Love evening Pavilion

Love evening Pavilion

Located on the West Bank of Xiangjiang River and in Qingfeng gorge of Yuelu Mountain, Changsha City, Hunan Province, aiwanting was founded in 1792 by Luodian, the head of Yuelu Academy in Qing Dynasty. It was originally named hongyeting. Later, it was renamed aiwanting by Bi Yuan, the governor of Huguang, according to the poem "stop and sit in the maple forest at night, frost leaves are red in February flowers".

Aiwanting covers an area of 50 square meters, with a side length of 6.23 meters, a base height of 0.4 meters and a through height of 12 meters. The inner gold pillar is painted with round wood and the outer eaves pillar is made of square granite. The pavilion top is covered with four eaves, a top of the pagoda, four wings and corners, and covered with green glazed tiles. Inside the pavilion, there is a horizontal plaque engraved with the word "miyuanchun · Changsha" written by Mao Zedong. The front face of the pavilion is decorated with a red gilded plaque "aiwanting", which is inscribed by Mao Zedong. The square stones in the pavilion are engraved with seven temperament poems by Zhang nanxuan and Qian Nanyuan. Aiwan Pavilion is simple and elegant. It sits from west to East and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. On the whole, it retains the architectural style of pavilions and pavilions in Qing Dynasty.

In 1983, aiwanting was declared as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province;

In 2012, Yuelu Mountain, where aiwanting is located, was rated as a national 5A tourist attraction;

In 2013, aiwanting was selected into the list of the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units published by the State Council.

Historical evolution

Qianlong 57 years (1792), began to build love late Pavilion, formerly known as red leaf Pavilion.

During the years of tongzhi (1862-1874), Guangxu (1875-1908) and Xuantong (1909-1912) of the Qing Dynasty, aiwan pavilion was restored one after another.

During the Anti Japanese War (1931-1945), aiwan pavilion was destroyed.

After liberation in 1949, the party and the government repaired the pavilion five times.

In 1952, the pavilion was rebuilt. Li Da, then president of Hunan University, built the pavilion into the shape of a pagoda, eight columns with double eaves, green glazed tiles and red lacquer columns. The stone stool of "crane releasing" was moved to another place. Li Da sent a letter to Mao Zedong asking him to inscribe "Ai Wan Ting" and make it into a gold-plated plaque with a red background.

In 1956, the aiwan pavilion was rebuilt, and the Yuelu park management office decorated with black and gold plaques on the window lattice of the pavilion, engraved with Mao Zedong's handwritten poem "Qinyuan spring · Changsha".

In 1987, aiwanting was overhauled.

At the beginning of 2017, Lushan Scenic Area Management Office of Yuelu Mountain scenic spot in Changsha decided to treat the pond in front of aiwan Pavilion. On April 20, the treatment of aiwanting reservoir was fully completed, and the three reservoirs became clear to the bottom, and the surrounding areas were transformed with supporting greening.

Architectural features

structure

The plane of aiwanting is square, covering an area of 50 square meters. The pavilion is 6.23 meters long, 0.4 meters high and 12 meters high.

The interior of aiwan Pavilion is made of gold pillar, round wood and red lacquer, which is made of the whole square granite.

The pavilion top is covered with four eaves, a top of the pagoda, four wings and corners, and covered with green glazed tiles. The pavilion is supported by eight pillars, which are divided into upper and lower floors. The corners of the pavilion look up at each other. The pavilion lattice on the East and west sides of the pavilion is hung with a gold lettered red plaque.

The pavilion is shaped like eight columns with double eaves and glazed tiles. The corner of the pavilion flies up. From a distance, it looks like flying in the air. Aiwanting Pavilion is open to the East, only the flat land is more than ten feet long. The title is far and near, purple and green, flowing spring constantly, edifying. The pond in front of the pavilion is a little bit small, with peach and willow trees around. If you look far away, it's all maple forest. A couplet written by Cheng SongWan is engraved on the stone column in front of the pavilion: "the mountain path is red and comfortable at night, and five hundred young peaches are new; the clouds in the gorge are deep and green, and a pair of tamed cranes are waiting to be caged.".

characteristic

Aiwan Pavilion is simple and elegant. The pavilion sits from west to East, surrounded by mountains on three sides. The interior of aiwan Pavilion is painted with red columns, and the four stone pillars on the outer eaves are granite. In addition, the red and gold-plated plaque "aiwan Pavilion" on the East and West Pavilion lattice makes the pavilion modern and retains more of the architectural style of pavilions and pavilions in Qing Dynasty. The plaque was inscribed in Mao Zedong's handwriting and was invited by Li Da, President of Hunan University at that time.

