Guangji gate tower

Among the numerous towers on the ancient city wall, guangjimen tower is the most magnificent. Guangji gate tower, formerly known as "Guangji tower", also known as "Hanjiang tower", is also known as "Dongmen tower" among the seven gates of Chaozhou ancient city. At the same time, it is not only the main symbol of Chaozhou City, but also the important gate of Beidi city. Guangji building was built in the third year of Hongwu (1370) of Ming Dynasty. It was repaired in different degrees in the past dynasties. It was rebuilt in 1931. Guangji gate tower is a palace style three-story attic on Xieshan mountain. The outer gate was originally "Wanchun in the East". The building is located on a high and thick platform. The arch is open in the middle. It is seven rooms wide and five rooms deep. The front and back of the building are connected and supported by wood and stone columns. It crosses the city wall and becomes a arcade. The roof is paved with double-layer big green tiles, and the eaves of each layer are inlaid with blue glass, with water dripping from the hook head, carved hurdles and painted buildings, surrounded by windows, flying attic and flowing elixir, which is majestic and spectacular. Climbing the tower and looking around, you can see that Han is underwater in the north, the long bridge lies in waves, and the distant mountains are like Dai. In case of summer and autumn, the tide is high, and the sails are small. When you see the river beating pier, when you see the waves splashing on the shore, you can enjoy the painting and poetry. Inside the building, there is a couplet saying: "ten thousand peaks stand in front of the house, and one water meets the sky", which is the freehand brushwork of this landscape. In the late spring and March, when you climb the tower and look at it, the water of the Hanjiang River rises, the river is open, the long bridge lies on the waves, the vast expanse of smoke and mist, the picturesque peak of the pen and the shuttle of boats make it a unique scenery. Therefore, the eight sceneries in Chaozhou have the victory of "watching the tide in the East Tower". The Guangji gate tower was designed according to the palace style three-story hilltop. The Ming Dynasty stone and wood structure was restored. The ground elevation of the first floor was 19.8 meters. The original functions of defense, flood control and sightseeing of the east gate tower were retained. The original cement bearing columns on the second floor were restored to stone columns, while wooden columns were still used on the third and fourth floors, and the original cement structure was cancelled. The beams, doors and windows, railings, tile ridges, etc. were restored to the Ming Dynasty form, and the demolished components were used as much as possible after screening, so as to preserve more historical traces. The exposed parts of tile surface, wall, ground, stone, steps, etc. were not directly cemented Among them, four ring windows were changed into lattice doors. The total height of the gate of Guangji tower is 24.43 meters, which is about 2.4 meters higher than the original one. In the process of interior decoration, the construction unit specially purchased superior tung oil from Guangxi as the main paint raw material for wood structure, and specially hired famous ancient architecture masters in Chaozhou for painting and gilding, which better reflected the characteristics of Chaozhou ancient architecture and the rough style of urban defense architecture, thus improving the cultural connotation of guangjimen tower. At present, the main renovation project of guangjimen tower has been completed. Guangjimen tower, the most spectacular of the seven gates in the original Chaozhou ancient city, reappears on the Hanjiang River with the style of the ancient city building in the Ming Dynasty, which has become an important part of "protecting the ancient city and building a famous city" in our city.

Guangji gate tower

Guangji gate tower, commonly known as Dongmen tower, is located in the east of Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, China, facing Guangji Bridge. It is the first of the seven gate towers in Chaozhou ancient city. Now the first and second floor is Guangji Bridge history exhibition hall.

The tower of Guangji gate is the East-West hub of Chaozhou ancient city. It is a well preserved ancient building in Chaozhou City. Built in 1370, it is an ancient city building with a history of more than 600 years. It is adjacent to the Zhenhai building on Yuexiu mountain in Guangzhou. The building is divided into three floors, five rooms in width, with arch under the culvert to connect the inside and outside; it is a palace like building with double eaves on the top of the mountain, red walls with glass tiles, lattice windows with vermilion columns, painted pillars and carved beams, which is magnificent.

history

Among the numerous towers on the ancient city wall, guangjimen tower is the most magnificent. Guangji gate tower, formerly known as "Guangji tower", also known as "Hanjiang tower", is also known as "Dongmen tower" among the seven gates of Chaozhou ancient city. At the same time, it is not only the main symbol of Chaozhou City, but also the important gate of Beidi city. Guangji building was built in the third year of Hongwu (1370) of Ming Dynasty. It was repaired in different degrees in the past dynasties. It was rebuilt in 1931.

structure

Guangji gate tower is a palace style three-story attic on Xieshan mountain. The outer gate was originally "Wanchun in the East". The building is located on a high and thick platform. The arch is open in the middle. It is seven rooms wide and five rooms deep. The front and back of the building are connected and supported by wood and stone columns. It crosses the city wall and becomes a arcade. The roof is paved with double-layer big green tiles, and the eaves of each layer are inlaid with blue glass, with water dripping from the hook head, carved hurdles and painted buildings, surrounded by windows, flying attic and flowing elixir, which is majestic and spectacular. Climbing the tower and looking around, you can see that Han is underwater in the north, the long bridge lies in waves, and the distant mountains are like Dai. In case of summer and autumn, the tide is high, and the sails are small. When you see the river beating pier, when you see the waves splashing on the shore, you can enjoy the painting and poetry. Inside the building, there is a couplet saying: "ten thousand peaks stand in front of the house, and one water meets the sky", which is the freehand brushwork of this landscape. In the late spring and March, when you climb the tower and look at it, the water of the Hanjiang River rises, the river is open, the long bridge lies on the waves, the vast expanse of smoke and mist, the picturesque peak of the pen and the shuttle of boats make it a unique scenery. Therefore, the eight sceneries in Chaozhou have the victory of "watching the tide in the East Tower".

