Engraved screen wall

Engraved screen wall

Engraved screen wall

Built in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1370), the east gate of Songjiang District, Shanghai, before the original Town God's Temple gate, is now regulated into the square tower garden.

The screen wall is 3 rooms wide, 4.75 meters high and 6.1 meters wide. It is a large-scale brick relief sculpture with magnificent momentum and unique style. About 30 square meters of wall, brick wall. On the wall is a huge sculpture, with a strange sale as the main body. There are also carving contents such as "carp leaping over the dragon's gate", "three-level promotion", "seal of marquis". The picture is vivid, the carving content is very rich, the picture design is vivid, the carving art is exquisite, and the three-dimensional sense is strong. Interesting.

Brief introduction

The Ming Dynasty wall of Songjiang was built in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1370). It is now placed in the square tower in front of the former Town God's Temple gate in the east of Songjiang District, Shanghai.

The screen wall is 3 rooms wide, 4.75 meters high and 6.1 meters wide. It is a large-scale brick relief sculpture with magnificent momentum and unique style. About 30 square meters of wall, brick wall. On the wall is a huge sculpture, with a strange sale as the main body. There are also carving contents such as "carp leaping over the dragon's gate", "three-level promotion", "seal of marquis". The picture is vivid, the carving content is very rich, the picture design is vivid, the carving art is exquisite, and the three-dimensional sense is strong. Interesting.

historical information

Zhaobi is located on the north side of the square tower. After the destruction of the Xing Sheng Temple in the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Hongwu three years (1370) set up the Songjiang mansion in the north of the pagoda in Town God's Temple. In the battle of August 13, the temple was destroyed by Japanese planes, but Zhaobi survived. The wall is 4.75 meters high and 6.1 meters wide. The south side of the wall is a powder wall, and the north side is a brick relief. A monster occupies most of the picture. Its eyes are like bronze bells, its mouth is big, its teeth are sharp, its antlers, lion's tail, its Unicorn body, and its four feet are stepping on Yuanbao, coral, Ruyi and rhinoceros horns respectively. Under the feet of the beast is the water wave, above the head is the rising sun. Around the screen wall, there are also pictures of Liansheng three levels, hanging seal, Eight Immortals crossing the sea, carp jumping over the dragon's gate and so on. There is a pool in front of the wall, also known as Shuilu pool, which is a part of the original release pool of xingshengjiao temple. The original pool was large and connected with the river course in the city. It was said that there were giant turtles in the pool. When the garden was built, the pool was kept and the control wall was used for protection. On November 17, 1987, the Municipal People's government announced that Zhaobi is a cultural relic protection unit in Shanghai.

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Scenic spot level: AAAA

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Best time: January, February, March, may, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Travel mode: special bus, train, boat, plane

Type of scenic spot: history and culture

Address: 235 Zhongshan East Road

Longitude: 121.24609157986

Latitude: 31.005652669271

Tel: 021-57838594

Chinese PinYin : Ming Ke Zhao Bi