Memorial tablet of Zhang Shicheng

Located in the pavilion in the northeast corner of Baoen temple tower, 652 Renmin Road, the monument was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province in 1957.

Zhang Shicheng (1321-1367), a native of baijuchang (now Dafeng County), Taizhou, led the Yanding uprising against the Yuan Dynasty in 1353. After crossing the south of the Yangtze River, the capital of Pingjiang (now Suzhou) was established, and Pingjiang mansion was changed to Longping mansion, claiming to be the king of Wu. In the 26th year of Zhizheng reign, it was destroyed by Zhu Yuanzhang. According to Wu men Biao Yin, this stele was set up by Shen Wansan, a rich man from the south of the Yangtze River in the late Yuan Dynasty. In modern times, Jin Songcen and other scholars made a textual research on the crowns and clothes in the picture. They concluded that the crowns and clothes were carved in the Yuan Dynasty. They believed that the crowns and clothes were carved in the scene of Zhang Shicheng welcoming the yuan envoy Boyan in the 19th year of Zhizheng.

Zhang Shicheng's memorial tablet, also known as Lingping statue tablet and Zhang Wu King's memorial tablet, is also known as Baoen temple's Shikan statue, commonly known as shijiatang. Originally on the left side of the Mountain Gate of Baoen temple, it was moved to the temple in 1919. The stele pavilion was built in 1924. In 1985, it was rebuilt into a square pavilion with stone pillars and wooden beams. In 1987, wooden bars were added around the stele. The monument is 3.06 meters high, 1.46 meters wide and 0.4 meters thick. It is made of bluestone. The top-down picture can be divided into four sections. In the first section, there are 12 people standing side by side in the clouds, with seven Zhang Huagai behind them. In the second section, the main hall on the top of Xieshan mountain with double eaves is in the middle. There is a platform in front of the hall, with five banners at the back. In the hall, three people sit at the south end, the king in the middle and the ministers on both sides. The East and the West are lined up, with a pot, a cup and a dish, and two people for each. On the left and right, there were two more people, each sitting two people, and one in the West was wearing a Hu suit. In the third section, there are three people sitting in the East and west side halls, all wearing Hu clothes. In front of the hall is a platform, surrounded by stone railings, with five layers, and a corridor leading to the main hall. There is a giant bottle in the middle of the road, with treasures in it. Hu Fu waiters carried the vase coral from the southwest calendar to the stage. In the fourth section, a horse dances in front of the platform. Many warriors are strong and strong, holding banners and leading horses. There are 118 people in the whole picture, including kings, ministers, Huke, Jiashi, bodyguards and Hufu servants. The upper end of the stele looks like forehead, with convoluted cloud pattern, but there is no word in the frame, which seems to have been dug out. This monument adopts the technique of deep relief, with fine carving, rigorous composition, clear architectural layout, distinct layers, clear faces, different postures and smooth pleats. It is a top-quality stone carving of the Yuan Dynasty with historical value.

Memorial tablet of Zhang Shicheng

Zhang Shicheng's memorial tablet, located in the pavilion in the northeast corner of Baoen temple tower at 652 Renmin Road, was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province in 1957.

Brief introduction of Zhang Shicheng's memorial tablet

Zhang Shicheng (1321-1367) was born in baijuchang (now belonging to Dafeng City) of Taizhou at the end of Yuan Dynasty. He led Yanding uprising against Yuan Dynasty in 1353. After crossing the south of the Yangtze River, the capital of Pingjiang (now Suzhou) was established, and Pingjiang mansion was changed to Longping mansion, claiming to be the king of Wu. In the 26th year of Zhizheng reign, it was destroyed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

According to Wu men Biao Yin, this stele was set up by Shen Wansan, a rich man from the south of the Yangtze River in the late Yuan Dynasty. In modern times, Jin Songcen and other scholars made a textual research on the crown clothes in the picture, and concluded that it was carved in the Yuan Dynasty, and believed that it was the scene of Zhang Shicheng welcoming the yuan envoy Boyan in the 19th year of Zhizheng.

Zhang Shicheng's memorial tablet, also known as Lingping statue tablet and Zhang Wu King's memorial tablet, is also known as Baoen temple's Shikan statue, commonly known as shijiatang. Originally on the left side of the Mountain Gate of Baoen temple, it was moved to the temple in 1919. The stele pavilion was built in 1924. In 1985, it was rebuilt into a square pavilion with stone pillars and wooden beams. In 1987, a wooden fence was added around the stele.

The monument is 3.06 meters high, 1.46 meters wide and 0.4 meters thick. It is made of bluestone. The top-down picture can be divided into four sections.

In the first section, there are 12 people standing side by side in the clouds, with seven Zhang Huagai behind them.

In the second section, the main hall on the top of Xieshan mountain with double eaves is in the middle. There is a platform in front of the hall, with five banners at the back. In the hall, three people sit at the south end, the king in the middle and the ministers on both sides. The East and the West are lined up, with a pot, a cup and a dish, and two people for each. On the left and right, there were two more people, each sitting two people, and one in the West was wearing a Hu suit.

In the third section, there are three people sitting in the East and west side halls, all wearing Hu clothes. In front of the hall is a platform, surrounded by stone railings, with five layers, and a corridor leading to the main hall. There is a giant bottle in the middle of the road, with treasures in it. Hu Fu's waiter carried the vase coral from the southwest platform to present.

In the fourth section, a horse dances in front of the platform. Many warriors are strong and strong, holding banners and leading horses.

There are 118 people in the whole picture, including kings, ministers, Huke, Jiashi, bodyguards and Hufu servants. The upper end of the stele looks like forehead, with convoluted cloud pattern, but there is no word in the frame, which seems to have been dug out.

This monument adopts the technique of deep relief, with fine carving, rigorous composition, clear architectural layout, distinct layers, clear faces, different postures and smooth pleats. It is a top-grade stone carving art of Yuan Dynasty with historical value.

Introduction to Zhang Shicheng

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Taizhou Baiju farm (now southwest Baiju, Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province) was a Han nationality, with a nickname of 94. In the 13th year of Zhizheng (1353), Yanding, together with his younger brothers Shiyi, Shide, Shixin and Li Bosheng, fought against the Yuan Dynasty and occupied Taizhou, Xinghua and Gaoyou. In the first month of the next year, he was called Chengwang in Gaoyou, and was named Dazhou in Jianguo. Gao you was once surrounded by the yuan army, but later demoted because the commander-in-chief, the prime minister, was demoted. The yuan army was in chaos, so he took advantage of the situation and won. In the 15th year, Tongzhou (now Nantong, Jiangsu Province) crossed the river and attacked the south. At the beginning of the next year, it captured Changshu, Pingjiang (now Suzhou, Jiangsu), Songjiang, Changzhou and other places, and established its capital in Pingjiang. Later, he fought with Zhu Yuanzhang's army. In the 17th year, he was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang's army. He surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty and was granted the title of Taiwei. Since then, it has become a major force in the west of Zhejiang Province, and has delivered grain to Dadu many times. In the 23rd year, troops were sent to attack Anfeng (now Shouxian County, Anhui Province), forcing Liu Futong and Han lin'er to call themselves King Wu. In the 27th year, Pingjiang was conquered by Zhu Yuanzhang's army, captured to Yingtian (now Nanjing, Jiangsu Province), and hanged to death.

Address: Beiting, northeast corner of Baoen temple tower, Renmin Road, Canglang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 120.61998

Latitude: 31.321209

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