Yueyang Tower

--With a total area of more than 1300 square kilometers, Yueyang Tower is a national key scenic spot announced by the State Council.

--It takes Yueyang Tower Scenic Spot as the core, including nine scenic spots, including ancient city district, Junshan, Nanhu, Tuan lake, Bajiao lake, Guluo River, Tieshan reservoir, Fushou mountain, huanggai lake, etc.

--The famous work Yueyang Tower written by Fan Zhongyan in the Northern Song Dynasty makes this famous building by Dongting Lake a household name.

--The roof form of Yueyang Tower is very unique. It adopts the top structure of ancient general helmet, which is also unique in the history of ancient architecture in China.

--Now, when you climb on the top of a three story high-rise building and look out from the fence, you can see the vast waters of the Dongting Lake. You can't help but hear those beautiful words from the ages.

Yueyang Tower

Yueyang Tower is located on the west gate wall of Yueyang City, Hunan Province, overlooking Dongting and Junshan in front. Since ancient times, it has the reputation of "water in Dongting and Yueyang Tower in Yueyang". Together with huanghe tower in Wuhan, Hubei Province and Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, it is known as "three famous towers in Jiangnan". In January 1988, it was designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council.

The main building of Yueyang Tower is 19.42 meters high, 14.54 meters deep and 17.42 meters wide. It is a three story, four column, cornice, helmet top and pure wood structure. In the building, four Phoebe gold pillars run straight through the top of the building, surrounded by corridors, beams, rafters and purlins.

Yueyang Tower is the only ancient building to keep its original appearance among the three famous buildings. Its unique helmet top structure reflects the wisdom of the ancient working people and the exquisite design and skills of skilled craftsmen. Fan Zhongyan's well-known Yueyang Tower in the Northern Song Dynasty made Yueyang Tower famous.

Historical evolution

Yueyang Tower was first built around 220 A.D. its predecessor is said to be the "Yuejun tower" of Lu Su, a great general of the eastern Wu Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms period. It was called "baling tower" in the Western Jin Dynasty and the southern and Northern Dynasties.

In the third year of Yuanjia (426) of the Southern Song Dynasty, Yan Yanzhi, the Minister of Zhongshu and the great poet, passed by baling and wrote a poem named "Shangdu and zhangxiangzhou ascended baling tower". In the poem, there was a sentence of "Qingfen Ji Yueyang", and the name of "Yueyang" was first seen in poetry.

After Li Bai wrote poems in the middle Tang Dynasty, it was called "Yueyang Tower". At this time, baling city was changed into Yueyang City, and baling tower was also called Yueyang Tower.

In the spring of 1044, Teng Zijing was relegated to Yuezhou to know the military affairs. In the spring of 1045, Teng Zijing rebuilt Yueyang Tower and planned to build Yanhong dike. Yueyang Tower was destroyed by fire in October of 1078, the first year of Yuanfeng in Northern Song Dynasty. In the spring of 1079, the second year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zheng Minzhan, the acting magistrate of Yuezhou, rebuilt Yueyang Tower. In the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1085) in Mengxia, Mi Fu wrote Yueyang Tower as a banner to present to those who asked for the book. During the reign of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty (1102-1106), sun Xie, the governor of Yuezhou, rebuilt Yueyang Tower.

In the first month of 1129, the third year of Jianyan in Southern Song Dynasty, Yueyang Tower was damaged by fire. In 1198, Yueyang Tower was rebuilt. Yueyang Tower was destroyed by fire on June 21 and 23, 1224, the 17th year of Jiading in Southern Song Dynasty. Yueyang Tower was rebuilt in 1251, the 11th year of Chunhu in Southern Song Dynasty.

From Xuande to Zhengtong (1426-1438), General Liu Yanzhen renovated Yueyang Tower. In May 1472, the Yueyang Tower was rebuilt and completed. In 1523, Yuezhou magistrate Han Shiying rebuilt Yueyang Tower and edited Yueyang Tower poetry anthology. In 1527, the Yueyang Tower was damaged by lightning. In 1564, Li Linyang, the magistrate of Yuezhou, renovated the Yueyang Tower and wrote the story of rebuilding the Yueyang Tower. In 1567, the first year of Longqing in Ming Dynasty, Li Shi, the magistrate of Yuezhou, gradually repaired the city walls and rebuilt Yueyang Tower.

In September of 1646, Yueyang Tower was destroyed by war. In 1650, the magistrate Li ruoxing rebuilt it. It was destroyed in a fire. In 1663, Yueyang Tower was rebuilt. In the spring of 1683, the 22nd year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, Li Yushi, the magistrate of Yuezhou, and Zhao Shiheng, the magistrate of baling, advocated donation for the reconstruction of Yueyang Tower. In 1688, a fire broke out in Yuezhou, extending the Yueyang Tower. In 1740, governor ban Di of Huguang set aside the helm to repair Yuezhou city wall and Yueyang Tower. In winter, the Yueyang Tower and the city wall were rebuilt. The reconstructed Yueyang Tower has three floors, and a hotel is built on the right side of the building. In 1742, Yuezhou magistrate Huang Ning Road repaired Yueyang Tower and donated the front hall of the hotel. The following year, Zhang zhaoshu, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower was invited to lay it on louping. In 1774, the prefects of Yuezhou and baling asked to repair the city. Liang Guozhi, governor of Hunan Province, and other officials successively repaired Fu Cheng Yuan, Yueyang Tower and Wenxing Pavilion. In 1775, Xiong Mao, the magistrate of Baling County, undertook to build Yueyang Tower, built "Wangxian Pavilion" on the right side of the tower, and rebuilt "XianMei Pavilion" on the left side of the tower.

