphy

In front of the Wenyou stage is the Zan hall, with Qin you tie embedded on the four walls. It was carved by Qian Yongle, a famous Jinshi scholar, during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a collection of calligraphy by Su Dongpo, Huang Tingjian, MI Yuanzhang, Qin Shaoyou, Zhao Ziang, Dong Qichang and other famous artists. It has a high artistic value. Wenyou terrace is a two-story double eaves mountain top with a construction area of 420 square meters. The lower floor is five rooms wide and four rooms deep. The East and West Gables are inlaid with 12 square meters of stone carvings in the upper and lower volumes of Qin you Xu tie written by Su Shi and Qin Guan.

Practical information

Opening hours: 8:30-17:30

Admission: free for children under 1.2 meters, 15 yuan / person for 1.2-1.5 meters

15 yuan / person for 60-69 years old with senior citizen's certificate, and 15 yuan / person for half ticket for over 70 years old with senior citizen's certificate, disability certificate or officer's free play with student's card

Normal admission: 30 yuan / person

Traffic information

Bus routes: No.2 and No.7 in Gaoyou City

Self driving: start from Shanghai, go to Huning Expressway, pass Suzhou and Wuxi, turn to Beijing Shanghai Expressway, pass Jiangyin Yangtze River bridge or Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge, Jiangdu, and reach Gaoyou. The whole journey is about 300 kilometers.

Bus: there is a bus from Shanghai to Gaoyou, which takes about 4 hours. There is a bus at 7:20 a.m. and 13:20 p.m. at Dayu passenger station beside ganghui, Hongqiao Road; there is a bus at 5:15 a.m. at Great Wall Hotel, 272 Meizhou Road, all the way to Gaoyou.

Before 13:50 p.m. every day, there are many high-speed buses returning to Shanghai, and there are seven bus routes in the city.

Address: 507 Renmin Road, Gaoyou, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 119.45892

Latitude: 32.80795

Tel: 0514-85266888

Ticket information: 20 RMB

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