Wenchang gate

Wenchang gate

Wenchang gate, located between Yongning gate (South Gate) and Heping gate, was opened in 1986. It is the fifth gate from the west of the south wall.

Introduction to Chengmen

Wenchang gate, located between Yongning gate (South Gate) and Heping gate, was opened in 1986. It is the fifth gate from the west of the south wall. At the end of 1960s, in order to facilitate the evacuation of war preparedness, Xi'an city expanded the city wall at the south entrance of the original baishulin Street into a gap, and opened up a new city gate.

Different from other city gates, Kuixing tower was built on the city wall of Xi'an in the past, which is the only facility on the city wall of Xi'an that has nothing to do with military defense. Kuixing is one of the 28 constellations in the Kuixing system. According to ancient legends, it is the God who dominates the rise and fall of the literary movement. It is honored as "Wenqu star" and "Wenchang star". If it is touched by his Zhubi, it will produce flowers and become the number one scholar. Therefore, there are Kuixing buildings dedicated to incense in ancient Confucian temples and universities. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xi'an Fu Xue and Confucius Temple were built next to the city wall, where today's stele forest museum is located. Kuixing tower was built on the city wall. Kuixing building was repeatedly damaged in the historical storm and was restored in 1986. The newly opened gate downstairs of Kuixing is named Wenchang gate.

historical geography

Historically, the area between Wenchang gate and Yongning gate of Xi'an city wall has been the place where the state and local cultural and educational institutions are located since the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, this section of the city wall is the south wall of the Tang imperial city. The imperial city wall corresponds to wubenfang in Chang'an city of the Tang Dynasty. There is the Imperial College, namely Guozijian, which is the highest institution of learning in the country.

Wenchang gate has a rich cultural heritage and cultural heritage as the background. At the foot of the city wall in Wenchang gate is an academy street. On both sides and in the middle of the street are calligraphy, painting and classical works of art. Walking in this street, you can feel like walking into a world full of ink, strong classical flavor and strong artistic atmosphere. At individual stalls, calligraphers and painters are splashing ink and writing letters, foreshadowing dragon travel, and the cultural atmosphere is no less than that of the past. A commercial street in the north-south direction of the city gate is cypress forest. Since the 1980s, both sides of cypress forest street have been gradually transformed into facade houses. After entering the new century, baishulin street has experienced several times of widening and transformation, and gradually formed today's appearance. Now, cypress forest Street still maintains a wide sidewalk, shops stand on both sides of the street, flower shops, advertising shops, wedding photo studio everywhere, has become a unique commercial street. Outside the gate of the city is the road of literature and art, where many literary and art groups gather, such as Shaanxi song and dance theater, Shaanxi Orchestra, Shaanxi Academy of traditional opera, Shaanxi Peking Opera Troupe, etc.

Celestial Star Officer

Wenchang star plays an important role in Chinese folk belief. As the name of Celestial Star official, Chinese folk believe that it is a special management of human reading and literary fame. Wenchang noble is actually the temporary official palace of the God of food.

The number of crape myrtle shows that Wenchang star belongs to Xinjin, which is the south star. He is the head of Wenkui. His master is upright, literary and artistic. He is eloquent, clear-cut, handsome, laborious in his youth, and getting better in his middle age. Wenchang gate on the south side of Beilin Museum is called Wenchang star, which is regarded by the people as a celestial official who specially manages reading and literary fame. Wenchang noble is actually the temporary official palace of the God of food. For example, the God of food of a is c. the role of the God of food is to show off the body, which is also called "Wenxing". Binglu lives in Si, so Jia regards Si as Wenchang.

Kuixing tower is built on the city wall here, which is the only facility on the city wall of Xi'an that has nothing to do with military defense. Kuixing, also known as "Kuixing" and "kuishu", is one of the twenty-eight constellations. According to ancient legends, Kuixing is the God who dominates the rise and fall of Wenyun, and is honored as "Wenqu star" and "Wenchang star". If you are touched by his Zhubi, you will be able to make a wonderful pen and become number one. Therefore, there were Kuixing buildings dedicated to incense in ancient Confucian temples and universities. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xi'an Fu Xue and Confucius Temple were built next to the city wall (today's stele forest museum), and Kuixing tower was also built on the city wall. Kuixing building was restored in 1986. Here, tourists can see Wenchang star's face, which is half awake and half drunk, drinking like life, slovenly, fluffy, and staggering. The new gate downstairs of Kuixing was naturally named Wenchang gate.

Star geomancy

Geomantic omen refers to Wenchang, which is used to explain the position beneficial to reading and gaining fame. Wenchang's position varies with different schools of Feng Shui. The Wenchang position of Gannan traditional geomantic omen is the crown belt of the four big situations of Hetu, and the temporary official palace is the Wenchang position. In some esoteric books, many materials about the twenty-eight constellations in the sky are introduced. Among the 28 stars, the first star of the western white tiger seven is Kui, which is a star in charge of culture and arts. Because "Kui" and "Kui" are homonymous, and they are the first of the seven nights, "Kui" stands for the first place in the general meaning of Chinese, so the meaning of "Kui" is full of meaning, and it has the metaphor of "taking the lead". "Kuixing giving duel" is the favorite image of ancient imperial examination people. It has auspicious and successful achievements. "Kui" star is the God in charge of literary movement. At first, in the Han Dynasty, there was a saying in the article of Kui Zhu in the contract of filial piety to the God. Song Jun's note: Kuixing is like a painting of words, and Kuixing is replaced by Kuixing. These are the materials about Wenchang Kuixing. As for the folk saying that "Kuixing gives the fight and takes the lead", the main idea of this saying is: to get the holy meaning (Interpretation: to get the emperor's appreciation), which is independent of the central stone in front of the No.1 scholar's hall, and there are Shenglong and juao carved in the middle of the time. Wenchang emperor is also known as Zitong, Wenchang emperor, Jishun king, Yingxian king, Zitong master, Zitong emperor and leiying emperor. As for the view of Wenchang star, it is recorded in the book of Tianguan in historical records: "Dou Kui Dai Kuang has six stars, Japanese Wenchang star, one day general, two days general, three days prime minister, four days command, five days command, six days command."

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Address: South of Beilin Museum, Beilin District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province

Longitude: 108.95283719245

Latitude: 34.252046472528

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