Qingfenglou

Qingfenglou is located in Qiaodong District, Xingtai City, at the north end of Fuqian South Street. Qiaodong District belonged to Shunde road in Yuan Dynasty, and Shunde government in Ming and Qing Dynasty. Today, the city has always been the seat of road and government. Qingfenglou was originally located in front of the yamen, which is an integral part of the Yamen. According to Shunde Fu Zhi, Qingfeng building was built in Tang and Song Dynasty, and was destroyed because of the war. In 1467, Li guangheng, the governor of Shunde, spared no expense to rebuild it. The rebuilt Qingfeng building has a typical architectural style of the Ming Dynasty. It is a double eaves Xieshan structure, with a height of more than 7 Zhang. It has a brick and stone platform below and a bucket arch cornice above. It is magnificent and majestic.

Qingfeng building has three floors. The first floor is a brick and stone platform with an arched ring gate in the middle, which can be used for traffic and pedestrians. The second floor is surrounded by green bricks to form a flower fence, with a main hall in the middle and two front and back doors facing each other. The third floor is of wooden structure, with doors open on all sides. There is a huge plaque under the eaves, which reads "qingfenglou".

Qingfeng building in Xingtai

synonym

Qingfenglou (ancient building in Xingtai City, Hebei Province) generally refers to qingfenglou in Xingtai

Xingtai Qingfeng building is located in Xiangdu District, Xingtai City, Hebei Province, at the north end of Fuqian South Street and the former Shunde Fuya south. It is located on the central axis of Xingtai ancient city and is the center of the ancient city, covering an area of about 480 square meters. It was first built in the Tang and Song dynasties. It was a famous building in Heshu at that time. Later, it was destroyed due to war and other reasons. It was repaired in song and Yuan Dynasties. It is one of the landmark buildings in Xingtai City.

The existing Qingfeng building in Xingtai was rebuilt by Li guangheng, the governor of Shunde, in 1467. The rebuilt Qingfeng building has a typical architectural style of the Ming Dynasty. It is a double eaves Xieshan structure with a height of more than seven Zhang. It has a brick and stone platform below and a bucket arch cornice above. It is magnificent and magnificent. County tower overlooks one of the eight scenes of ancient Xingtai and one of the twelve scenes of Shunde mansion.

Qingfeng building in Xingtai is one of the most complete ancient buildings of Ming Dynasty in northern China. It has a strong cultural atmosphere and ethnic color. The stone carvings of Wang Wei's four seasons in the building are rare cultural treasures, which have important historical, scientific and artistic values.

In October 2019, Xingtai Qingfeng building was listed as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

Historical evolution

Qingfeng building in Xingtai was built in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but it was destroyed because of the war.

In 1467, Li guangheng, the magistrate of Xingtai, spared no expense to rebuild it. The purpose of this move was to provide the feudal literati and bureaucrats with entertainment and entertainment. For example, Chen Jin, the literati at that time, wrote "the story of qingfenglou", which was "gathering guests in his spare time to climb on it, opening four chests and wandering in the distance, so as to enjoy his pleasure." The other purpose is for Li guangheng to boast that "the emperor's style is clear and solemn, coming from the emperor's side, I first publicize it, broadcast it in the eight poles, protect my emperor's picture, and Gong is a stone." It means that he is honest and upright, and his heroism comes from the emperor's side. He wants to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and consolidate the land like a rock. The word "qingfenglou" is derived from it. The rebuilt Qingfeng building has a typical architectural style of Ming Dynasty.

In 1902, in order to welcome Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu's return from Xi'an, Yuan Shikai, governor of Zhili, ordered the restoration. Qi Chaoqing, magistrate of Xingtai County, and others presided over the renovation.

In 1928, Lu Zhonglin, commander-in-chief of the national government, set up Zhongshan Library in qingfenglou, making it a place for public cultural activities.

In the early days of liberation, Qingfeng building in Xingtai was repaired again.

In 1982, Hebei Province and Xingtai City allocated funds to overhaul the Qingfeng building in Xingtai.

In 1998, the people's Government of Xingtai rebuilt the Qingfeng building in Xingtai.

In 2001, Qingfeng building in Xingtai was rebuilt under the leadership of Hebei Provincial Bureau of cultural relics. In addition to omitting the eight full moon shaped holes in the four corners of the third floor main hall, the other one still retains the architectural style of Qingfeng building in Ming Dynasty.

Architectural features

structure

Qingfeng building in Xingtai is more than seven feet high. It is also called baichi building because it is ten Zhang high in ancient times. Qingfeng building has three floors. The first floor is a brick and stone platform with an arched ring gate in the middle, which can be used for traffic and pedestrians. The second floor is surrounded by green bricks to form a flower fence, with a main hall in the middle and two front and back doors facing each other. There are stairs on the east wall leading to the third floor. This is a wooden floor, surrounded by Zhu column and Ying column, Ling close and clear. Opening doors on all sides can be described as "four holes".

characteristic

Qingfeng building in Xingtai is a double eaves Xieshan style building. At the bottom of the building is a large square and thick platform foundation. The arch gate passes through the north and south, and the west side is surrounded by steps. The first floor is on the top of the steps, surrounded by pillars, brick railings and surrounding corridors.