Cultural relics

A plaque is hung in the pavilion, engraved with Mao Zedong's handwritten "Qinyuanchun · Changsha". The font is vigorous and elegant, which is in contrast with the ancient pavilion.

In the autumn of the third year of Xuantong (1911), when Mr. Cheng SongWan, the supervisor of Hunan Academy, presided over the restoration, he engraved the couplet written by Luo Dian on the pavilion column, "the mountain path was red and comfortable in the late days, and five hundred new peach species were obtained; the gorge cloud was deep and green, and a pair of tamed cranes were waiting to be caged.". The restoration of AI Wan pavilion was also recorded on the stone tablet. The two poems are seven rhymed poems written by Zhang nanxuan in Song Dynasty and Qian Nanyuan in Qing Dynasty. After the stone carving, it was moved to the hexagonal Maoting at the south end of Fengqiao bridge in Qing Dynasty.

History and culture

poetry

Su Weiwei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote: "dense clouds rise from caves and ravines, and distant descendants turn to flat domains. At first glance, it looks like a dragon sword, but also a mirage. The forest is dense with rain, and the path is covered with smoke. Fang Xiegang leaped forward and eventually followed Yan Fuyou. "

Joint appreciation

Fine Arts

On the new year's day of 1957, Mao Zedong's poem "Qinyuanchun · Changsha", which was created in December 1925, was published in the Journal of poetry.

The origin of the name

On Yuan Mu

The name of the pavilion "Ai Wan" is attributed to the poet yuan Mu Gai. It is said that when Yuan Mu visited Luodian (then head of Yuelu Academy), Luo Qingqi was a person and did not receive him. I heard that Yuan Mu thought that the name of the pavilion "red leaf" was too vulgar. Instead of taking the poetic meaning of "parking and sitting in the maple forest late", he changed it to "love late".

 

Bi Yuan said

The real name of "Ai Wan Ting" is Bi Yuan, then governor of Huguang. Bi Yuan had a deep friendship with Luo Dian. He often sang with Luo Dian and made friends with Yuelu. Bi skillfully intercepted the poetic flavor of Du Mu's a journey to the mountains in the late Tang Dynasty and changed his name to "Ai Wan".

 

celebrity

AI Wan Ting is the place of Mao Zedong's early revolutionary activities. In the early 20th century, young Mao Zedong left his hometown Shaoshan to study in Changsha provincial first normal university. He often traveled with his classmates Cai Hesen, Luo xuezan, Zhang kundi and others to aiwanting. In 1920, Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui fell in love with each other. They often came to the love Pavilion together to talk. In 1955, Mao Zedong returned to Changsha and invited his old classmate Zhou Shizhao to visit again.

 

Research value

AI Wan Pavilion is a historical witness of Mao Zedong's quest for revolutionary truth in the 20th century, and it is also one of the classics of Chinese Pavilion architecture.

 

From a modern aesthetic point of view, aiwan Pavilion is not only a tourist attraction or a simple building, but also a cultural imprint. There are many murals, couplets, poems and Fu on the pavilion. It is precisely because of the cultural factors in the pavilion that later generations think of going to play and visit rather than to rest. In the pavilions with rich cultural connotation represented by aiwan Pavilion, it is the cultural heritage that attracts tourists, not just the basic function of landscape decoration and rest.

 

protective measures

In 1983, aiwanting was declared as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.

 

In 2012, Yuelu Mountain, where aiwanting is located, was rated as a national 5A tourist attraction.

 

In 2013, aiwanting was selected into the list of the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units published by the State Council.

 

After Changsha and Kagoshima became friendly cities, aiwanting, as the symbol of the ancient city of Changsha, was imitated and built in Kagoshima according to its regulations.

 

Tourism information

position

Aiwan Pavilion is located in the West Bank of Xiangjiang River and Qingfeng gorge of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City, Hunan Province.

 

traffic

To get to the South Gate of Yuelu Mountain, take the "Lu No.3 section" bus, get off at the terminal "Dongfanghong square", and then walk along Denggao road for about 10 minutes to get to Yuelu Mountain scenic spot. East Gate: take bus No.63, 132, 202, 305 and 309 from Changsha, get off at the "four municipal hospitals" station, and then walk west for about 5 minutes to Yuelu Mountain scenic spot.

 

The internal traffic starts from the South Gate of Yuelu Mountain scenic spot, and you can walk along the uphill path for about 10 minutes to aiwan Pavilion.

 

admission ticket

Free Admission

 

Opening Hours

06:00—23:00

 

Address: 58 Denggao Road (behind Yuelu Academy)

Longitude: 112.937863

Latitude: 28.180917

Tel: 0731-88825011

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