Former residence of Feng Zicai

Former residence of Feng Zicai: the tomb of Feng Zicai is located on a small hill in the northeast of niqiao village, dongshabu Township, Qinzhou City, 13 kilometers away from Qinzhou City. Surrounded by mountains, it is full of green and pleasant scenery. The main tomb covers an area of about 1200 square meters from the north to the south. The roof of the tomb is carved into a temple style eaves with 2 meters long and half meters wide granite. Under the eaves, there is a pair of exquisitely carved stone pillars of Panlong. In front of the tomb, there are three worship platforms 5 meters long and 6 meters wide. On the left and right, there are one pair of stone statues of Wenshi, Wujiang, lion, tiger and horse. They are well proportioned, vivid and exquisitely made. In front of the tomb, there are eight stone pillars with lion's head, four long and four short, which are engraved with a couplet saying: "ten thousand li dry city, a pillar; gold and stone with an inch of heart, fragrance of all ages.".

Former residence of Feng Zicai

Feng Zicai's former residence, also known as gongbaodi, is located in baishuitang village, Qinzhou Town, Qinzhou City. Fenggongbaodi covers an area of more than 150000 square meters with a construction area of 2020 square meters. It includes three small hills shaped like crouching tiger, which are called "Crouching Tiger land" by local people. Surrounded by high walls, there are three main buildings in the wall, each of which is divided into three rooms, each of which is divided into three small rooms, a total of 9 rooms and 27 small rooms, forming a distinctive "three rows and nine" architectural mode. The interior beams, columns, doors, windows and plaques are mostly made of precious lattice wood. The relief work is exquisite, the mural color is gorgeous, the modelling is dignified, simple and rigorous.

geographical environment

The former residence covers a total area of 152200 square meters, of which the main building area is 2020 square meters. It is a courtyard layout, with 3 rows, 9 seats and 27 rooms facing south, all of which are beam lifting brick and wood structures. The building pays attention to firm and practical, without luxurious decoration, but with high quality and fine art. There are also temples, pagodas, buildings, stables, fish ponds, wells, gardens, orchards and other ancillary buildings, with walls built outside. There is a new forest of Steles at the east end of the courtyard. The handwriting is exquisite and elegant, and the handwriting is strong and powerful. It has its own scenery. The former residence covers three mountains, one water and one field, with six corner Pavilion, three women's early days, treasure house, study, tiger whip tower, vegetable garden, etc. it is a typical southern mansion complex of Qing Dynasty, with simple and elegant artistic features.

The former residence was built in the first year of Guangxu (1875 AD), covering an area of 64350 square meters. It was the headquarters for Feng Zicai to reorganize his troops and go to the front line of anti French. The residence is built in brick and wood structure, including three hills, surrounded by a wall. The house is divided into three parts, three buildings for each part and three styles for each part. It is 40.5 meters wide and 45 meters deep. The main building is 3 rooms wide, with beam closing and bucket passing

Mixed frame, hard hilltop, sand silo tile cover.

Main attractions

Since September 2010, Qinzhou City has actively responded to the party's and state's policy of opening museums, libraries and various cultural former residences free of charge to benefit the people. Liu Feng's former residence and other places have opened the door for free, realizing barrier free and zero threshold access, maximizing the protection of the people's basic cultural rights and interests, improving the utilization rate of cultural facilities, and allowing the people to share cultural development opportunities Fruit. So that more and more people visit Liu Feng's former residence, people can feel the influence of history and culture, and social benefits are also highlighted.

Feng Zicai's tomb is located on a hill in the northeast of niqiao village, dongshabu Township, Qinzhou City, 13 kilometers away from Qinzhou City. Surrounded by mountains, it is full of green and pleasant scenery. The main tomb covers an area of about 1200 square meters from the north to the south. The roof of the tomb is carved into a temple style eaves with 2 meters long and half meters wide granite. Under the eaves, there is a pair of exquisitely carved stone pillars of Panlong. In front of the tomb, there are three worship platforms 5 meters long and 6 meters wide. On the left and right, there are one pair of stone statues of Wenshi, Wujiang, lion, tiger and horse. They are well proportioned, vivid and exquisitely made. In front of the tomb, there are eight stone pillars with lion's head, four long and four short, which are engraved with a couplet saying: "ten thousand li dry city, a pillar; gold and stone with an inch of heart, fragrance of all ages.".

There is a stele Pavilion about 500 meters behind the tomb beside the highway. In the pavilion, there is a huge stele symbolizing the rank of officials. The inscription is "the Great Qing Dynasty granted the title of general Ronglu, the Great Qing Dynasty granted the title of general Taizi Shaobao, the hereditary light vehicle Duwei and Yiyun Biwei of Guizhou Province, and Feng yongyigong Shinto.". On the tombstone, the amount of "merit lies in the party and the state", and the couplet on both sides is "the last love is not only Sangzi, but also Liu Feng". In front of the tombstone, there are confession cases, steps and carpet shaped worship platform, which are magnificent. After visiting Feng Zicai's tomb, Tian Han, a famous Chinese playwright and poet, once wrote a poem of seven rhythms in "hanging on Feng Zicai's tomb": "in the east of the ancient city on the Bank of niqiaoling, he was stationed in the chariot to hang Cuiweng. The song roars like a horse in battle, and the fragrance of flowers presents the hero. The demon river left into regret, resistance to the south of France has great achievements. In the past hundred years, there has been a lot of painful history, so we should not lose Liu Feng. " The poem sums up Feng Zicai's life to a high degree.

People involved

Feng Zicai (1818-1903), a native of Qinzhou, was named nangan and Cuiting. He was a general in the late Qing Dynasty and served successively as governor of Guangxi and Guizhou. It was nearly 70 years old in the Sino French war in 1885. In zhennanguan (today's friendship pass), the French army fought a bloody battle with straw sandals and swords. They took advantage of the victory to pursue Wenyuan, Liangshan and other places in Vietnam, annihilating more than 1000 French troops, which is known as the "great victory of zhennanguan". After his death, he was buried in the east of Qinzhou City. The tomb was built in 1905. There are inscriptions, stone figures, stone horses and stone archways in front of the tomb, which is of great scale.

Traffic information

Take bus No.15 to Wanguo square station, get off and walk about 500 meters.

Address: niqiao village, Shabu Town, Qinnan District, Qinzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Longitude: 108.62427254507

Latitude: 21.984409881794

Tel: 0777-2857222; 0777-36

Tour time: 2 hours

Ticket information: 5 yuan

Opening hours: 8:30-18:30

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