Jingjiang City

Duxiu Peak · Wangcheng scenic spot, located on the Bank of Lijiang River, is an exquisite scenic spot with Duxiu Peak, the "king of mountains" in Guilin, as the center and Jingjiang palace in Ming Dynasty as the regional scope. There are the most well preserved Ming Dynasty city walls and the most well protected Ming Dynasty palace. Guilin is known by reading all the royal city. Jingjiang palace was built in 1372, 34 years earlier than the Forbidden City in Beijing.

There are carrying gate, carrying hall and bedroom in the royal city. On the left, there are ancestral temples, on the right, there are social altars, pavilions, pavilions and pavilions. Around the main building, there are 4 halls, 4 pavilions and more than 40 places, such as platforms, pavilions, pavilions, rooms, etc. in the 257 years from the completion of the royal city to the destruction of the Qing Dynasty, 14 vassal kings of 12 generations lived here.

Here, we can learn about the unique Chinese imperial examination culture and the remarkable achievements of Guangxi imperial examination culture, trace the track of Wang Shize, the first number one scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty in the past, uncover the legend of Chen Jichang, the last "triple harmony" in the history of Chinese imperial examination, feel the charming life of Tang Jingsong, the first president of Taiwan, and personally participate in a funny simulation of ancient imperial examination Taking the exam, we can experience the hardship of the ancients and the joy of the "golden title" together with the scholars who are full of "too many talents".

Jingjiang City

Located on the West Bank of Lijiang River in Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jingjiang royal city is the palace of Zhu Shouqian, the king of Jingjiang in Ming Dynasty. It was built in 1372 and 1392. There is the best preserved Ming Dynasty wall around Jingjiang royal city.

Because Jingjiang City is located in the central area of Guilin City, there is a saying that "you know Guilin by reading all the city".

History of Wangcheng

Since Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall in the north and Lingqu in the south, Guilin has been built. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing built a sub city under Duxiu Peak. For more than a thousand years, Duxiu Peak and Wangcheng have been the seat of the government and universities, and have never been really open to citizens and tourists. Therefore, in the past, tourists to Guilin had no chance to visit Duxiu Peak and Wangcheng.

In Duxiu Peak, you can also find the original cliff stone carving of "Guilin landscape is the best in the world" left by Wang Zhenggong of Southern Song Dynasty 800 years ago.

Founded in 1372, Jingjiang royal city has a large scale, deep gate, strong city, rigorous layout and strong momentum. The palace is lofty, pavilions, and scenic hills, like a fairy palace, built 34 years earlier than the the Imperial Palace of Beijing. It is the epitome of the Imperial Palace in Nanjing. In Ming Dynasty, there were 14 Jingjiang kings of 12 dynasties who lived here for 280 years.

Today, we can not only appreciate the majesty and solemnity of the former Imperial City, but also touch the vicissitudes of the 600 year old city wall.

Here you can also enjoy the performance of Nuo dance, the "living fossil" of drama. It was the first royal performance, which played the role of blessing peace, worshiping gods and expelling ghosts.

In Song Dynasty, it was Tieniu temple. In Yuan Dynasty, it was changed into Daguo temple, later also known as Wanshou hall. Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, granted his great grandson Zhu Shouqian the title of King Jingjiang. This is the imperial residence. Zhu Shouqian began to build his mansion in 1372, which took 20 years to complete. Guilin royal city has experienced 14 Jingjiang kings. Later, it was occupied by Kong Youde, the king of Dingnan in Qing Dynasty, and became the palace of Dingnan. In the ninth year of Shunzhi reign of Qing Dynasty, after Li Dingguo conquered Guilin, Kong Youde set himself on fire, turning the 250 year old royal city into scorched earth. There are Ming Dynasty stone roads in front of the carrying hall, and carved columns, platform base, stone columns and cloud terraces for visitors to visit. Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty, and tuohuan, Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty, lived under Duxiu Peak before they ascended the throne.

King Jingjiang of Ming Dynasty took this place as the foundation of his palace and occupied Guilin. In June (July) of 1372, the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Jingjiang Prefecture was changed to Guilin Prefecture, with a magistrate and jurisdiction over two prefectures and seven counties. The king of Jingjiang set up his vassal in Guilin and built his palace in the south of Duxiu Peak.

On June 11 (June 28) of the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, he announced that the Department of political envoys was set up in Guilin. There were one left and one right political envoys in charge of Guangxi government affairs. That year, Zhu Shouqian entered Jingjiang palace in Guilin.

Based on the imperial palace of Nanjing, Jingjiang royal city is a typical imperial palace of Ming Dynasty. On the north-south axis with Duxiu Peak as the coordinate, the main buildings such as Duanli gate, carrier gate, carrier hall, dormitory, imperial garden and Guangzhi gate are arranged in turn. The palace buildings on the East and west sides of the central axis are symmetrical. Since Zhu Shouqian, the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, was granted the title of King Jingjiang, 14 kings of 12 generations lived here.

The Qing government changed this Jingjiang palace into Guangxi Gongyuan, from which four top scholars, 585 Jinshi and 1685 Juren came out, which can be regarded as a good place for scholars. Entering Gongyuan, we can not only imagine the grand occasion of the imperial examination. You can also take part in the "simulated imperial examination" and get a "diploma" to personally experience the hardships of the students in the "ten years of hardship" and the joy of the "golden list".

