Xuanwu Lingtai

Xuanwu Lingtai is also called Gongji terrace. On the terrace, there is a huailou, surrounded by Zhaoyang academy, Quzi temple, Lvbo Pavilion, haiguang Lou, etc. From a distance, the pavilions are well arranged, with verdant trees, birds singing and flowers fragrance, one of the twelve scenes in Zhaoyang.

Xuanwu Lingtai

Famous scenic spots in Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province

The "Xuanwu Lingtai" scenic spot on the Bank of haichi river is surrounded by pavilions, towering trees and beautiful scenery. This is the largest cultural landscape in Xinghua City, with a history of more than 700 years. Xuanwu Lingtai is located in Gaofu, north of haizichi in the north city. It was built in the Song Dynasty and was originally named Xuanwu Lingtai. It is one of the twelve sceneries in Zhaoyang. Zhan Shilong, the county magistrate of the Yuan Dynasty, studied here, so it is also known as the reading building. In 1538, county magistrate Fu Pei opened the Yudai River water diversion pool. In order to consolidate the city defense, the platform was rebuilt and renamed Gongji platform. The platform is 6 meters high, 16 meters long and 15 meters wide, covering an area of about 1300 square meters. The front door is carved with the word "Gongji". There are circle doors on both sides of the East and West, Zhaoyang Academy on the East platform, and Quzi temple in memory of Quyuan in the north of the courtyard. The moon cave gate in the west is the Green Wave Pavilion, and the pavilion in the north is the haiguang building. In 1686, Kong Shangren, the author of Peach Blossom Fan, once lived here. In the west of the Green Wave Pavilion, there is a moon gate with a flower wall. Inside, there is a memorial hall dedicated to Xinghua County Magistrates. In the autumn of 1945, Taiwan was destroyed by war. In recent years, it has been rebuilt one after another and is gradually restoring its original appearance.

Historical records

According to historical records, the first year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1225), Xinghua

In order to defend the Jinbing and the newly rising Mongolian soldiers and other northern troops from crossing Huainan, Chen long, the county magistrate, built a 3.5-kilometer-long Tucheng, four gates in Southeast and northwest and four water gates around the county government office, and built a high platform on the south side of the Tucheng to the north of the county government office. According to the orientation of the five elements and the Xuanwu (tortoise) in the corresponding "four elephants", he built this platform The platform is named Xuanwu platform. At the same time, on the "Xuanwu platform", a "Jin Huai building" was built, which implied "attack and defense" and was close to the Huaihe River. Zhan Shilong, the county magistrate of the Yuan Dynasty, studied here, so it is also known as the reading building.

Historical development

In 1538, county magistrate Fu Pei opened the Yudai River water diversion pool. In order to consolidate the city defense, the platform was rebuilt and renamed Gongji platform. The platform is 6 meters high, 16 meters long and 15 meters wide, covering an area of about 1300 square meters. The front door is carved with the word "Gongji". There are circle doors on both sides of the East and West, Zhaoyang Academy on the East platform, and Quzi temple in memory of Quyuan in the north of the courtyard. In the west, the moon cave gate is the Green Wave Pavilion, and in the north is the haiguang tower.

In the autumn of 1644, the first year of Hongguang in the Southern Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa and his adopted son Shi Dewei, the hero of the anti Qing Dynasty stationed in Yangzhou, went to Xinghua to inspect the city defense, boarded the "gongjitai" to observe the terrain, changed the name of "Jinghuai building" to "haiguang building", and improvised the plaque of "haiguang building" hanging on the building. In the Qing Dynasty, it was taboo by Xuanye, the sage, and changed its name to yuanwutai. In 1686, Kong Shangren, the author of Peach Blossom Fan, once lived here.

Xuanwu Lingtai scenic spot took shape in the Southern Song Dynasty. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had been built and expanded for more than 10 times. It has successively built memorial hall, Jingxian Temple (later changed to Quzi Temple), Zhaoyang academy and stele hall. It has been praised by more than 100 literati and officials at all levels, resulting in a large number of poems, including more than 100 poems and steles There are more than 10 notes, 3 Fu, 8 Ci and 8 preface (postscript). At the same time, it also produced "gongjitai singing collection" and "Xinghua gongjitai Zhi" poetry collection organized by Yu linnian, magistrate of Tongzhi County in the Qing Dynasty in 1867, as well as Kong Shangren's famous drama "Peach Blossom Fan", which greatly enriched the cultural connotation and historical heritage of "Xuanwu Lingtai" scenic spot, making it comparable with Yangzhou Pingshan hall and Gaoyou Wenyou station It is one of the important scenic spots in northern and central Jiangsu.

Twelve scenes of Shaoyang

Twelve sceneries of Zhaoyang: Jingyuan Mingtang, Sanlu Yimiao, Canglang Pavilion, Xuanwu Lingtai, sunset of Yangshan, Yanshu of Nanjin, Yuji of Donggao, Chunyun of dragon tongue, autumn moon of Shenghu, Qingxia of wooden pagoda, lotus pond of Shili and melon garden of Liangxiang. Located in the center of Jiangsu Province, Xinghua City is a provincial historical and cultural city which has experienced more than 4300 years of vicissitudes. It is famous for its rich human resources, abundant natural resources and numerous scenic spots. The "eight scenes of Zhaoyang" originated in Yuan Dynasty and the "ten scenes of Zhaoyang" and "Twelve scenes of Zhaoyang" (also known as "Twelve scenes of Yangshan") named in Hongxi and Wanli years of Ming Dynasty are a condensed historical picture.

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