Water Guanyin Pavilion

Shuiguanyin Pavilion is located in the center of Nanhu Lake in Jiangxi Province. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. In Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty, it was the "dressing table" of loufei, wife of Zhu Chenhao, king of Ning, and Tang Xianzu once chanted it here. In the Qing Dynasty, it was built for offering sacrifices to concubine Lou, and was named "Yinshi nunnery". Qianlong 53 years (1788) when renovated, it was renamed "Guanyin Pavilion", also known as "water Guanyin Pavilion".

In 1919, it was rebuilt by private donations, covering an area of about 200 hectares. The pavilion is two stories high and surrounded by masonry walls, so it will not be flooded when the water rises. Water Guanyin Pavilion white wall Daiwa, Hualiang Zhuzhu, Tiaoyuan Qiaojiao, leaky window Huaqiang. The courtyard is full of trees, flowers, lakes and rocks. In the hustle and bustle of the downtown, in the embrace of lake water color, apricot house is light and quiet.

Water Guanyin Pavilion

Shuiguanyin Pavilion is located in the center of Nanhu Lake in Jiangxi Province. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. In Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty, it was the "dressing table" of loufei, wife of Zhu Chenhao, king of Ning, and Tang Xianzu once chanted it here. In the Qing Dynasty, it was built for offering sacrifices to concubine Lou, and was named "Yinshi nunnery". Qianlong 53 years (1788) when renovated, it was renamed "Guanyin Pavilion", also known as "water Guanyin Pavilion". In 1919, it was rebuilt by private donations, covering an area of about 200 square meters. The pavilion is two stories high and surrounded by masonry walls, so it will not be flooded when the water rises. Water Guanyin Pavilion white wall Daiwa, Hualiang Zhuzhu, Tiaoyuan Qiaojiao, leaky window Huaqiang. The courtyard is full of trees, flowers, lakes and rocks. In the hustle and bustle of the downtown, in the embrace of lake water color, apricot house is light and quiet.

General situation

Shuiguanyin Pavilion is located on the Bank of Nanhu Lake, now No.34 nanhu road, Nanchang city. It is said that during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, it was the dressing table of concubine Lou, wife of Zhu Chenhao, king of Ning. Wanli years for the prime minister Zhang Wei's villa, known as "Apricot Flower House", with leisure cloud Museum. The famous dramatists Tang Xianzu, Liu Yingqiu, Wu Yingbin, etc. have many chants here. In the Qing Dynasty, it was built for offering sacrifices to concubine Lou, and was named "Yinshi nunnery". The East Lake poems include: "where is the dressing platform of loufei? It is said that the site is in the center of the lake. The residents were greedy for welfare and raised money to build a pavilion to worship Guanyin. Qianlong 53 years (1788) when it was rebuilt, it was renamed Guanyin Pavilion. There was a small lane leading to Guangji Bridge, and the entrance of the lane was called "Guanyin Pavilion in the center of the lake".

Around the pavilion, the lake is full of water, the lotus fragrance is overflowing, and the scenery is pleasant. In 1919, it was rebuilt by private donations, covering an area of about 200 square meters. The pavilion is two stories high and surrounded by masonry walls, so it will not be flooded when the water rises. After liberation, the cultural relics management committee of Jiangxi Provincial People's government was Co located here to hold cultural relics exhibitions. In 1986, it was renovated and a square and gate were added. Now Nanchang painting academy is located in it.

Historical evolution

According to the annals of Nanchang Prefecture, xinghualou was first built in Tang Dynasty. During the Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty (1506-1521 AD), Zhu Chenhao, king of Ning, built a "dressing table" for his wife, concubine Lou. Concubine Lou, born in Shangrao, is a famous talented woman in Ming Dynasty. She is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially in calligraphy. It is said that she can write with her hair dipped in ink. The words "Ping" and "Han" on the two huge stone tablets in front of the apricot flower building are written by her green silk.

After the failure of Zhu Chenhao's rebellion, during the Wanli period (1537-1621 A.D.), Zhang Wei, the prime minister, turned it into a villa, which was renamed "xinghualou" with "Xianyun Pavilion". Tang Xianzu, a famous opera master, and Liu Yingqiu, Wu Yingbin and other scholars played chess with his master, recited poems, wrote books, established the "xinghualou society" and wrote the collection of xianyunguan, which was a resting place for scholars. In the early Qing Dynasty, because of the worship of loufei, the residents raised money to build "Yinshi nunnery" on the west side of loufei. In the 53rd year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed "Guanyin Pavilion", which was also called "water Guanyin Pavilion" because of the choice of water. Before liberation, famous old artist fan Qingyun, painter Fu Baoshi and Xu Beihong all lived here or carved and painted.

Xinghualou is a middle two-story hall separated by four fire and wind walls. On both sides of the hall are single-layer rooms, white walls and tiles, flower beams and Zhu Zhu Zhu, and hanging murals. In appearance, there are overlapping step horse head walls, overhanging eaves and corners, scattered height, clear hierarchy, and light and changeable stone flower walls with leaky windows, showing the elegant style. The lake island is decorated with Taihu stones, and the paths zigzag around the buildings. It is a pavilion with Jiangnan style. Nanchang place name office Gong Minchun: according to the analysis of Nanchang place name annals, Guanyin pavilion was first called "yinshi'an". Later, it was called "xinghualou" as the villa of the ancient Zhangwei, and then "Guanyin Pavilion". Nanchang painting academy will not object to the idea of restoring the name of "xinghualou", as long as the name is not made up out of thin air. Tao duanzheng, a consultant of Nanchang place name office, looked at an ancient map of Nanchang and found that loufei's dressing table was not in Nanhu, but in dunzitang, hundreds of meters away. However, there is only one place called dressing table in Nanchang history. Therefore, when dealing with things in history, we should not easily affirm or negate them. We should not assume that our views are absolutely correct. It allows us to say more.

