Tieqin and Tongjian building

Located in Guli town in the east of Changshu, this building is a famous library at home and abroad. Later, it was renamed because it avoided the name taboo of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty, and because it got two pieces of antiquities, iron Qin and copper sword. This building is the residence of Qu Shaoji, a local gentry in Jiaqing and Daoguang years of Qing Dynasty. Qu and his son Qu Yong loved books very much. They spared no effort to collect precious ancient books and hid them in the library, so they built this building. Qu's collection of books has been handed down to the Five Dynasties, with more than 100000 old copies, which are similar to those of Yang's "Haiyuan Pavilion" and Gui'an's "Lu family" in Liaocheng? It is also known as the four great book collectors in Qing Dynasty. After liberation, his descendants inherited the long cherished wish of their ancestors and presented all the ancient books to the country. The existing two-story building is a municipal cultural relics protection unit, which receives experts, scholars and tourists all year round.

Tieqin and Tongjian building

Tieqin Tongjian building is one of the four private libraries in Qing Dynasty. It is located in Guli town to the east of Changshu City. The library was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, with a construction area of 285 square meters. It has a history of more than 200 years. Its original name is "tianyuzhai". Qu Shaoji, the founder of it, and the owner of book collection in the Five Dynasties of the Qu family are indifferent to fame and wealth and enjoy collecting and reading books. Qu Yong, the second generation of the Qu family and the son of Shaoji, has an eclectic view of the ancient seals of Dingyi. Among the gold and stone relics, Qu especially cherishes an iron Qin and a copper sword, hence the name of the iron Qin and copper sword building. Qu's collection of books has lasted for more than 200 years, leaving a rich cultural heritage for later generations. In December 1991, the Tieqin tongjianlou Memorial Hall opened. The building was announced as a provincial cultural relic protection unit on June 5, 2006.

brief introduction

"Tieqin Tongjian building"

Located in the center of Guli Town, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province. Built in the late Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was built by Qu Shaoji, a native of Guli in Changshu. It has a history of more than 200 years. Together with Haiyuan Pavilion in Liaocheng, Shandong, chensong Pavilion in Guian, and 8000 volume Pavilion in Qiantang River, it is known as the four major private libraries of the Qing Dynasty. During the reign of Qianlong, it was the residence of Qu family. In 1792, the descendants of the Qu family Yanghu instructed Qu Shaoji to settle down in Guli. After that, they adopted the meaning of "lead, support, lead and tranquilize, and return to the yuhou and Kunlun". The latter two libraries near the East four entrance courtyard are named "tianyuzhai" library. In 1874, it was renamed "dunyu hall" because of avoiding the taboo of Emperor Guangxu. After Shaoji and ziyong collected one iron Qin and one bronze sword, they put the iron Qin and the bronze sword in the back building, and changed the library into the iron Qin and the bronze sword building. Tieqin tongjianlou is famous for its high quality and large number of books. The process of collecting books has gone through 200 years, which can be simply summarized as "reading, collecting, carving, protecting and offering books". After liberation, the building was taken over by the state. In November 1982, it was a cultural relic protection unit at the county level. In June 2006, it was announced as a provincial cultural relics protection unit by Jiangsu Provincial People's government.

The new Tieqin tongjianlou memorial hall was officially opened at the end of 2006, and will be basically completed and open to the public in the first half of 2009. The new Tieqin tongjianlou memorial hall, with a total construction area of about 600 square meters, takes books as the soul of the whole memorial hall, focusing on the process of collecting, reading, carving, protecting and presenting books of Qu's Five Dynasties. It reflects and expresses the Chinese intellectuals' recognition and dedication of respecting knowledge, protecting knowledge, inheriting knowledge and that knowledge is the common wealth of mankind.

The first, second and third entrances of Tieqin tongjianlou memorial hall are the main display bodies of the memorial hall. The combination of modern sound, light, electricity and physical objects (reproductions) creates a strong visual impact and fully demonstrates the position and value of Tieqin tongjianlou in the history of modern Chinese book collection.

Historical evolution

Located in the West Street of Guli Town, Changshu, Tieqin Tongjian building is as famous as yangyizeng's "Haiyuan Pavilion" in Liaocheng, Shandong Province, "chensong Pavilion" in Guian luxinyuan, Qiantang dingshen and Dingbing's "8000 volume Pavilion" in Qing Dynasty. Not only in the history of Changshu, but also in the history of Chinese cultural development, since Zhao Qimei's "maiwangguan" in Ming Dynasty, "jiguge" by Mao Jin's father and son, "jiangyunlou" by Qian Qianyi in early Qing Dynasty, and "shugutang" by Qian Zeng in early Qing Dynasty, the Tieqin and tongjianlou of Qu family has its unique position. The collection of books in Tieqin and tongjianlou can be traced back to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu, Xuantong and the Republic of China have gone through more than 200 years since the founding of new China. They have gone through the stages of start-up, development, prosperity, disaster, stability and good death. They have left a relatively complete collection of books and libraries for later generations and made indelible contributions to the development of Chinese history and culture.

architectural composition

Among the four libraries, the Tieqin and Tongjian towers stand alone. The building is the ancestor of Mr. Qu Yintang and was built in Qianlong. The original four progressions, the first and the second of which were destroyed in the Anti Japanese war. The first entrance is the foyer; the second entrance is the place of "tianyuzhai", which was renamed "dunyutang" in 1874 to avoid Emperor Guangxu's taboo. Most of the collected and stored documents are local documents There are not many long and huge works, which are less than those of Chu Hou Lou. They are divided into two wall bookcases. The third and the fourth two entrances are the only buildings left today, that is, the "Tieqin Tongjian Lou", which is a three Ying Hui style building facing north and south. There are small patios separated by each other. Each entrance has two floors, three rooms 8.87 meters wide and seven 6.6 meters deep 5 meters, the structure of the building is made of hard hill with vertical eaves, with overlapping Gables, which is called Ma Tou wall in the south of the Yangtze River. The lower eaves are arched and carved with exquisite Kui dragon patterns. The decoration shows the architectural style of Southern Jiangsu. The use of this building at that time, the third and the fourth into the upstairs for the collection of books, the third into the downstairs for reading, the fourth into the downstairs for the ancestral hall, at the same time, the collection of antiquities, stone carvings, downstairs on the right side of the original ladder upstairs. Except some of the books were robbed, most of them were donated by Qu's descendants to Beijing Library, Shanghai Library, Changshu Library, etc.

Recent situation of Library

After liberation, the building was taken over by the state. The name of the building was originally written by sun Xingyan. In 1982, Mr. Li Yimeng attached great importance to the amount of the building. In November 1982, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit of the county. In 1986, the provincial government allocated funds for renovation and was listed as a municipal cultural relics protection unit. In 1991, Changshu Municipal People's government again allocated funds for repair, and Mr. Chu Tunan increased the number of books. The museum, named Tieqin tongjianlou memorial hall, was officially opened to the public on December 5, 1991.

Address: Guli Town, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 120.84568449162

Latitude: 31.630203106928

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