Go to the door of the party

"Shangdang, persuade heaven to be the party" means. The existing Shangdang gate and the bell and drum towers on both sides were built by Ma long, the governor of the Ming Dynasty. In the ninth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, after six years in office, Ma long, the magistrate of Luzhou, carried out a large-scale renovation and reconstruction of the original bell and Drum Tower under the condition of "the government is in harmony with the people, and the government has more power". This is today's bell and Drum Tower, and this is today's Shangdang gate. Shangdangmen is located in the West Street of Changzhi City, Shanxi Province. It is the gate of the ancient Shangdang county government office. It was first built in the kaihuang period of Sui Dynasty (581-600). It was destroyed by the fire in Jin Dynasty. The existing shangdangmen and zuoci bell tower were rebuilt in the Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty, and the drum tower on the right was added in the Tianshun period. The second floor of the bells and drums are arranged in parallel, one is "Fengchi", the other is "Yundong", to show the meaning of towering like a cloud. It has become the symbol of Changzhi City. Visitors can have a panoramic view of Changzhi City. Shangdangmen is the symbol of Changzhi. It is located in Gaogang, the north end of Fupo street in the center of Changzhi City. It is the gate of Shangdang County Office in ancient times. Shangdang is a place name, which existed in the Shang Dynasty. In the southeast of Shanxi Province, it includes Changzhi City, Jincheng City, Yushe County, Zuoquan County, Heshun county and Anze County in Linfen area. As for the meaning of "Shangdang", it is explained in Shiming that "the party, Suo". It lies on the mountain, which is the highest, so it is called Shangdang. Fang Zhizhong said, "it is the highest mountain in Taihang, and it is also the party with heaven.". In other words, Shangdang refers to the highest place on Taihang Mountain. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he established Shangdang county. The prefecture is located in today's Changzhi City. Shangdangmen was built in kaihuang period of Sui Dynasty (about 581-600 A.D.). Its gate tower is 1500 meters above sea level, which is as high as the top of Taihang Mountain. You can see the ancient city of Shangdang from the gate tower. You can see the mountains and waters from afar. In the first year of Jinglong (707 A.D.) of Yong Dynasty, Li Longji lived in Luzhou government office in shangdangmen when he was appointed as a driver in Luzhou. Based on the architecture of Sui Dynasty, he decorated Shangdang gate, and built dressing building, flower watching building, de Feng Pavilion and other buildings nearby. After he became emperor, he returned here to build Feilong palace, shengruiwei, wangyunxuan and so on. During the reign of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers went south in a large scale and captured Longde (now Changzhi City), and shangdangmen was destroyed in the flames of war. The present shangdangmen was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. The Shangdang gate faces south from the north, stands high and stands tall and independent. The gate is of Xieshan structure with double eaves. There is a bell tower on the left side and a drum tower on the right side of the gate. It means that it is built outside the upper gate of Shangdang. The platforms on the two floors are high and parallel. The buildings are high, the doors are low, the heights are scattered, and the masters and subordinates are different, which fully reflects the majesty of the feudal government and is full of national style. Shangdangmen, as a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level, has been repaired and painted for many times in recent years. Now shangdangmen is more magnificent and full of youth.

Go to the door of the party

Shangdangmen is a national cultural relic protection unit

Located at the north end of Fupo Street on the West Street of Changzhi City, it was the gate of Shangdang County Office in the Sui Dynasty. Shangdangmen was built in kaihuang period of Sui Dynasty. When Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was appointed as a driver in Luzhou, he built a large-scale construction project in the government office, adding Feilong palace and Defeng Pavilion. At its peak, there were more than 280 pavilions, halls, buildings and palaces. During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, it was destroyed by war. In 1370, the shangdangmen gate was rebuilt, and then the bell and Drum Tower was added. It was rebuilt in the third year of Hongzhi (1490). It was rebuilt again in 1932.

Note: Shangdang county was vast in Qin Dynasty, and then gradually narrowed. Shangdang County in Sui Dynasty only refers to Changzhi.

Basic introduction

Shangdang gate is the gate of Shangdang County Office in Sui Dynasty. It was built in kaihuang period of Sui Dynasty (about 581-600 AD). It is located in Gaogang at the north end of Fupo street in the center of Changzhi City. Shangdang County in Sui Dynasty only refers to Changzhi today. The term "Shangdang" refers to the highest place on Taihang Mountain, which is explained in Shiming: "the party is also the place where we live. It lies on the mountain, the highest, so it is called "Shangdang". The gate tower of shangdangmen is 1500 meters above sea level, which is very magnificent.

You can see the ancient city of Shangdang from the gate tower. You can see the mountains and waters from afar. In the first year of Jinglong (707 AD), Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji lived in Luzhou government office in shangdangmen. Based on the architecture of Sui Dynasty, he decorated Shangdang gate, and built dressing building, flower watching building, de Feng Pavilion and other buildings nearby. After he became emperor, he returned here to build Feilong palace, shengruiwei, wangyunxuan and so on. During the reign of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers went south in a large scale and captured Longde (now Changzhi City), and shangdangmen was destroyed in the flames of war. The existing shangdangmen was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. The Shangdang gate faces south from the north, stands high and stands tall and independent. The gate is of Xieshan structure with double eaves. There is a bell tower on the left side and a drum tower on the right side of the gate. It means that it is built outside the upper gate of Shangdang. The platforms on the two floors are high and parallel. The buildings are high, the doors are low, the heights are scattered, and the masters and subordinates are different, which fully reflects the majesty of the feudal government and is full of national style. Shangdangmen, as a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level, has been repaired and painted for many times.

