Ancient crossbow platform

Ancient crossbow platform

According to the records of Hefei county annals, the ancient crossbow platform was built by Cao Cao at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. There were 500 strong crossbows, and they were named after the Imperial Navy.

brief introduction

There is a well on the ancient teaching crossbow platform. Because the well head is higher than the ridge of the street bungalow, it is called the well on the house. The water is sweet and the seasons are endless. The stone railings at the well head are simple and ancient. There are 23 rope ditches for lifting water. The stone quality of the rope ditches is as bright as jade. On the railings are engraved with the words "made by Sima Xiahou in the fourth year of Jin Tai Dynasty". Cao Cao's father was the son of the Xiahou family, and Cao Cao should also be the Xiahou family. Therefore, Xiahou Sheng built this well to commemorate his ancestors. Taichung Buddhist temple was built in the period of Xiaoliang in the Southern Dynasty. It was initially named Tiefo temple and renamed Mingjiao temple in the Tang Dynasty. The existing temple was built by yuan Hongmo, a adherent of the kingdom of heaven in Ciping, after he turned his hair into a monk. It is a famous temple in Jianghuai. Pine trees are widely planted on the platform, and the sun is covered with thick shade. Every time there is wind and waves, there is a pine Pavilion on the platform. "Teaching crossbow pine shade" is one of the ancient "eight scenes of Luzhou". The song Pavilion overlooks the whole city. There is a saying in the poem of predecessors that "you can visit Chu and Yu and take in the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers".

characteristic

The crossbow platform is 4.3 meters high and covers an area of 3800 square meters. There are two historic sites on the stage: wushangjing and Tingsong Pavilion. Wushangjing was named after the ridge of the houses. It was the source of drinking water for Cao's soldiers at that time. Tingsong Pavilion is the place where Cao Cao "looks at the enemy's situation, plans strategies and enjoys a cool rest". Around the loose beat tall and straight, thick shade block out the sun. Later known as one of the eight scenes of Luyang, "the teaching crossbow pine shade" is this. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, an iron Buddhist temple was built on the platform. During the Dali Period of the Tang Dynasty (around 776 A.D.), it was rebuilt and expanded, named Ming Jiaoyuan, and changed to Ming Jiaosi in the Ming Dynasty. It was destroyed in the war. In 1886, yuan Hongmo, the old man of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, traveled to collect money and rebuilt it as it was.

scenic spot

Mingjiao Temple

Mingjiao temple has been listed as a key temple in China. It consists of three parts: Buddha Hall, sutra Pavilion and Xixiang garden. The hall is divided into the main hall and the back hall, with more than 30 Buddha statues. The main hall is decorated with cornices, wind bells and a huge tin gourd on the ridge of the hall. The silver light shines straight into the sky, showing the majestic and solemn architectural characteristics of Chinese Buddhist temples. In the temple, the bells and drums are singing in unison, and the Sanskrit is full of magical religious color. Mingjiao temple, formerly known as Tiefo temple, was built in the Liang Tianjian period of the southern and Northern Dynasties. It has a history of more than 1400 years. One hundred years after its construction, it was destroyed by war. Wu zizeng, a Tang Dynasty poet, vividly summarized the historical evolution of Mingjiao Temple: "Cao Gong's Crossbow platform is now biqiu temple. The East Gate small river bridge, once flies the Wu Lord to ride With the change of dynasties, in many wars, Mingjiao Temple experienced ups and downs, and was completely destroyed in the fifth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty. Today, the main building of the Ming Temple was built during the reign of Guangxu. In front of the gate of Mingjiao temple, there used to be a south facing straight step, 33 steps. Later, in order to facilitate street traffic, the straight step was changed to East-West two-way. In front of the steps stood two stone lions several meters high. The stone lion's lines are rough and ferocious, which is daunting.

Wushangjing

There is an old well on the teaching crossbow platform, which is named "wushangjing" because the well head is higher than the roof ridge of a bungalow on the ground. The stone railings at the well head are simple and ancient, and are engraved with the words "made by Sima Xiahou in the palace in the fourth year of the beginning of Jin and Tai Dynasties". The well was once used by soldiers to quench their thirst. The water tastes sweet and the seasons are endless. After years of water lifting, there are 23 bright water lifting rope ditches on the stone plate at the well head. There are 23 deep ditches left at jinglankou, which can be regarded as the witness of thousands of years of history. Tingsong Pavilion: the famous Tingsong Pavilion is in the southeast corner of the small garden. The former site of Tingsong Pavilion used to be a mound of earth. It is said that Cao Cao once stood here to practice the water army. Later generations built a platform here to commemorate it, and named it "Tingsong Pavilion". It turned out that there were no pine trees on the crossbow platform. Because it was hot in summer in Luzhou, the soldiers could not endure the heat, so Cao Cao ordered them to plant pines and cypresses widely. After the pine trees grow, the wind blows and the pines surge. From then on, "teaching crossbow and pine shade" has become a famous scenic spot in Hefei, and Tingsong Pavilion also gets its name.

Guixi tomb

Guixi tomb, located on the west side of Tingsong Pavilion, is named after a mythical turtle and a chicken. The main building of Mingjiao temple was rebuilt in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. It is said that apart from preaching, master Tongyuan's biggest hobby was to raise turtles. The tortoise he raised had been with him for a long time and was very human. When he heard the Sutra sound, he opened and closed his mouth and recited it. When the monks chanted, the turtle would crawl in the shape of "Zhi", galloping on all fours, as if dancing after listening to a song. After the death of master Tongyuan, the turtle also died of depression and was buried in this place by the monk. After Hefei was occupied by the Japanese army in May 1938, the monk Zang Yin, the leader of the Ming Temple at that time, was unwilling to be humiliated and died by drinking poison. When Zang Yin was alive, he raised a rooster. It is said that whenever Zang Yin went to the temple to chant Buddhism, the rooster would follow suit. After the chicken died of no illness, Zang Yin buried it near the turtle grave, which later generations collectively referred to as "turtle chicken grave". Because the sound of "Guixi" is close to "Guiji", it has been said for a long time that it is homophonic to "Guixi tomb".