During the period of the Republic of China, Dr. Sun Yat Sen once set up the base camp of the northern expedition in the imperial city to plan the northern expedition. Now, there is a "Zhongshan monument" under Duxiu Peak for later generations to look forward to. Later, it was the base camp of Guangxi provincial government and Guangxi leaders Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi. The Royal City, which has experienced more than 600 years of vicissitudes, is still standing tall despite the mutiny. It is the most complete Ming Dynasty imperial palace and national key cultural relics protection unit in China. Stepping into the royal city and climbing Duxiu Peak, you will feel the majestic magnificence of Jingjiang palace in those years, witness the perfect combination of wonderful natural scenery with Chinese traditional architecture and garden art, and appreciate the rich and colorful landscape culture and historical culture of Guilin deposited for thousands of years.

Today, the Wangcheng scenic area has opened up the cultural and historical exhibition hall of "Wangfu Chunqiu" in the hall of transportation, opened the taipingyan cultural grottoes, and restored the old view of imperial examination.

Wangcheng structure

Jingjiang King City is 556 meters long from north to South and 355 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of 197800 square meters. It was first built in 1372. Its walls are all made of huge square stones. The wall is 5.5 meters thick and nearly 8 meters high. Around the king's city is chengheng, which is three li long. Inside and outside, it is built with square bluestone, which is very solid. The city opened four gates in the southeast and northwest, named "Ti Ren" (Donghua gate), "Duanli" (Zhengyang gate), "Zunyi" (Xihua gate), "Guangzhi" (Hougong gate). Strong city, deep gate, imposing momentum. The palace buildings in the whole royal city are built in a strict axial symmetry, "zuozu YouSHE, former dynasty and later bedroom" layout. The carrier gate and carrier hall on the central axis are tall and magnificent, with extraordinary momentum, reflecting the idea of the supremacy of royal power. At Zhengyangmen in the south of Fangcheng, there is sanyuanji square set up by the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty in honor of Lin Guiren Chen Jichang, who is the "Sanyuan" (Jieyuan, Huiyuan and No.1 scholar) in Lianzhong. The "zhuangyuanji" square on Donghuamen was built for the new No.1 scholar long Qirui in Daoguang period, and the "bangyanji" square on xihuamen was built for the No.1 scholar in Tongzhi period. Jingjiang palace in Ming Dynasty is a grand city, surrounded by huge stone walls. Founder solemnly built its own city in Guilin, so it is called the King City. It was built in the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1372 AD), covering an area of 283 mu. In the city, there is Duxiu Peak, the king of all the mountains in Guilin. It is pulled up on the flat ground and surrounded by all the mountains. The solitary peak is unique and respected by me. It has a natural King's momentum.

Wangcheng scenic spot

Wang Fu

In 1372, Jingjiang palace was built under Duxiu Peak, and in 1392, it was built. The palace was built in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court. The main buildings were chengyuanmen in front, the carrying hall in the middle, the bedroom in the back and the imperial court in the end. Around the main building, there are 4 halls, 4 pavilions and more than 40 places, such as platforms, pavilions, pavilions, rooms and offices, covering an area of 19.78 hectares, with a large scale. In the 257 years from its completion to the fall of the Ming Dynasty, 14 vassal kings of 12 generations lived here. According to the records of guangzhiyi, a scholar of Ming Dynasty, there were 2000 clansmen, who ate 50000 taels of vassal money at the age of one year. Therefore, there were not enough vassal supplies, and most of Jingzong could not survive by themselves. It can be seen that the family has a large population, the exploitation of people is huge, and the local financial burden is heavy. Even so, the life of princes and grandchildren is not very good. In the ninth year of Shunzhi (1652), the peasant army conquered Guilin. Qing Dynasty, the new owner of the palace, defeated Kong Youde and killed himself. He set fire to the palace and turned it into ashes. Before the construction of the palace, under Duxiu Peak, there was a school palace in the Tang Dynasty, a Tieniu temple in the Song Dynasty, called Dayuan temple in the Yuan Dynasty, and then Wanshou hall. After the palace was destroyed, a tribute court was built in 1657. In 1921, Sun Yat Sen was stationed here during the northern expedition. In the early years of the Republic of China, it was the site of the second normal school, the model primary school, the third senior high school and the class a industrial school. In the winter of 1925, Zhongshan Park was established. It was the seat of Guangxi provincial government in 1937. It was destroyed during the Anti Japanese War and rebuilt later. Now it is the site of Guangxi Normal University. Duxiu Peak stands majestically. It's an old thing in the palace. Only the carved hurdles and cloud terraces in front of the palace are merciless. The most important thing is Zhongshan, where you can read all the king's and sun's works.

Jingjiang City

It was built when Zhu Shouqian, the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, was granted the title of King Jingjiang. According to the records of Guangxi fanfengzhi written by Huang Zuo in Ming Dynasty, there were four gates in Wangcheng: Duanli in the South (later Zhengyang), Guangzhi in the North (later Hougong), Ti Ren in the East (later Donghua) and Zunyi in the four days (later Xihua). City wall left

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