Zhenhuai tower, located in the center of the ancient city of Huai'an County, Jiangsu Province, was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, when Huai'an City was built, it was rebuilt into Qiao tower, the bell and Drum Tower, which was used to beat the watchman, tell the time and call the police. In the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed "Zhenhuai building". Because of the frequent flooding of the Huaihe River, the name of "Zhenhuai" means to suppress floods. The existing wooden building was rebuilt in 1881. The lower part of Zhenhuai tower is a high brick platform with an arched door opening in the middle. The platform gradually shrinks from the bottom to the top and is slightly trapezoidal. Beside the platform, there are brick terraces for walking up and down. Railings are set on all sides of the platform top. The upper part of the platform is a two-story wooden pavilion, three rooms wide, with double eaves and green tiles on the top of the hill. Today, under the decoration of the industrious and intelligent Huai'an people, Zhenhuai building appears more magnificent. 1. Transportation: take bus No.61, 62, 63 to get there. 2. Huai'an Zhenhuai building admission: 10 yuan admission to climb the building 3. Opening hours: 07:30-18:30
Zhenhuai tower
Zhenhuai tower, also known as "Drum Tower". The original name of Zhenhuai tower is qiaolou, which means the watchtower at the gate of the city.
Zhenhuai tower is located in the center of Huai'an District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. It is towering, tall and antique. It is one of the symbols of Huai'an's ancient civilization.
Zhenhuai building has a history of more than 1000 years since the northern and Southern Dynasties, which has experienced Jin, Sui, Tang, song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Hongzhi of Ming Dynasty and Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, Chen Xian and song Jixian of Zhizhou were all repaired. In addition, there is Zhenhuai building with the same name in Hexian County, Anhui Province.
brief introduction
It was not clear whether Zhenhuai building had a name, but there were plaques. According to the local chronicles of Huai'an in the Ming Dynasty, the original title was "qiaolou", but it was also plain and unadorned. Later, it was changed to "north and South Cardinals", which was a bit of cultural color. The plaque of "north and South Cardinals" was first set up in tianqifu annals, but there is no record in Zhengde annals, so this change should be between Zhengde and Tianqi. In the 18th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1838), Zhou Tianjue, the governor of the Cao Dynasty, rebuilt the plaque of the building. In the south, it was called "caiche yunqu" and in the north, it was called "Zhenhuai building".
Zhenhuai tower is a single brick and wood structure building. The lower floor is a platform, with a gate hole in the middle, and the upper floor is a two-story mountain building. The whole building is 18.5 meters high, 36 meters long from east to west, 26 meters wide from south to north, with beautiful shape, thick and solid.
According to the records in Volume 39 of Yu Di Ji Sheng, Shanyang city was built by Xun Xian (321-358) in the 4th year of Yonghe (348) of emperor mu of Jin Dynasty, but there is no more evidence. If this is reliable, Shanyang city has a history of nearly 1700 years. The city was originally built by the garrison at that time for military purposes. It was natural to build a lookout tower between the cities. Now Zhenhuai tower is located in the middle of the city. The terrain used to be very high, which is the most suitable place to build qiaolou. Now Zhenhuai tower may be the qiaolou at that time.
In the biography of Zhao lizhan in the history of Song Dynasty, one year after the death of Zhao lizhan, the general of Huai'an (the fifth year of Jianyan, 1131), "when the Jin people retired, they had to stand dead under the qiaolou, where the cheek bones and arrow points were preserved. After the funeral, it was called Xianzhong According to the records, Zhao's ancestral hall is in the west gate (see Tongzhi annals Vol. 19), and his tomb is in the south of shouchang temple in old Beichen town (see Kangxi annals). The history of Song Dynasty states that there was qiaolou in Jianyan period. It was not until the second year of Baoqing (1226) after 1995 that it was "founded". The records in the history of the Song Dynasty explain my doubts. The improper use of the word "creation" by those who are in charge of moral cultivation has led to doubts in later generations. Gee! There were also some improper wording in the compilation of ancient records.
Historical changes
In Qing Dynasty, in order to suppress the flood of Huaihe River, huailou was first named. Now Zhenhuai building has been turned into the exhibition hall of the old Huai'an Museum, and a citizen park has been built around the building. In 2002, Zhenhuai building was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.
Because Huai'an (now Huai'an District of Huai'an City) was "the hub of the north of the Yangtze River and the channel of north-south traffic". The grand canal running through Huai'an was the lifeline of north-south traffic at that time. To transport grain from the south to the north, we have to cross the Yangtze River through the canal and cross the Huaihe River. Ships to Huai'an as a security, whether civil and military officials, xianhuan aristocratic family, tycoons, rich, literati and monks, all have to go upstairs to celebrate luck. In the Yuan Dynasty, Huai'an "set up the general manager's office to control the transportation of North and South boats", and the gold plaque of "north and South Cardinals" and "tianche yunqu" were hung upstairs.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a "Tonghu dilou" on the building to tell the time, so it was also called "qiaolou". Later, he set up a drum to watch out and call the police, so it is also called "Drum Tower".
During the reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, people changed their name to "Zhenhuai building" in order to frighten the huaishui river. The existing building was rebuilt in October of the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1881), but it was expanded on the original basis. Sitting in the north to the south, the base is a brick abutment, 28 meters long, 14 meters wide, 8 meters high, slightly trapezoidal, solid and stable. In the center of the abutment is an arched gate, just like a city gate. The East and west sides are square brick steps. On the abutment is a two-story brick and wood structure high-rise building with three rooms wide and 18.5 meters high. The roof of the building is of double eaves and nine ridges. The four corners of the head are tilted up. The eyes are open and the mouth is puffing. It seems that the building is taking off and amazing.
After the founding of the people's Republic of China, the ancient city of Huai'an widened its streets, rebuilt Zhenhuai building, and opened up a park centered on the building. There are laurel, Magnolia, cedar, juniper, Chimonanthus praecox, Ligustrum lucidum and other kinds of flowers and trees in the garden, as well as cherry blossoms presented by former Japanese Prime Minister Kazuo Tanaka to Premier Zhou Enlai's hometown. The historical relics of Huai'an are displayed upstairs, which makes this famous historical and cultural city glow with the splendor of modern civilization. The scenery of Zhenhuai tower has attracted countless tourists. They come here to visit the ancient times, to chant the scenery, to take photos as a memento, or to climb the building to enjoy its various customs.
Zhenhuai building has now become the symbol and geographical axis of Huai'an District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. The whole district takes Zhenhuai building as the central axis for regional planning and development.
Address: Huaien Road, Chuzhou District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province
Longitude: 119.14474931178
Latitude: 33.505501740073
Tel: 0517-85912991
Ticket information: 5 yuan
Opening hours: 07:30-18:30
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