After Zhai Shenghuan left his post in 1821, Zhiqin, the new magistrate, continued to persuade Yang Tingzhu and Zhai Shenghuan to donate money and repair Yueyang Tower. In the ninth year of Daoguang reign (1829) of the Qing Dynasty, LV enzhan, the magistrate of Yuezhou, advised him to donate money to repair Yueyang Tower and XianMei Pavilion. In December of 1839, Zhai Shenggao, the acting magistrate of Yuezhou, repaired Yueyang Tower. And built "Doumu Pavilion". In 1867, Zeng Guoquan appropriated yuekali tax to rebuild Yueyang Tower. "Doumu Pavilion" will be transformed into "three drunk Pavilion". He Shaoji's inscription "Liuxian Pavilion" hangs on the pavilion's forehead. In 1873, Zhang Derong, the governor of Yuezhou, advised him to donate money to renovate the foundation of Yueyang Tower and build Chenhan Pavilion. In 1880, Zhang Derong, the governor of Yuezhou, rebuilt the Yueyang Tower and moved it to the East more than six Zhang. In June of 1897, Huang Zunxian ascended the Yueyang Tower and wrote the poem shangyueyang tower. 4 years from the thirty-four years to the Republic of China * * (1908~1915), the Japanese East Asian National Academy of classical learning has sent 7 batches of students to Yueyang Tower and wrote them in the compilation of the other provincial records of the province. In the third year of Xuantong (1911) of the Qing Dynasty, Gan Xingdian led seven or eight hundred soldiers to occupy Yueyang Tower and demanded grain and silver from the gentry and merchants in Yuezhou. Tang Mang, Song Shi Ben and zhinagan Xingdian, the governor of Hunan Province.

On July 27, 1922, the Hunan army occupied Yueyang. Most of the windows, beams and pillars of Yueyang Tower were destroyed. The 12th year of the Republic of China (1923) is the year of the ancient city wall. Only Yueyang Tower and banbian street have a few. On January 21, 1924, Ge Yinglong tried to raise money to rebuild Yueyang Tower, but failed. In 1933, the Hunan provincial government appropriated funds for the renovation. On February 17, 1934, the Yueyang Tower was rebuilt and completed, and the completion ceremony was held. In 1949, Chiang Kai Shek presented the plaque of "mainstay", which was lost around 1949. He Jian wrote a plaque with the character "Yueyang Tower", which was replaced in 1961.

In 1950, Yueyang County Government repaired Yueyang Tower. On May 20, 1952, Li Dongting proposed that the repair should be managed by a special person. On June 9, the plan of "repairing Yueyang Tower Project" was made. On December 18, the Yueyang county government submitted the budget for the renovation of the Yueyang Tower to the provincial culture and Culture Commission. In September 1954, the Ministry of culture of the CPC Central Committee issued a directive on the renovation of Yueyang Tower: "the ministry considers the building to be a famous historic site and should be preserved.". On February 15, 1955, the provincial government allocated 10000 yuan for the renovation of Yueyang Tower. On July 24, 1956, Yueyang Tower was announced as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit. In July 1958, Yueyang Tower Management Office was established.

In 1961, Guo Moruo wrote a plaque with the character "Yueyang Tower". In the spring of 1962, Zhu De wrote the name of "Huaifu Pavilion" with a plaque hanging on the pavilion's forehead. In September 1966, the "Red Guards" went to Yueyang Tower and demanded to destroy the carved screen in Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower written by Zhang Zhao. The management skillfully protected the carved screen. On December 18, 1969, Ye Jianying visited Yueyang Tower and instructed the local government to protect the historic site.

On September 1, 1972, the Hunan Provincial Commission of reform re announced Yueyang Tower as a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level. On October 17, 1975, the scheme of renovating sanzui pavilion with all wood structure was completed in September 1977. From May 1977 to May 1978, xianmeiting was repaired.

In 1983, the State Council appropriated special funds to overhaul the Yueyang Tower. The components were copied and updated according to the original. After ten months, more than 55% of the original components were preserved. On the first floor, the three brick walls built during the period of the Republic of China were replaced with carved doors and windows decorated with gold in the style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. The second floor is inlaid with the original carving screen of Yueyang Tower by Zhang zhaoshu, a calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty. The third floor is inlaid with an engraving screen of the poem Deng Yueyang Tower written by Du Fu. On May 1, 1984, Yueyang Tower was overhauled and opened to the public.

On January 11, 2001, Yueyang Tower Scenic Spot was rated as AAAA tourist area by China National Tourism Administration.

On February 17, 2002, the Han Tibetan family reunion was held in Yueyang Tower. On the afternoon of November 29, a delegation from Japan China Research Association visited Yueyang Tower. On December 6, the opening ceremony of the first Dongting lake bird watching competition was held in Yueyang Tower.

In January 2003, two male and female ancient ginkgo trees were successfully planted in Yueyang Tower Scenic Area. From March 11 to April 26, Yueyang Tower was maintained periodically. From March 10 to April 24, 2003, Yueyang Tower Management Office visited Yueyang Tower

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