The second floor is surrounded by green bricks. The north and South doors of the main hall in the middle are facing each other. There are large flower windows on both sides of the door for lighting. The southwest wall, west wall and North wall of the main hall are inlaid with stone inscriptions of the four seasons landscape (spring scenery has been lost) by Wang Wei, a famous poet and landscape painter of the Tang Dynasty. The stone inscriptions of qingfenglou poems by Li Panlong, a famous poet who served as the governor of Shunde Prefecture during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522-1566), and the rhyme of Bu Li's poems by other officials of Shunde Prefecture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are the same It's 13 square meters.

There are stairs in the southeast corner of the main hall on the second floor, which can directly access the third floor. The third floor and the second floor are separated by wooden floors. The main hall is open on all sides and connected with flower windows. The four corners of the main hall are lined with blue bricks, and there are eight full moon caves. The so-called "four caves" come from eight sides. Around the main hall, the Zhu column and the Ying column are set against each other. On the third floor, there is a huge plaque hanging under the title, with the three characters of "qingfenglou" in the list. It is vigorous and elegant, and it is carved and engraved with great calligraphy potential.

2、 On the third floor, it is a double eaves compound house of Xieshan style with four corners and a wooden bucket arch structure with a sharp top. The flying eaves are as vivid as eagles and as flying as feathers. There are eaves pillars in front and back, and railings on the periphery. The building is simple in shape and grand in momentum. The base is located on the highest point of the old city, and the height of the building is more than seven Zhang.

Cultural relics

Stone carvings of four seasons by Wang Wei

On the wall of the southwest corner of the hall on the second floor of Qingfeng building, there are three stone carvings of the four seasons, which are the authentic works of Wang Wei, a poet and painter of the Tang Dynasty. Spring pictures have been stolen, and the existing summer, autumn and winter are still well preserved. The stone carvings of the four seasons are exquisite and vivid. The mountains and rivers in the stone carvings are flowing like clouds, and the four seasons landscape is fascinating. It's really a rare treasure. In addition to the four seasons (stone carvings) of Wang Wei in Xingtai City, there are several works such as the painting of snow stream and the drawing of Fu Sheng.

Stone carving of qingfenglouji

The stone carving of qingfenglouji, written by Chen Yin in Ming Dynasty, consists of ten pieces, which are now in qingfenglouji. The stone carvings describe the scenery of qingfenglou in Xingtai in four seasons: in spring, the scenery is elegant and square, the plumes are skillful, the Jiahe is luxuriant, and the distant mountains are like Dai; in summer, the scenery is long and comfortable, the clouds trace out of the hill, the Huailiu is in the shade, and the lotus is fragrant; in autumn, the jade frost is thick, the silver is strong, the geese are flying high, and the water and the sky are the same color; in winter, the scenery is cold, the bamboo and pine are green, and the snow is still on the peak Pile jade "can be said to be a perfect match for poetry and painting, which should be the treasure of qingfenglou.

Cultural relic value

Qingfeng building in Xingtai is one of the most complete ancient buildings of Ming Dynasty in northern China. It has a strong cultural atmosphere and ethnic color. The stone carvings of Wang Wei's four seasons in the building are rare cultural treasures, which have important historical, scientific and artistic values.

Cultural Activity

Arts and culture

Qing Feng Lou Ji by Chen Yin of Ming Dynasty

Shunde county is located in the north capital, around Yonghe, and the middle is the county government. Chenghua Dinghai, Jingshan Li Gongguang, henglai, Shoushi, Cao jiefuping. In the next year, the government was well connected with the people. It was Suwa who won the prize with public money from the prime minister, Liu Gongshu, Mao Gongji, Li Gongguan and fan Gongzhen, who worked as the southeast of Guomen county. It was called "qingfenglou" by Bian.

In his spare time, he gathered visitors and boarded it. He opened four caves and looked far away. The guest said: "it's also a building, high in the sky and Han, overlooking the dust. The victory of Chuanze is far and near. When you look forward to it, you can see that it's elegant and square, the plumes are skillful, the grass is lush, the mountains are as beautiful as Dai, the scenery is long and comfortable, the clouds trace out of the hill, the Huai willows are shady, the lotus is fragrant, the jade dew is thick, the silver toad is thousands of Li, the eagles are flying high, the water and the sky are the same color, the cold is cold, the bamboo and pine is green, the snow is not gone, the peaks are piled with jade, and the sky is four seasons When the scenery is green, why not take the title of the building, but the name of Qingfeng? "

Gongyue said: "the wind comes first with the high. There are four episodes: the first is the house of couple and the second is the cool wind. The first is to cool my skirt. If there is an ear, who will not hear the wind. If there is a visible one, who will not listen to the wind. So I take it from the wind."

The guest said, "my son is determined to help things. If he does not linger on the wind and moon like Yu Liang, he will not envy the wind in this tower. The wind with sound is enough to strike outside; the wind without sound is enough to move inside. The Duke of Zhou told the emperor Chen, "you are the wind.". Confucius said: "the virtue of a gentleman is the wind, and it is deep enough to enter people.". In the past, Yang Zhen, Hu Zhi, Bao Zheng, Zhao Bian, Li and other sages took honesty as their officials, but they did not pollute. For thousands of years now, thinking about the Qing Festival, people are still enthusiastic, such as resisting the cool wind in the heat. Today, the son is a county. He has no way to defend his private door, pollute the government, and clean the wind. Fierce politics, cool wind. Under the official Chengfeng, Qianshou Daide. There is a song that says: three winters of snow, my husband's room; three spring of rain, my husband's Ze; gentleman's wind, villain is.

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