Tao Gongshan

Tao Gongshan

Taogong mountain, formerly known as Taoshan, is located along the Jiangxi Road, bordering on the Xiangjiang River and the surging Xiangshui river. It is named after the pot shaped mountain. It has been a must for military strategists since ancient times. Tao Kan, a famous general in Jin Dynasty, once stationed troops here, so later generations changed his name to Tao Gong mountain. On and near Taogong mountain, there are many cultural relics or remains, such as taokan Yiguan tomb, he Tengjiao Yiguan tomb, tangxing temple, WangHeng Pavilion, tangxing bridge, etc.

(1) Tao Kan.

Due to the meritorious service of unifying the army to defend the outside world and pacifying Su Jun and others at home, the officials went to the Shizhong, Taiwei, Jingjiang and other eight prefectural military, led Jingzhou, Jiangzhou governor, granted Changsha Duke, and enlisted the western general. After his death in the ninth year of Xianhe (334 A.D.), he was buried in Changsha. Emperor Cheng of Jin granted him the title of "Huan". In memory of him, Yiguan tomb was built at the site of his Garrison. The inscription in the middle of the tombstone reads: "the cemetery of taohuan, the governor of Jin Dynasty", and the couplet on both sides says: "Bai Bi is industrious and rich in Maotu, and the governor of eight prefectures is left with Songluo." There are two pavilions for fishing and Wangyue in the fishing area. His military mansion was also built as a stone temple (today's tangxing Temple).

(2) he Tengjiao.

Zi Yuncong, born in Liping, Guizhou Province, was a supervisor in the late Ming Dynasty and a Bachelor of wuyingdian. In the sixth year of Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, he was defeated in Xiangtan and captured by the Qing soldiers. He was killed in the Southeast Liushui bridge of the county. The Yongming king of the Southern Ming Dynasty was deeply mourned when he heard about this. Nine people were given sacrifices to "the king of central Hunan" and "Wen lie". In memory of him, later generations built his tomb beside taokan's tomb. There is a poem in the sacrificial ceremony of the Qing Dynasty: "fortunately, the king Wenlie of Hunan was buried, the air of Taogong mountain was gloomy and blue, and the tourists went on a green outing to repair the tomb, and they fought for the memorial of the orchid and the fragrance of the tomb."

(3) tangxing temple.

It was named Shitou temple in Jin Dynasty. In Tang Dynasty, Zhiyan, a famous monk, lived here. There is Zhiyan stone pagoda beside the temple, so it is also called Shita temple. Liu Yuxi, a great literary scholar and poet of the Tang Dynasty, once wrote Shi taming, a great master of Zhiyan More than five miles to the west of Changsha Tan, Tao Kan's former residence is stone temple. In front of the gate is the Xiangjiang River. He calls for the name of a lawyer to flow with XiangLiu instead of himself. " There is a wall around the temple. The mountain gate is at the Jinji bridge in the east of the temple. There is a bell and drum tower inside the temple. Outside the main gate is a hexagonal stone pagoda with iron roof. Maitreya is worshipped in the front hall, followed by four heavenly kings and eighteen Arhats. The plaque reads "everyone is happy.". The main hall is dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha, pharmacist Buddha and dizang King Bodhisattva, while the back hall is dedicated to thousand handed Guanyin Buddha. There is a courtyard in the back of the hall, with the original Pavilion of Water Pavilion, green pines and cypresses, Tung flower begonia, which is very considerable. It is said that Chu suiliang wrote a poem: "in the distant mountains, the chieftains of the mountains and the soldiers of the mountains are green and smoky, and the flowers of tung trees bloom in February; in the light night of Jiuqu, the moon is hanging in front of the crabapple." The Qing Dynasty also wrote a poem: "in the thousand year old stone path of the ancient temple, beside the diaotang, the Buddhist palace, the putuan monk's three turns of silence, the shadow of the pagoda, and the Zen are half empty. The cause of the Jin and Tang Dynasty bell chime silence, the origin of the mantle water clouds. I'll tell you more about Chu Gong with Duan Qin

According to historical records: in the sixth year of Yonghui (655 AD), Chu suiliang, a minister appointed by the imperial court and a great calligrapher, was demoted as the governor of Tanzhou after admonishing Emperor Gaozong to establish Wu Zhaoyi (Wu Zetian). Chu gonghuai was angry. As for Xiangtan, he traveled to Shita temple and wrote: "prospering the temple in the Tang Dynasty", so the name of the temple was changed. The original stone is a national famous plaque, which is now stored in the city museum. When Du Fu of Tang Dynasty visited here, he saw the book of Duke Chu. The poem praised him and said, "what is the talent of Jia Fu? The book of Duke Chu is incomparable."

Poets of all ages left many beautiful sentences here. Such as: the Tang Dynasty poet Du Xunhe "Ji Hou Deng Tang Xing temple water Pavilion" poem: "a rain three autumn, depression between ancient temples. There's a place like home mountain. When new things happen in the day, no one has time. I will know the meaning of the old monk, not necessarily love songguan. Meng bin of the Five Dynasties wrote a poem in the Xiangjiang Pavilion: "staying alone in the middle-aged Temple of Dali, the cage has no intention. Cold mountain dream of a Xin, frost leaves all over the forest, autumn is deep Xiangjiang Pavilion is located on the side of tangxing temple. The poem "Xiangjiang Pavilion of tangxing Temple" written by Zhang Mu in the Song Dynasty: "the temple is abandoned, the cangyan is towering, the river is far away, the river is bright, the wind and thunder destroy the calligraphy, and the years are old. If you sit still, you will know the taste of tea. Long Oh Yishui sentence, looking back if merciless

Tang Xingqiao.

At the foot of Taogong mountain, it connects with yaowan. It's named for its proximity to tangxing temple. It was built in the Tang Dynasty and has been maintained for generations. So far, it is well preserved and vehicles can still pass by. The bridge body is a single hole granite structure, with a clear span of 12 meters and a width of 6 meters. In the old days, it was the only way from Xiangtan city to Xiangxiang, Hengshan and Shaoyang. Both sides of the bridge deck are granite railings, with stone carved lion, elephant, deer and rabbit on the column head. Walking on the bridge, the Xiangjiang River is blue, the boats and masts stand in forest, the Myrica oasis, the rivers and mountains emerge, and the stone mouth stands majestically in the wind. In modern times, the famous educationists and calligraphers in Xiangtan wrote the four characters of "famous scenery of rivers and mountains", which were engraved on the cliff near the river. In the third year of Xianfeng (1853), Lin Shaozhang led the Taiping army to conquer Xiangtan in April of the ancient calendar, and the Xuanxiang army launched a land and water war with it. It was an important battle to determine the final fate of both sides. In history, it was called the "battle of Xiangtan". There was a battle barrier beside the Xingqiao bridge in the Tang Dynasty.

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