parameter

The third floor of Guangji gate tower is 18.85 meters high, with red walls of glass tiles and lattice windows of Zhu columns. It is a palace like building with double eaves and Xieshan peak, with a construction area of 1192.72 square meters. The bottom layer is 31.5m wide, 19.55m deep and 4.25m high. The second floor is 27.9m wide, 15.4m deep and 4m high; the third floor is 25.8m wide, 11.7m deep and 6m high. On the third floor, there is a huge bronze bell, which was cast in 1134, the fourth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty. It was originally placed in the Mawang temple. Later, the temple was abandoned, so it was placed on the third floor of guangjimen tower. Along the north and south sides of guangjimen tower, there are more than 2000 meters long ancient city wall and three ancient city buildings, namely, bamboo gate, upper water gate and lower water gate.

Wen Mo

There are plaques and couplets from the first floor to the third floor of Guangji gate. On the first floor, there is a plaque inscribed by Liu Bingsen "the first city in the east of the five ridges" and a column couplet written by Chen Jingshu "the city embraces the river like a belt, and the sky hangs on the screen"; on the second floor, there is a plaque inscribed by Rao Zongyi "Wanchun in the East" and a column couplet "Wanfeng stands in the house, and a water connects the sky"; on the third floor, there is a plaque inscribed by Xiao Xian "Guangji building" and a column couplet written by Lu Ruihua "the scenery is fresh, and the ancient bridge is beautiful".

repair

Chaozhou municipal government is carrying out a comprehensive restoration of guangjimen tower. According to the system of three floors and four eaves resting on the top of the mountain, the original appearance of guangjimen tower before the restoration in 1931 is restored. The restoration is based on the picture of Chaozhou ancient city in Qing Dynasty and relevant historical documents, and with reference to the city building of Ming Dynasty in the same period, that is, the city platform is restored high, but not thickened, to maintain the original defense, flood control and sightseeing functions of Dongmen tower. The cement bearing columns on the second floor were restored to stone columns, while wooden columns were still used on the third and fourth floors to restore the wood stone structure and cancel the cement structure; the beams, doors and windows, railings and tile ridges were restored to Ming style, and the demolished components were used as much as possible after screening, so as to preserve more historical information; the exposed parts of tile surface, wall, ground, stone and steps were not directly used with cement; the surface was five rooms wide and the depth was three rooms deep, The four side ring windows are changed into lattice doors, reflecting the characteristics of Chaozhou ancient buildings and the rough style of urban defense buildings. At the same time, couplets, plaques and brief introductions of Chaozhou sages will be added on each floor to enhance the cultural connotation of Guangji gate tower. I believe that in the near future, Guangji gate tower will reappear the glory of the past and provide a good place for more tourists!

Guangji tower to be completed (September)

Design ideas

The Guangji gate tower was designed according to the palace style three-story hilltop. The Ming Dynasty stone and wood structure was restored. The ground elevation of the first floor was 19.8 meters. The original functions of defense, flood control and sightseeing of the east gate tower were retained. The original cement bearing columns on the second floor were restored to stone columns, while wooden columns were still used on the third and fourth floors, and the original cement structure was cancelled. The beams, doors and windows, railings, tile ridges, etc. were restored to the Ming Dynasty form, and the demolished components were used as much as possible after screening, so as to preserve more historical traces. The exposed parts of tile surface, wall, ground, stone, steps, etc. were not directly cemented Among them, four ring windows were changed into lattice doors. The total height of the gate of Guangji tower is 24.43 meters, which is about 2.4 meters higher than the original one. In the process of interior decoration, the construction unit specially purchased superior tung oil from Guangxi as the main paint raw material for wood structure, and specially hired famous ancient architecture masters in Chaozhou for painting and gilding, which better reflected the characteristics of Chaozhou ancient architecture and the rough style of urban defense architecture, thus improving the cultural connotation of guangjimen tower.

The main renovation project of guangjimen tower has been basically completed and is entering the stage of interior decoration. It is expected to be fully completed in the first ten days of January 2004. At that time, guangjimen tower, the most spectacular of the seven gates in the original Chaozhou ancient city, will reappear beside the Hanjiang River with the elegant demeanor of the ancient city building in the Ming Dynasty, and become a brilliant stroke of "protecting the ancient city and building a famous city" in our city.

There are many ancient city walls in Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province. Among them, Guangji gate is the most magnificent, which is the most magnificent of the seven gates in the original Chaozhou City. At the same time, it is not only the main symbol of Chaozhou famous city, but also the important gate of Chaozhou North dike. Now the first and second floor is Guangji Bridge history exhibition hall.

Traffic information

Take bus No.101, 102, 103, 105, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, K2, K4 and K1 to Nanqiao market station. Walk for about five minutes to the head of Hanjiang Bridge. Then turn left and walk for another five minutes to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Hanjiang.

All over Guangdong Province, there are cars to Chaozhou, Chaozhou to Guangzhou high-speed direct, the whole journey about 5 hours.

admission ticket

It's 10 yuan per person

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