Tianwang Hall

Along the steps into the front hall of the heavenly king hall, there is a "exhibition room of cultural relics of the Three Kingdoms" in the east of the hall, displaying the military flags of Wei, Shu and Wu in those years, swords and halberds used in the battlefield, and strong bows and hard crossbows related to the crossbow platform. On the wall, there is a quatrains written by poet Liu Yefeng in his hand: "he holds up his sword and bow to win over the east of the river, and his Qi is like a rainbow. The cavalry had no choice but to meet the east wind. "

Reclining Buddha Hall

Three elegant and simple censers, green smoke curling. Around the censer is the main hall. The clay and gold plaque hanging above the door is inscribed by Mr. Zhao Puchu. On the red wall, the six powerful characters of "Amitabha Buddha in the South" are the precious ink of master Hongyi (Li Shutong). It is very rare and is a treasure of calligraphy and painting in Mingjiao temple. The five Buddha statues in the main hall are the treasures of the Ming Temple, all from Beijing. According to the record of Beijing inviting Buddha in Jianghuai literature and history, Hefei once sent people to Beijing three times to invite Buddha. With the strong support of the Beijing cultural relics department, Mingjiao Temple invited back the five Buddha statues. On both sides of the hall are statues of the eighteen Arhats, with different shapes and vivid expressions. The big bell on the left side of the hall was cast during the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty. Its sound is melodious and clear. When it strikes, its sound can spread all over the old city. It is one of the few historical relics in the temple. Behind the hall of reclining Buddha is the hall of dizang, and the southeast corner is the garden in the temple. Although the garden is not big, the ancient well and Tingsong Pavilion, built in the ancient pavilion on the high platform of the garden, have a long history. It is said that the ancient well was dug by the Wei army at that time. Because it was higher than the roof of the ground, it was called "Wushang well". The well was renovated in the Jin Dynasty, and the word "Sima Xiahou shengzao" still exists around the well fence. It can be inferred that the ancient well has a history of more than 1700 years. More than 20 deep ditches along the inner edge of the well are formed by the long-term pulling and grinding of the water drawing rope, which seems to tell people the historical vicissitudes of the well on the house.

Historical evolution

Jiaoluotai was originally outside the old city. In the Song Dynasty, Hefei city was expanded, and its site was enclosed in the city. Since then, although the city of Hefei has experienced numerous storms, the crossbow platform has always stood up, and has become a historical witness of the rise and fall of Hefei. Jiaoluotai, also known as dianjiangtai, is on the north side of the east section of Huaihe Road in Hefei. Mingjiao temple, which is listed by the State Council as a national key open temple, stands on the "ancient crossbow platform" with a height of 5 meters and an area of 4260 square meters. One hundred years after the construction of the ancient crossbow platform, it was destroyed by the war. During the Dali Period of the Tang Dynasty, an iron Buddha with a height of one foot and eight feet was excavated from the ancient jiaoluotai site. At that time, Pei Seri, the governor of Luzhou, played a role in the imperial court. Emperor Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to rebuild it. It was named "Mingjiao Temple" and is still in use today. Wu zizeng, a Tang Dynasty poet, vividly summarized the historical evolution of Mingjiao Temple: "Cao Gong's Crossbow platform is now biqiu temple. The East Gate small river bridge, once flies the Wu Lord to ride With the change of dynasties, in many wars, the ancient crossbow platform experienced ups and downs, and was completely destroyed in the fifth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. The main building of the ancient crossbow platform was built in Guangxu period.

According to historical records, during the period of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao, the leader of Wei Dynasty, arrived in Hefei four times. He built the high platform to coach the strong crossbow soldiers, and ordered the platform to resist the eastern Wu Shui army. The platform had a steep foundation with bricks and stones on the edge. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao "taught the strong crossbow to resist the Wu Zhou division", so it was named "jiaonutai". In 1981, it was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit of the province.

tourist guide

get accommodation

Geographical location of ancient crossbow platform (red dot mark)

Hefei's accommodation prices are relatively cheap. There are very good hotels on Changjiang Road and baihuajing Road near Huaihe Road. The price of double standard room is generally 100-200. If the economic conditions are good, you can choose Gujing Holiday Hotel on Changjiang Road East.

traffic

Take bus 1, 3, 9, 101, 103, 106 to Xiaodongmen station and walk northward, or take bus 2, 102 to Xiaoyaojin station and walk southward for 10 minutes.

shopping

Huaihe Road Pedestrian Street and middle Changjiang Road in the south are the commercial centers of Hefei. At the same time, the price level of Hefei is low, which is definitely a good place for tourists to shop.

Best travel season

Hefei is a subtropical monsoon climate zone with four distinct seasons, mild climate and abundant sunshine. The annual average temperature is 15.7 ℃, the coldest in January, the average temperature is 2.4 ℃, the hottest in July, the average temperature is 28.4 ℃. The average annual precipitation is about 1000 mm, and there is more rain in the period of the intersection of spring and autumn and summer. The annual average frost free period is 228 days, and the annual average relative humidity is 77%. The main natural disasters are drought, waterlogging, cold current, low temperature, excessive rain, late spring cold, strong wind and late frost

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