According to the anecdotes of Nanchang anecdotes, the ancient pavilion was first named "dressing table" (also known as powder table) because of Princess Lou. Later, it was built by Zhang Wei and renamed "Apricot Flower House" with "Xianyun hall" inside. In the Qing Dynasty, it was built as a memorial to Princess Lou. Folk legend has it that shuiguanyin is the embodiment of Princess Lou. Therefore, the ancient pavilion named "xinghualou" has a longer history than "shuiguanyin Pavilion". In 1788, in the 53rd year of Qianlong reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, the monk Guozhuan raised money to rebuild the nunnery, which was renamed "Guanyin Pavilion". Guanyin Pavilion is located in the lake, which is planted with lotus, so it is commonly known as "water Guanyin Pavilion". However, the rebuilt Guanyin Pavilion is not full of fragrance. Chen Yunjuan, a poet in the early Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem to describe it as "people's trace is decreasing, while ghost language is flowing."

During the period of the Republic of China, the apricot flower building and Guanyin Pavilion gradually collapsed due to disrepair. In 1916, Tongde Shantang, led by Zhang Jiayou and Bao faluan, began planning to rebuild Guanyin Pavilion, which was completed in 1918. In 1927, during the August 1 Uprising in Nanchang, xinghualou and Guanyinting became a fighting point for the rebels to attack the enemy troops stationed in Gongyuan (today's August 1 Park).

According to historical records, xinghualou was the teaching and office place of Taoying primary school and the provincial council of cultural administration. During the cultural revolution, Guanyin pavilion was destroyed. In 1983, xinghualou was managed by Nanchang Painting Academy. After a comprehensive renovation, Nanchang is an important place for calligraphy and painting circles to create, exchange and display. At the end of 2006, xinghualou was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in Jiangxi Province.

According to Zhou Jingwei, director of the office of Nanchang painting academy, as early as 2002, when Nanchang planned to launch the city's bus tourism boutique line, it made suggestions to Nanchang bus company, hoping to change the "shuiguanyin Pavilion" marked on the stop sign to "xinghualou". At the same time, it also reflected to the city place name office, but it was a pity that it failed to do so in the end. Up to now, the bus stops of No. 33 and No. 229 passing by the South Lake are still "shuiguanyin Pavilion".

"The poem in Bucheng Mingji says:" where can I find loufei's dressing platform? It's said that the site is in the middle of the lake. Those who are not Taoists are greedy for welfare and raise money to build pavilions to worship Guanyin. " It can be seen that the construction calendar of xinghualou and Guanyinting is different. The former is before the Ming Dynasty, and the latter is after the Qing Dynasty. The location is also divided into East and West, separated by walls, and each has its own door. Since the latter no longer exists, we should highlight the historical brilliance of the former. " Zhou Jingwei insisted. Viewpoint 2: first, there is the Guanyin pavilion's view on Nanchang painting academy, and Chang Zong Jiuqi, director of the management department of Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang City, expressed the opposite view.

Zong Jiuqi said that from historical data, it can be inferred that the original "Yingshi nunnery" of "xinghualou" was a part of "Guanyinting", which was the case when it was built in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, at that time, the apricot flower house was called Xianyun hall, which was later renamed apricot flower house. In other words, the Guanyin Pavilion here was earlier than the xinghualou, and Nanchang painting academy has not yet made clear the history. Nowadays, there are more people in Nanchang who know this place is called "shuiguanyin Pavilion" than "xinghualou". Based on these two points, shuiguanyin Pavilion does not need to be renamed xinghualou, nor can it be changed to respect history.

Development and utilization

Based on historical sites and developing cultural industry, Nanchang painting academy has been planning to operate the development of xinghualou as a cultural industry, so that the painting academy, art gallery and xinghualou can form an overall cultural and artistic image and become a cultural highlight loved by Nanchang citizens. The feasible projects introduced include:

1、 Famous ancient and modern porcelain and inkstone, calligraphy and painting, fine arts and crafts exhibition, regular national master, provincial master works exhibition;

2、 To set up a pottery bar and a pottery art hall, you can invite famous Chinese painters and ordinary lovers to participate in the production.

3、 The exhibition of ancient and modern famous calligraphy and painting, regular auction of calligraphy and painting, gradually formed Nanchang calligraphy and painting auction market.

4、 Carry out cultural salon activities, tea ceremony performances and other activities.

5、 Xinghualou garden landscaping, decorative art sculptures, bonsai, ornamental waterside along the island, and xinghualou existing ancient monument echo, using the wall to make modern calligraphy and painting master gallery.

6、 Xinghualou seal society was established to become a base for seal cutting and engaged in seal stone business.

7、 In order to maximize the cultural brilliance of xinghualou, we should establish a bamboo carving society, carry out the exchange and foreign business of bamboo carving art, and organize the works of famous calligraphers and painters to participate in the exhibition and sale in the form of cooperation.

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