Architectural history

According to the records of Luzhou, in the second year of the reign of emperor Taizhou in the Yuan Dynasty (1326), the government of the state (Tang Jian) was destroyed by the fire of war, and Wanyan, the Minister of the state, was renovated in the third year of the reign of emperor Taizhou (1326). In 1342, Zhang zhanfu, the Sheriff of Renwu County, rebuilt gongshengmingtang, which is the present affairs, the office of Cao, the guest officer, and the place where the Treasury was imprisoned. In the first year of Hongwu (1368), pan min, the governor of the state, was built on the former site. In the third year of Tianshun (1459), Zhizhou Wangji built a new houtang. In the third year of Chenghua (1467), Jichang, the governor of Chenghua, rebuilt the big house, which was destroyed for a long time.

The East and west sides of shangdangmen gate are the second floor of the bell and drum. According to the records of Luzhou, "the drum tower is on the east side of the current state. In the 32nd year of Hongwu (1399), Zhizhou Fu was built on the gate of Zicheng, and the base site still exists. In the 7th year of Tianshun (1463), Zhizhou Li Rui built the present platform, built on it, and merged with the bell tower. In the seventh year of Chenghua, Sun Ke, the governor of Zhizhou, built a platform with bricks and stones. The old building was destroyed and rebuilt in 1496. The bell tower is on the west side of the state. Hongwu 32 years (1399) Zhizhou Fu Sui construction, the old building destroyed Taiwan collapse. In the ninth year of Hongzhi's reign, the foundation of the platform was built, and the building was also rebuilt According to Lu Zhou Zhi, Kangxi, a nine year (1671) governor of the state of Korea, rebuilt and built the old cabinet books, the fast folk Zhuang, the Kwai Li house and the East and west gate gate. In twenty-nine years (1691), Liu Min Min looked forward to reconstructing two hall; Yong Zheng four years (1727), Shen Yimi rebuilt the sheds on the wall; in six years (1729), he managed to rebuilt the land shrine and Yin guesthouse; eight years (1731). ）In the fourth year of Qianlong reign (1740), Zhizhou Zhang Binglun rebuilt the second Hall and added an official hall to Yimen; in the sixth year (1742), Zhizhou Leichang changed zanzheng hall to zanhou temple. "

During the reign of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty (1126-1127), the Jin soldiers went south to attack Longde (now Changzhi City), and shangdangmen was destroyed in the flames of war. The existing shangdangmen and zuoci bell tower were rebuilt in Hongwu year of Ming Dynasty, while the drum tower on the right side was added in Tianshun year. The second floor of the bells and drums are arranged in parallel, one is "Fengchi", the other is "Yundong", to show the meaning of towering like a cloud. It has become the symbol of Changzhi City. Visitors can have a panoramic view of Changzhi City.

By the first year of the Republic of China, after years of war and man-made destruction, most of the buildings in shangdangmen had disappeared. At present, there are only the gate, the second floor of the bell and drum, the second Hall of the government, the office yard, the west garden and other buildings. Shangdangmen has become a very representative ancient building in Changzhi City.

The existing Shangdang gate and the bell and drum towers on both sides were built by Ma long, the governor of the Ming Dynasty. In the ninth year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, after six years in office, Ma long, the magistrate of Luzhou, carried out a large-scale renovation and reconstruction of the original bell and Drum Tower under the condition of "the government is in harmony with the people, and the government has more power". This is the bell and Drum Tower, and this is shangdangmen.

architectural composition

Shangdang gate is located in the north and south, with glazed screen wall and gate (also known as gate). The second floor of Guzhong occupies the left and right of the gate, two doors and two screen walls, middle door and East and west side doors, memorial archway, lobby, second hall, East and West side rooms, Feilong palace, Defang Pavilion, office yard, West Garden, yingchuntai, etc. The pavilions, halls and palaces are combined in a large scale. At present, only the gate, the second floor of the bell and drum, the second Hall of the mansion, the office yard and the west garden are left. The gate is arranged in parallel with the second floor of the bell and drum. The platform is high and the master and slave are different. The gate is three rooms wide and four rafters deep. The gate is opened in the Ming Dynasty, and the fan wall is built with green bricks between two times. The single eaves hang on the top of the mountain. The roof is decorated with gray ridge, board and tile. The second floor of the bell and drum is built with green bricks, including battlements, ticket holes and footpaths. The attic is built on the top, with three rooms wide and deep, and double eaves resting on the top of the mountain. There is a plaque on the bell tower on the right side, which is called "Fengchi", and a plaque on the drum tower on the left side, which is called "Yundong", to show the meaning of soaring into the clouds. The bell and Drum Tower on the outside is set against each other, the Dougong is dense, and the ridge animal is rich. It is an ancient architecture with national style in the local government office. Visitors can have a panoramic view of Changzhi City.

Address: north end of Fupo street, West Street, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province

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